Journal rankings · indicator year 2009
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Subfield ranking · 2009
Nuclear and High Energy Physics journal rankings 2009
61 ranked journals · Subfield in Physics and Astronomy
Nuclear and High Energy Physics has 61 ranked journals in 2009. The median OJR rose 0.09 on 2008 to 0.55, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.11. The top three are Physics Reports, Nuclear Physics B, and Physics Letters B.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2009. 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 2006–2008, the window the 2009 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)
61 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 2008. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2006–2008, the window the 2009 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2006–2008 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 2009. | Compare |
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1Physics ReportsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 11.91Q1 | 17.40 0.32 up from 2008 | 174 | 51% | $6,240 | ||
2Nuclear Physics BOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.30Q1 | 4.90 0.87 up from 2008 | 1,192 | 87% | $0 listed | ||
3Physics Letters BOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.22Q1 | 4.77 0.87 up from 2008 | 2,875 | 92% | $0 listed | ||
4Astroparticle PhysicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.09Q1 | 4.04 0.56 up from 2008 | 292 | 82% | $2,920 | ||
5Journal of High Energy PhysicsOASpringer Nature · Italy | 1.86Q1 | 5.89 0.84 up from 2008 | 3,560 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
6Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical PhysicsInternational Press of Boston · United States | 1.79Q1 | 2.69 0.29 down from 2008 | 86 | 100% | — | ||
7Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fieldsAmerican Physical Society · United States | 1.74Q1 | 5.09 0.03 down from 2008 | 7,580 | 98% | — | ||
8Nuclear Data SheetsElsevier BV · United States | 1.70Q1 | 1.19 4.83 down from 2008 | 100 | 4% | $3,240 | ||
9Progress in Particle and Nuclear PhysicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.52Q1 | 2.80 0.05 down from 2008 | 199 | 52% | $4,780 | ||
10Computer Physics CommunicationsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.47Q1 | 1.96 0.15 down from 2008 | 666 | 33% | $4,160 | ||
11Journal of InstrumentationInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 1.44Q1 | 3.03 1.71 up from 2008 | 221 | 94% | $3,290 | ||
12The European Physical Journal COASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.42Q1 | 3.09 0.40 up from 2008 | 1,000 | 91% | $0 listed | ||
13Nuclear FusionOAIOP Publishing | 1.37Q1 | 4.04 1.15 up from 2008 | 608 | 60% | $2,595 | ||
14Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle ScienceAnnual Reviews · United States | 1.24Q1 | 12.93 2.96 up from 2008 | 42 | 63% | — | ||
15Journal of Physics G Nuclear and Particle PhysicsIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.19Q1 | 1.94 2.41 down from 2008 | 1,096 | 72% | $3,325 | ||
16Plasma Physics and Controlled FusionIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.11Q1 | 2.37 0.01 down from 2008 | 739 | 59% | $3,325 | ||
17Review of Scientific InstrumentsAmerican Institute of Physics · United States | 1.10Q2 | 1.73 0.16 down from 2008 | 2,878 | 23% | — | ||
18Physical Review CAmerican Physical Society · United States | 1.05Q2 | 3.18 0.29 up from 2008 | 2,789 | 64% | — | ||
19The European Physical Journal ASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.95Q2 | 2.07 0.41 up from 2008 | 767 | 56% | $3,990 | ||
20Physics of PlasmasAmerican Institute of Physics · United States | 0.94Q2 | 2.42 0.01 up from 2008 | 2,497 | 22% | — | ||
21Progress of Theoretical PhysicsOxford University Press · Japan | 0.91Q2 | 1.96 0.74 up from 2008 | 395 | 85% | — | ||
22Laser and Particle BeamsOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.91Q2 | 4.99 0.30 up from 2008 | 221 | 20% | $3,550 | ||
23High Energy Density PhysicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.89Q2 | 2.11 0.63 up from 2008 | 87 | 19% | $2,870 | ||
24Nuclear Physics AElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.87Q2 | 1.60 0.09 down from 2008 | 1,332 | 65% | $2,590 | ||
| 0.83Q2 | 0.34no 2008 value | 348 | — | — | — | ||
26ScholarpediaOAScholarpedia Corporation · United States | 0.69Q2 | 0.88 0.21 up from 2008 | 442 | 100% | — | ||
| 0.69Q2 | 1.36 0.09 up from 2008 | 4,607 | 19% | $2,620 | |||
28The European Physical Journal Special TopicsSpringer Science+Business Media · France | 0.68Q2 | 0.98 0.08 up from 2008 | 843 | 24% | $3,790 | ||
