Physics & Astronomy

Top physics & astronomy journals by 2026 Impact Factor

Physics, astronomy, optics, condensed matter, high-energy physics, and applied physics journals. Compare 822 journals across Q1-Q4 by 2026 Impact Factor, country, topic fit, and exact journal records.

Released June 17, 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

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Top research topics in Physics & Astronomy

Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (54)Astro and Planetary Science (53)Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (52)Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (48)Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (46)Nonlinear Waves and Solitons (46)Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (45)Complex Network Analysis Techniques (43)

Physics & Astronomy journals by country

United States206United Kingdom159Netherlands102Germany56Switzerland42China27Singapore26Russia20

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Nature
ISSN: 0028-0836Nature Portfolio
Astronomy and Astrophysics
2026 Impact Factor56.1
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Nature Reviews Methods Primers
ISSN: 2662-8449Nature Portfolio
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor54.2
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Reviews Of Modern Physics
ISSN: 0034-6861American Physical Society
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsCondensed Matter Physics
2026 Impact Factor48.9
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Nature Reviews Physics
ISSN: 2522-5820Nature Portfolio
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor46.6
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Reviews Of Geophysics
ISSN: 8755-1209Wiley
Astronomy and Astrophysics
2026 Impact Factor38.5
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Nature Photonics
ISSN: 1749-4885Nature Portfolio
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor38.1
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Nature Materials
ISSN: 1476-1122Nature Portfolio
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor38.0
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Nature Nanotechnology
ISSN: 1748-3387Nature Portfolio
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor37.5
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Advances In Optics And Photonics
ISSN: 1943-8206Optica Publishing Group
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor30.1
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Annual Review Of Condensed Matter Physics
ISSN: 1947-5454Annual Reviews
Condensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor29.0
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Opto-electronic Science
ISSN: 2097-0382
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor26.9
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Science Robotics
ISSN: 2470-9476American Association for the Advancement of Science
Condensed Matter Physics
2026 Impact Factor25.5
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Light-science & Applications
ISSN: 2095-5545Springer Nature
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor24.0
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Cyborg And Bionic Systems
ISSN: 2692-7632American Association for the Advancement of Science
Condensed Matter Physics
2026 Impact Factor20.9
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Astronomy And Astrophysics Review
ISSN: 0935-4956Springer Science+Business Media
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentation
2026 Impact Factor20.1
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National Science Review
ISSN: 2095-5138Oxford University Press
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor18.1
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Accounts Of Chemical Research
ISSN: 0001-4842American Chemical Society
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor18.0
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Nature Physics
ISSN: 1745-2473Nature Portfolio
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsCondensed Matter Physics
2026 Impact Factor18.0
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Photonix
ISSN: 2662-1991Springer Nature
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor18.0
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Physical Review X
ISSN: 2160-3308American Physical Society
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor16.8
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Reports On Progress In Physics
ISSN: 0034-4885IOP Publishing
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsCondensed Matter Physics
2026 Impact Factor15.4
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Nature Astronomy
ISSN: 2397-3366Nature Portfolio
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentation
2026 Impact Factor15.2
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New Astronomy Reviews
ISSN: 1387-6473Elsevier BV
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy Physics
2026 Impact Factor15.2
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Annual Review Of Materials Research
ISSN: 1531-7331Annual Reviews
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor14.6
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Satellite Navigation
ISSN: 2662-9291Springer Nature
Astronomy and AstrophysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor12.4
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Prx Quantum
ISSN: 2691-3399American Physical Society
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor12.3
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Surface Science Reports
ISSN: 0167-5729Elsevier BV
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor11.6
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Astrophysical Journal Letters
ISSN: 2041-8205IOP Publishing
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentation
2026 Impact Factor11.1
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Microsystems & Nanoengineering
ISSN: 2055-7434Springer Nature
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor11.1
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Progress In Quantum Electronics
ISSN: 0079-6727Elsevier BV
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor10.8
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Light-advanced Manufacturing
ISSN: 2689-9620
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor10.2
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Advances In Physics-x
ISSN: 2374-6149Taylor & Francis
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor9.9
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Space Science Reviews
ISSN: 0038-6308Springer Science+Business Media
Astronomy and Astrophysics
2026 Impact Factor9.8
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Laser & Photonics Reviews
ISSN: 1863-8880Wiley
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor9.7
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Annual Review Of Physical Chemistry
