Physics Journals
This page groups approved journals assigned to Physics within the broader Physics classification used by Journals Impact Factors.
Because citation practices differ by specialty, this narrower grouping can be more useful than comparing journals across an entire broad discipline. The classification is internal and is not an official JCR category.
292
Approved journals
Approved journals
292
With JIF
With JIF
74
Q1 journals
Q1 journals
44.800
Highest available JIF
Highest available JIF
Filter Physics Journals
Physics Journal List
292 results| Journal | JIF | 5-Year JIF | JCI | Quartile | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSICAL REVIEW A 2469-9926 |
2.900 | 3.000 | 0.860 | Q2 | AMER PHYSICAL SOC |
| Advanced Physics Research 2751-1200 |
2.800 | 2.800 | 0.340 | Q2 | WILEY |
| APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING 0947-8396 |
2.800 | 2.800 | 0.540 | Q2 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
| EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL A 1434-6001 |
2.800 | 2.700 | 0.790 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
| INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS B 0217-9792 |
2.800 | 1.800 | 0.640 | Q1 | WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD |
| NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS 1367-2630 |
2.800 | 3.100 | 0.780 | Q2 | IOP Publishing Ltd |
| NUCLEAR PHYSICS B 0550-3213 |
2.800 | 2.500 | 0.740 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
| PHYSICA B-CONDENSED MATTER 0921-4526 |
2.800 | 2.800 | 0.470 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
| Physical Review Fluids 2469-990X |
2.800 | 2.900 | 0.950 | Q2 | AMER PHYSICAL SOC |
| BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 0005-2728 |
2.700 | 3.400 | 0.760 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
| Biophysical Reports 2667-0747 |
2.700 | 3.400 | 0.630 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
| GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL 0956-540X |
2.700 | 3.100 | 0.780 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| Physica Medica-European Journal of Medical Physics 1120-1797 |
2.700 | 3.100 | 0.950 | Q2 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
| COMMUNICATIONS IN MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS 0010-3616 |
2.600 | 2.700 | 1.000 | Q1 | SPRINGER |
| Journal of Physical Activity & Health 1543-3080 |
2.600 | 2.900 | 0.770 | Q2 | HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC |
| JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER 0953-8984 |
2.600 | 2.500 | 0.350 | Q3 | IOP Publishing Ltd |
| PHYSICA SCRIPTA 0031-8949 |
2.600 | 2.400 | 0.760 | Q2 | IOP Publishing Ltd |
| PHYSICS LETTERS A 0375-9601 |
2.600 | 2.200 | 0.690 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
| BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 0005-2736 |
2.500 | 3.100 | 0.680 | Q3 | ELSEVIER |
| JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS 0021-8979 |
2.500 | 2.700 | 0.570 | Q3 | AIP Publishing |
| JOURNAL OF PLASMA PHYSICS 0022-3778 |
2.500 | 2.500 | 0.770 | Q2 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE 1073-5623 |
2.500 | 2.800 | 0.520 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
| NUCLEAR PHYSICS A 0375-9474 |
2.500 | 1.400 | 0.660 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
| CHEMICAL PHYSICS 0301-0104 |
2.400 | 2.200 | 0.500 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
| PHYSICAL REVIEW E 2470-0045 |
2.400 | 2.300 | 0.830 | Q1 | AMER PHYSICAL SOC |
| SOLAR PHYSICS 0038-0938 |
2.400 | 2.400 | 0.550 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
| BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 1570-9639 |
2.300 | 2.900 | 0.590 | Q3 | ELSEVIER |
| European Physical Journal-Special Topics 1951-6355 |
2.300 | 2.400 | 0.670 | Q2 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
| JOURNAL OF NONLINEAR OPTICAL PHYSICS & MATERIALS 0218-8635 |
2.300 | 1.800 | 0.640 | Q3 | WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD |
| MEDICAL ENGINEERING & PHYSICS 1350-4533 |
2.300 | 2.400 | 0.430 | Q3 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
| PLASMA PHYSICS AND CONTROLLED FUSION 0741-3335 |
2.300 | 2.300 | 0.770 | Q2 | IOP Publishing Ltd |
| Applied Physics Express 1882-0778 |
2.200 | 2.200 | 0.490 | Q3 | IOP Publishing Ltd |
| BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS 0304-4165 |
2.200 | 2.800 | 0.610 | Q3 | ELSEVIER |
| EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL E 1292-8941 |
2.200 | 1.800 | 0.400 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
| INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOMETRIC METHODS IN MODERN PHYSICS 0219-8878 |
2.200 | 1.900 | 0.830 | Q1 | WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD |
| Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 1526-9914 |
2.200 | 2.300 | 0.650 | Q2 | WILEY |
| JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 0031-9015 |
2.200 | 1.800 | 0.450 | Q2 | PHYSICAL SOC JAPAN |
| MARINE GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH 0025-3235 |
2.200 | 2.300 | 0.550 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
| MODERN PHYSICS LETTERS B 0217-9849 |
2.200 | 1.600 | 0.520 | Q1 | WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD |
| Physical Communication 1874-4907 |
2.200 | 1.900 | 0.500 | Q3 | ELSEVIER |
| PHYSICS OF PLASMAS 1070-664X |
2.200 | 2.100 | 0.720 | Q3 | AIP Publishing |
| Romanian Reports in Physics 1221-1451 |
2.200 | 1.300 | 0.610 | Q2 | EDITURA ACAD ROMANE |
| Acta Geophysica 1895-6572 |
2.100 | 2.100 | 0.570 | Q2 | SPRINGER INT PUBL AG |
| Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education 2574-2981 |
2.100 | 2.100 | 0.830 | Q1 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Frontiers in Physics 2296-424X |
2.100 | 2.500 | 0.470 | Q2 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
| INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS D 0218-2718 |
2.100 | 2.100 | 0.400 | Q3 | WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD |
| Journal of Physics A-Mathematical and Theoretical 1751-8113 |
2.100 | 2.100 | 0.660 | Q2 | IOP Publishing Ltd |
| METEOROLOGY AND ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS 0177-7971 |
2.100 | 2.000 | 0.490 | Q3 | SPRINGER WIEN |
| Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering 1556-7265 |
2.100 | 3.000 | 0.510 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
| PRAMANA-JOURNAL OF PHYSICS 0304-4289 |
2.100 | 1.900 | 0.560 | Q2 | INDIAN ACAD SCIENCES |
| APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS 0946-2171 |
2.000 | 1.800 | 0.520 | Q3 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
| Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters 1862-6254 |
2.000 | 2.400 | 0.390 | Q3 | WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH |
| Physical Mesomechanics 1029-9599 |
2.000 | 1.400 | 0.510 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
| ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE 0992-7689 |
1.900 | 1.800 | 0.420 | Q3 | COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH |
| Earth and Planetary Physics 2096-3955 |
1.900 | 2.100 | 0.660 | Q2 | SCIENCE PRESS |
| JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS 1364-6826 |
1.900 | 1.900 | 0.500 | Q2 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
| Journal of Physics-Complexity N/A |
1.900 | 2.500 | 0.780 | Q2 | IOP Publishing Ltd |
| JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS 0740-3224 |
1.900 | 1.700 | 0.590 | Q3 | Optica Publishing Group |
| Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science 1091-367X |
1.900 | 2.100 | 0.840 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE 1862-6300 |
1.900 | 1.900 | 0.320 | Q3 | WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH |
| PHYSICS OF THE EARTH AND PLANETARY INTERIORS 0031-9201 |
1.900 | 2.300 | 0.630 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
| Romanian Journal of Physics 1221-146X |
1.900 | 1.300 | 0.430 | Q2 | EDITURA ACAD ROMANE |
| Acta Geodaetica et Geophysica 2213-5812 |
1.800 | 1.500 | 0.470 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
| Advances in Condensed Matter Physics 1687-8108 |
1.800 | 1.600 | 0.260 | Q3 | WILEY |
| GEOGRAFISKA ANNALER SERIES A-PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 0435-3676 |
1.800 | 1.700 | 0.640 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING 0016-8025 |
1.800 | 2.200 | 0.460 | Q3 | WILEY |
| JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS 0021-4922 |
1.800 | 1.400 | 0.320 | Q3 | IOP Publishing Ltd |
| JOURNAL OF TEACHING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION 0273-5024 |
