Journal rankings · indicator year 2012
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Field ranking · 2012
Engineering journal rankings 2012
1,774 ranked journals · Field in Physical Sciences
Engineering has 1,774 ranked journals in 2012. The median journal has an OJR of 0.79, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.03 on 2011; Q1 starts at OJR 1.55. The top three are International Journal of Aeroacoustics, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, and IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials.
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 in Engineering (16)
Up to Physical Sciences- Electrical and Electronic Engineering395
- Mechanical Engineering279
- Biomedical Engineering201
- Civil and Structural Engineering182
- Aerospace Engineering163
- Mechanics of Materials108
- Control and Systems Engineering102
- Computational Mechanics95
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering68
- Building and Construction58
- Ocean Engineering50
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality26
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1,774 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 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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1International Journal of AeroacousticsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 18.20Q1 | 1.63 0.61 down from 2011 | 70 | 16% | $4,150 | ||
2Progress in Energy and Combustion ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 15.85Q1 | 17.41 0.37 up from 2011 | 66 | 15% | $6,990 | ||
3IEEE Communications Surveys & TutorialsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 13.51Q1 | 11.36 0.55 down from 2011 | 164 | 8% | $2,645 | ||
4IEEE Transactions on Smart GridInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 11.71Q1 | 13.34 0.64 down from 2011 | 183 | 8% | $2,645 | ||
5Materials Science and Engineering R ReportsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 11.14Q1 | 16.28 1.51 down from 2011 | 52 | 0% | $6,150 | ||
6Progress in Aerospace SciencesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 8.99Q1 | 3.56 0.85 down from 2011 | 83 | 8% | $5,860 | ||
7AutomaticaElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 8.53Q1 | 5.09 0.43 down from 2011 | 1,033 | 16% | $3,760 | ||
8Proceedings of the IEEEInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 7.74Q1 | 8.86 1.11 up from 2011 | 675 | 6% | $2,645 | ||
9IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy SystemsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 7.34Q1 | 7.24 0.28 down from 2011 | 357 | 2% | $2,645 | ||
10International Materials ReviewsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 7.10Q1 | 10.00 0.19 up from 2011 | 42 | 30% | $4,400 | ||
11IEEE Transactions on Industrial InformaticsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 7.02Q1 | 9.56 5.04 up from 2011 | 227 | 17% | $2,645 | ||
12Advanced MaterialsGermany | 6.93Q1 | 13.83 0.74 up from 2011 | 2,621 | 22% | $6,070 | ||
13IEEE Transactions on Automatic ControlInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 6.80Q1 | 4.41 0.17 up from 2011 | 1,453 | 16% | $2,645 | ||
14Transportation ScienceInstitute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences · United States | 6.36Q1 | 2.75 0.97 down from 2011 | 122 | 15% | — | ||
15IEEE Communications MagazineInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 6.27Q1 | 5.96 0.79 up from 2011 | 1,018 | 5% | $2,995 | ||
16Energy & Environmental ScienceRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 6.22Q1 | 13.33 3.58 up from 2011 | 961 | 14% | — | ||
17IEEE Wireless CommunicationsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 6.15Q1 | 8.11 3.18 up from 2011 | 239 | 6% | $2,995 | ||
18Annual Reviews in ControlElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 6.11Q1 | 3.64 0.50 down from 2011 | 70 | 19% | $3,940 | ||
19Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation ReviewElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 5.93Q1 | 3.34 0.06 up from 2011 | 258 | 3% | $4,240 | ||
20IEEE Transactions on RoboticsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 5.83Q1 | 5.41 0.11 down from 2011 | 395 | 13% | $2,645 | ||
21Cement and Concrete CompositesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 5.81Q1 | 2.75 0.24 down from 2011 | 392 | 16% | $5,120 | ||
22Advanced Energy MaterialsWiley · Germany | 5.80Q1 | 10.38 0.83 up from 2011 | 211 | 22% | $5,790 | ||
23The International Journal of Robotics ResearchSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 5.72Q1 | 6.55 0.80 up from 2011 | 305 | 29% | $4,400 | ||
24Cement and Concrete ResearchElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 5.56Q1 | 4.01 0.22 up from 2011 | 521 | 28% | $5,180 | ||
25IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in CommunicationsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 5.55Q1 | 5.62 0.53 up from 2011 | 548 | 13% | $2,645 | ||
26ACM Transactions on Sensor NetworksAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 5.53Q1 | 5.00 0.38 down from 2011 | 118 | 15% | — | ||
27International Journal of Micro Air VehiclesOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 5.52Q1 | 1.22 0.75 down from 2011 | 49 | 100% | $2,000 | ||
28IEEE Transactions on Industrial ElectronicsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 5.39Q1 | 7.59 0.29 up from 2011 | 1,796 | 11% | $2,645 | ||
29Renewable and Sustainable Energy ReviewsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 5.38Q1 | 6.82 0.72 down from 2011 | 1,017 | 9% | $5,220 | ||
