Journal rankings · indicator year 2006
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Field ranking · 2006
Physics and Astronomy journal rankings 2006
252 ranked journals · Field in Physical Sciences
Physics and Astronomy has 252 ranked journals in 2006. The median journal has an OJR of 0.67, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.05 on 2005; Q1 starts at OJR 1.22. The top three are Reviews of Modern Physics, Internet Mathematics, and The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2006. 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 2003–2005, the window the 2006 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 Sciences252 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 2005. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2003–2005, the window the 2006 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2003–2005 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 2006. | Compare |
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1Reviews of Modern PhysicsAmerican Physical Society · United States | 22.81Q1 | 33.38 2.45 up from 2005 | 104 | 54% | — | ||
2Internet MathematicsOATaylor & Francis · United States | 9.29Q1 | 10.06 1.56 up from 2005 | 34 | 100% | — | ||
3The Astrophysical Journal Supplement SeriesOAInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 7.70Q1 | 10.05 4.18 down from 2005 | 440 | 92% | $4,499 | ||
4Physics ReportsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 7.33Q1 | 10.05 0.97 up from 2005 | 245 | 37% | $6,240 | ||
5SIAM ReviewSociety for Industrial and Applied Mathematics · United States | 7.11Q1 | 3.03 3.05 down from 2005 | 138 | 19% | — | ||
6Reports on Progress in PhysicsIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 6.72Q1 | 10.23 1.40 up from 2005 | 144 | 74% | $4,680 | ||
7Advances In PhysicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 5.72Q1 | 9.00 0.80 down from 2005 | 30 | 58% | — | ||
8Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical PhysicsInternational Press of Boston · United States | 4.37Q1 | 5.79 1.24 down from 2005 | 87 | 96% | — | ||
9Physical Review LettersAmerican Physical Society · United States | 4.10Q1 | 7.12no change | 10,929 | 63% | $3,750 | ||
10International Reviews in Physical ChemistryTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 3.77Q1 | 6.21 1.54 down from 2005 | 46 | 10% | — | ||
11Reviews in Mineralogy and GeochemistryMineralogical Society of America · United States | 3.10Q1 | 2.68 1.98 down from 2005 | 129 | 4% | — | ||
12Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society LettersOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 3.03Q1 | 5.40 5.40 up from 2005 | 124 | 91% | $1,451 | ||
13Nature PhysicsNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 2.91Q1 | 3.93no 2005 value | 103 | 30% | $12,690 | — | |
14The Astronomical JournalOAInstitute of Physics · United States | 2.73Q1 | 5.51 0.33 up from 2005 | 1,463 | 99% | $4,499 | ||
15Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle PhysicsInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 2.70Q1 | 6.19 0.42 down from 2005 | 395 | 99% | $3,290 | ||
16Nuclear Physics BOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.61Q1 | 5.21 0.04 up from 2005 | 1,651 | 81% | $0 listed | ||
17The Astrophysical JournalOAIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.46Q1 | 7.00 0.84 up from 2005 | 7,594 | 98% | $4,499 | ||
18New Journal of PhysicsOAIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.42Q1 | 3.89 0.32 up from 2005 | 642 | 100% | $2,610 | ||
19Publications of the Astronomical Society of the PacificInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 2.38Q1 | 3.98 1.02 up from 2005 | 398 | 89% | $3,325 | ||
20Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyOAOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.26Q1 | 5.57 0.22 up from 2005 | 3,693 | 94% | $3,046 | ||
21Journal of Computational ChemistryWiley · United States | 2.18Q1 | 4.84 0.83 up from 2005 | 598 | 20% | $4,520 | ||
22Medical PhysicsWiley · United States | 2.15Q1 | 3.25 0.13 up from 2005 | 1,294 | 4% | $3,360 | ||
23Contemporary PhysicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.13Q1 | 3.29 1.25 up from 2005 | 103 | 32% | — | ||
24Physics Letters BOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.11Q1 | 4.12 0.21 down from 2005 | 3,579 | 88% | $0 listed | ||
