Journal rankings · indicator year 2019
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Subfield ranking · 2019
Nuclear and High Energy Physics journal rankings 2019
69 ranked journals · Subfield in Physics and Astronomy
Nuclear and High Energy Physics has 69 ranked journals in 2019. The median OJR fell 0.11 on 2018 to 0.51, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.03. The top three are Physics Reports, Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, and Nuclear Data Sheets.
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 Physics and Astronomy (8)
69 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 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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1Physics ReportsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 14.25Q1 | 29.69 1.29 down from 2018 | 155 | 44% | $6,240 | ||
2Progress in Particle and Nuclear PhysicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 6.57Q1 | 14.60 3.35 up from 2018 | 84 | 76% | $4,780 | ||
3Nuclear Data SheetsElsevier BV · United States | 2.07Q1 | 3.93 1.49 up from 2018 | 105 | 42% | $3,240 | ||
4Physics Letters BOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.87Q1 | 4.82 0.56 up from 2018 | 2,769 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
5Computer Physics CommunicationsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.85Q1 | 3.87 0.19 down from 2018 | 855 | 68% | $4,160 | ||
6The European Physical Journal COASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.72Q1 | 4.62 0.30 down from 2018 | 2,683 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
7Matter and Radiation at ExtremesOAAmerican Institute of Physics · China | 1.49Q1 | 2.82 1.05 down from 2018 | 91 | 100% | — | ||
8Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle ScienceAnnual Reviews · United States | 1.48Q1 | 12.54 3.97 up from 2018 | 47 | 89% | — | ||
9Astroparticle PhysicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.46Q1 | 3.88 1.06 up from 2018 | 258 | 71% | $2,920 | ||
10Journal of High Energy PhysicsOASpringer Nature · Italy | 1.43Q1 | 5.85 0.29 up from 2018 | 6,412 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
11Chinese Physics CIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.43Q1 | 2.57 2.98 down from 2018 | 658 | 80% | $2,410 | ||
12Physical review. D/Physical review. D.American Physical Society · United States | 1.40Q1 | 5.13 0.61 up from 2018 | 10,482 | 99% | — | ||
13Journal of Physics G Nuclear and Particle PhysicsIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.40Q1 | 2.71 0.61 down from 2018 | 485 | 82% | $3,325 | ||
14Nuclear Physics BOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.37Q1 | 3.24 0.18 down from 2018 | 957 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
| 1.31Q1 | —no 2018 value | 282 | — | — | |||
16Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical PhysicsInternational Press of Boston · United States | 1.16Q1 | 1.91 0.39 up from 2018 | 108 | 82% | — | ||
17The European Physical Journal ASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.13Q1 | 2.41 0.34 down from 2018 | 836 | 63% | $3,990 | ||
18High Power Laser Science and EngineeringOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.03Q1 | 2.91 0.23 down from 2018 | 145 | 100% | $2,900 | ||
19EPJ Web of ConferencesOAEDP Sciences · France | 1.02Q2 | 0.49 0.10 up from 2018 | 7,518 | 100% | — | ||
20Plasma Physics and Controlled FusionIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.02Q2 | 2.63 0.08 up from 2018 | 878 | 77% | $3,325 | ||
21Physical Review CAmerican Physical Society · United States | 0.97Q2 | 3.29 0.12 up from 2018 | 3,196 | 74% | — | ||
22Progress of Theoretical and Experimental PhysicsOAUniversity of Oxford · Japan | 0.90Q2 | 1.97 0.20 up from 2018 | 549 | 100% | $979 | ||
23Nuclear FusionOAIOP Publishing | 0.89Q2 | 3.39 0.27 up from 2018 | 1,231 | 76% | $2,595 | ||
24Journal of Plasma PhysicsCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.86Q2 | 2.39 0.02 up from 2018 | 346 | 70% | $3,550 | ||
