Journal rankings · indicator year 2019
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Subfield ranking · 2019
Civil and Structural Engineering journal rankings 2019
265 ranked journals · Subfield in Engineering
Civil and Structural Engineering has 265 ranked journals in 2019. The median journal has an OJR of 0.70, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.03 on 2018; Q1 starts at OJR 1.23. The top three are Cement and Concrete Research, Automation in Construction, and Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2019. 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 2016–2018, the window the 2019 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 Engineering (16)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering542
- Mechanical Engineering371
- Biomedical Engineering303
- Civil and Structural Engineering265
- Aerospace Engineering184
- Control and Systems Engineering128
- Mechanics of Materials123
- Computational Mechanics102
- Building and Construction91
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering87
- Ocean Engineering75
- Automotive Engineering34
265 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 2018. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2016–2018, the window the 2019 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2016–2018 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 2010 to 2019. | Compare |
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1Cement and Concrete ResearchElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 4.57Q1 | 9.63 3.18 up from 2018 | 620 | 49% | $5,180 | ||
2Automation in ConstructionElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.12Q1 | 7.90 1.57 up from 2018 | 716 | 27% | $5,490 | ||
3Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure EngineeringWiley · United Kingdom | 3.99Q1 | 10.23 2.78 up from 2018 | 193 | 89% | $5,230 | ||
4Cement and Concrete CompositesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.69Q1 | 6.51 1.22 up from 2018 | 680 | 28% | $5,120 | ||
5Advances in Engineering SoftwareElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.68Q1 | 5.73 0.26 up from 2018 | 418 | 27% | $3,810 | ||
6Mechanical Systems and Signal ProcessingElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.17Q1 | 7.22 1.73 up from 2018 | 1,705 | 25% | $4,730 | ||
7RILEM Technical LettersOAPublisher not listed | 3.13Q1 | 3.48 0.54 down from 2018 | 57 | 100% | — | ||
8Tunnelling and Underground Space TechnologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.69Q1 | 4.91 0.56 up from 2018 | 851 | 11% | $3,820 | ||
9GéotechniqueICE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.56Q1 | 3.92 0.39 up from 2018 | 344 | 53% | — | ||
10Construction and Building MaterialsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.47Q1 | 5.65 0.77 up from 2018 | 7,057 | 17% | $4,540 | ||
11Journal of Computing in Civil EngineeringAmerican Society of Civil Engineers · United States | 2.25Q1 | 3.71 0.33 up from 2018 | 254 | 11% | — | ||
12Geotextiles and GeomembranesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.23Q1 | 4.61 0.49 up from 2018 | 220 | 13% | $3,850 | ||
13Computers and GeotechnicsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.21Q1 | 4.13 0.50 up from 2018 | 752 | 17% | $3,640 | ||
14Case Studies in Construction MaterialsOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.20Q1 | 3.71 0.70 up from 2018 | 168 | 100% | $2,660 | ||
15Computers & StructuresElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.20Q1 | 4.02 0.37 up from 2018 | 504 | 21% | $4,200 | ||
16Journal of Building EngineeringElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.18Q1 | 4.83 1.48 up from 2018 | 585 | 21% | $3,940 | ||
17Earthquake Engineering & Structural DynamicsWiley · United Kingdom | 2.14Q1 | 3.36 0.24 up from 2018 | 430 | 32% | $3,760 | ||
18Engineering StructuresElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.12Q1 | 4.06 0.35 up from 2018 | 2,770 | 22% | $4,620 | ||
19Materials and StructuresSpringer Science+Business Media · France | 2.07Q1 | 3.39 0.26 up from 2018 | 524 | 50% | $3,390 | ||
20Sustainable and Resilient InfrastructureTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.98Q1 | 3.56 1.21 up from 2018 | 64 | 30% | — | ||
21Canadian Geotechnical JournalNRC Research Press · Canada | 1.96Q1 | 2.84 0.13 up from 2018 | 503 | 74% | — | ||
22Structural Control and Health MonitoringOAWiley · United Kingdom | 1.96Q1 | 3.75 0.30 up from 2018 | 450 | 68% | $2,490 | ||
23Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental EngineeringAmerican Society of Civil Engineers · United States | 1.96Q1 | 3.21 0.25 up from 2018 | 515 | 18% | — | ||
24Acta GeotechnicaSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.94Q1 | 3.70 0.43 down from 2018 | 321 | 19% | $3,990 | ||
25Structural and Multidisciplinary OptimizationSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.91Q1 | 3.64 0.21 down from 2018 | 787 | 18% | $3,990 | ||
26International Journal of Pavement Research and TechnologySpringer Science+Business Media · Taiwan | 1.89Q1 | 3.38 1.30 up from 2018 | 193 | 11% | $3,190 | ||
27Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition)OAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.88Q1 | 2.81 0.14 up from 2018 | 170 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