ISSN: 0066-426XAnnual Reviews
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor9.5
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Physical Review Letters
ISSN: 0031-9007American Physical Society
Condensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor9.4
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Superconductivity
ISSN: 2772-8307Elsevier BV
Condensed Matter Physics
2026 Impact Factor9.2
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Communications Materials
ISSN: 2662-4443Nature Portfolio
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsCondensed Matter Physics
2026 Impact Factor9.1
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Npj Quantum Information
ISSN: 2056-6387Nature Portfolio
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor9.0
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Optica
ISSN: 2334-2536Optica Publishing Group
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor8.8
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Astrodynamics
ISSN: 2522-008XSpringer Science+Business Media
Astronomy and Astrophysics
2026 Impact Factor8.1
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Ieee Transactions On Big Data
ISSN: 2332-7790IEEE Computer Society
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
2026 Impact Factor8.1
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View
ISSN: 2688-3988Wiley
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
2026 Impact Factor8.1
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Chemtexts
ISSN: 2199-3793Springer Science+Business Media
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
2026 Impact Factor7.8
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Ultrafast Science
ISSN: 2097-0331American Association for the Advancement of Science
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsNuclear and High Energy Physics
2026 Impact Factor7.5
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Physics Of The Dark Universe
ISSN: 2212-6864Elsevier BV
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy Physics
2026 Impact Factor7.4
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Photonics Research
ISSN: 2327-9125Optica Publishing Group
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor7.1
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Advances In Physics
ISSN: 0001-8732Taylor & Francis
Condensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor7.0
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Nanophotonics
ISSN: 2192-8606De Gruyter
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor6.8
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Rivista Del Nuovo Cimento
ISSN: 0393-697XSpringer Science+Business Media
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
2026 Impact Factor6.8
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Frontiers Of Physics
ISSN: 2095-0462Higher Education Press
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor6.6
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Npj Quantum Materials
ISSN: 2397-4648Nature Portfolio
Condensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor6.6
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Nanomanufacturing And Metrology
ISSN: 2520-811XSpringer Science+Business Media
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor6.5
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Progress In Surface Science
ISSN: 0079-6816Elsevier BV
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor6.5
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Journal Of Cosmology And Astroparticle Physics
ISSN: 1475-7516Institute of Physics
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy Physics
2026 Impact Factor6.4
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Space-science & Technology
ISSN: 2692-7659American Association for the Advancement of Science
Astronomy and Astrophysics
2026 Impact Factor6.4
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Advanced Photonics Nexus
ISSN: 2791-1519
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor6.3
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Artificial Intelligence Chemistry
ISSN: 2949-7477Elsevier BV
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor6.3
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Chemical Physics Reviews
ISSN: 2688-4070American Institute of Physics
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor6.2
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Acm Transactions On Quantum Computing
ISSN: 2643-6809Association for Computing Machinery
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor6.1
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
ISSN: 0004-6361EDP Sciences
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentation
2026 Impact Factor6.1
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Big Data Mining And Analytics
ISSN: 2096-0654Tsinghua University Press
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
2026 Impact Factor6.1
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High Power Laser Science And Engineering
ISSN: 2095-4719Cambridge University Press
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor6.1
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Journal Of High Energy Astrophysics
ISSN: 2214-4048Elsevier BV
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy Physics
2026 Impact Factor6.1
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Acs Photonics
ISSN: 2330-4022American Chemical Society
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor6.0
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Astronomical Journal
ISSN: 0004-6256Institute of Physics
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentation
2026 Impact Factor5.8
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Apl Photonics
ISSN: 2378-0967AIP Publishing
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2026 Impact Factor5.7
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Astrophysical Journal
ISSN: 0004-637XIOP Publishing
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentation
2026 Impact Factor5.7
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Chaos Solitons & Fractals
ISSN: 0960-0779Elsevier BV
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
2026 Impact Factor5.7
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High Voltage
ISSN: 2397-7264Institution of Engineering and Technology
Astronomy and Astrophysics
2026 Impact Factor5.7
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Nonlinear Dynamics
ISSN: 0924-090XSpringer Science+Business Media
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
2026 Impact Factor5.7
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Quantitative Science Studies
ISSN: 2641-3337The MIT Press
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
2026 Impact Factor5.6
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Scipost Physics
ISSN: 2542-4653SciPost.org
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsNuclear and High Energy Physics
2026 Impact Factor5.6
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