Journal rankings · indicator year 2003
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Field ranking · 2003
Physics and Astronomy journal rankings 2003
241 ranked journals · Field in Physical Sciences
Physics and Astronomy has 241 ranked journals in 2003. The median journal has an OJR of 0.58, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.01 on 2002; Q1 starts at OJR 1.13. The top three are Reviews of Modern Physics, Advances In Physics, and Physics Reports.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2003. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2000–2002, the window the 2003 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields in Physics and Astronomy (8)
Up to Physical Sciences241 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2002. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2000–2002, the window the 2003 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2000–2002 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2000 to 2003. | Compare |
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1Reviews of Modern PhysicsAmerican Physical Society · United States | 20.05Q1 | 30.35 8.44 up from 2002 | 98 | 60% | — | ||
2Advances In PhysicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 10.17Q1 | 9.37 1.08 down from 2002 | 47 | 20% | — | ||
3Physics ReportsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 8.04Q1 | 10.44 0.91 down from 2002 | 285 | 34% | $6,240 | ||
4Reports on Progress in PhysicsIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 5.54Q1 | 7.99 0.85 up from 2002 | 111 | 71% | $4,680 | ||
5Physical Review LettersAmerican Physical Society · United States | 4.34Q1 | 6.75 0.09 up from 2002 | 9,330 | 57% | $3,750 | ||
6SIAM ReviewSociety for Industrial and Applied Mathematics · United States | 3.78Q1 | 2.96 0.82 up from 2002 | 115 | 7% | — | ||
7Progress in Surface ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.61Q1 | 2.95 0.36 down from 2002 | 77 | 6% | $4,130 | ||
8The Astrophysical Journal Supplement SeriesOAInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 3.48Q1 | 6.35 2.10 up from 2002 | 407 | 90% | $4,499 | ||
9International Reviews in Physical ChemistryTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 3.35Q1 | 3.55 0.17 up from 2002 | 65 | 0% | — | ||
10The Astronomical JournalOAInstitute of Physics · United States | 2.96Q1 | 5.78 0.94 up from 2002 | 1,554 | 98% | $4,499 | ||
11Atomic Data and Nuclear Data TablesElsevier BV · United States | 2.92Q1 | 4.02 0.85 up from 2002 | 63 | 7% | $3,030 | ||
12Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical PhysicsInternational Press of Boston · United States | 2.74Q1 | 4.20 0.76 up from 2002 | 93 | 97% | — | ||
13The Astrophysical JournalOAIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.62Q1 | 6.66 1.04 up from 2002 | 7,276 | 97% | $4,499 | ||
14Nuclear Physics BOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.57Q1 | 5.33 0.24 up from 2002 | 2,203 | 83% | $0 listed | ||
15Journal of High Energy PhysicsOASpringer Nature · Italy | 2.38Q1 | 6.67 0.29 down from 2002 | 1,875 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
16New AstronomyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.27Q1 | 3.34 0.68 up from 2002 | 145 | 40% | $2,690 | ||
17Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyOAOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.21Q1 | 5.22 1.12 up from 2002 | 3,082 | 94% | $3,046 | ||
18Reviews in Mineralogy and GeochemistryMineralogical Society of America · United States | 2.21Q1 | 2.24 1.13 up from 2002 | 193 | 6% | — | ||
19Conference on Colour in Graphics Imaging and VisionSociety for Imaging Science and Technology | 2.20Q1 | 0.50no 2002 value | 124 | — | — | — | |
20Color and Imaging ConferenceUnited States | 2.11Q1 | 0.50 0.16 down from 2002 | 182 | 97% | — | ||
21Journal of Nonlinear ScienceSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.01Q1 | 1.92 0.22 up from 2002 | 64 | 10% | $3,290 | ||
22Publications of the Astronomical Society of the PacificInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 1.87Q1 | 2.88 0.42 up from 2002 | 509 | 90% | $3,325 | ||
23Physics Letters BOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.82Q1 | 3.86 0.21 up from 2002 | 4,090 | 87% | $0 listed | ||
24Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering SciencesRoyal Society · United Kingdom | 1.81Q1 | 1.73 0.14 up from 2002 | 461 | 11% | — | ||
25New Journal of PhysicsOAIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.80Q1 | 2.82 1.19 up from 2002 | 166 | 100% | $2,610 | ||
26Journal of Synchrotron RadiationOAWiley · United Kingdom | 1.77Q1 | 1.97 1.26 up from 2002 | 539 | 98% | $3,180 | ||
27Astroparticle PhysicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.77Q1 | 3.58 0.03 down from 2002 | 215 | 72% | $2,920 | ||
28The Journal of Physical Chemistry AAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 1.66Q1 | 2.72 0.14 up from 2002 | 4,585 | 5% | — | ||
