Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics

pISSN: 0066-4146eISSN: 1545-4282• JCR: ANNU REV ASTRON ASTRAnnual ReviewsUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

37.3

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 4.8 (+14.8%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    37.3
  2. Metric year 2024

    32.5

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICSSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Physics & Astronomy

Ranked #9 in Physics & Astronomy by impact factor and #9 among Q1 Physics & Astronomy journals. This context helps compare Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics against journals publishing in the same field.

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Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics publication trend

Published 72 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 37.3.

2025 vs 2024: -2
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Journal Details

Total Articles
1,315
H-Index
294
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationAstronomy and AstrophysicsAstronomy and Astrophysics

Article Volume

2021
13
2022
14
2023
15
2024
16
2025
14
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