Journal rankings · indicator year 2020
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Subfield ranking · 2020
Electrical and Electronic Engineering journal rankings 2020
563 ranked journals · Subfield in Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering has 563 ranked journals in 2020. The median journal has an OJR of 0.60, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.02 on 2019; Q1 starts at OJR 1.17. The top three are IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, Materials Science and Engineering R Reports, and Nature Energy.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2020. 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 2017–2019, the window the 2020 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 Engineering563
- Mechanical Engineering379
- Biomedical Engineering312
- Civil and Structural Engineering264
- Aerospace Engineering174
- Control and Systems Engineering122
- Mechanics of Materials121
- Computational Mechanics103
- Building and Construction97
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering87
- Ocean Engineering74
- Automotive Engineering36
563 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 2019. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2017–2019, the window the 2020 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2017–2019 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 2011 to 2020. | Compare |
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1IEEE Communications Surveys & TutorialsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 13.75Q1 | 35.75 9.62 up from 2019 | 372 | 60% | $2,645 | ||
2Materials Science and Engineering R ReportsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 8.97Q1 | 34.61 4.14 up from 2019 | 47 | 56% | $6,150 | ||
3Nature EnergyNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 8.48Q1 | 31.05 5.49 up from 2019 | 634 | 44% | $12,690 | ||
4Energy & Environmental ScienceRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 8.21Q1 | 37.68 9.71 up from 2019 | 939 | 32% | — | ||
5JouleElsevier BV · United States | 6.85Q1 | 28.60 6.67 up from 2019 | 631 | 100% | $9,350 | ||
6Electrochemical Energy ReviewsSpringer Science+Business Media · Singapore | 6.58Q1 | 29.88 3.34 up from 2019 | 49 | 43% | $3,390 | ||
7Advanced MaterialsGermany | 6.38Q1 | 25.53 1.44 up from 2019 | 5,049 | 40% | $6,070 | ||
8Applied Physics ReviewsAmerican Institute of Physics · United States | 6.27Q1 | 21.00 1.70 up from 2019 | 161 | 59% | — | ||
9InfoMatOAWiley · China | 5.89Q1 | 21.98no 2019 value | 66 | 100% | $3,000 | — | |
10Advanced Energy MaterialsWiley · Germany | 5.42Q1 | 22.69no change | 2,355 | 35% | $5,790 | ||
11Proceedings of the IEEEInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 5.23Q1 | 11.13 1.51 up from 2019 | 576 | 59% | $2,645 | ||
12Renewable and Sustainable Energy ReviewsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 5.02Q1 | 16.79 0.63 up from 2019 | 2,821 | 36% | $5,220 | ||
13IEEE Communications MagazineInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 4.92Q1 | 8.97 1.05 down from 2019 | 1,417 | 62% | $2,995 | ||
14IEEE Wireless CommunicationsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 4.91Q1 | 11.53 2.25 up from 2019 | 497 | 36% | $2,995 | ||
15ACS Energy LettersAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 4.77Q1 | 22.02 1.75 up from 2019 | 1,115 | 35% | $4,500 | ||
16IEEE Internet of Things JournalInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 4.61Q1 | 12.35 0.13 up from 2019 | 1,863 | 22% | $2,645 | ||
17IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in CommunicationsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 4.43Q1 | 10.49 1.81 down from 2019 | 764 | 44% | $2,645 | ||
18Nature ElectronicsNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 4.30Q1 | 12.57 0.42 down from 2019 | 332 | 32% | $12,690 | ||
19Energy storage materialsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.95Q1 | 16.41 1.54 up from 2019 | 932 | 18% | $5,400 | ||
20Advanced Functional MaterialsWiley · Germany | 3.92Q1 | 15.16 0.60 up from 2019 | 4,672 | 36% | $5,790 | ||
212019 IEEE 2nd 5G World Forum (5GWF)Publisher not listed | 3.90Q1 | 1.86no 2019 value | 128 | — | — | — | |
22IEEE Vehicular Technology MagazineInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 3.83Q1 | 8.84 2.11 up from 2019 | 240 | 41% | $2,645 | ||
23Nano-Micro LettersOASpringer Science+Business Media · Hong Kong SAR China | 3.80Q1 | 18.32 3.05 up from 2019 | 220 | 100% | $1,690 | ||
24Advanced ScienceOAWiley · Germany | 3.76Q1 | 13.60 0.02 down from 2019 | 1,378 | 100% | $6,730 | ||
25Materials HorizonsRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 3.44Q1 | 12.22 2.01 up from 2019 | 570 | 25% | — | ||
26Energy & environment materialsWiley · United States | 3.40Q1 | 16.00 4.67 up from 2019 | 48 | 81% | $3,000 | ||
27IEEE Transactions on Smart GridInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 3.39Q1 | 10.38 0.97 up from 2019 | 1,242 | 35% | $2,645 | ||
