Journal rankings · indicator year 2004
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Field ranking · 2004
Computer Science journal rankings 2004
510 ranked journals · Field in Physical Sciences
Computer Science has 510 ranked journals in 2004. Its median journal scores above the world average: OJR 1.11 against 1.00, down 0.01 on 2003. A journal needs OJR 2.43 to reach Q1. The top three are ACM Computing Surveys, ACM Transactions on Information and System Security, and ACM Transactions on Internet Technology.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2004. 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 2001–2003, the window the 2004 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 Computer Science (11)
Up to Physical Sciences- Artificial Intelligence188
- Information Systems81
- Computational Theory and Mathematics71
- Computer Networks and Communications63
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition61
- Computer Science Applications11
- Hardware and Architecture9
- Human-Computer Interaction9
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design8
- Signal Processing6
- Software3
510 ranked journals
Filters
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 2003. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2001–2003, the window the 2004 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2001–2003 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 2004. | Compare |
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1ACM Computing SurveysAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 27.72Q1 | 30.68 10.29 up from 2003 | 40 | 15% | — | ||
2ACM Transactions on Information and System SecurityAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 16.92Q1 | 9.68 1.84 up from 2003 | 47 | 0% | — | ||
3ACM Transactions on Internet TechnologyAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 13.78Q1 | 7.81 0.74 down from 2003 | 34 | 19% | — | ||
4User Modeling and User-Adapted InteractionSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 12.41Q1 | 6.69 1.24 down from 2003 | 46 | 0% | $3,290 | ||
5ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and MethodologyAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 11.41Q1 | 9.07 2.99 up from 2003 | 38 | 9% | — | ||
6The VLDB JournalSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 11.23Q1 | 8.28 0.04 down from 2003 | 62 | 16% | $2,990 | ||
7The International Journal of High Performance Computing ApplicationsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 10.56Q1 | 2.74 4.16 down from 2003 | 95 | 3% | $4,400 | ||
8ACM Transactions on Computer SystemsAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 10.49Q1 | 9.83 1.03 up from 2003 | 38 | 0% | — | ||
9IEEE Personal CommunicationsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 10.26Q1 | 1.20 8.57 down from 2003 | 48 | 0% | — | ||
10Data Mining and Knowledge DiscoverySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 10.17Q1 | 5.00 1.48 down from 2003 | 50 | 4% | $3,190 | ||
11IEEE/ACM Transactions on NetworkingInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 9.50Q1 | 9.34 2.73 up from 2003 | 214 | 7% | $2,495 | ||
12ACM Transactions on GraphicsAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 9.22Q1 | 7.43 1.73 up from 2003 | 192 | 19% | — | ||
13IEEE Transactions on Software EngineeringIEEE Computer Society · United States | 9.01Q1 | 5.36 0.88 up from 2003 | 238 | 3% | $2,645 | ||
14IEEE NetworkInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 8.48Q1 | 3.80 1.80 down from 2003 | 159 | 2% | $2,995 | ||
15Human-Computer InteractionTaylor & Francis · United States | 8.10Q1 | 5.18 1.89 down from 2003 | 41 | 22% | — | ||
16Computational LinguisticsOAAssociation for Computational Linguistics · United States | 8.09Q1 | 6.69 3.70 up from 2003 | 108 | 56% | — | ||
17IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary ComputationInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 8.08Q1 | 9.01 4.35 up from 2003 | 131 | 0% | $2,645 | ||
18IEEE Pervasive ComputingInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 8.07Q1 | 7.03 1.79 up from 2003 | 113 | 3% | $2,995 | ||
19IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine IntelligenceIEEE Computer Society · United States | 7.67Q1 | 8.22 0.58 up from 2003 | 430 | 9% | $2,645 | ||
20Machine LearningSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 7.57Q1 | 6.69 0.97 up from 2003 | 160 | 86% | $3,290 | ||
21IEEE Signal Processing MagazineInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 7.37Q1 | 7.32 0.28 down from 2003 | 124 | 1% | — | ||
22Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent SystemsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 7.18Q1 | 5.36 1.92 up from 2003 | 63 | 16% | $3,290 | ||
23IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer GraphicsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 6.74Q1 | 5.49 1.39 up from 2003 | 106 | 8% | $2,645 | ||
24ACM Transactions on Computer-Human InteractionAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 6.70Q1 | 5.47 0.76 up from 2003 | 42 | 6% | — | ||
25Journal of the ACMAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 6.67Q1 | 4.93 0.40 down from 2003 | 123 | 6% | — | ||
26ComputerIEEE Computer Society · United States | 6.60Q1 | 5.06 0.95 up from 2003 | 670 | 3% | $2,995 | ||
27Journal of Computer SecurityIOS Press · Netherlands | 6.37Q1 | 4.38 0.32 up from 2003 | 60 | 11% | $4,150 | ||
28ACM Transactions on Database SystemsAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 6.31Q1 | 6.42 1.51 up from 2003 | 39 | 32% | — | ||