25Physical review. B, Condensed matterAmerican Physical Society · United States | 2.08Q1 | —no 2005 value | 4,731 | — | — | ||
26SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical SystemsSociety for Industrial and Applied Mathematics · United States | 1.95Q1 | 2.30 0.91 down from 2005 | 87 | 29% | — | ||
27Journal of High Energy PhysicsOASpringer Nature · Italy | 1.90Q1 | 5.78 0.04 down from 2005 | 2,548 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
28Progress in Surface ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.89Q1 | 5.50 3.12 up from 2005 | 118 | 0% | $4,130 | ||
29Journal of Chemical Theory and ComputationAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 1.88Q1 | 3.55 0.12 down from 2005 | 166 | 15% | $4,500 | ||
30Waves in Random MediaTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.87Q1 | 2.33 0.19 up from 2005 | 85 | — | — | ||
31Nonlinear DynamicsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.81Q1 | 1.55 0.44 up from 2005 | 292 | 11% | $4,790 | ||
32Atomic Data and Nuclear Data TablesElsevier BV · United States | 1.79Q1 | 2.81 0.85 up from 2005 | 61 | 7% | $3,030 | ||
33Astroparticle PhysicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.75Q1 | 3.66 0.16 up from 2005 | 339 | 79% | $2,920 | ||
34Annual Review of Astronomy and AstrophysicsAnnual Reviews · United States | 1.70Q1 | 18.53 2.64 up from 2005 | 56 | 71% | — | ||
35Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering SciencesRoyal Society · United Kingdom | 1.68Q1 | 1.67 0.08 down from 2005 | 571 | 18% | — | ||
36Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topicsAmerican Physical Society · United States | 1.68Q1 | —no 2005 value | 2,306 | — | — | ||
37Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fieldsAmerican Physical Society · United States | 1.67Q1 | 4.93 0.15 up from 2005 | 6,547 | 96% | — | ||
38Physical Review BAmerican Physical Society · United States | 1.60Q1 | 3.33 0.40 up from 2005 | 11,315 | 47% | $2,675 | ||
39Annals of PhysicsElsevier BV · United States | 1.59Q1 | 2.56 0.19 up from 2005 | 369 | 69% | $3,160 | ||
40Journal of Nonlinear ScienceSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.59Q1 | 1.81no change | 62 | 27% | $3,290 | ||
41Space Science ReviewsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.57Q1 | 3.91 1.83 up from 2005 | 304 | 15% | $5,290 | ||
42IcarusElsevier BV · United States | 1.57Q1 | 3.57 0.28 down from 2005 | 813 | 12% | $3,810 | ||
43The Journal of Physical Chemistry AAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 1.54Q1 | 2.93 0.03 up from 2005 | 4,680 | 6% | — | ||
44Astronomy and AstrophysicsOAEDP Sciences · France | 1.52Q1 | 4.33 0.47 up from 2005 | 5,731 | 99% | $1,865 | ||
45European Journal of Applied MathematicsOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.52Q1 | 1.11 0.28 up from 2005 | 107 | 27% | $3,550 | ||
46Journal of the Optical Society of America BOptica Publishing Group · United States | 1.51Q1 | 2.30 0.01 up from 2005 | 898 | 16% | — | ||
47Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear ScienceAmerican Institute of Physics · United States | 1.50Q1 | 2.13 0.11 up from 2005 | 415 | 36% | — | ||
48Progress in Particle and Nuclear PhysicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.49Q1 | 2.62 0.33 up from 2005 | 198 | 33% | $4,780 | ||
49Journal of Statistical Mechanics Theory and ExperimentInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 1.49Q1 | 2.04 0.01 down from 2005 | 255 | 94% | $3,290 | ||
50Physica D Nonlinear PhenomenaElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.46Q1 | 2.06 0.10 up from 2005 | 742 | 34% | $3,640 |
Citations made in 2006. Corpus-wide, 71.3% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
77 additional Physics and Astronomy journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2003–2005, 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: 2006. Publication window: 2003–2005. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 252
- Window papers (baseline)
- 301,824 +13.9% from indicator year 2003
- Median OJR
- 0.67 +15.3% from indicator year 2003
- Rising journals (2025)
- 36Comparison-group list (36)
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2003–2005 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.