Journal rankings · indicator year 2021
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Subfield ranking · 2021
Civil and Structural Engineering journal rankings 2021
272 ranked journals · Subfield in Engineering
Civil and Structural Engineering has 272 ranked journals in 2021. The median journal has an OJR of 0.70, below the world average of 1.00, unchanged on 2020; Q1 starts at OJR 1.25. The top three are Cement and Concrete Research, Automation in Construction, and Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2021. 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 2018–2020, the window the 2021 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 Engineering574
- Mechanical Engineering380
- Biomedical Engineering327
- Civil and Structural Engineering272
- Aerospace Engineering175
- Mechanics of Materials123
- Control and Systems Engineering121
- Computational Mechanics102
- Building and Construction97
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering90
- Ocean Engineering74
- Automotive Engineering38
272 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 2020. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2018–2020, the window the 2021 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2018–2020 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 2012 to 2021. | Compare |
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1Cement and Concrete ResearchElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 4.54Q1 | 10.84 1.40 down from 2020 | 730 | 56% | $5,180 | ||
2Automation in ConstructionElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.35Q1 | 11.56 1.54 up from 2020 | 1,004 | 33% | $5,490 | ||
3Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure EngineeringWiley · United Kingdom | 3.55Q1 | 9.48 0.45 down from 2020 | 261 | 92% | $5,230 | ||
4Cement and Concrete CompositesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.42Q1 | 9.29 1.03 up from 2020 | 850 | 26% | $5,120 | ||
5Developments in the Built EnvironmentOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.39Q1 | 8.39 3.14 up from 2020 | 36 | 100% | $3,230 | ||
6Mechanical Systems and Signal ProcessingElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.79Q1 | 8.19 0.56 up from 2020 | 2,142 | 27% | $4,730 | ||
7Journal of Computing in Civil EngineeringAmerican Society of Civil Engineers · United States | 2.55Q1 | 6.04 0.43 up from 2020 | 218 | 13% | — | ||
8Tunnelling and Underground Space TechnologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.48Q1 | 6.06 0.06 up from 2020 | 1,163 | 10% | $3,820 | ||
9Journal of Building EngineeringElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.35Q1 | 7.09 0.87 up from 2020 | 1,749 | 21% | $3,940 | ||
10Construction and Building MaterialsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.33Q1 | 7.52 0.66 up from 2020 | 9,814 | 17% | $4,540 | ||
11Case Studies in Construction MaterialsOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.24Q1 | 5.90 1.07 up from 2020 | 344 | 100% | $2,660 | ||
12Structural Health MonitoringSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.19Q1 | 5.23 0.03 down from 2020 | 440 | 25% | $4,400 | ||
13Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition)OAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.16Q1 | 6.33 2.49 up from 2020 | 174 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
14Geo-Congress 2020Publisher not listed | 2.13Q1 | 0.89no 2020 value | 419 | — | — | — | |
15Sustainable and Resilient InfrastructureTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.11Q1 | 3.43 1.37 down from 2020 | 86 | 28% | — | ||
16Structural Control and Health MonitoringOAWiley · United Kingdom | 2.04Q1 | 5.67 0.58 up from 2020 | 513 | 36% | $2,490 | ||
17Advances in Engineering SoftwareElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.04Q1 | 4.80 0.39 up from 2020 | 306 | 33% | $3,810 | ||
18Computers and GeotechnicsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.01Q1 | 5.08 0.46 up from 2020 | 1,068 | 24% | $3,640 | ||
19Underground SpaceOAElsevier BV · China | 2.00Q1 | 5.46 2.98 up from 2020 | 128 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
20Materials and StructuresSpringer Science+Business Media · France | 1.98Q1 | 4.54 0.42 up from 2020 | 429 | 40% | $3,390 | ||
21Engineering StructuresElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.96Q1 | 5.51 0.72 up from 2020 | 3,857 | 24% | $4,620 | ||
22Transportation EngineeringOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.93Q1 | 5.08no 2020 value | 40 | 100% | $2,670 | — | |
23Computers & StructuresElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.93Q1 | 4.89 0.57 up from 2020 | 396 | 40% | $4,200 | ||
24Earthquake Engineering & Structural DynamicsWiley · United Kingdom | 1.92Q1 | 4.55 0.41 up from 2020 | 347 | 27% | $3,760 | ||