29Journal of Artificial Intelligence ResearchOAAI Access Foundation · United States | 6.30Q1 | 4.38 0.63 up from 2003 | 96 | 100% | — | ||
30IEEE Internet ComputingIEEE Computer Society · United States | 6.28Q1 | 3.76 0.91 up from 2003 | 347 | 3% | $2,995 | ||
31ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems ReviewAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 6.11Q1 | 8.58 5.34 up from 2003 | 183 | 0% | — | ||
32Journal of CryptologySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 6.07Q1 | 3.82 0.38 down from 2003 | 47 | 100% | $3,190 | ||
33Bulletin of the American Mathematical SocietyOAAmerican Mathematical Society · United States | 6.07Q1 | 3.22 2.42 down from 2003 | 38 | 100% | — | ||
34Information RetrievalSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 6.01Q1 | 2.33 0.81 down from 2003 | 60 | 33% | $1,520 | ||
35ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and SystemsAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 5.97Q1 | 4.73 0.52 up from 2003 | 58 | 86% | — | ||
36Wireless NetworksSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 5.97Q1 | 5.81 1.08 up from 2003 | 160 | 11% | $3,290 | ||
37Communications of the ACMAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 5.65Q1 | 3.60 0.70 up from 2003 | 1,016 | 8% | — | ||
38IEEE Transactions on Mobile ComputingIEEE Computer Society · United States | 5.61Q1 | 5.58 3.43 up from 2003 | 57 | 5% | $2,645 | ||
39IBM Systems JournalInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 5.55Q1 | 4.65 0.25 up from 2003 | 173 | 2% | — | ||
40Requirements EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 5.48Q1 | 1.66 1.08 up from 2003 | 168 | 8% | $2,990 | ||
41IEEE Intelligent SystemsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 5.38Q1 | 3.48 0.83 down from 2003 | 284 | 8% | $2,995 | ||
42ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication ReviewAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 5.37Q1 | 5.22 2.38 up from 2003 | 216 | 4% | — | ||
43Computer Science EducationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 5.09Q1 | 2.85 0.38 up from 2003 | 59 | 6% | — | ||
44ACM SIGMOD RecordAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 5.08Q1 | 7.03 3.44 up from 2003 | 256 | 8% | — | ||
45IEEE Transactions on Information TheoryInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 4.94Q1 | 4.93 0.66 up from 2003 | 885 | 8% | $2,645 | ||
46International Journal of Computer VisionSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 4.90Q1 | 5.91 1.20 up from 2003 | 180 | 7% | $4,090 | ||
47IEEE SoftwareIEEE Computer Society · United States | 4.77Q1 | 2.62 0.19 up from 2003 | 374 | 4% | $2,995 | ||
48Artificial IntelligenceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.75Q1 | 3.84 0.19 up from 2003 | 264 | 98% | $4,260 | ||
49IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 4.73Q1 | 5.49 0.61 up from 2003 | 338 | 7% | $2,645 | ||
50Mobile Networks and ApplicationsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 4.73Q1 | 5.02 1.16 up from 2003 | 143 | 7% | $3,790 |
Subfields of Computer Science, compared.
- Artificial Intelligence188
- Information Systems81
- Computational Theory and Mathematics71
- Computer Networks and Communications63
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition61
- Computer Science Applications11
- Hardware and Architecture9
- Human-Computer Interaction9
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design8
- Signal Processing6
- Software3
Journals
Citations made in 2004. Corpus-wide, 69.4% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
216 additional Computer Science journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2001–2003, 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: 2004. Publication window: 2001–2003. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 510
- Window papers (baseline)
- 235,263 +44.9% from indicator year 2001
- Median OJR
- 1.1139 +9.1% from indicator year 2001
- Rising journals (2025)
- 74Comparison-group list (74)
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2001–2003 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 | 408 | 420 | 461 | 482 | 510 | 529 | 555 | 616 | 691 | 754 | 791 | 819 | 885 | 943 | 999 | 1,030 | 1,044 | 1,072 | 1,089 | 1,124 | 1,127 | 1,134 | 1,141 | 1,137 | 1,148 | 1,120 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 148,205 | 162,373 | 180,340 | 206,430 | 235,263 | 266,969 | 303,899 | 344,360 | 390,410 | 429,045 | 459,878 | 486,941 | 517,643 | 539,589 | 556,733 | 567,073 | 572,130 | 563,277 | 560,186 | 579,410 | 628,823 | 692,763 | 759,934 | 806,985 | 858,468 | 924,846 | |
| Median OJR | 0.88 | 1.02 | 1.048 | 1.12 | 1.1139 | 1.14 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.27 | 1.26 | 1.20 | 1.1142 | 1.051 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.85 | 0.782 | 0.776 | 0.72 | 0.699 | 0.71 | 0.702 | 0.690 | 0.688 | 0.701 |
| Measure | Category statistic | Eligible population |
|---|---|---|
| Journal self-citation share | Median: 2.5% | 807 journals |
| Retracted papers per 1,000 | Pooled rate: 15.707 per 1,000 | 671 journals |
| Output growth | Median: +9.2% | 990 journals |
| Open access share | Median: 72.2% | 1,120 journals |
| Listed APC (USD) | Median including $0 listed prices: $2,895 | 506 ranked journals with a known listed price, including $0 listed prices |
| International collaboration share | Median: 23.9% | 1,061 journals |
| Review share | Median: 0.0% | 1,120 journals |
| Articles-only OJR | Median: 0.70 | 1,101 journals |
| Uncited share | Median: 40.6% | 1,120 journals |
| Citation concentration | Median: 51.5% | 1,117 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.