30NAVIGATION Journal of the Institute of NavigationOAWiley · United States | 5.37Q1 | 1.96 0.96 up from 2011 | 73 | 7% | $3,000 | ||
31IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation SystemsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 5.36Q1 | 4.84 0.13 down from 2011 | 374 | 13% | $2,645 | ||
32Journal of Process ControlElsevier BV · Netherlands | 5.30Q1 | 3.41 0.13 down from 2011 | 386 | 12% | $3,700 | ||
33Computers in IndustryElsevier BV · Netherlands | 5.23Q1 | 3.92 0.30 up from 2011 | 215 | 22% | $4,080 | ||
34Journal of Field RoboticsWiley · United States | 5.11Q1 | 3.91 0.79 up from 2011 | 158 | 9% | $3,590 | ||
35Transportation Research Part C Emerging TechnologiesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 5.04Q1 | 2.68 0.09 down from 2011 | 271 | 14% | $4,040 | ||
36Nano TodayElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 5.04Q1 | 12.51 3.62 up from 2011 | 189 | 15% | $4,830 | ||
37Journal of Guidance Control and DynamicsAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics · United States | 4.96Q1 | 2.29 0.30 up from 2011 | 558 | 5% | — | ||
38Journal of TurbomachineryASM International · United States | 4.69Q1 | 1.76 0.24 up from 2011 | 358 | 8% | — | ||
39Advanced Functional MaterialsWiley · Germany | 4.65Q1 | 8.88 0.24 down from 2011 | 1,794 | 20% | $5,790 | ||
40IEEE Transactions on Control Systems TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 4.60Q1 | 2.65 0.87 down from 2011 | 571 | 8% | $2,645 | ||
41Mechanical Systems and Signal ProcessingElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 4.56Q1 | 2.68 0.24 up from 2011 | 588 | 10% | $4,730 | ||
42Computers & Operations ResearchElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 4.49Q1 | 2.71 0.23 down from 2011 | 695 | 17% | $3,570 | ||
43IEEE Transactions on Sustainable EnergyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 4.49Q1 | 6.19 1.44 up from 2011 | 116 | 14% | $2,645 | ||
44Automation in ConstructionElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.44Q1 | 3.27 0.25 up from 2011 | 364 | 10% | $5,490 | ||
45IET Renewable Power GenerationOAInstitution of Engineering and Technology · United Kingdom | 4.42Q1 | 4.33 0.88 down from 2011 | 137 | 16% | $3,500 | ||
46Biotechnology for BiofuelsOASpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 4.38Q1 | 8.18 1.39 down from 2011 | 124 | 100% | $2,990 | ||
47Systems & Control LettersElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.36Q1 | 3.18 0.43 up from 2011 | 356 | 18% | $2,910 | ||
48Journal of Natural Resources Policy ResearchRoutledge · United Kingdom | 4.32Q1 | 1.12 4.42 down from 2011 | 99 | 10% | — | ||
49IET Control Theory and ApplicationsOAInstitution of Engineering and Technology · United States | 4.32Q1 | 3.01 0.49 up from 2011 | 648 | 6% | $3,300 | ||
50Geotextiles and GeomembranesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 4.31Q1 | 2.54 0.01 down from 2011 | 175 | 7% | $3,850 |
Subfields of Engineering, compared.
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering395
- Mechanical Engineering279
- Biomedical Engineering201
- Civil and Structural Engineering182
- Aerospace Engineering163
- Mechanics of Materials108
- Control and Systems Engineering102
- Computational Mechanics95
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering68
- Building and Construction58
- Ocean Engineering50
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality26
- Automotive Engineering23
- Media Technology23
- Architecture1
- General Engineering0
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.
656 additional Engineering 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
- 1,774
- Window papers (baseline)
- 3,239,027 +17.6% from indicator year 2009
- Median OJR
- 0.7933 -0.3% from indicator year 2009
- Rising journals (2025)
- 211Comparison-group list (211)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 945 | 1,010 | 1,072 | 1,119 | 1,159 | 1,217 | 1,256 | 1,342 | 1,445 | 1,529 | 1,578 | 1,672 | 1,774 | 1,899 | 2,001 | 2,106 | 2,188 | 2,239 | 2,290 | 2,358 | 2,389 | 2,428 | 2,444 | 2,437 | 2,442 | 2,405 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 1,301,932 | 1,430,070 | 1,586,509 | 1,745,451 | 1,896,138 | 2,058,422 | 2,234,640 | 2,416,744 | 2,583,093 | 2,754,522 | 2,914,777 | 3,076,735 | 3,239,027 | 3,369,091 | 3,484,492 | 3,569,888 | 3,612,080 | 3,500,235 | 3,153,056 | 2,758,725 | 2,539,069 | 2,563,396 | 2,580,513 | 2,422,273 | 2,259,750 | 2,274,258 | |
| Median OJR | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.694 | 0.758 | 0.75 | 0.7777 | 0.7782 | 0.77 | 0.7930 | 0.80 | 0.820 | 0.822 | 0.7933 | 0.765 | 0.756 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.692 | 0.670 | 0.6705 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.689 | 0.688 | 0.669 | 0.6714 |
| Measure | Category statistic | Eligible population |
|---|---|---|
| Journal self-citation share | Median: 4.9% | 1,952 journals |
| Retracted papers per 1,000 | Pooled rate: 1.935 per 1,000 | 1,719 journals |
| Output growth | Median: +3.7% | 2,142 journals |
| Open access share | Median: 53.0% | 2,405 journals |
| Listed APC (USD) | Median including $0 listed prices: $2,890 | 1,349 ranked journals with a known listed price, including $0 listed prices |
| International collaboration share | Median: 22.2% | 2,312 journals |
| Review share | Median: 0.0% | 2,405 journals |
| Articles-only OJR | Median: 0.67 | 2,362 journals |
| Uncited share | Median: 29.8% | 2,405 journals |
| Citation concentration | Median: 43.9% | 2,402 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.