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Best Nuclear and High Energy Physics journals

92 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 23 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 Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics 40.6 99th Q1 SCIE – No
2 Progress in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 15.6 98th Q1 SCIE – No
3 Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science 13.1 97th Q1 SCIE – No
4 SciPost Physics Lecture Notes 12.2 96th Q1 – – Yes
5 Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow 10.2 95th Q1 ESCI – No
6 Journal of High Energy Physics 9 94th Q1 SCIE – Yes
7 Physical Review D 9 93rd Q1 SCIE – No
8 Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics 8 92nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
9 High Power Laser Science and Engineering 7.7 91st Q1 SCIE – Yes
10 Matter and Radiation at Extremes 7.7 90th Q1 SCIE – Yes
11 PRX Energy 7.5 89th Q1 – – Yes
12 Astrophysics and Space Science Library 7.4 88th Q1 – – No
13 Nuclear Fusion 6.7 87th Q1 SCIE – Yes
14 Nuclear Science and Techniques 6.4 85th Q1 SCIE – No
15 Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics 6 84th Q1 SCIE – No
16 Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables 6 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
17 Physical Review C 5.9 81st Q1 SCIE – No
18 Journal of Nuclear Materials 5.9 80th Q1 SCIE – No
19 Advanced Quantum Technologies 5.6 79th Q1 SCIE – No
20 Advances in Production Engineering and Management 5.3 78th Q1 SCIE – No
21 Chinese Physics C 5.1 77th Q1 SCIE – No
22 Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 5.1 76th Q1 SCIE – Yes
23 European Physical Journal A 5 75th Q1 SCIE – No
24 Nuclear Physics B 4.8 74th Q2 SCIE – Yes
25 SciPost Physics Core 4.7 73rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
26 Nuclear Materials and Energy 4.6 72nd Q2 SCIE – Yes
27 Interactions 4.5 71st Q2 – – No
28 Nuclear Physics A 4.5 70th Q2 SCIE – No
29 Journal of Magnetic Resonance 4.4 69th Q2 SCIE – No
30 Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 4.2 68th Q2 SCIE – No
31 Lasers in Manufacturing and Materials Processing 4.1 67th Q2 ESCI – No
32 Journal of Holography Applications in Physics 3.8 66th Q2 – – Yes
33 IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 3.7 65th Q2 SCIE – No
34 Nuclear Engineering and Design 3.6 64th Q2 SCIE – No
35 Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology 3.6 63rd Q2 SCIE – No
36 Nuclear Data Sheets 3.6 62nd Q2 SCIE – No
37 Annales Henri Poincare 3.5 61st Q2 SCIE – No
38 Quantum Beam Science 3.2 60th Q2 ESCI – Yes
39 IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 3.2 59th Q2 SCIE – No
40 Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 3.2 58th Q2 SCIE – Yes
41 Particles 3.2 57th Q2 ESCI – Yes
42 Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 2.9 56th Q2 SCIE – No
43 Atoms 2.9 55th Q2 ESCI – Yes
44 Nuclear Technology 2.8 54th Q2 SCIE – No
45 Advances in High Energy Physics 2.7 53rd Q2 SCIE – Yes
46 Radiation Detection Technology and Methods 2.6 52nd Q2 ESCI – No
47 Modern Physics Letters A 2.5 51st Q2 SCIE – No
48 Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 2.5 50th Q2 SCIE – No
49 EPJ Nuclear Sciences and Technologies 2.5 48th Q3 ESCI – Yes
50 Fusion Science and Technology 2.5 47th Q3 SCIE – No
51 Journal of Fusion Energy 2.5 46th Q3 SCIE – No
52 Journal of Neutron Research 2.4 45th Q3 ESCI – No
53 International Journal of Modern Physics A 2.3 44th Q3 SCIE – No
54 Synchrotron Radiation News 2.2 43rd Q3 – – No
55 Quantum Information and Computation 2.2 42nd Q3 SCIE – No
56 Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids 2.1 41st Q3 SCIE – No
57 International Journal of Modern Physics E 1.9 40th Q3 SCIE – No
58 He Jishu/Nuclear Techniques 1.8 39th Q3 – – Yes
59 Atom Indonesia 1.8 38th Q3 ESCI – Yes
60 Kerntechnik 1.8 37th Q3 SCIE – No
61 Physical Sciences and Technology 1.7 36th Q3 – – Yes
62 High Energy Density Physics 1.6 35th Q3 SCIE – No
63 Eurasian Journal of Physics and Functional Materials 1.1 34th Q3 – – Yes
64 Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics 1.1 33rd Q3 SCIE – No
65 Nuclear Energy and Technology 1.1 32nd Q3 – – Yes
66 Sakarya University Journal of Science 1 31st Q3 – – Yes
67 Problems of Atomic Science and Technology 1 30th Q3 – – No
68 Nukleonika 1 29th Q3 SCIE – Yes
69 Particle Acceleration and Detection 1 28th Q3 – – No
70 Nuclear and Particle Physics Proceedings 0.9 27th Q3 – – No
71 Nuclear Physics and Atomic Energy 0.8 26th Q3 ESCI – Yes
72 Physics of Particles and Nuclei 0.8 25th Q3 SCIE – No
73 Radiation and Risk 0.7 24th Q4 – – No
74 Problems of Atomic Science and Technology, Series Thermonuclear Fusion 0.7 23rd Q4 – – No
75 ESARDA Bulletin 0.7 22nd Q4 – – No
76 Physics of Atomic Nuclei 0.7 21st Q4 SCIE – No
77 Physics of Particles and Nuclei Letters 0.7 20th Q4 ESCI – No
78 Radiation Physics and Engineering 0.7 19th Q4 – – Yes
79 Nuclear Physics News 0.6 18th Q4 – – No
80 Journal of Condensed Matter Nuclear Science 0.6 17th Q4 ESCI – No
81 Springer Series in Plasma Science and Technology 0.6 15th Q4 – – No
82 Magnetic Resonance in Solids 0.6 14th Q4 ESCI – Yes
83 He-Huaxue yu Fangshe Huaxue/Journal of Nuclear and Radiochemistry 0.5 12th Q4 – – Yes
84 AMPLITUDO: Journal of Science and Technology Innovation 0.4 11th Q4 – – No
85 Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics 0.4 9th Q4 – – No
86 HNPS Advances in Nuclear Physics 0.4 8th Q4 – – No
87 Adiyaman University Journal of Science 0.3 7th Q4 – – No
88 Neutron News 0.3 6th Q4 – – No
89 Advanced Series on Directions in High Energy Physics 0.3 4th Q4 – – No
90 Hejubian Yu Dengliziti Wuli/Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Physics 0.2 3rd Q4 – – No
91 Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings 0.2 1st Q4 – – No
92 CERN Yellow Reports: School Proceedings 0 0th Q4 – – No

Rank and percentile are within the Nuclear and High Energy Physics 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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