25The European Physical Journal Special TopicsSpringer Science+Business Media · France | 0.85Q2 | 2.03 0.22 up from 2018 | 608 | 38% | $3,790 | ||
26Nuclear Physics AElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.71Q2 | 1.99 0.36 up from 2018 | 823 | 76% | $2,590 | ||
27International Journal of Modern Physics Conference SeriesOAWorld Scientific · Singapore | 0.68Q2 | 0.26 0.02 up from 2018 | 451 | 100% | — | ||
28Journal of InstrumentationInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 0.67Q2 | 1.83 0.04 up from 2018 | 2,466 | 76% | $3,290 | ||
29Review of Scientific InstrumentsAmerican Institute of Physics · United States | 0.67Q2 | 1.71 0.08 down from 2018 | 3,635 | 35% | — | ||
30InstrumentsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 0.66Q2 | 1.67 0.67 up from 2018 | 37 | 100% | $1,689 | ||
| 0.63Q2 | 1.48 0.17 down from 2018 | 3,330 | 48% | $2,620 | |||
32Physics of PlasmasAmerican Institute of Physics · United States | 0.61Q2 | 1.95 0.05 down from 2018 | 4,181 | 42% | — | ||
33Advances in High Energy PhysicsOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 0.58Q2 | 1.21 0.37 down from 2018 | 487 | 100% | $1,550 | ||
34International Journal of Modern Physics AWorld Scientific · Singapore | 0.57Q2 | 1.61 0.45 up from 2018 | 1,076 | 58% | — | ||
35Nuclear Science and TechniquesSpringer Nature · China | 0.51Q2 | 1.76 0.73 up from 2018 | 506 | 6% | $3,390 | ||
36International Journal of Modern Physics EWorld Scientific · Singapore | 0.48Q3 | 1.03 0.37 down from 2018 | 399 | 36% | — | ||
37Journal of the Association for Information SystemsAssociation for Information Systems · United States | 0.44Q3 | 0.48 0.07 up from 2018 | 4,886 | 34% | — | ||
38Laser and Particle BeamsOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.43Q3 | 1.08 0.05 down from 2018 | 251 | 25% | $3,550 | ||
39Plasma Science and TechnologyIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.43Q3 | 1.24 0.23 up from 2018 | 700 | 41% | — | ||
40Fusion Engineering and DesignElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.40Q3 | 1.74 0.18 up from 2018 | 2,140 | 28% | $2,810 | ||
41Journal of Fusion EnergySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 0.39Q3 | 1.03 0.39 up from 2018 | 153 | 30% | $3,990 | ||
42High Energy Density PhysicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.39Q3 | 1.23 0.14 down from 2018 | 110 | 61% | $2,870 | ||
43Nuclear Physics NewsTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.39Q3 | 0.75 0.12 up from 2018 | 75 | 35% | — | ||
44Few-Body SystemsSpringer Science+Business Media · Austria | 0.38Q3 | 0.92 0.07 up from 2018 | 424 | 51% | $2,290 | ||
| 0.38Q3 | 0.16no 2018 value | 131 | — | — | — | ||
46Plasma Physics ReportsPleiades Publishing · Russia | 0.35Q3 | 1.04 0.09 down from 2018 | 389 | 4% | — | ||
| 0.35Q3 | —no 2018 value | 205 | — | — | |||
48Acta Physica Polonica BOAJagiellonian University · Poland | 0.33Q3 | 0.67 0.02 up from 2018 | 621 | 60% | — | ||
49Radiation Detection Technology and MethodsSpringer Science+Business Media · Singapore | 0.33Q3 | 0.94 0.24 up from 2018 | 86 | 6% | $3,190 | ||
50Physics of Atomic NucleiPleiades Publishing · Russia | 0.25Q3 | 0.62 0.05 up from 2018 | 632 | 6% | — |
Subfields of Physics and Astronomy, with Nuclear and High Energy Physics highlighted.
- Astronomy and Astrophysics116
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics97
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics69
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics45
- Radiation30
- Condensed Matter Physics9
- Instrumentation1
- Acoustics and Ultrasonics0
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.
22 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 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
- 69
- Window papers (baseline)
- 66,805 +0.9% from indicator year 2016
- Median OJR
- 0.51 -23.6% from indicator year 2016
- Rising journals (2025)
- 14
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 |
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| 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.