Journal rankings · indicator year 2008
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Field ranking · 2008
Physics and Astronomy journal rankings 2008
269 ranked journals · Field in Physical Sciences
Physics and Astronomy has 269 ranked journals in 2008. The median journal has an OJR of 0.64, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.04 on 2007; Q1 starts at OJR 1.30. The top three are Reviews of Modern Physics, Advances In Physics, and Physics Reports.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2008. 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 2005–2007, the window the 2008 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 Sciences269 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 2007. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2005–2007, the window the 2008 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2005–2007 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 2008. | Compare |
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1Reviews of Modern PhysicsAmerican Physical Society · United States | 26.21Q1 | 33.45 3.43 down from 2007 | 110 | 87% | — | ||
2Advances In PhysicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 12.94Q1 | 17.48 6.11 up from 2007 | 33 | 89% | — | ||
3Physics ReportsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 11.07Q1 | 17.08 0.44 down from 2007 | 197 | 53% | $6,240 | ||
4Reports on Progress in PhysicsIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 8.42Q1 | 11.85 1.05 down from 2007 | 141 | 71% | $4,680 | ||
5The Astrophysical Journal Supplement SeriesOAInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 6.96Q1 | 14.42 6.43 up from 2007 | 423 | 93% | $4,499 | ||
6Nature PhysicsNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 5.00Q1 | 7.34 0.94 up from 2007 | 689 | 39% | $12,690 | ||
7Progress in Surface ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 4.61Q1 | 5.72 1.57 down from 2007 | 41 | 20% | $4,130 | ||
8International Reviews in Physical ChemistryTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 4.50Q1 | 6.83 0.43 down from 2007 | 54 | 5% | — | ||
9Physical Review LettersAmerican Physical Society · United States | 4.07Q1 | 7.01 0.11 down from 2007 | 11,606 | 67% | $3,750 | ||
10Nature PhotonicsNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 3.94Q1 | 5.16 2.88 up from 2007 | 319 | 14% | $12,690 | ||
11Nuclear Data SheetsElsevier BV · United States | 3.22Q1 | 6.02 1.33 up from 2007 | 67 | 8% | $3,240 | ||
12Contemporary PhysicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 3.17Q1 | 2.23 3.13 down from 2007 | 66 | 12% | — | ||
13SIAM ReviewSociety for Industrial and Applied Mathematics · United States | 2.64Q1 | 2.53 0.21 down from 2007 | 133 | 14% | — | ||
14Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle PhysicsInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 2.59Q1 | 6.45 0.16 down from 2007 | 653 | 99% | $3,290 | ||
15The Astronomical JournalOAInstitute of Physics · United States | 2.48Q1 | 5.01 0.09 down from 2007 | 1,373 | 99% | $4,499 | ||
16Journal of Computational ChemistryWiley · United States | 2.34Q1 | 3.46 0.88 down from 2007 | 708 | 12% | $4,520 | ||
17Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society LettersOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.30Q1 | 4.37 0.33 down from 2007 | 403 | 93% | $1,451 | ||
18New Journal of PhysicsOAIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.28Q1 | 3.65 0.13 up from 2007 | 1,062 | 100% | $2,610 | ||
19Reviews in Mineralogy and GeochemistryMineralogical Society of America · United States | 2.23Q1 | 3.02 0.36 up from 2007 | 156 | 0% | — | ||
20The Astrophysical JournalOAIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.22Q1 | 6.39 0.08 down from 2007 | 8,218 | 98% | $4,499 | ||
21Nuclear Physics BOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.21Q1 | 4.03 0.52 down from 2007 | 1,322 | 89% | $0 listed | ||
22Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical PhysicsInternational Press of Boston · United States | 2.10Q1 | 2.98 0.70 down from 2007 | 81 | 100% | — | ||
23Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyOAOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.10Q1 | 5.23 0.16 up from 2007 | 4,048 | 95% | $3,046 | ||
