Journal rankings · indicator year 2025
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Physics and Astronomy journal rankings 2025
358 ranked journals · Field in Physical Sciences
Physics and Astronomy has 358 ranked journals in 2025. The median journal has an OJR of 0.62, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.02 on 2024; Q1 starts at OJR 1.08. The two highest-scoring journals with stable ranks are Reviews of Modern Physics and Physics Reports: each is likely ranked within the top 4.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2025. 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 2022–2024, the window the 2025 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 in Physics and Astronomy (8)
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. The small range under it is the likely rank range: in 95% of 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers, it ranked inside that range. Journals whose ranges overlap are not clearly different. | 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 2024. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2022–2024, the window the 2025 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2022–2024 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 2016 to 2025. A label compares the 2022→2025 change with the median change of the journal’s field or domain. Rising needs a relative change of +10% or more that is at least 2 standard errors above zero; Falling needs -9.1% or less (rounded), at least 2 standard errors below zero. Sorting uses that relative change. | Compare |
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Rank 1; likely between #1 and #2 of 358Reviews of Modern PhysicsAmerican Physical Society · United States | 15.33Q1 | 50.96 6.37 up from 2024 | 103 | 36% | — | ||
Rank 2; likely between #2 and #3 of 358Physics ReportsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 10.19Q1 | 27.88 2.13 down from 2024 | 172 | 38% | $6,240 | ||
Rank 3; likely between #2 and #6 of 358Advances in Optics and PhotonicsOptica Publishing Group · United States | 7.92Q1 | 29.29 2.48 down from 2024 | 37 | 17% | — | ||
Rank 4; likely between #1 and #18 of 358Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Computational Molecular ScienceWiley · United States | 7.33Q1 | 10.88 15.21 down from 2024 | 114 | 58% | $5,230 | ||
Rank 5; likely between #3 and #8 of 358eLightOASpringer Nature · Singapore | 6.62Q1 | 32.95 0.67 down from 2024 | 69 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
Rank 6; likely between #3 and #8 of 358Progress in Particle and Nuclear PhysicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 6.61Q1 | 16.48 2.43 up from 2024 | 77 | 69% | $4,780 | ||
Rank 7; likely between #4 and #7 of 358Nature PhotonicsNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 6.44Q1 | 25.64 3.42 up from 2024 | 623 | 38% | $12,690 | ||
Rank 8; likely between #7 and #12 of 358Light Science & ApplicationsOASpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 4.37Q1 | 18.88 0.81 up from 2024 | 934 | 100% | $4,190 | ||
Rank 9; likely between #7 and #13 of 358PhotoniXOASpringer Nature · Singapore | 4.29Q1 | 17.97 1.79 down from 2024 | 107 | 100% | $2,239 | ||
Rank 10; likely between #7 and #14 of 358Reports on Progress in PhysicsIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 4.25Q1 | 11.98 5.67 down from 2024 | 168 | 67% | $4,680 | ||
Rank 11; likely between #7 and #14 of 358Physical Review XOAAmerican Physical Society · United States | 4.12Q1 | 14.68 1.67 up from 2024 | 650 | 100% | $4,200 | ||
Rank 12; likely between #4 and #100 of 358SciPost Physics CodebasesOAPublisher not listed | 3.83Q1 | 2.38 11.30 down from 2024 | 83 | 100% | — | ||
