Journal rankings · indicator year 2018
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Subfield ranking · 2018
Astronomy and Astrophysics journal rankings 2018
108 ranked journals · Subfield in Physics and Astronomy
Astronomy and Astrophysics has 108 ranked journals in 2018. The median journal has an OJR of 0.51, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.03 on 2017; Q1 starts at OJR 1.20. The top three are Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, and The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2018. 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 2015–2017, the window the 2018 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)
108 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 2017. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2015–2017, the window the 2018 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2015–2017 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 2009 to 2018. | Compare |
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1Reviews in Mineralogy and GeochemistryMineralogical Society of America · United States | 5.15Q1 | 10.37 1.69 up from 2017 | 66 | 7% | — | ||
2The Astrophysical Journal Supplement SeriesOAInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 4.14Q1 | 8.41 1.00 down from 2017 | 556 | 99% | $4,499 | ||
3The Astrophysical Journal LettersOAIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 3.79Q1 | 9.80 2.25 up from 2017 | 1,723 | 100% | $2,400 | ||
4Space Science ReviewsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 3.37Q1 | 7.36 0.93 down from 2017 | 295 | 73% | $5,290 | ||
5Physics of the Dark UniverseElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.60Q1 | 5.96 0.49 up from 2017 | 119 | 79% | $3,660 | ||
6Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society LettersOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.27Q1 | 5.09 0.12 down from 2017 | 677 | 97% | $1,451 | ||
7Publications of the Astronomical Society of AustraliaCambridge University Press · Australia | 2.27Q1 | 4.83 0.28 down from 2017 | 179 | 98% | $3,550 | ||
8AstrobiologyMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 2.19Q1 | 5.57 1.40 up from 2017 | 242 | 57% | — | ||
9The Astronomical JournalOAInstitute of Physics · United States | 2.18Q1 | 6.00 1.69 up from 2017 | 1,342 | 100% | $4,499 | ||
10Publications of the Astronomical Society of the PacificInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 2.04Q1 | 3.59 0.02 up from 2017 | 368 | 99% | $3,325 | ||
11Journal of Geophysical Research PlanetsWiley · United States | 2.00Q1 | 5.17 0.93 up from 2017 | 390 | 68% | $4,070 | ||
12The Astrophysical JournalOAIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.99Q1 | 5.82 0.08 down from 2017 | 9,037 | 99% | $4,499 | ||
13Nature AstronomyNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 1.98Q1 | 3.80 6.92 down from 2017 | 323 | 52% | $12,690 | ||
14Astronomy and AstrophysicsOAEDP Sciences · France | 1.97Q1 | 6.04 0.33 up from 2017 | 5,442 | 99% | $1,865 | ||
15Annual Review of Astronomy and AstrophysicsAnnual Reviews · United States | 1.94Q1 | 34.13 6.57 up from 2017 | 49 | 78% | — | ||
16Earth and Space ScienceOAAmerican Geophysical Union · United States | 1.92Q1 | 2.88 0.95 down from 2017 | 115 | 100% | $2,650 | ||
17Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle PhysicsInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 1.72Q1 | 5.46 0.81 up from 2017 | 2,021 | 99% | $3,290 | ||
18Classical and Quantum GravityIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.55Q1 | 3.60 0.40 up from 2017 | 1,243 | 94% | $3,325 | ||
19Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyOAOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.51Q1 | 5.31 0.03 down from 2017 | 9,859 | 95% | $3,046 | ||
20Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical AstronomySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.48Q1 | 2.12 0.25 up from 2017 | 186 | 46% | $3,190 | ||
21Journal of Space Weather and Space ClimateOAEDP Open · France | 1.47Q1 | 3.38 0.31 up from 2017 | 120 | 100% | $1,413 | ||
22IcarusElsevier BV · United States | 1.42Q1 | 3.94 0.58 up from 2017 | 1,350 | 47% | $3,810 | ||
23Publications of the Astronomical Society of JapanOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.34Q1 | 3.67 1.46 up from 2017 | 480 | 80% | $2,398 | ||
24Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and SystemsSPIE · United States | 1.30Q1 | 2.71 0.53 up from 2017 | 150 | 66% | — | ||