29Physica D Nonlinear PhenomenaElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.66Q1 | 1.72 0.12 down from 2002 | 715 | 22% | $3,640 | ||
30Physical review. B, Condensed matterAmerican Physical Society · United States | 1.64Q1 | 3.02 0.04 up from 2002 | 15,009 | 45% | — | ||
31Astronomy and AstrophysicsOAEDP Sciences · France | 1.63Q1 | 3.78 0.50 up from 2002 | 3,724 | 99% | $1,865 | ||
32Annual Review of Astronomy and AstrophysicsAnnual Reviews · United States | 1.56Q1 | 16.85 2.76 up from 2002 | 52 | 35% | — | ||
33The European Physical Journal COASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.53Q1 | 3.28 0.89 up from 2002 | 1,036 | 77% | $0 listed | ||
34Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear ScienceAmerican Institute of Physics · United States | 1.51Q1 | 1.96 0.22 down from 2002 | 272 | 28% | — | ||
35The Journal of Chemical PhysicsAmerican Institute of Physics · United States | 1.50Q1 | 2.97no change | 7,681 | 19% | $3,500 | ||
36Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fieldsAmerican Physical Society · United States | 1.44Q1 | 4.44 0.56 up from 2002 | 6,094 | 96% | — | ||
36Europhysics Letters (EPL)Institute of Physics · France | 1.44Q1 | 2.01 0.29 down from 2002 | 1,524 | 79% | $1,895 | ||
38IcarusElsevier BV · United States | 1.43Q1 | 2.93 0.62 down from 2002 | 721 | 8% | $3,810 | ||
39Journal of Computational ChemistryWiley · United States | 1.43Q1 | 2.76 0.78 up from 2002 | 597 | 7% | $4,520 | ||
40Annals of PhysicsElsevier BV · United States | 1.40Q1 | 2.38 0.88 up from 2002 | 266 | 71% | $3,160 | ||
41Physical Review AAmerican Physical Society · United States | 1.40Q1 | 2.68 0.04 up from 2002 | 4,726 | 54% | $2,675 | ||
42Journal of the Optical Society of America BOptica Publishing Group · United States | 1.37Q1 | 1.95 0.27 up from 2002 | 867 | 15% | — | ||
43Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topicsAmerican Physical Society · United States | 1.37Q1 | 2.24 0.01 up from 2002 | 7,056 | 47% | — | ||
44Journal of Artificial Societies and Social SimulationOAUniversity of Surrey · United Kingdom | 1.35Q1 | 0.91 0.30 up from 2002 | 91 | 100% | $1,300 | ||
45Progress in Particle and Nuclear PhysicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.35Q1 | 2.65 0.72 up from 2002 | 169 | 24% | $4,780 | ||
46Medical PhysicsWiley · United States | 1.34Q1 | 2.06 0.25 down from 2002 | 993 | 14% | $3,360 | ||
47The European Physical Journal ESpringer Science+Business Media · France | 1.33Q1 | 1.84 0.13 up from 2002 | 465 | 18% | $3,153 | ||
48American Journal of PhysicsAmerican Institute of Physics · United States | 1.32Q1 | 2.02 1.17 up from 2002 | 785 | 21% | — | ||
49Applied Physics BSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.29Q1 | 1.76 0.12 up from 2002 | 904 | 9% | $4,090 | ||
50Nonlinear DynamicsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.28Q1 | 0.98 0.29 up from 2002 | 226 | 8% | $4,790 |
Citations made in 2003. Corpus-wide, 70.2% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
64 additional Physics and Astronomy journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2000–2002, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2003. Publication window: 2000–2002. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 241
- Window papers (baseline)
- 264,968 +10.7% from indicator year 2000
- Median OJR
- 0.58338 -0.003% from indicator year 2000
- Rising journals (2025)
- 36Comparison-group list (36)
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2000–2002 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 220 | 234 | 232 | 241 | 243 | 250 | 252 | 261 | 269 | 273 | 276 | 291 | 303 | 310 | 321 | 324 | 334 | 343 | 348 | 367 | 380 | 379 | 368 | 368 | 361 | 358 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 239,411 | 246,506 | 254,602 | 264,968 | 276,497 | 287,864 | 301,824 | 318,045 | 328,993 | 337,594 | 340,171 | 347,983 | 354,503 | 362,347 | 368,160 | 376,730 | 379,807 | 383,796 | 380,664 | 378,685 | 375,462 | 371,519 | 367,990 | 360,929 | 353,510 | 350,521 | |
| Median OJR | 0.58340 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.58338 | 0.602 | 0.627 | 0.67 | 0.683 | 0.643 | 0.681 | 0.69 | 0.648 | 0.653 | 0.634 | 0.675 | 0.71 | 0.662 | 0.660 | 0.631 | 0.614 | 0.640 | 0.613 | 0.59 | 0.652 | 0.600 | 0.62 |
| Measure | Category statistic | Eligible population |
|---|---|---|
| Journal self-citation share | Median: 6.4% | 293 journals |
| Retracted papers per 1,000 | Pooled rate: 0.285 per 1,000 | 278 journals |
| Output growth | Median: +0.6% | 326 journals |
| Open access share | Median: 73.4% | 358 journals |
| Listed APC (USD) | Median including $0 listed prices: $3,000 | 213 ranked journals with a known listed price, including $0 listed prices |
| International collaboration share | Median: 30.1% | 348 journals |
| Review share | Median: 0.0% | 358 journals |
| Articles-only OJR | Median: 0.61 | 352 journals |
| Uncited share | Median: 38.3% | 358 journals |
| Citation concentration | Median: 48.2% | 356 journals |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.