Journal rankings · indicator year 2012
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Subfield ranking · 2012
Astronomy and Astrophysics journal rankings 2012
94 ranked journals · Subfield in Physics and Astronomy
Astronomy and Astrophysics has 94 ranked journals in 2012. The median journal has an OJR of 0.50, below the world average of 1.00, unchanged on 2011; Q1 starts at OJR 1.01. The top three are The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, and Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2012. 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 2009–2011, the window the 2012 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)
94 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 2011. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2009–2011, the window the 2012 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2009–2011 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 2003 to 2012. | Compare |
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1The Astrophysical Journal Supplement SeriesOAInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 9.59Q1 | 16.71 1.66 up from 2011 | 440 | 99% | $4,499 | ||
2The Astrophysical Journal LettersOAIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 3.39Q1 | 6.77 0.24 down from 2011 | 1,539 | 100% | $2,400 | ||
3Reviews in Mineralogy and GeochemistryMineralogical Society of America · United States | 2.80Q1 | 3.41 0.42 down from 2011 | 76 | 13% | — | ||
4The Astrophysical JournalOAIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.38Q1 | 6.72 0.17 up from 2011 | 8,602 | 98% | $4,499 | ||
5The Astronomical JournalOAInstitute of Physics · United States | 2.26Q1 | 4.78 0.23 up from 2011 | 1,184 | 99% | $4,499 | ||
6Space Science ReviewsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.25Q1 | 4.20 0.13 up from 2011 | 364 | 53% | $5,290 | ||
7Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society LettersOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.23Q1 | 4.41 0.02 up from 2011 | 590 | 92% | $1,451 | ||
8Annual Review of Astronomy and AstrophysicsAnnual Reviews · United States | 2.03Q1 | 22.61 7.39 down from 2011 | 48 | 69% | — | ||
9Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle PhysicsInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 1.98Q1 | 5.71 0.13 up from 2011 | 1,264 | 99% | $3,290 | ||
10Publications of the Astronomical Society of the PacificInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 1.93Q1 | 3.43 0.31 down from 2011 | 417 | 96% | $3,325 | ||
11Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical AstronomySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.85Q1 | 2.65 0.59 up from 2011 | 208 | 53% | $3,190 | ||
12Astronomy and AstrophysicsOAEDP Sciences · France | 1.82Q1 | 5.03 0.25 up from 2011 | 5,807 | 100% | $1,865 | ||
13Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyOAOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.79Q1 | 5.16 0.30 up from 2011 | 5,910 | 96% | $3,046 | ||
14Advances in AstronomyOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.67Q1 | 2.94 0.05 up from 2011 | 115 | 100% | $1,130 | ||
15Classical and Quantum GravityIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.62Q1 | 3.42 0.04 down from 2011 | 1,521 | 91% | $3,325 | ||
16AstrobiologyMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 1.51Q1 | 3.35 0.40 up from 2011 | 265 | 39% | — | ||
17Solar PhysicsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.48Q1 | 3.83 0.69 up from 2011 | 587 | 60% | $4,190 | ||
18IcarusElsevier BV · United States | 1.38Q1 | 3.33 0.36 down from 2011 | 1,230 | 26% | $3,810 | ||
19New Astronomy ReviewsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.13Q1 | 2.12 0.59 up from 2011 | 105 | 50% | $4,350 | ||
20Publications of the Astronomical Society of AustraliaCambridge University Press · Australia | 1.12Q1 | 2.22 0.34 down from 2011 | 173 | 100% | $3,550 | ||
21Publications of the Astronomical Society of JapanOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.10Q1 | 2.55 0.02 up from 2011 | 513 | 72% | $2,398 | ||
22Planetary and Space ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.10Q1 | 2.12 0.55 down from 2011 | 620 | 20% | $3,680 | ||
23Origins of Life and Evolution of BiospheresSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.07Q1 | 1.92 0.14 up from 2011 | 117 | 53% | $1,520 | ||
24Annales GeophysicaeOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 1.01Q1 | 1.87 0.70 down from 2011 | 765 | 100% | $1,186 | ||