Rank 13; likely between #8 and #25 of 358Photonics InsightsOAShanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics | 3.53Q1 | 17.38 4.41 up from 2024 | 44 | 100% | — | ||
Rank 14; likely between #12 and #18 of 358The Astrophysical Journal LettersOAIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 3.29Q1 | 11.18 0.65 down from 2024 | 2,056 | 100% | $2,400 | Rising vs field, 2022–25 | |
Rank 15; likely between #9 and #27 of 358npj SpintronicsOASpringer Science+Business Media | 3.21Q1 | 12.70 11.37 up from 2024 | 60 | 100% | $2,190 | ||
Rank 16; likely between #12 and #18 of 358Nature PhysicsNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 3.19Q1 | 10.27 0.68 up from 2024 | 1,188 | 38% | $12,690 | ||
Rank 17; likely between #12 and #23 of 358Reviews in Mineralogy and GeochemistryMineralogical Society of America · United States | 3.10Q1 | 9.92 2.97 up from 2024 | 75 | 27% | — | ||
Rank 18; likely between #11 and #27 of 358Progress in Quantum ElectronicsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.07Q1 | 12.04 2.58 down from 2024 | 44 | 22% | $4,090 | ||
Rank 19; likely between #15 and #24 of 358Nature AstronomyNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 2.78Q1 | 8.19 0.52 up from 2024 | 817 | 48% | $12,690 | ||
Rank 20; likely between #16 and #25 of 358Space Science ReviewsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.67Q1 | 9.54 1.62 up from 2024 | 237 | 93% | $5,290 | Falling vs field, 2022–25 | |
Rank 21; likely between #17 and #25 of 358OpticaOAOptica Publishing Group · United States | 2.64Q1 | 9.52 0.17 up from 2024 | 626 | 100% | $3,208 | ||
Rank 22; likely between #18 and #24 of 358Physical Review LettersAmerican Physical Society · United States | 2.62Q1 | 9.56 1.24 up from 2024 | 6,792 | 58% | $3,750 | ||
Rank 23; likely between #18 and #27 of 358The Astrophysical Journal Supplement SeriesOAInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 2.45Q1 | 7.55 0.09 down from 2024 | 910 | 100% | $4,499 | ||
Rank 24; likely between #13 and #62 of 358SciPost Physics Lecture NotesOASciPost.org · Netherlands | 2.33Q1 | 6.08 0.92 up from 2024 | 54 | 100% | — | ||
Rank 25; likely between #17 and #46 of 358Advances in Physics XOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.17Q1 | 8.10 0.24 down from 2024 | 83 | 100% | $1,895 | ||
Rank 26; likely between #20 and #39 of 358Ultrafast ScienceOAAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science · China | 2.13Q1 | 7.68 1.21 down from 2024 | 85 | 100% | — | ||
Rank 27; likely between #23 and #36 of 358Nature Reviews PhysicsNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 2.10Q1 | 18.74 4.10 up from 2024 | 363 | 26% | — | Rising vs field, 2022–25 | |
Rank 28; likely between #17 and #63 of 358Publications of the Astronomical Society of the PacificInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 2.08Q1 | 6.75 0.57 down from 2024 | 358 | 74% | $3,325 | ||
Rank 29; likely between #14 and #102 of 358SIAM ReviewSociety for Industrial and Applied Mathematics · United States | 2.04Q1 | 5.18 0.85 up from 2024 | 129 | 11% | — | ||
Rank 30; likely between #24 and #52 of 358International Journal of Mathematics and Computer in EngineeringPublisher not listed | 1.92Q1 | 4.84 9.29 down from 2024 | 61 | 100% | — | ||
Rank 31; likely between #25 and #56 of 358Journal of High Energy AstrophysicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.83Q1 | 5.50 0.46 up from 2024 | 193 | 70% | $2,520 | ||
Rank 32; likely between #28 and #40 of 358Physics of the Dark UniverseElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.83Q1 | 6.46 0.12 up from 2024 | 751 | 34% | $3,660 | Rising vs field, 2022–25 | |
Rank 33; likely between #26 and #52 of 358Fortschritte der PhysikWiley · Germany | 1.81Q1 | 4.73 1.81 down from 2024 | 212 | 58% | $3,460 | ||
