Journal rankings · indicator year 2005
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Subfield ranking · 2005
Astronomy and Astrophysics journal rankings 2005
74 ranked journals · Subfield in Physics and Astronomy
Astronomy and Astrophysics has 74 ranked journals in 2005. The median journal has an OJR of 0.45, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.01 on 2004; Q1 starts at OJR 1.07. The top three are The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, and Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2005. 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 2002–2004, the window the 2005 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 of Physics and Astronomy (8)
74 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 2004. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2002–2004, the window the 2005 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2002–2004 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 2005. | Compare |
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1The Astrophysical Journal Supplement SeriesOAInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 7.26Q1 | 14.24 2.21 down from 2004 | 449 | 88% | $4,499 | ||
2Reviews in Mineralogy and GeochemistryMineralogical Society of America · United States | 3.18Q1 | 4.65 1.87 up from 2004 | 174 | 2% | — | ||
3Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle PhysicsInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 3.07Q1 | 6.61 1.97 down from 2004 | 239 | 99% | $3,290 | ||
4Origins of Life and Evolution of BiospheresSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.80Q1 | 4.89 2.50 up from 2004 | 103 | 51% | $1,520 | ||
5The Astronomical JournalOAInstitute of Physics · United States | 2.74Q1 | 5.18 0.90 down from 2004 | 1,556 | 97% | $4,499 | ||
6The Astrophysical JournalOAIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.29Q1 | 6.16 0.25 down from 2004 | 7,326 | 98% | $4,499 | ||
7Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyOAOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.26Q1 | 5.35 0.05 down from 2004 | 3,548 | 93% | $3,046 | ||
8Publications of the Astronomical Society of the PacificInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 1.83Q1 | 2.96 0.31 down from 2004 | 403 | 84% | $3,325 | ||
9Annual Review of Astronomy and AstrophysicsAnnual Reviews · United States | 1.78Q1 | 15.89 1.34 down from 2004 | 52 | 32% | — | ||
10IcarusElsevier BV · United States | 1.75Q1 | 3.85 0.34 up from 2004 | 739 | 10% | $3,810 | ||
11Astronomy and AstrophysicsOAEDP Sciences · France | 1.57Q1 | 3.85 0.24 up from 2004 | 5,749 | 99% | $1,865 | ||
12Contemporary PhysicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.42Q1 | 2.04 0.76 up from 2004 | 112 | 29% | — | ||
13AstrobiologyMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 1.39Q1 | 2.18 0.30 up from 2004 | 175 | 8% | — | ||
14Classical and Quantum GravityIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.36Q1 | 3.01 0.26 up from 2004 | 1,634 | 87% | $3,325 | ||
15Space Science ReviewsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.33Q1 | 2.08 0.88 up from 2004 | 262 | 23% | $5,290 | ||
16Solar PhysicsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.21Q1 | 2.02 0.36 down from 2004 | 546 | 10% | $4,190 | ||
17EosOAWiley · United States | 1.14Q1 | 1.36 0.50 up from 2004 | 1,290 | 43% | — | ||
18New AstronomyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.11Q1 | 1.62 0.16 down from 2004 | 231 | 50% | $2,690 | ||
19International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern PhysicsWorld Scientific · Singapore | 1.07Q1 | 1.32no 2004 value | 37 | 34% | — | — | |
20Publications of the Astronomical Society of JapanOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.02Q2 | 2.08 0.59 down from 2004 | 373 | 60% | $2,398 | ||
21Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical AstronomySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.98Q2 | 1.23 0.48 up from 2004 | 194 | 17% | $3,190 | ||
22Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial PhysicsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.96Q2 | 1.62 0.04 up from 2004 | 521 | 6% | $2,770 | ||
23Planetary and Space ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.96Q2 | 1.60 0.27 up from 2004 | 421 | 6% | $3,680 | ||
24Radio ScienceWiley · United States | 0.91Q2 | 1.31 0.13 down from 2004 | 450 | 53% | $3,700 | ||
25Physics TodayAIP Publishing · United States | 0.89Q2 | 0.96 0.13 up from 2004 | 1,674 | 24% | — | ||
26Meteoritics and Planetary ScienceWiley · United States | 0.89Q2 | 1.80 0.31 down from 2004 | 521 | 45% | $3,300 | ||
27Publications of the Astronomical Society of AustraliaCambridge University Press · Australia | 0.83Q2 | 1.48 0.31 up from 2004 | 207 | 98% | $3,550 | ||
