Physics & Astronomy

Top physics & astronomy journals 2026 by impact factor

Physics, astronomy, optics, condensed matter, high-energy physics, and applied physics journals. Compare 762 journals across Q1-Q4 by impact factor, 5-year IF, country, topic fit, and exact journal records.

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Nature
ISSN: 0028-0836Nature Portfolio
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Impact Factor48.5
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Reviews Of Modern Physics
ISSN: 0034-6861American Physical Society
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsCondensed Matter Physics
Impact Factor44.8
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Nature Materials
ISSN: 1476-1122Nature Portfolio
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor38.5
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Reviews Of Geophysics
ISSN: 8755-1209Wiley
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Impact Factor37.3
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Nature Nanotechnology
ISSN: 1748-3387Nature Portfolio
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor34.9
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Nature Photonics
ISSN: 1749-4885Nature Portfolio
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor32.9
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Elight
ISSN: 2097-1710Springer Nature
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor32.1
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Annual Review Of Condensed Matter Physics
ISSN: 1947-5454Annual Reviews
Condensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor30.7
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Science Robotics
ISSN: 2470-9476American Association for the Advancement of Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Impact Factor27.5
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New Astronomy Reviews
ISSN: 1387-6473Elsevier BV
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy Physics
Impact Factor26.8
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Astronomy And Astrophysics Review
ISSN: 0935-4956Springer Science+Business Media
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentation
Impact Factor26.5
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Proceedings Of The Ieee
ISSN: 0018-9219Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor25.9
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Advances In Optics And Photonics
ISSN: 1943-8206Optica Publishing Group
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor23.8
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Light-science & Applications
ISSN: 2095-5545Springer Nature
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor23.4
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Opto-electronic Advances
ISSN: 2096-4579
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor22.4
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Reports On Progress In Physics
ISSN: 0034-4885IOP Publishing
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsCondensed Matter Physics
Impact Factor20.7
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Nature Physics
ISSN: 1745-2473Nature Portfolio
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsCondensed Matter Physics
Impact Factor18.4
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Accounts Of Chemical Research
ISSN: 0001-4842American Chemical Society
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor17.7
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National Science Review
ISSN: 2095-5138Oxford University Press
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor17.1
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Physical Review X
ISSN: 2160-3308American Physical Society
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsCondensed Matter Physics
Impact Factor15.7
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Nature Astronomy
ISSN: 2397-3366Nature Portfolio
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentation
Impact Factor14.3
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Advances In Physics
ISSN: 0001-8732Taylor & Francis
Condensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor13.8
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Progress In Quantum Electronics
ISSN: 0079-6727Elsevier BV
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor12.5
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Annual Review Of Physical Chemistry
ISSN: 0066-426XAnnual Reviews
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor11.7
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Astrophysical Journal Letters
ISSN: 2041-8205IOP Publishing
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentation
Impact Factor11.7
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Advances In Physics-x
ISSN: 2374-6149Taylor & Francis
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor10.8
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Light-advanced Manufacturing
ISSN: 2689-9620
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor10.6
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Journal Of High Energy Astrophysics
ISSN: 2214-4048Elsevier BV
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy Physics
Impact Factor10.5
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Annual Review Of Materials Research
ISSN: 1531-7331Annual Reviews
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor10.4
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Satellite Navigation
ISSN: 2662-9291Springer Nature
Astronomy and AstrophysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor10.1
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Laser & Photonics Reviews
ISSN: 1863-8880Wiley
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor10.0
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Microsystems & Nanoengineering
ISSN: 2055-7434Springer Nature
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor9.9
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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
Impact Factor9.9
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Physical Review Letters
ISSN: 0031-9007American Physical Society
Condensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor9.0
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Surface Science Reports
ISSN: 0167-5729Elsevier BV
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor8.7
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Ukrainian Journal Of Physical Optics
ISSN: 1609-1833
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsStatistical and Nonlinear Physics
Impact Factor8.6
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Optica
ISSN: 2334-2536Optica Publishing Group
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor8.5
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View
ISSN: 2688-3988Wiley
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Impact Factor8.5
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Journal Of Physics-photonics
ISSN: 2515-7647IOP Publishing
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor8.4
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Friction
ISSN: 2223-7690Springer Nature
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor8.2
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Science China-physics Mechanics & Astronomy
ISSN: 1674-7348Springer Science+Business Media
Astronomy and AstrophysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor7.5
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Rivista Del Nuovo Cimento
ISSN: 0393-697XSpringer Science+Business Media
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Impact Factor7.4
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Space Science Reviews
ISSN: 0038-6308Springer Science+Business Media
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Impact Factor7.4
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Photonics Research
ISSN: 2327-9125Optica Publishing Group
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor7.2
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Progress In Surface Science
ISSN: 0079-6816Elsevier BV
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor7.2
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Acm Transactions On Quantum Computing
ISSN: 2643-6809Association for Computing Machinery
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor6.8
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Acs Photonics
ISSN: 2330-4022American Chemical Society
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor6.7
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Mass Spectrometry Reviews
ISSN: 0277-7037Wiley
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor6.6
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Nanophotonics
ISSN: 2192-8606De Gruyter
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor6.6
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Astrodynamics
ISSN: 2522-008XSpringer Science+Business Media
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Impact Factor6.5
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Soft Robotics
ISSN: 2169-5172Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Condensed Matter Physics
Impact Factor6.1
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Advanced Photonics Nexus
ISSN: 2791-1519
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor6.0
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Nonlinear Dynamics
ISSN: 0924-090XSpringer Science+Business Media
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Impact Factor6.0
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
ISSN: 0004-6361EDP Sciences
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentation
Impact Factor5.8
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Communications Physics
ISSN: 2399-3650Nature Portfolio
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsCondensed Matter Physics
Impact Factor5.8
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Chemtexts
ISSN: 2199-3793Springer Science+Business Media
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor5.7
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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
Impact Factor5.7
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Ieee Transactions On Big Data
ISSN: 2332-7790IEEE Computer Society
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Impact Factor5.7
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Chaos Solitons & Fractals
ISSN: 0960-0779Elsevier BV
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Impact Factor5.6
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Epj Quantum Technology
ISSN: 2662-4400Springer Science+Business Media
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor5.6
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Journal Of High Energy Physics
ISSN: 1029-8479Springer Nature
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and Astrophysics
Impact Factor5.5
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Astrophysical Journal
ISSN: 0004-637XIOP Publishing
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentation
Impact Factor5.4
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Quantum
ISSN: 2521-327XVerein zur Förderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor5.4
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Scipost Physics
ISSN: 2542-4653SciPost.org
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsNuclear and High Energy Physics
Impact Factor5.4
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Apl Photonics
ISSN: 2378-0967AIP Publishing
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor5.3
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Frontiers Of Physics
ISSN: 2095-0462Higher Education Press
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor5.3
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Physical Review D
ISSN: 2470-0010American Physical Society
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy Physics
Impact Factor5.3
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Journal Of Semiconductors
ISSN: 1674-4926IOP Publishing
Condensed Matter Physics
Impact Factor5.3
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Frontiers Of Optoelectronics
ISSN: 2095-2759Higher Education Press
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor5.2
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Astronomical Journal
ISSN: 0004-6256Institute of Physics
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentation
Impact Factor5.1
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Cellular And Molecular Bioengineering
ISSN: 1865-5025Springer Science+Business Media
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor5.0
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Optics And Laser Technology
ISSN: 0030-3992Elsevier BV
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Impact Factor5.0
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