Rank 34; likely between #25 and #54 of 358SuperconductivityOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.81Q1 | 8.42 2.15 up from 2024 | 104 | 100% | $2,100 | ||
Rank 35; likely between #28 and #42 of 358Communications PhysicsOANature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 1.78Q1 | 5.92 0.14 down from 2024 | 1,115 | 100% | $3,990 | ||
Rank 36; likely between #27 and #58 of 358The Open Journal of AstrophysicsOAIreland | 1.73Q1 | 5.33 0.33 up from 2024 | 191 | 100% | — | ||
Rank 37; likely between #28 and #56 of 358Light Advanced ManufacturingOAChina | 1.72Q1 | 7.76 1.50 down from 2024 | 156 | 100% | — | ||
Rank 38; likely between #27 and #58 of 358Annual Review of Astronomy and AstrophysicsAnnual Reviews · United States | 1.71Q1 | 33.00 4.04 up from 2024 | 42 | 86% | — | ||
Rank 39; likely between #33 and #43 of 358Chaos Solitons & FractalsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.71Q1 | 5.75 0.01 down from 2024 | 3,779 | 18% | $3,970 | Falling vs field, 2022–25 | |
Rank 40; likely between #31 and #48 of 358Photonics ResearchOptica Publishing Group · United States | 1.68Q1 | 6.96 0.52 down from 2024 | 900 | 7% | — | ||
Rank 41; likely between #30 and #54 of 358npj Quantum MaterialsOANature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 1.67Q1 | 6.63 0.62 up from 2024 | 301 | 100% | $2,890 | Rising vs field, 2022–25 | |
Rank 42; likely between #27 and #76 of 358Astroparticle PhysicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.60Q1 | 4.85 1.94 up from 2024 | 154 | 53% | $2,920 | ||
Rank 43; likely between #39 and #52 of 358Physics Letters BOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.58Q1 | 4.34 0.21 up from 2024 | 2,205 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
Rank 44; likely between #37 and #53 of 358SciPost PhysicsOASciPost.org · Netherlands | 1.58Q1 | 5.34 0.43 up from 2024 | 1,091 | 100% | — | ||
Rank 45; likely between #39 and #52 of 358Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle PhysicsInstitute of Physics · United Kingdom | 1.56Q1 | 6.37 0.99 up from 2024 | 2,472 | 65% | $3,290 | ||
Rank 46; likely between #40 and #51 of 358Nonlinear DynamicsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.56Q1 | 5.80 0.45 down from 2024 | 3,618 | 14% | $4,790 | ||
Rank 47; likely between #22 and #144 of 358Computing and Software for Big ScienceSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 1.54Q1 | 4.55 1.53 up from 2024 | 59 | 100% | $3,790 | ||
Rank 48; likely between #32 and #71 of 358High Power Laser Science and EngineeringOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.49Q1 | 5.10 0.41 down from 2024 | 238 | 100% | $2,900 | ||
Rank 49; likely between #40 and #65 of 358Science China Physics Mechanics and AstronomySpringer Science+Business Media · China | 1.47Q1 | 5.76 0.15 down from 2024 | 706 | 30% | $3,590 | Rising vs field, 2022–25 | |
Rank 50; likely between #42 and #61 of 358APL PhotonicsOAAIP Publishing · United States | 1.47Q1 | 6.06 0.20 up from 2024 | 577 | 100% | $2,750 |
36 Physics and Astronomy journals are labelled rising: their OJR moved up between 2022 and 2025 clearly faster than the median journal of their field or domain.
A journal is rising when its OJR grew from 2022 to 2025 faster than the median journal of its field (or domain, when the field is small), by two tests: the relative change is +10% or more, and it is at least 2 standard errors above zero. So the range of the change at 2 standard errors stays above zero, though not necessarily above +10%.
The bar is that range on a ratio scale; the shaded band, -9.1% to +10%, holds changes too small for a label. The list is ordered by the low end of the range, so the surest rises come first.