28Annales GeophysicaeOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 0.80Q2 | 1.76 0.27 up from 2004 | 718 | 100% | $1,186 | ||
29New Astronomy ReviewsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.76Q2 | 1.47 0.60 up from 2004 | 483 | 36% | $4,350 | ||
30International Journal of Modern Physics DWorld Scientific · Singapore | 0.72Q2 | 1.19 0.16 down from 2004 | 467 | 74% | — | ||
31Fortschritte der PhysikWiley · Germany | 0.71Q2 | 1.50 0.72 up from 2004 | 284 | 57% | $3,460 | ||
32International Journal of AstrobiologyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.68Q2 | 1.00 0.28 down from 2004 | 92 | 23% | $3,550 | ||
33Modern Physics Letters AWorld Scientific · Singapore | 0.65Q2 | 1.14 0.03 down from 2004 | 874 | 76% | — | ||
34General Relativity and GravitationSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.62Q2 | 1.18 0.33 up from 2004 | 535 | 54% | $2,290 | ||
35Space WeatherOAAmerican Geophysical Union · United States | 0.62Q2 | 1.38 0.69 up from 2004 | 74 | 23% | $3,000 | ||
36Symposium - International Astronomical UnionCambridge University Press | 0.53Q2 | 0.16 0.01 up from 2004 | 2,045 | 93% | — | ||
37Journal of the British Interplanetary SocietyBritish Interplanetary Society · United Kingdom | 0.46Q2 | 0.60 0.37 up from 2004 | 37 | 0% | — | ||
38Advances in Space ResearchElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.45Q3 | 0.88 0.24 up from 2004 | 2,490 | 10% | $2,780 | ||
39Astronomy LettersPleiades Publishing · United States | 0.44Q3 | 0.88 0.04 up from 2004 | 305 | 30% | — | ||
40Journal of Low Temperature PhysicsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 0.42Q3 | 0.75 0.03 down from 2004 | 724 | 18% | $3,390 | ||
41Earth Moon and PlanetsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.38Q3 | 0.64 0.02 up from 2004 | 232 | 54% | $1,520 | ||
42Astronomische NachrichtenWiley · Germany | 0.37Q3 | 0.59 0.10 up from 2004 | 497 | 29% | $2,810 | ||
43Journal of The Korean Astronomical SocietyOAKorean Astronomical Society · South Korea | 0.26Q3 | 0.46 0.02 down from 2004 | 158 | 64% | — | ||
44Astrophysics and Space ScienceSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.26Q3 | 0.42 0.05 down from 2004 | 1,146 | 26% | $3,490 | ||
45Journal of Atmospheric ElectricityOAJapan | 0.26Q3 | 0.29 0.85 down from 2004 | 42 | 100% | — | ||
46Experimental AstronomySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.25Q3 | 0.32 0.14 down from 2004 | 92 | 40% | $2,590 | ||
47Solar System ResearchPleiades Publishing · United States | 0.22Q3 | 0.50 0.02 down from 2004 | 161 | 0% | — | ||
48Astronomy & GeophysicsOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 0.21Q3 | 0.23 0.09 up from 2004 | 413 | 28% | — | ||
49Astronomy ReportsPleiades Publishing · British Virgin Islands | 0.21Q3 | 0.52 0.11 up from 2004 | 319 | 17% | — | ||
50Serbian Astronomical JournalOAAstronomical Observatory, Department of Astronomy, Belgrade · Serbia | 0.18Q3 | 0.31 0.06 down from 2004 | 53 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Physics and Astronomy, with Astronomy and Astrophysics highlighted.
- Astronomy and Astrophysics74
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics66
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics54
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics31
- Radiation19
- Condensed Matter Physics6
- Acoustics and Ultrasonics0
- Instrumentation0
Journals
Citations made in 2005. Corpus-wide, 70.9% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
24 additional Astronomy and Astrophysics journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2002–2004, 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: 2005. Publication window: 2002–2004. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 74
- Window papers (baseline)
- 70,690 +26.9% from indicator year 2002
- Median OJR
- 0.455 -13.5% from indicator year 2002
- Rising journals (2025)
- 7
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2002–2004 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 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 68 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 91 | 94 | 99 | 102 | 102 | 107 | 106 | 108 | 116 | 119 | 117 | 111 | 110 | 109 | 107 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 49,871 | 52,213 | 55,700 | 60,437 | 65,920 | 70,690 | 73,394 | 77,611 | 78,966 | 83,523 | 84,714 | 89,298 | 90,669 | 93,523 | 93,711 | 96,932 | 98,375 | 101,058 | 100,696 | 101,399 | 101,729 | 100,324 | 97,739 | 94,651 | 92,261 | 91,149 | |
| Median OJR | 0.385 | 0.41 | 0.526 | 0.386 | 0.44 | 0.455 | 0.529 | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.567 | 0.525 | 0.505 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.451 | 0.454 | 0.49 | 0.513 | 0.54 | 0.585 | 0.616 | 0.56 | 0.617 | 0.565 | 0.590 |
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.