Journal rankings · indicator year 2023
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Subfield ranking · 2023
Building and Construction journal rankings 2023
92 ranked journals · Subfield in Engineering
Building and Construction has 92 ranked journals in 2023. The median OJR rose 0.06 on 2022 to 0.73, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.18. The top three are Proceedings of the ... ISARC, Computing in construction, and Building and Environment.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2023. 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 2020–2022, the window the 2023 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 Engineering598
- Mechanical Engineering376
- Biomedical Engineering341
- Civil and Structural Engineering270
- Aerospace Engineering163
- Control and Systems Engineering128
- Mechanics of Materials121
- Computational Mechanics96
- Building and Construction92
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering86
- Ocean Engineering74
- Automotive Engineering44
92 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 2022. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2020–2022, the window the 2023 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2020–2022 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 2014 to 2023. | Compare |
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1Proceedings of the ... ISARCPublisher not listed | 2.15Q1 | 1.21 0.36 up from 2022 | 450 | 59% | — | ||
2Computing in constructionUniversity College Dublin · Belgium | 2.08Q1 | 1.27 0.13 up from 2022 | 128 | 99% | — | ||
3Building and EnvironmentElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.06Q1 | 8.35 0.61 up from 2022 | 2,726 | 42% | $4,280 | ||
4Energy and BuildingsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.03Q1 | 7.87 0.52 up from 2022 | 2,399 | 39% | $4,260 | ||
5Frontiers of Architectural ResearchOAElsevier BV · China | 1.99Q1 | 4.16 0.24 down from 2022 | 198 | 100% | $1,500 | ||
6Journal of Construction Engineering and ManagementAmerican Society of Civil Engineers · United States | 1.89Q1 | 4.95 0.47 down from 2022 | 683 | 16% | — | ||
7Energy and Built EnvironmentOAElsevier BV · China | 1.85Q1 | 6.91 0.52 down from 2022 | 194 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
8Smart and Sustainable Built EnvironmentEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.84Q1 | 5.89 0.49 up from 2022 | 185 | 37% | — | ||
9Construction InnovationEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.68Q1 | 4.81 0.43 up from 2022 | 212 | 32% | — | ||
10Journal of Information Technology in ConstructionOAConseil International du Bâtiment · Netherlands | 1.65Q1 | 5.37 0.43 up from 2022 | 140 | 100% | — | ||
11International Journal of Construction ManagementTaylor & Francis · Hong Kong SAR China | 1.65Q1 | 3.97 0.16 down from 2022 | 468 | 26% | — | ||
12Journal of Civil Engineering and ManagementOATaylor & Francis · Lithuania | 1.64Q1 | 4.36 0.23 down from 2022 | 152 | 100% | $517 | ||
13Building Research & InformationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.58Q1 | 4.78 0.29 up from 2022 | 148 | 51% | — | ||
14The Extractive Industries and SocietyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.56Q1 | 4.65 0.35 up from 2022 | 467 | 42% | $3,470 | ||
15Building SimulationSpringer Science+Business Media · China | 1.51Q1 | 6.13 0.33 up from 2022 | 367 | 32% | $4,090 | ||
16International Journal of Architectural Research Archnet-IJAREmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.50Q1 | 2.34 3.23 down from 2022 | 148 | 17% | — | ||
17URBAN DESIGN InternationalPalgrave Macmillan | 1.42Q1 | 2.80 0.44 down from 2022 | 94 | 64% | $3,190 | ||
18Construction technologies and architectureTrans Tech Publications · Switzerland | 1.41Q1 | 0.54no 2022 value | 134 | 87% | — | — | |
19Journal of Facilities ManagementEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.33Q1 | 3.37 0.40 up from 2022 | 176 | 17% | — | ||
20Construction Research Congress 2020Publisher not listed | 1.24Q1 | —no 2022 value | 482 | — | — | ||
21Architectural Engineering and Design ManagementTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.18Q1 | 2.97 0.70 down from 2022 | 130 | 20% | — | ||
22eCAADe proceedingsPublisher not listed | 1.18Q1 | 0.70 0.08 up from 2022 | 392 | 96% | — | ||
23Journal of Engineering Design and TechnologyEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.18Q1 | 3.75 0.23 up from 2022 | 392 | 21% | — | ||
24IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems MagazineInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 1.17Q2 | 3.37 0.65 up from 2022 | 353 | 50% | — | ||
25Buildings and CitiesOAUbiquity Press · United Kingdom | 1.13Q2 | 3.41 0.78 down from 2022 | 156 | 100% | $1,165 | ||
26EPiC series in built environmentUnited Kingdom | 1.09Q2 | 0.73 0.07 up from 2022 | 219 | 100% | — | ||
27Construction RoboticsSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 1.07Q2 | 2.64 0.76 down from 2022 | 71 | 77% | $3,190 | ||
28Journal of Big Data Analytics in TransportationSpringer Science+Business Media · Singapore | 1.05Q2 | 2.92 0.49 down from 2022 | 45 | — | $2,890 | ||
