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Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Physics and astronomy
Among the 48 physics and astronomy journals in this index it has the 17th highest h-index and the 2nd highest two-year mean citedness. Both are explained under how venues are ranked.
Where its authors come from
Share of the 64 papers since 2023 with at least one author in each country.
| Country | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| United States | 48% |
| Germany | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 11% |
| Spain | 8% |
| Netherlands | 8% |
What it publishes
Mix of article types:
| Type | Share |
|---|---|
| Reviews | 84% |
| Research articles | 9% |
Main subject areas of those papers:
| Subject area | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies | 25% |
| Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena | 17% |
| Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies | 17% |
| Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics | 5% |
| Astro and Planetary Science | 5% |
| History and Developments in Astronomy | 5% |
Most cited papers since 2023
- Quasars and the Intergalactic Medium at Cosmic Dawn (2023, 305 citations)
- The First Stars: Formation, Properties, and Impact (2023, 214 citations)
- Key Physical Processes in the Circumgalactic Medium (2023, 198 citations)
- Gaussian Process Regression for Astronomical Time Series (2023, 154 citations)
- Hydrodynamical Simulations of the Galaxy Population: Enduring Successes and Outstanding Challenges (2023, 138 citations)
Official rankings
Many evaluations use a national or commercial list rather than raw citation counts. We don't reproduce those lists here; check the journal on each one directly (search for ISSN 0066-4146):
- Scimago (SJR and quartile): what quartiles mean
- Norwegian register (level 1 or 2): national lists explained
- Finnish Publication Forum (JUFO level 0 to 3)
Similar journals
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- The Astrophysical Journal
- The Astronomical Journal
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