25Experimental AstronomySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.01Q2 | 2.06 0.86 up from 2011 | 153 | 68% | $2,590 | ||
26The European Physical Journal HSpringer Science+Business Media · France | 1.01Q2 | 1.83 0.50 up from 2011 | 30 | 33% | $3,790 | ||
27General Relativity and GravitationSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.91Q2 | 1.74 0.26 down from 2011 | 543 | 78% | $2,290 | ||
28Radio ScienceWiley · United States | 0.86Q2 | 1.43 0.16 down from 2011 | 361 | 53% | $3,700 | ||
29Meteoritics and Planetary ScienceWiley · United States | 0.84Q2 | 2.04 0.19 up from 2011 | 443 | 56% | $3,300 | ||
30Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial PhysicsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.84Q2 | 1.56 0.23 down from 2011 | 671 | 9% | $2,770 | ||
31Advances in Space ResearchElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.83Q2 | 1.38 0.07 down from 2011 | 1,202 | 12% | $2,780 | ||
32New AstronomyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.79Q2 | 1.42 0.33 down from 2011 | 273 | 57% | $2,690 | ||
33Astronomy LettersPleiades Publishing · United States | 0.78Q2 | 1.45 0.53 up from 2011 | 255 | 41% | — | ||
34Earth Moon and PlanetsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.71Q2 | 1.45 0.35 up from 2011 | 102 | 44% | $1,520 | ||
35International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern PhysicsWorld Scientific · Singapore | 0.69Q2 | 1.30 0.24 up from 2011 | 255 | 26% | — | ||
36International Journal of Modern Physics DWorld Scientific · Singapore | 0.65Q2 | 1.23 0.04 up from 2011 | 651 | 77% | — | ||
37Scientific Research and EssaysOAAcademic Journals · Nigeria | 0.65Q2 | 0.71 0.07 down from 2011 | 1,260 | 100% | — | ||
38Astrophysics and Space ScienceSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.63Q2 | 1.84 0.35 up from 2011 | 972 | 41% | $3,490 | ||
39International Journal of AstrobiologyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.61Q2 | 1.21 0.25 down from 2011 | 134 | 35% | $3,550 | ||
40Science in China. Series G, Physics, mechanics & astronomy/Science in China. Series G, Physics, Mechanics & AstronomyChinese Academy of Sciences · China | 0.61Q2 | 0.73 0.49 down from 2011 | 350 | — | — | ||
41Journal of Low Temperature PhysicsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 0.58Q2 | 1.43 0.42 up from 2011 | 561 | 30% | $3,390 | ||
42Space WeatherOAAmerican Geophysical Union · United States | 0.56Q2 | 1.38 0.07 up from 2011 | 188 | 49% | $3,000 | ||
43Fortschritte der PhysikWiley · Germany | 0.55Q2 | 0.89 0.39 down from 2011 | 245 | 62% | $3,460 | ||
44Research in Astronomy and AstrophysicsIOP Publishing · China | 0.55Q2 | 1.32 0.13 down from 2011 | 354 | 94% | — | ||
45EosOAWiley · United States | 0.54Q2 | 0.56 0.26 down from 2011 | 1,588 | 43% | — | ||
46Modern Physics Letters AWorld Scientific · Singapore | 0.54Q2 | 1.18 0.07 up from 2011 | 973 | 74% | — | ||
47Astronomische NachrichtenWiley · Germany | 0.51Q2 | 0.92 0.03 down from 2011 | 500 | 51% | $2,810 | ||
48Journal of The Korean Astronomical SocietyOAKorean Astronomical Society · South Korea | 0.50Q3 | 1.32 0.77 up from 2011 | 64 | 95% | — | ||
49Natural ScienceScientific Research Publishing · United States | 0.39Q3 | 0.56 0.29 down from 2011 | 348 | 99% | — | ||
50Journal of Modern PhysicsOAScientific Research Publishing · United States | 0.34Q3 | 0.73 0.26 up from 2011 | 257 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Physics and Astronomy, with Astronomy and Astrophysics highlighted.
- Astronomy and Astrophysics94
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics78
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics68
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics34
- Radiation23
- Condensed Matter Physics6
- Acoustics and Ultrasonics0
- Instrumentation0
Journals
Citations made in 2012. Corpus-wide, 75.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
33 additional Astronomy and Astrophysics journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2009–2011, 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: 2012. Publication window: 2009–2011. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 94
- Window papers (baseline)
- 90,669 +8.6% from indicator year 2009
- Median OJR
- 0.50 -11.5% from indicator year 2009
- Rising journals (2025)
- 7
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2009–2011 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 |
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| 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.