Full rising list for Physics and Astronomy
- 1Nuclear Science and TechniquesNuclear and High Energy Physics+118% vs groupOJR 0.67 → 1.27range +74% to +172%
- 2GalaxiesOAAstronomy and Astrophysics+95% vs groupOJR 0.82 → 1.39range +49% to +154%
- 3Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical PhysicsStatistical and Nonlinear Physics+117% vs groupOJR 0.44 → 0.84range +35% to +247%
- 4Gravitation and CosmologyAstronomy and Astrophysics+125% vs groupOJR 0.27 → 0.54range +33% to +281%
- 5Radiation Detection Technology and MethodsNuclear and High Energy Physics+140% vs groupOJR 0.24 → 0.49range +27% to +352%
- 6ParticlesOANuclear and High Energy Physics+99% vs groupOJR 0.51 → 0.88range +26% to +217%
- 7Color Research & ApplicationAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics+58% vs groupOJR 0.59 → 0.82range +24% to +102%
- 8The European Physical Journal ECondensed Matter Physics+55% vs groupOJR 0.44 → 0.59range +19% to +102%
- 9Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyOAAstronomy and Astrophysics+24% vs groupOJR 1.19 → 1.29range +19% to +29%
- 10Plasma Physics and Controlled FusionNuclear and High Energy Physics+35% vs groupOJR 0.71 → 0.84range +19% to +53%
- 11Physical Review CNuclear and High Energy Physics+27% vs groupOJR 0.88 → 0.98range +18% to +37%
- 12European Journal of PhysicsStatistical and Nonlinear Physics+61% vs groupOJR 0.24 → 0.34range +16% to +122%
- 13Chinese Physics LettersAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics+47% vs groupOJR 0.76 → 0.98range +16% to +87%
- 14Journal of Medical PhysicsOARadiation+58% vs groupOJR 0.32 → 0.44range +12% to +121%
- 15Journal of Applied Clinical Medical PhysicsOARadiation+28% vs groupOJR 0.91 → 1.02range +12% to +47%
- 16Nuclear FusionOANuclear and High Energy Physics+22% vs groupOJR 0.88 → 0.94range +9.9% to +35%
- 17Chinese Journal of PhysicsAstronomy and Astrophysics+26% vs groupOJR 1.16 → 1.27range +9.6% to +44%
- 18npj Quantum MaterialsOACondensed Matter Physics+36% vs groupOJR 1.41 → 1.67range +9.4% to +68%
- 19International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern PhysicsAstronomy and Astrophysics+29% vs groupOJR 0.60 → 0.68range +9.2% to +51%
- 20Acta Physica SinicaOAAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics+21% vs groupOJR 0.16 → 0.17range +8.8% to +34%
No-label zone, -9.1% to +10%Group median changeBar scale -79% to +388% (ratio scale)
30 Physics and Astronomy journals are labelled falling: their OJR moved between 2022 and 2025 clearly behind the median journal of their field or domain.
A journal is falling when its OJR changed from 2022 to 2025 by less than the median journal of its field (or domain, when the field is small), by two tests: the relative change is -9.1% or less (rounded), and it is at least 2 standard errors below zero. So the range of the change at 2 standard errors stays below zero, though not necessarily below -9.1%.
The bar is that range on a ratio scale; the shaded band, -9.1% to +10%, holds changes too small for a label. The list is ordered by the high end of the range, so the surest falls come first.