24Journal of Chemical Theory and ComputationAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.08Q1 | 4.52 0.65 up from 2007 | 537 | 21% | $4,500 | ||
25Publications of the Astronomical Society of the PacificInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 2.03Q1 | 3.06 0.30 down from 2007 | 428 | 82% | $3,325 | ||
26Internet MathematicsOATaylor & Francis · United States | 1.97Q1 | 1.03 1.97 down from 2007 | 53 | 92% | — | ||
27Journal of High Energy PhysicsOASpringer Nature · Italy | 1.95Q1 | 5.06 0.77 down from 2007 | 3,141 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
28Progress in Particle and Nuclear PhysicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.95Q1 | 2.85 0.72 down from 2007 | 181 | 42% | $4,780 | ||
29Physics Letters BOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.93Q1 | 3.91 0.24 up from 2007 | 3,053 | 90% | $0 listed | ||
30Nonlinear DynamicsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.84Q1 | 1.46no change | 487 | 12% | $4,790 | ||
31Astroparticle PhysicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.82Q1 | 3.48 0.11 down from 2007 | 287 | 79% | $2,920 | ||
32Annals of PhysicsElsevier BV · United States | 1.76Q1 | 2.60 0.16 up from 2007 | 390 | 71% | $3,160 | ||
33Journal of Nonlinear ScienceSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.75Q1 | 1.96 0.02 down from 2007 | 67 | 43% | $3,290 | ||
34Proceedings of the IEEE International Frequency Control SymposiumInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 1.74Q1 | 0.53no 2007 value | 282 | — | — | — | |
35Medical PhysicsWiley · United States | 1.71Q1 | 3.33 0.52 up from 2007 | 1,560 | 11% | $3,360 | ||
36Space Science ReviewsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.71Q1 | 3.02 0.12 down from 2007 | 426 | 34% | $5,290 | ||
37Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fieldsAmerican Physical Society · United States | 1.71Q1 | 5.11 0.41 up from 2007 | 6,970 | 97% | — | ||
38Annual Review of Astronomy and AstrophysicsAnnual Reviews · United States | 1.70Q1 | 24.15 4.74 up from 2007 | 48 | 31% | — | ||
38Journal of Synchrotron RadiationOAWiley · United Kingdom | 1.70Q1 | 2.06 0.45 down from 2007 | 281 | 94% | $3,180 | ||
40Astronomy and AstrophysicsOAEDP Sciences · France | 1.68Q1 | 4.05 0.02 up from 2007 | 6,063 | 99% | $1,865 | ||
41Color and Imaging ConferenceUnited States | 1.65Q1 | 0.54 0.05 down from 2007 | 177 | 97% | — | ||
42IcarusElsevier BV · United States | 1.64Q1 | 3.69 0.23 up from 2007 | 1,028 | 26% | $3,810 | ||
43Journal of Physics G Nuclear and Particle PhysicsIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.61Q1 | 4.35 1.30 up from 2007 | 1,122 | 73% | $3,325 | ||
44Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear ScienceAmerican Institute of Physics · United States | 1.61Q1 | 2.40 0.10 up from 2007 | 504 | 35% | — | ||
45Physica D Nonlinear PhenomenaElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.58Q1 | 1.97 0.14 down from 2007 | 720 | 34% | $3,640 | ||
46Physical Review BAmerican Physical Society · United States | 1.57Q1 | 3.35 0.05 down from 2007 | 17,755 | 52% | $2,675 | ||
47Journal of Statistical Mechanics Theory and ExperimentInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 1.56Q1 | 2.28 0.14 up from 2007 | 629 | 95% | $3,290 | ||
48AstrobiologyMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 1.56Q1 | 2.98 0.13 up from 2007 | 176 | 6% | — | ||
49Europhysics Letters (EPL)Institute of Physics · France | 1.54Q1 | 2.24 0.14 down from 2007 | 1,882 | 82% | $1,895 | ||
50Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering SciencesRoyal Society · United Kingdom | 1.54Q1 | 2.01 0.13 up from 2007 | 579 | 26% | — |
Citations made in 2008. Corpus-wide, 71.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
80 additional Physics and Astronomy journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2005–2007, 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: 2008. Publication window: 2005–2007. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 269
- Window papers (baseline)
- 328,993 +14.3% from indicator year 2005
- Median OJR
- 0.643 +2.6% from indicator year 2005
- Rising journals (2025)
- 36Comparison-group list (36)
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2005–2007 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.