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Best Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design journals

105 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 32 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Computational Visual Media 28.6 99th Q1 SCIE – Yes
2 Medical Image Analysis 25.8 98th Q1 SCIE – No
3 IEEE Transactions on Image Processing 21.7 98th Q1 SCIE – No
4 ACM Transactions on Graphics 21.6 97th Q1 SCIE – No
5 Meta-Radiology 17.9 96th Q1 ESCI – Yes
6 Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering 14.7 95th Q1 SCIE – No
7 Journal of Computational Design and Engineering 12.3 94th Q1 SCIE – Yes
8 Virtual and Physical Prototyping 11.9 93rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
9 Virtual Reality 11.9 92nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
10 Developments in the Built Environment 11.9 91st Q1 SCIE – Yes
11 Visual Computing for Industry, Biomedicine, and Art 11.1 91st Q1 ESCI – Yes
12 Visual Intelligence 10.9 90th Q1 ESCI – Yes
13 IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 10 89th Q1 SCIE – No
14 Journal of Cheminformatics 9.8 88th Q1 SCIE – Yes
15 Visual Informatics 9.8 88th Q1 ESCI – Yes
16 Virtual Reality and Intelligent Hardware 9.3 87th Q1 ESCI – Yes
17 Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics 8.8 86th Q1 SCIE – No
18 Journal of Mechanical Design 7.9 85th Q1 SCIE – No
19 Frontiers in Virtual Reality 7.9 84th Q1 ESCI – Yes
20 Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 7.9 84th Q1 SCIE – No
21 Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering 7.4 83rd Q1 SCIE – No
22 CAD Computer Aided Design 7.4 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
23 Journal of Imaging 7.3 82nd Q1 ESCI – Yes
24 IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems 7.2 81st Q1 SCIE – No
25 Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage 6.9 80th Q1 AHCI, SCIE – No
26 Digital Creativity 6.6 79th Q1 AHCI – No
27 Computer Graphics Forum 6.2 79th Q1 SCIE – No
28 Visual Computer 6.2 78th Q1 SCIE – No
29 Computers and Graphics 6.2 77th Q1 SCIE – No
30 Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling 6.1 76th Q1 SCIE – No
31 International Journal of Computers and Applications 6.1 75th Q1 – – No
32 Parallel Computing 6 75th Q1 SCIE – No
33 IACR Transactions on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems 5.8 74th Q2 – – Yes
34 CoDesign 5.6 73rd Q2 AHCI – No
35 Finite Elements in Analysis and Design 5.3 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
36 International Journal of Architectural Computing 5.3 72nd Q2 ESCI – No
37 International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery 5.1 71st Q2 SCIE – No
38 Zidonghua Xuebao/Acta Automatica Sinica 5.1 70th Q2 – – No
39 International Journal of Serious Games 5 69th Q2 ESCI – Yes
40 SN Computer Science 5 69th Q2 – – No
41 ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems 4.9 68th Q2 SCIE – No
42 IET Software 4.9 67th Q2 SCIE – Yes
43 International Journal of Computer Games Technology 4.6 66th Q2 ESCI – Yes
44 Spatial Cognition and Computation 4.6 66th Q2 SSCI – No
45 International Journal of Image and Graphics 4.5 64th Q2 ESCI – No
46 Simulation 4.5 64th Q2 SCIE – No
47 Journal of Image and Graphics (United Kingdom) 4.3 63rd Q2 – – No
48 Proceedings of the ACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques 4.2 62nd Q2 ESCI – No
49 Dynamic Games and Applications 4.1 62nd Q2 SCIE B No
50 Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Smart Infrastructure and Construction 4 61st Q2 – – No
51 Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds 3.9 60th Q2 SCIE – No
