Journals

Nature

Reports of outstanding scientific importance that reach a conclusion of interest to an interdisciplinary readership

38.597

3

MacMillan

Nature Physics

All areas of physics, pure and applied

19.352

3

MacMillan

Nature Communications

Online-only, multidisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research in all areas of the biological,
physical and chemical sciences. Papers published by the journal represent important advances of significance to specialists within each field.

10.015

3

MacMillan

PNAS

Biological, physical, and social sciences

9.737

3

NAS

Physical Review Letters

Short reports of significant fundamental research in all fields of physics

7.512

3

APS

Physical Review X

Online-only open access journal. Its broad scope encompasses all areas of pure, applied, and interdisciplinary physics.
Aims to attract, select, and publish papers that are exceptional in originality, substance, and significance

6.711

3

APS

New Journal of Physics

The whole of physics, encompassing pure, applied, theoretical and experimental research, as well as interdisciplinary topics where physics forms the central theme

3.671

2

IOP

Scientific Reports

All areas of natural sciences. Technically sound, original research papers of interest to specialists within their field.

5.578

2

MacMillan

Europhysics Letters (EPL)

All areas of physics, from condensed matter topics and interdisciplinary research to astrophysics, geophysics, plasma and fusion sciences, including those with
application potential. Articles must be of interest and relevance to wider sections of the physics community.

2.260

1

IOP

Journal of the Physical
Society of Japan

All topics related to physics. International journal, with submissions from authors worldwide.

2.087

1

PSJ

Nature Chemistry

The most significant and cutting-edge research in all areas of chemistry.

21.757

3

MacMillan

JACS

World's preeminent journal in all of chemistry and interfacing areas of science.
Published weekly, JACS provides research essential to the field of chemistry.

11.444

3

ACS

Angewandte Chemie Int. Edit.

Leading position among the general chemistry journals.Organic & Inorganic Chemistry, Catalysis, Coordination & Organometallic Chemistry, Bio-organic, Supramolecular, Physical & Theoretical Chemistry, Materials Science, Macromolecular Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Chemical Biology, Biochemistry, Bioanalytical Chemistry

11.336

3

Wiley

Chemical Communications

6.378

2

RSC

Chemical Science

8.314

3

RSC

Chemistry: A European Journal

Publishes a wide range of outstanding Reviews, Minireviews, Concepts, Full Papers, and Communications from all areas of chemistry and related fields.

5.731

2

Wiley

Dalton Transactions

3.806

1

RSC

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory
Kinetics and dynamics; spectroscopy, photochemistry, and excited states; environmental and atmospheric chemistry,
aerosol processes, geochemistry, and astrochemistry; and molecular structure, quantum chemistry, and general theory

2.946

1

ACS

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Biophysical Chemistry, Biomaterials, Liquids, and Soft Matter
Biophysical chemistry and biomolecules; biomaterials, surfactants, and membranes; liquids;
chemical and dynamical processes in solution; glasses, colloids, polymers, and soft matter

3.696

1

ACS

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Energy Conversion and Storage, Optical and Electronic Devices, Interfaces, Nanomaterials, and Hard Matter
Energy conversion and storage; energy and charge transport; surfaces, interfaces, porous materials, and catalysis;
plasmonics, optical materials, and hard matter; physical processes in nanomaterials and nanostructure

4.805

1

ACS

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Covers all topic areas currently included in Journal of Physical Chemistry A, B, and C.

7.458

2

ACS

Journal of Chemical Physics

Innovative research in traditional areas of chemical physics such as spectroscopy, kinetics, statistical mechanics, and quantum mechanics.
In addition, newer topics such as polymers, materials, surfaces/interfaces, information theory, and systems of biological relevance.
Routine applications of chemical physics techniques may not be appropriate for JCP.

3.333

1

AIP

Chemical Physics Letters

Brief reports on molecules, interfaces, condensed phases, nanomaterials and nanostructures, polymers, biomolecular systems,
and energy conversion and storage.

2.337

1

Elsevier

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

Physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry. Claims to be "one of the fastest journals in the field".

4.493

1

RSC

RSC Advances

Chemical sciences, including multidisciplinary and emerging areas. Criteria: work must be high quality and well conducted.

3.708

1

RSC

ChemPhysChem

Physical chemistry and chemical physics. Solid State and Soft-Matter Research,  Femtochemistry and Nanotechnology, Complex Systems,
Single-Molecule Research, Clusters and Colloids, Catalysis and Surface Science, Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry, Atmospheric and Environmental Chemistry

3.349

1

Wiley

Molecular Physics

Chemical physics and physical chemistry. Experimental and theoretical aspects of molecular science, from electronic structure, molecular dynamics, spectroscopy
and reaction kinetics to condensed matter, surface science, and statistical mechanics of simple and complex fluids.

1.670

1

Taylor&Francis

European Physical Journal D

Atomic physics, molecular and chemical physics, atomic and molecular collisions, clusters and nanostructures, optical and plasma physics.
Synchrotron and X-Rays Studies of Molecular Structure.

1.513

1

Springer

Nature Materials

Cutting-edge research across the entire spectrum of materials science and engineering

36.425

3

MacMillan

Carbon

Advances in the field of carbon materials and carbon nanomaterials. Significant new findings on the formation, structure, properties, behaviors, and technological applications of carbons.

6.196

2

Elsevier

Physical Review B

Condensed matter and materials physics

3.664

2

APS

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter

The whole of condensed matter physics including soft condensed matter and nanostructures.
Papers may report experimental, theoretical or simulation studies.

2.223

2

IOP

European Physical Journal B

Regular articles and colloquia in Condensed Matter and Complex Systems. Solid State and Materials, Mesoscopic and Nanoscale Systems,
Computational Methods, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Interdisciplinary Physics

1.282

1

Springer

Applied Physics Letters

Concise, up-to-date reports on significant new findings in applied physics

3.794

2

AIP

Journal of Applied Physics

Significant new experimental and theoretical results of applied physics research

2.210

1

AIP

Journal of Electroscopy Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena

Photoelectron spectroscopy, resonant and non-resonant Auger spectroscopy, EXAFS, NEXAFS, resonant and non-resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS),
spectro-microscopy, EELS. Instrumentation and technique development, date acquisition - analysis - quantification.

1.706

1

Elsevier

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Electronic, spectroscopic and structural properties of solids, the statistical mechanics and thermodynamics of condensed systems.

1.527

1

Elsevier

Journal of Synchrotron Radiation

Synchrotron radiation and free-electron laser research including instrumentation, theory,
computing and scientific applications in areas such as biology, nanoscience and materials science.

3.022

1

IUCr

Review of Scientific Instruments

Scientific instruments, apparatus, and techniques. Instruments in physics, chemistry, and the life sciences; and new materials.

1.602

1

AIP