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Best Nuclear Energy and Engineering journals

80 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Nuclear Energy and Engineering. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 21 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 Energy and Environmental Science 42.6 99th Q1 SCIE – No
2 Energy Conversion and Management 22.1 98th Q1 SCIE – No
3 Materials Today Energy 13.9 97th Q1 SCIE – No
4 Energy Research and Social Science 12.6 95th Q1 SSCI – No
5 International Journal of Energy Research 11.4 94th Q1 SCIE – Yes
6 Energy Conversion and Management: X 11.4 93rd Q1 ESCI – Yes
7 Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow 10.2 92nd Q1 ESCI – No
8 High Power Laser Science and Engineering 7.7 91st Q1 SCIE – Yes
9 Matter and Radiation at Extremes 7.7 90th Q1 SCIE – Yes
10 PRX Energy 7.5 88th Q1 – – Yes
11 Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects 6.8 87th Q1 SCIE – No
12 Oxford Open Energy 6.8 86th Q1 ESCI – Yes
13 Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 6.8 85th Q1 SCIE – No
14 Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics 6.5 84th Q1 SCIE – No
15 Nuclear Science and Techniques 6.4 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
16 Progress in Nuclear Energy 6.4 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
17 Journal of Nuclear Materials 5.9 80th Q1 SCIE – No
18 Power Generation Technology 5.1 79th Q1 – – Yes
19 Energy Exploration and Exploitation 5 78th Q1 SCIE – Yes
20 Nuclear Engineering and Technology 4.8 77th Q1 SCIE – Yes
21 Annals of Nuclear Energy 4.7 75th Q1 SCIE – No
22 Nuclear Materials and Energy 4.6 74th Q2 SCIE – Yes
23 Innovation Energy 4.6 73rd Q2 – – Yes
24 Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 4.1 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
25 Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 3.8 71st Q2 SCIE – No
26 Journal of Energy Engineering 3.8 70th Q2 SCIE – No
27 Journal of Holography Applications in Physics 3.8 68th Q2 – – Yes
28 IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 3.7 67th Q2 SCIE – No
29 Nuclear Analysis 3.7 66th Q2 – – Yes
30 Nuclear Engineering and Design 3.6 65th Q2 SCIE – No
31 Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology 3.6 64th Q2 SCIE – No
32 Fusion Engineering and Design 3.2 62nd Q2 SCIE – No
33 International Journal on Energy Conversion 3.1 61st Q2 – – No
34 Radioprotection 3.1 60th Q2 SCIE – No
35 Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations 2.9 59th Q2 SCIE – Yes
36 Power Electronics and Drives 2.8 58th Q2 ESCI – Yes
37 Nuclear Technology 2.8 57th Q2 SCIE – No
38 Nuclear Science and Engineering 2.7 55th Q2 SCIE – No
39 Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 2.7 54th Q2 SCIE – No
40 Radiation Detection Technology and Methods 2.6 53rd Q2 ESCI – No
41 Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering 2.5 52nd Q2 ESCI – Yes
42 EPJ Nuclear Sciences and Technologies 2.5 51st Q2 ESCI – Yes
43 International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering 2.5 50th Q2 ESCI – No
44 Fusion Science and Technology 2.5 48th Q3 SCIE – No
45 Journal of Fusion Energy 2.5 47th Q3 SCIE – No
46 Journal of Neutron Research 2.4 46th Q3 ESCI – No
47 Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science 2 45th Q3 ESCI – No
48 International Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and Technology 1.8 44th Q3 – – Yes
49 He Jishu/Nuclear Techniques 1.8 42nd Q3 – – Yes
50 Thermal Engineering 1.8 41st Q3 ESCI – No
51 Atom Indonesia 1.8 40th Q3 ESCI – Yes
52 Kerntechnik 1.8 39th Q3 SCIE – No
53 International Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Technology 1.8 38th Q3 – – No
54 Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection 1.7 37th Q3 SCIE – Yes
55 Energetika. Proceedings of CIS Higher Education Institutions and Power Engineering Associations 1.6 34th Q3 – – Yes
56 Materials China 1.4 33rd Q3 – – No
57 Law, Ethics and Technology 1.3 32nd Q3 – – No
58 International Journal of Global Energy Issues 1.2 31st Q3 ESCI C No
59 Harbin Gongcheng Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Harbin Engineering University 1.2 30th Q3 – – No
60 Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology 1.1 28th Q3 ESCI – Yes
61 Nuclear Energy and Technology 1.1 27th Q3 – – Yes
62 Problems of Atomic Science and Technology 1 26th Q3 – – No
63 Yuanzineng Kexue Jishu/Atomic Energy Science and Technology 1 25th Q3 – – Yes
64 Nukleonika 1 24th Q4 SCIE – Yes
65 Nuclear and Radiation Safety 0.9 22nd Q4 – – No
66 Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing 0.8 21st Q4 – – Yes
67 Problems of Atomic Science and Technology, Series Thermonuclear Fusion 0.7 19th Q4 – – No
68 ESARDA Bulletin 0.7 18th Q4 – – No
69 Journal of Condensed Matter Nuclear Science 0.6 17th Q4 ESCI – No
70 Springer Series in Plasma Science and Technology 0.6 15th Q4 – – No
71 Hedongli Gongcheng/Nuclear Power Engineering 0.6 14th Q4 – – No
72 Atomic Energy 0.6 13th Q4 SCIE – No
73 Transactions of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan 0.5 12th Q4 – – No
74 International Journal of Nuclear Security 0.5 11th Q4 – – Yes
75 Izvestiya Wysshikh Uchebnykh Zawedeniy, Yadernaya Energetika 0.4 10th Q4 – – No
76 Energy Environment Efficiency Resources Globalization 0.4 8th Q4 – – No
77 Hejubian Yu Dengliziti Wuli/Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Physics 0.2 5th Q4 – – No
78 IAEA Bulletin 0.1 2nd Q4 – – No
79 Nuclear Future 0.1 1st Q4 – – No
80 Radwaste Solutions 0.1 0th Q4 – – No

Rank and percentile are within the Nuclear Energy and Engineering 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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