25Astronomy and ComputingElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.27Q1 | 2.29 0.40 down from 2017 | 138 | 71% | $2,260 | ||
26Space WeatherOAAmerican Geophysical Union · United States | 1.22Q1 | 4.16 1.24 up from 2017 | 305 | 70% | $3,000 | ||
27UniverseOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.20Q1 | 2.39 0.73 down from 2017 | 134 | 100% | $1,930 | ||
28Journal of High Energy AstrophysicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.19Q2 | 1.29 1.26 down from 2017 | 49 | 100% | $2,520 | ||
29Advances in Space ResearchElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.15Q2 | 2.14 0.44 up from 2017 | 1,471 | 22% | $2,780 | ||
30Fortschritte der PhysikWiley · Germany | 1.14Q2 | 2.38 0.24 up from 2017 | 198 | 75% | $3,460 | ||
31Solar PhysicsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.11Q2 | 2.94 0.04 up from 2017 | 551 | 69% | $4,190 | ||
32Journal of Astronomical InstrumentationWorld Scientific · Singapore | 1.11Q2 | 2.15 0.51 up from 2017 | 64 | 49% | — | ||
33Geoscientific instrumentation, methods and data systemsOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 1.08Q2 | 2.29 0.78 up from 2017 | 118 | 100% | $1,035 | ||
34Experimental AstronomySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.07Q2 | 2.27 0.47 up from 2017 | 128 | 64% | $2,590 | ||
35Advances in AstronomyOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 0.94Q2 | 2.42 0.89 up from 2017 | 51 | 100% | $1,130 | ||
36Journal of Geophysical Research Space PhysicsWiley · United States | 0.88Q2 | 3.00 0.06 down from 2017 | 2,405 | 64% | $4,070 | ||
37International Journal of Modern Physics DWorld Scientific · Singapore | 0.87Q2 | 1.84 0.27 down from 2017 | 788 | 68% | — | ||
38Planetary and Space ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.87Q2 | 1.90 0.16 down from 2017 | 555 | 30% | $3,680 | ||
39Annales GeophysicaeOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 0.85Q2 | 2.02 0.07 up from 2017 | 355 | 100% | $1,186 | ||
40Origins of Life and Evolution of BiospheresSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.84Q2 | 1.76 0.24 up from 2017 | 137 | 63% | $1,520 | ||
41Radio ScienceWiley · United States | 0.83Q2 | 1.70 0.13 up from 2017 | 408 | 51% | $3,700 | ||
42Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial PhysicsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.81Q2 | 1.93 0.19 up from 2017 | 642 | 28% | $2,770 | ||
43International Journal of AstrobiologyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.80Q2 | 1.80 0.52 up from 2017 | 145 | 46% | $3,550 | ||
44Chinese Journal of PhysicsElsevier BV · Taiwan | 0.78Q2 | 2.84 1.80 up from 2017 | 523 | 7% | $2,000 | ||
45Meteoritics and Planetary ScienceWiley · United States | 0.77Q2 | 2.16 0.17 up from 2017 | 517 | 60% | $3,300 | ||
46Astrophysics and Space ScienceSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.72Q2 | 1.75 0.10 down from 2017 | 1,007 | 36% | $3,490 | ||
47General Relativity and GravitationSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.72Q2 | 1.54 0.26 down from 2017 | 478 | 77% | $2,290 | ||
48Natural ScienceScientific Research Publishing · United States | 0.66Q2 | 1.94 1.36 up from 2017 | 157 | 100% | — | ||
49Astronomische NachrichtenWiley · Germany | 0.64Q2 | 1.34 0.21 up from 2017 | 449 | 50% | $2,810 | ||
50Journal of The Korean Astronomical SocietyOAKorean Astronomical Society · South Korea | 0.62Q2 | 1.51 0.01 up from 2017 | 81 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Physics and Astronomy, with Astronomy and Astrophysics highlighted.
- Astronomy and Astrophysics108
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics92
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics71
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics43
- Radiation25
- Condensed Matter Physics9
- Acoustics and Ultrasonics0
- Instrumentation0
Journals
Citations made in 2018. Corpus-wide, 81.5% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
39 additional Astronomy and Astrophysics journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2015–2017, 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: 2018. Publication window: 2015–2017. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 108
- Window papers (baseline)
- 100,696 +3.9% from indicator year 2015
- Median OJR
- 0.513 +13.7% from indicator year 2015
- Rising journals (2025)
- 7
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2015–2017 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 | 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.