52 Radioelectronic and Computer Systems 3.7 59th Q2 – – Yes
53 Journal of Visualization 3.5 57th Q2 SCIE – No
54 IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications 3.4 56th Q2 SCIE – No
55 International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering 3.4 56th Q2 SCIE – No
56 International Journal of Image, Graphics and Signal Processing 3.3 55th Q2 – – No
57 Graphical Models 3.3 54th Q2 SCIE – Yes
58 Computer Aided Geometric Design 3.3 53rd Q2 SCIE – No
59 International Journal of Computing and Digital Systems 3.2 53rd Q2 – – Yes
60 Journal of Image and Graphics 3 52nd Q2 – – No
61 Jisuanji Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Computers 3 51st Q2 – – No
62 International Journal of Advanced Technology and Engineering Exploration 2.8 50th Q2 – – No
63 International Journal of Software Innovation 2.7 50th Q2 ESCI – No
64 Foundations and Trends in Electronic Design Automation 2.2 47th Q3 ESCI – No
65 Journal of Graphics 2.2 46th Q3 – – No
66 Random Structures and Algorithms 2 44th Q3 SCIE – No
67 International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering 2 43rd Q3 SCIE – No
68 Temes de Disseny 2 43rd Q3 – – Yes
69 Jisuanji Gongcheng/Computer Engineering 1.9 42nd Q3 – – Yes
70 Metaverse 1.7 40th Q3 – – No
71 Tehnicki Glasnik 1.7 40th Q3 ESCI – Yes
72 Computer Science 1.6 38th Q3 ESCI – Yes
73 Design Issues 1.4 37th Q3 AHCI – No
74 Machine Graphics and Vision 1.4 37th Q3 – – Yes
75 Advances in Computational Design 1.4 35th Q3 ESCI – No
76 Jisuanji Fuzhu Sheji Yu Tuxingxue Xuebao/Journal of Computer-Aided Design and Computer Graphics 1.3 32nd Q3 – – No
77 Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication 1.3 31st Q3 – – No
78 Journal of Graphic Engineering and Design 1.2 29th Q3 – – Yes
79 IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences 1.1 28th Q3 SCIE – No
80 Jordan Journal of Electrical Engineering 1.1 27th Q3 ESCI – No
81 Archives of Design Research 1 25th Q3 – – No
82 Journal of Design Research 0.9 22nd Q4 – – No
83 Formal Methods in Computer-Aided Design, FMCAD 0.9 21st Q4 – – No
84 Journal of Mathematics and the Arts 0.9 20th Q4 ESCI – No
85 Journal of WSCG 0.8 20th Q4 – – No
86 SpringerBriefs in Architectural Design and Technology 0.8 18th Q4 – – No
87 Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing 0.8 17th Q4 – – No
88 Artnodes 0.7 15th Q4 ESCI – Yes
89 Body, Space and Technology 0.7 14th Q4 – – Yes
90 ITE Transactions on Media Technology and Applications 0.7 13th Q4 ESCI – No
91 Grafica 0.7 12th Q4 ESCI – Yes
92 Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds 0.6 10th Q4 ESCI – No
93 Music, Sound and the Moving Image 0.5 9th Q4 ESCI – No
94 Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning 0.5 8th Q4 – – Yes
95 Computer Science Research Notes 0.4 8th Q4 – – No
96 International Journal of Asia Digital Art and Design 0.3 7th Q4 – – No
97 Virtual Creativity 0.3 6th Q4 – – No
98 Design Research Foundations 0.3 5th Q4 – – No
99 InfoDesign 0.2 4th Q4 – – Yes
100 Moving Image Review and Art Journal 0.2 4th Q4 – – No
101 Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, CSCWD 0.1 3rd Q4 – – No
102 Synthesis Lectures on Image, Video, and Multimedia Processing 0.1 2nd Q4 – – No
103 IEEE Workshop on Visual Analytics in Healthcare, VAHC 0 1st Q4 – – No
104 International Conference on New Media Studies, CONMEDIA 0 1st Q4 – – No
105 Journal of Forensic Document Examination 0 1st Q4 – – No

Rank and percentile are within the Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-10-04). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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