1.800 | 2.300 | 0.960 | Q2 | HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC |
| MOLECULAR PHYSICS 0026-8976 |
1.800 | 1.600 | 0.400 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Open Physics 2391-5471 |
1.800 | 1.500 | 0.540 | Q2 | DE GRUYTER POLAND SP Z O O |
| PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI B-BASIC SOLID STATE PHYSICS 0370-1972 |
1.800 | 1.600 | 0.240 | Q3 | WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH |
| Physical Review Accelerators and Beams N/A |
1.800 | 1.700 | 0.550 | Q3 | AMER PHYSICAL SOC |
| Physics N/A |
1.800 | 1.600 | 0.420 | Q2 | MDPI |
| PHYSICS OF THE SOLID STATE 1063-7834 |
1.800 | 0.700 | 0.090 | Q3 | PLEIADES PUBLISHING INC |
| BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS 0103-9733 |
1.700 | 1.500 | 0.460 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
| Communications in Number Theory and Physics 1931-4523 |
1.700 | 1.600 | 0.970 | Q1 | INT PRESS BOSTON, INC |
| East European Journal of Physics 2312-4334 |
1.700 | 1.200 | 0.410 | Q3 | V N KARAZIN KHARKIV NATL UNIV |
| EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL B 1434-6028 |
1.700 | 1.500 | 0.260 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
| INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS 0973-1458 |
1.700 | 1.600 | 0.480 | Q3 | INDIAN ASSOC CULTIVATION SCIENCE |
| INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS 0020-7748 |
1.700 | 1.400 | 0.400 | Q3 | SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS |
| Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour 2575-6605 |
1.700 | 0.000 | 0.610 | Q3 | HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC |
| ADAPTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUARTERLY 0736-5829 |
1.600 | 1.900 | 0.860 | Q2 | HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC |
| Analysis and Mathematical Physics 1664-2368 |
1.600 | 1.500 | 1.190 | Q1 | SPRINGER BASEL AG |
| Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express 2057-1976 |
1.600 | 1.500 | 0.510 | Q3 | IOP Publishing Ltd |
| INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS C 0129-1831 |
1.600 | 1.300 | 0.500 | Q2 | WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD |
| JOURNAL OF NONLINEAR MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS 1402-9251 |
1.600 | 1.200 | 0.680 | Q2 | SPRINGERNATURE |
| MODERN PHYSICS LETTERS A 0217-7323 |
1.600 | 1.400 | 0.450 | Q2 | WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD |
| Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity 2080-1297 |
1.500 | 1.000 | 0.390 | Q3 | GDANSK UNIV PHYSICAL EDUCATION & SPORT |
| Chinese Physics B 1674-1056 |
1.500 | 1.400 | 0.410 | Q3 | IOP Publishing Ltd |
| CONTRIBUTIONS TO PLASMA PHYSICS 0863-1042 |
1.500 | 1.200 | 0.440 | Q3 | WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH |
| EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL D 1434-6060 |
1.500 | 1.400 | 0.430 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
| JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 1063-8652 |
1.500 | 2.000 | 0.530 | Q3 | HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC |
| JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES 1056-263X |
1.500 | 2.000 | 0.920 | Q2 | SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS |
| JOURNAL OF PHYSICS B-ATOMIC MOLECULAR AND OPTICAL PHYSICS 0953-4075 |
1.500 | 1.500 | 0.430 | Q3 | IOP Publishing Ltd |
| Journal of Physics Communications 2399-6528 |
1.500 | 1.300 | 0.330 | Q3 | IOP Publishing Ltd |
| Pedagogy of Physical Culture and Sports N/A |
1.500 | 1.200 | 0.390 | Q3 | IERMAKOV S S |
| RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS 1061-9208 |
1.500 | 1.000 | 0.620 | Q3 | PLEIADES PUBLISHING INC |
| Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal 1063-6161 |
1.500 | 0.000 | 0.850 | Q2 | HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC |
| ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA B 0587-4254 |
1.400 | 0.500 | 0.270 | Q3 | JAGIELLONIAN UNIV PRESS |
| Astrophysical Bulletin 1990-3413 |
1.400 | 1.200 | 0.310 | Q3 | MAIK NAUKA/INTERPERIODICA/SPRINGER |
Using Physics journal metrics
Use journal-level metrics as one part of a broader evaluation. Check the journal's scope, indexing, editorial policies, readership and publication model before making a submission or assessment decision.
Compare journals side by side or learn how JIF and JCI differ.