29Proceedings of XXIVth International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory — PoS(LAT2006)Publisher not listed | 0.67Q2 | —no 2008 value | 202 | — | — | ||
30Journal of the Association for Information SystemsAssociation for Information Systems · United States | 0.62Q2 | 0.59 0.11 up from 2008 | 4,018 | 59% | — | ||
31International Journal of Modern Physics AWorld Scientific · Singapore | 0.55Q2 | 1.00 0.02 up from 2008 | 1,253 | 47% | — | ||
32Fusion Engineering and DesignElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.50Q3 | 1.33 0.31 up from 2008 | 1,074 | 18% | $2,810 | ||
33Canadian acousticsOACanadian Acoustical Association · Canada | 0.48Q3 | 0.21 0.07 up from 2008 | 287 | 100% | — | ||
34Springer USPublisher not listed | 0.48Q3 | 0.47 0.19 up from 2008 | 110 | 0% | — | ||
35Plasma devices and operationsTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.38Q3 | 0.76 0.09 up from 2008 | 78 | 3% | — | ||
36Journal of Plasma PhysicsCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.34Q3 | 0.77 0.21 up from 2008 | 321 | 44% | $3,550 | ||
37Human BiologyWayne State University Press · United States | 0.33Q3 | 0.37 0.16 down from 2008 | 467 | 27% | — | ||
38Czechoslovak Journal of PhysicsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.31Q3 | 0.00 0.51 down from 2008 | 578 | — | — | ||
39Physics of Particles and NucleiPleiades Publishing · United States | 0.29Q3 | 0.49 0.34 down from 2008 | 145 | 23% | — | ||
40Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings SupplementsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.28Q3 | 0.56 0.05 down from 2008 | 1,719 | 38% | — | ||
41International Journal of Modern Physics EWorld Scientific · Singapore | 0.28Q3 | 0.56 0.07 up from 2008 | 784 | 17% | — | ||
42Few-Body SystemsSpringer Science+Business Media · Austria | 0.27Q3 | 0.52 0.57 down from 2008 | 209 | 58% | $2,290 | ||
43Journal of Fusion EnergySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 0.26Q3 | 0.73 0.14 up from 2008 | 183 | 5% | $3,990 | ||
44Plasma and Fusion ResearchOAJapan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research · Japan | 0.25Q3 | 0.47 0.30 down from 2008 | 388 | 99% | — | ||
45Plasma Science and TechnologyIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.23Q3 | 0.41no change | 480 | 38% | — | ||
46Physics of Atomic NucleiPleiades Publishing · Russia | 0.22Q3 | 0.36 0.05 down from 2008 | 753 | 18% | — | ||
47Plasma Physics ReportsPleiades Publishing · Russia | 0.21Q4 | 0.35 0.11 down from 2008 | 358 | 5% | — | ||
48Nuclear Science and TechniquesSpringer Nature · China | 0.17Q4 | 0.22no change | 203 | 0% | $3,390 | ||
49Socio-Environmental Systems ModelingOAPublisher not listed | 0.17Q4 | 0.11 0.01 up from 2008 | 849 | 100% | — | ||
50Acta Physica Polonica BOAJagiellonian University · Poland | 0.16Q4 | 0.27 0.07 up from 2008 | 269 | 0% | — |
Subfields of Physics and Astronomy, with Nuclear and High Energy Physics highlighted.
- Astronomy and Astrophysics78
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics73
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics61
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics31
- Radiation24
- Condensed Matter Physics6
- Acoustics and Ultrasonics0
- Instrumentation0
Journals
Citations made in 2009. Corpus-wide, 71.4% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
24 additional Nuclear and High Energy Physics journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2006–2008, 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: 2009. Publication window: 2006–2008. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 61
- Window papers (baseline)
- 55,711 +10.9% from indicator year 2006
- Median OJR
- 0.547 -0.3% from indicator year 2006
- Rising journals (2025)
- 14
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2006–2008 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 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 64 | 65 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 39,221 | 40,935 | 42,909 | 43,795 | 45,983 | 46,695 | 50,220 | 52,179 | 54,354 | 55,711 | 56,975 | 59,147 | 61,090 | 63,612 | 65,297 | 66,208 | 66,181 | 67,942 | 67,814 | 66,805 | 63,894 | 62,108 | 61,567 | 63,106 | 62,910 | 62,149 | |
| Median OJR | 0.542 | 0.458 | 0.503 | 0.47 | 0.456 | 0.52 | 0.549 | 0.543 | 0.455 | 0.547 | 0.505 | 0.53 | 0.497 | 0.675 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.668 | 0.65 | 0.62 | 0.51 | 0.59 | 0.538 | 0.56 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.61 |
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.