25Bulletin of Earthquake EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.89Q1 | 5.13 1.40 up from 2020 | 669 | 42% | $3,990 | ||
26Acta GeotechnicaSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.86Q1 | 5.23 0.52 up from 2020 | 482 | 22% | $3,990 | ||
27Journal of King Saud University - Engineering SciencesOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.83Q1 | 5.46 0.82 up from 2020 | 192 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
28Thin-Walled StructuresElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.82Q1 | 5.42 0.63 up from 2020 | 1,750 | 18% | $4,440 | ||
29GéotechniqueICE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.74Q1 | 3.78 0.07 up from 2020 | 336 | 42% | — | ||
30Earthquake SpectraSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.74Q1 | 4.51 1.27 up from 2020 | 317 | 19% | $4,400 | ||
31Geotextiles and GeomembranesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.72Q1 | 5.10 0.04 up from 2020 | 285 | 14% | $3,850 | ||
32International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in GeomechanicsWiley · United Kingdom | 1.71Q1 | 4.24 0.27 up from 2020 | 355 | 30% | $4,530 | ||
33Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based MaterialsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.69Q1 | 5.19 0.45 up from 2020 | 72 | 3% | — | ||
34Vadose Zone JournalOASoil Science Society of America · United States | 1.68Q1 | 3.89 0.22 down from 2020 | 343 | 100% | $3,070 | ||
35SOILS AND FOUNDATIONSOAElsevier BV · Japan | 1.66Q1 | 3.66 0.70 up from 2020 | 412 | 100% | $1,200 | ||
36Transportation GeotechnicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.65Q1 | 4.62 0.95 up from 2020 | 339 | 16% | $3,540 | ||
37Structure and Infrastructure EngineeringTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.65Q1 | 4.12 0.84 up from 2020 | 405 | 29% | — | ||
38Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental EngineeringAmerican Society of Civil Engineers · United States | 1.63Q1 | 4.10 0.12 up from 2020 | 581 | 16% | — | ||
39Marine StructuresElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.63Q1 | 4.13 0.09 down from 2020 | 403 | 30% | $4,320 | ||
40Journal of Constructional Steel ResearchElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.62Q1 | 4.21 0.49 up from 2020 | 1,335 | 18% | $4,310 | ||
41World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2020Publisher not listed | 1.61Q1 | 0.63no 2020 value | 151 | — | — | — | |
42Soil Dynamics and Earthquake EngineeringElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.59Q1 | 4.01 0.41 up from 2020 | 1,404 | 20% | $3,900 | ||
43Journal of Sound and VibrationElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.59Q1 | 4.48 0.31 up from 2020 | 1,731 | 38% | $4,190 | ||
44Structural and Multidisciplinary OptimizationSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.58Q1 | 4.58 0.09 up from 2020 | 872 | 28% | $3,990 | ||
45Geosynthetics InternationalThomas Telford Ltd. · United Kingdom | 1.58Q1 | 4.20 0.33 up from 2020 | 159 | 4% | — | ||
| 1.56Q1 | —no 2020 value | 120 | — | — | |||
47International Journal of Architectural HeritageTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.55Q1 | 3.45 1.06 up from 2020 | 377 | 30% | — | ||
48Journal of Infrastructure SystemsAmerican Society of Civil Engineers · United States | 1.52Q1 | 3.93 1.06 up from 2020 | 178 | 18% | — | ||
49International Journal of GeomechanicsAmerican Society of Civil Engineers · United States | 1.50Q1 | 3.92 0.66 up from 2020 | 824 | 4% | — | ||
50BuildingsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.49Q1 | 4.38 0.71 up from 2020 | 686 | 100% | $3,137 |
Subfields of Engineering, with Civil and Structural Engineering highlighted.
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering574
- Mechanical Engineering380
- Biomedical Engineering327
- Civil and Structural Engineering272
- Aerospace Engineering175
- Mechanics of Materials123
- Control and Systems Engineering121
- Computational Mechanics102
- Building and Construction97
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering90
- Ocean Engineering74
- Automotive Engineering38
- Media Technology27
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality26
- Architecture2
- General Engineering0
Journals
Citations made in 2021. Corpus-wide, 87.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
68 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 2018–2020, 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: 2021. Publication window: 2018–2020. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 272
- Window papers (baseline)
- 143,029 +15.6% from indicator year 2018
- Median OJR
- 0.703 -4.6% from indicator year 2018
- Rising journals (2025)
- 18
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2018–2020 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.