29WIT transactions on ecology and the environmentWIT Press · United Kingdom | 1.05Q2 | 0.62 0.11 down from 2022 | 455 | 97% | — | ||
30Journal of Composites for ConstructionAmerican Society of Civil Engineers · United States | 1.03Q2 | 3.22 1.67 down from 2022 | 294 | 14% | — | ||
31International Journal of Building Pathology and AdaptationEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 0.98Q2 | 2.73 0.06 down from 2022 | 215 | 30% | — | ||
32International Journal of Architectural ComputingSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.93Q2 | 2.03 0.26 down from 2022 | 108 | 64% | $4,150 | ||
33Architecture Structures and ConstructionSpringer Nature · Switzerland | 0.93Q2 | 2.37 0.35 down from 2022 | 76 | 64% | $3,090 | ||
34Open House InternationalEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 0.90Q2 | 2.33 0.60 up from 2022 | 142 | 9% | — | ||
35Wood Science and TechnologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.88Q2 | 3.49 0.16 down from 2022 | 283 | 38% | $3,990 | ||
36European Journal of Wood and Wood ProductsSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.86Q2 | 2.86 0.10 up from 2022 | 416 | 36% | $2,590 | ||
37Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Smart Infrastructure and ConstructionOAThomas Telford Ltd. · United Kingdom | 0.85Q2 | 1.47 1.29 down from 2022 | 45 | 100% | — | ||
38Journal of Wood ScienceOASpringer Science+Business Media · Japan | 0.85Q2 | 2.76 0.26 down from 2022 | 222 | 100% | $1,990 | ||
39Advances in Building Energy ResearchTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.81Q2 | 2.77 0.17 up from 2022 | 44 | 18% | — | ||
40Journal of Building Performance SimulationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.80Q2 | 2.66 0.21 down from 2022 | 152 | 57% | — | ||
41Intelligent Buildings InternationalTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.78Q2 | 1.93 0.58 down from 2022 | 65 | 29% | — | ||
42Future Cities and EnvironmentOAUbiquity Press · United Kingdom | 0.77Q2 | 2.21 0.07 up from 2022 | 41 | 100% | $613 | ||
43Journal of DaylightingOASolarLits · South Korea | 0.77Q2 | 2.79 0.94 up from 2022 | 64 | 100% | — | ||
44Indoor and Built EnvironmentSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.77Q2 | 3.08 0.13 down from 2022 | 344 | 33% | $4,400 | ||
45Frontiers in Engineering and Built EnvironmentOAEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 0.76Q2 | 2.55 0.50 up from 2022 | 42 | 100% | — | ||
46Architectural Science ReviewTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.76Q2 | 2.54 0.49 down from 2022 | 110 | 32% | — | ||
47Journal of Asian Architecture and Building EngineeringOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.71Q3 | 1.96 0.41 up from 2022 | 449 | 100% | $1,165 | ||
48Wood Material Science and EngineeringTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.70Q3 | 2.48 0.06 up from 2022 | 292 | 21% | — | ||
49Journal of Architectural EngineeringAmerican Society of Civil Engineers · United States | 0.69Q3 | 1.87 0.69 down from 2022 | 198 | 21% | — | ||
50Journal of Building PhysicsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.66Q3 | 2.72 0.60 up from 2022 | 66 | 59% | $4,150 |
Subfields of Engineering, with Building and Construction highlighted.
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering598
- Mechanical Engineering376
- Biomedical Engineering341
- Civil and Structural Engineering270
- Aerospace Engineering163
- Control and Systems Engineering128
- Mechanics of Materials121
- Computational Mechanics96
- Building and Construction92
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering86
- Ocean Engineering74
- Automotive Engineering44
- Media Technology24
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality23
- Architecture1
- General Engineering0
Journals
Citations made in 2023. Corpus-wide, 88.9% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
26 additional Building and Construction journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2020–2022, 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: 2023. Publication window: 2020–2022. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 92
- Window papers (baseline)
- 82,464 +24.4% from indicator year 2020
- Median OJR
- 0.73 +18.4% from indicator year 2020
- Rising journals (2025)
- 11
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2020–2022 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 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 89 | 91 | 97 | 97 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 88 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 13,123 | 14,694 | 16,252 | 18,200 | 19,800 | 21,852 | 23,801 | 26,688 | 29,116 | 32,294 | 35,190 | 38,652 | 42,757 | 46,315 | 50,141 | 52,962 | 55,108 | 56,320 | 58,104 | 61,397 | 66,299 | 72,078 | 78,281 | 82,464 | 87,016 | 92,857 | |
| Median OJR | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.64 | 0.576 | 0.63 | 0.672 | 0.65 | 0.575 | 0.68 | 0.6698 | 0.862 | 0.879 | 0.914 | 0.884 | 0.905 | 0.858 | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.6704 | 0.618 | 0.620 | 0.667 | 0.671 | 0.73 | 0.66 | 0.74 |
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.