- 1Journal of the Association for Information SystemsNuclear and High Energy Physics-55% vs groupOJR 0.27 → 0.11range -63% to -45%
- 2AstrobiologyAstronomy and Astrophysics-41% vs groupOJR 1.46 → 0.76range -53% to -26%
- 3Journal of Geophysical Research Space PhysicsAstronomy and Astrophysics-28% vs groupOJR 0.97 → 0.61range -34% to -22%
- 4Journal of Geophysical Research PlanetsAstronomy and Astrophysics-29% vs groupOJR 1.55 → 0.97range -37% to -20%
- 5Acta Physica Polonica AOAAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics-39% vs groupOJR 0.23 → 0.12range -54% to -18%
- 6Solar System ResearchAstronomy and Astrophysics-41% vs groupOJR 0.25 → 0.13range -60% to -15%
- 7Journal of Ocean Engineering and ScienceOAStatistical and Nonlinear Physics-34% vs groupOJR 1.91 → 1.10range -49% to -14%
- 8Annales GeophysicaeOAAstronomy and Astrophysics-34% vs groupOJR 0.88 → 0.51range -49% to -13%
- 9Journal of Modern OpticsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics-32% vs groupOJR 0.40 → 0.24range -47% to -13%
- 10Space Science ReviewsAstronomy and Astrophysics-28% vs groupOJR 4.26 → 2.67range -41% to -13%
- 11Revista Mexicana de FísicaOAAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics-36% vs groupOJR 0.41 → 0.23range -54% to -13%
- 12Publications of the Astronomical Society of AustraliaAstronomy and Astrophysics-43% vs groupOJR 2.16 → 1.07range -63% to -12%
- 13The Physics TeacherStatistical and Nonlinear Physics-33% vs groupOJR 0.21 → 0.12range -49% to -12%
- 14Frontiers in PhysicsOAAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics-21% vs groupOJR 1.07 → 0.74range -29% to -11%
- 15Solar PhysicsAstronomy and Astrophysics-26% vs groupOJR 0.94 → 0.60range -39% to -10%
- 16Journal of the Optical Society of America AAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics-23% vs groupOJR 0.59 → 0.40range -34% to -10%
- 17Results in PhysicsOAStatistical and Nonlinear Physics-15% vs groupOJR 1.33 → 0.99range -21% to -7.9%
- 18Regular and Chaotic DynamicsStatistical and Nonlinear Physics-41% vs groupOJR 0.59 → 0.30range -62% to -7.4%
- 19Physics-UspekhiAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics-32% vs groupOJR 0.52 → 0.31range -50% to -7.2%
- 20Chaos Solitons & FractalsStatistical and Nonlinear Physics-14% vs groupOJR 2.27 → 1.71range -21% to -6.1%
No-label zone, -9.1% to +10%Group median changeBar scale -65% to +186% (ratio scale)
The endpoints below each rank show its likely range. How rank ranges are calculated
Citations made in 2025. Corpus-wide, 84.3% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
56 additional Physics and Astronomy journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2022–2024, 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: 2025. Publication window: 2022–2024. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 358
- Window papers (baseline)
- 350,521 -4.7% from indicator year 2022
- Median OJR
- 0.62 +5.3% from indicator year 2022
- Rising journals (2025)
- 36Comparison-group list (36)
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2022–2024 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 | 220 | 234 | 232 | 241 | 243 | 250 | 252 | 261 | 269 | 273 | 276 | 291 | 303 | 310 | 321 | 324 | 334 | 343 | 348 | 367 | 380 | 379 | 368 | 368 | 361 | 358 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 239,411 | 246,506 | 254,602 | 264,968 | 276,497 | 287,864 | 301,824 | 318,045 | 328,993 | 337,594 | 340,171 | 347,983 | 354,503 | 362,347 | 368,160 | 376,730 | 379,807 | 383,796 | 380,664 | 378,685 | 375,462 | 371,519 | 367,990 | 360,929 | 353,510 | 350,521 | |
| Median OJR | 0.58340 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.58338 | 0.602 | 0.627 | 0.67 | 0.683 | 0.643 | 0.681 | 0.69 | 0.648 | 0.653 | 0.634 | 0.675 | 0.71 | 0.662 | 0.660 | 0.631 | 0.614 | 0.640 | 0.613 | 0.59 | 0.652 | 0.600 | 0.62 |
| Measure | Category statistic | Eligible population |
|---|---|---|
| Journal self-citation share | Median: 6.4% | 293 journals |
| Retracted papers per 1,000 | Pooled rate: 0.285 per 1,000 | 278 journals |
| Output growth | Median: +0.6% | 326 journals |
| Open access share | Median: 73.4% | 358 journals |
| Listed APC (USD) | Median including $0 listed prices: $3,000 | 213 ranked journals with a known listed price, including $0 listed prices |
| International collaboration share | Median: 30.1% | 348 journals |
| Review share | Median: 0.0% | 358 journals |
| Articles-only OJR | Median: 0.61 | 352 journals |
| Uncited share | Median: 38.3% | 358 journals |
| Citation concentration | Median: 48.2% | 356 journals |
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.