28Journal of Sound and VibrationElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.87Q1 | 3.75 0.17 up from 2018 | 1,753 | 34% | $4,190 | ||
29Structural Health MonitoringSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.85Q1 | 3.55 0.07 up from 2018 | 310 | 22% | $4,400 | ||
30Geosynthetics InternationalThomas Telford Ltd. · United Kingdom | 1.81Q1 | 3.12 0.41 up from 2018 | 125 | 10% | — | ||
31Journal of Constructional Steel ResearchElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.80Q1 | 3.21 0.24 up from 2018 | 1,011 | 19% | $4,310 | ||
32Thin-Walled StructuresElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.79Q1 | 4.08 0.36 up from 2018 | 1,214 | 16% | $4,440 | ||
33International Journal of GeomechanicsAmerican Society of Civil Engineers · United States | 1.79Q1 | 2.90 0.04 up from 2018 | 732 | 7% | — | ||
34International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in GeomechanicsWiley · United Kingdom | 1.78Q1 | 3.22 0.32 up from 2018 | 292 | 27% | $4,530 | ||
35Transportation GeotechnicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.77Q1 | 3.20 0.29 down from 2018 | 155 | 23% | $3,540 | ||
36SOILS AND FOUNDATIONSOAElsevier BV · Japan | 1.72Q1 | 2.38 0.08 up from 2018 | 305 | 100% | $1,200 | ||
37Journal of Structural EngineeringAmerican Society of Civil Engineers · United States | 1.67Q1 | 2.74 0.15 up from 2018 | 812 | 16% | — | ||
38Vadose Zone JournalOASoil Science Society of America · United States | 1.65Q1 | 2.99 0.73 down from 2018 | 350 | 100% | $3,070 | ||
39Road Materials and Pavement DesignTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.65Q1 | 2.81 0.48 up from 2018 | 517 | 19% | — | ||
40Bulletin of Earthquake EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.63Q1 | 2.94 0.16 up from 2018 | 652 | 27% | $3,990 | ||
41Journal of Materials in Civil EngineeringAmerican Society of Civil Engineers · United States | 1.60Q1 | 2.83 0.52 up from 2018 | 1,121 | 11% | — | ||
42Soil Dynamics and Earthquake EngineeringElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.60Q1 | 2.96 0.02 down from 2018 | 1,097 | 20% | $3,900 | ||
43Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based MaterialsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.59Q1 | 3.24 0.97 up from 2018 | 52 | 21% | — | ||
44Structure and Infrastructure EngineeringTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.58Q1 | 2.89 0.52 up from 2018 | 285 | 26% | — | ||
45Journal of King Saud University - Engineering SciencesOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.58Q1 | 2.83 0.79 up from 2018 | 134 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
46Marine StructuresElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.57Q1 | 2.82 0.20 down from 2018 | 292 | 31% | $4,320 | ||
47Journal of Water Resources Planning and ManagementAmerican Society of Civil Engineers · United States | 1.55Q1 | 2.98 0.52 down from 2018 | 394 | 21% | — | ||
48International Journal of Architectural HeritageTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.55Q1 | 2.17 0.23 up from 2018 | 265 | 32% | — | ||
49International Journal of Concrete Structures and MaterialsOASpringer Nature · South Korea | 1.54Q1 | 2.31 0.10 down from 2018 | 183 | 100% | $2,290 | ||
50Journal of TerramechanicsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.49Q1 | 2.82 0.67 up from 2018 | 108 | 26% | $3,190 |
Subfields of Engineering, with Civil and Structural Engineering highlighted.
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering542
- Mechanical Engineering371
- Biomedical Engineering303
- Civil and Structural Engineering265
- Aerospace Engineering184
- Control and Systems Engineering128
- Mechanics of Materials123
- Computational Mechanics102
- Building and Construction91
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering87
- Ocean Engineering75
- Automotive Engineering34
- Media Technology26
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality26
- Architecture1
- General Engineering0
Journals
Citations made in 2019. Corpus-wide, 83.4% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
63 additional Civil and Structural Engineering journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2016–2018, 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: 2019. Publication window: 2016–2018. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 265
- Window papers (baseline)
- 127,144 +0.9% from indicator year 2016
- Median OJR
- 0.702 -18.9% from indicator year 2016
- Rising journals (2025)
- 18
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2016–2018 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 | 93 | 98 | 109 | 110 | 114 | 121 | 125 | 137 | 144 | 152 | 152 | 167 | 182 | 206 | 214 | 227 | 232 | 250 | 252 | 265 | 264 | 272 | 276 | 270 | 273 | 268 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 36,827 | 41,941 | 46,402 | 51,583 | 56,781 | 63,168 | 69,794 | 78,239 | 85,369 | 92,947 | 99,637 | 107,834 | 116,706 | 121,981 | 126,351 | 126,756 | 126,030 | 123,708 | 123,691 | 127,144 | 133,854 | 143,029 | 153,935 | 161,425 | 171,082 | 181,235 | |
| Median OJR | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.71 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 0.86 | 0.81 | 0.9236 | 0.93 | 0.982 | 1.01 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.9235 | 0.977 | 0.84 | 0.87 | 0.78 | 0.74 | 0.702 | 0.699 | 0.703 | 0.700 | 0.657 | 0.63 | 0.661 |
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.