28Materials TodayElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.25Q1 | 9.17 0.12 down from 2019 | 660 | 19% | $6,070 | ||
29MatterElsevier BV · United States | 3.22Q1 | 11.25no 2019 value | 182 | 97% | $9,350 | — | |
30Applied EnergyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.17Q1 | 11.07 0.61 up from 2019 | 5,221 | 37% | $4,430 | ||
31Energy ProcediaOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.15Q1 | 2.34 0.32 up from 2019 | 7,734 | — | — | ||
32Nature Reviews MaterialsNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 3.15Q1 | 36.40 4.28 down from 2019 | 270 | 36% | — | ||
33Advanced PhotonicsOAUnited States | 3.06Q1 | 8.91no 2019 value | 45 | 100% | — | ||
34Chemical Engineering JournalElsevier BV · Switzerland | 2.85Q1 | 12.59 1.41 up from 2019 | 7,546 | 15% | $4,830 | ||
35Opto-Electronic AdvancesOAChina | 2.79Q1 | 9.66 0.39 down from 2019 | 44 | 100% | $2,500 | ||
36Small MethodsWiley · Germany | 2.72Q1 | 11.27 1.03 up from 2019 | 595 | 32% | $4,640 | ||
37Vehicular CommunicationsElsevier BV · United States | 2.71Q1 | 8.62 0.56 up from 2019 | 121 | 24% | $2,890 | ||
38Protection and Control of Modern Power SystemsSpringer Science+Business Media · Singapore | 2.70Q1 | 11.74 2.91 up from 2019 | 107 | 100% | — | ||
39SmallWiley · Germany | 2.66Q1 | 10.92 0.44 up from 2019 | 3,440 | 36% | $5,790 | ||
40Journal of Materials Chemistry ARoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 2.65Q1 | 12.37 2.51 up from 2019 | 9,084 | 16% | — | ||
41ICT ExpressOAElsevier BV · China | 2.65Q1 | 7.46 1.63 up from 2019 | 158 | 100% | $1,500 | ||
42IEEE Transactions on Industrial ElectronicsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 2.64Q1 | 8.32 0.83 down from 2019 | 3,479 | 18% | $2,645 | ||
43National Science ReviewOAOxford University Press · China | 2.61Q1 | 7.29 1.55 up from 2019 | 525 | 100% | $2,000 | ||
44Laser & Photonics ReviewWiley · Germany | 2.61Q1 | 8.52 0.83 up from 2019 | 379 | 51% | $4,880 | ||
45Chemistry of MaterialsAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.57Q1 | 10.10 0.18 down from 2019 | 3,174 | 31% | $4,500 | ||
46IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and NetworkingInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 2.43Q1 | 5.13 0.88 down from 2019 | 309 | 37% | $2,645 | ||
47IEEE Transactions on Sustainable EnergyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 2.42Q1 | 8.03 0.59 up from 2019 | 747 | 35% | $2,645 | ||
48IEEE Transactions on Power SystemsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 2.39Q1 | 7.92 0.33 up from 2019 | 1,632 | 34% | $2,645 | ||
49ACS Materials LettersAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.36Q1 | 9.11no 2019 value | 112 | 22% | $4,500 | — | |
50IEEE Transactions on Wireless CommunicationsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 2.35Q1 | 8.06 0.07 up from 2019 | 1,784 | 37% | $2,645 |
Subfields of Engineering, with Electrical and Electronic Engineering highlighted.
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering563
- Mechanical Engineering379
- Biomedical Engineering312
- Civil and Structural Engineering264
- Aerospace Engineering174
- Control and Systems Engineering122
- Mechanics of Materials121
- Computational Mechanics103
- Building and Construction97
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering87
- Ocean Engineering74
- Automotive Engineering36
- Media Technology29
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality26
- Architecture2
- General Engineering0
Journals
Citations made in 2020. Corpus-wide, 86.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
149 additional Electrical and Electronic Engineering journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2017–2019, 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: 2020. Publication window: 2017–2019. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 563
- Window papers (baseline)
- 360,164 +7.8% from indicator year 2017
- Median OJR
- 0.6037 +4.1% from indicator year 2017
- Rising journals (2025)
- 53
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2017–2019 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 | 192 | 202 | 215 | 232 | 235 | 258 | 270 | 291 | 313 | 339 | 352 | 367 | 395 | 427 | 445 | 471 | 498 | 506 | 518 | 542 | 563 | 574 | 591 | 598 | 604 | 595 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 105,443 | 112,328 | 121,252 | 132,099 | 146,142 | 162,633 | 182,642 | 203,828 | 223,437 | 239,449 | 250,153 | 261,986 | 277,806 | 294,888 | 313,067 | 327,655 | 334,807 | 334,124 | 332,970 | 342,087 | 360,164 | 378,133 | 393,452 | 397,855 | 403,017 | 417,406 | |
| Median OJR | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.73 | 0.774 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.710 | 0.669 | 0.707 | 0.76 | 0.768 | 0.70 | 0.672 | 0.655 | 0.668 | 0.626 | 0.6043 | 0.580 | 0.599 | 0.581 | 0.6037 | 0.634 | 0.647 | 0.652 | 0.64 | 0.649 |
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.