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Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Among the 48 physics and astronomy journals in this index it has the 11th highest h-index and the 17th highest two-year mean citedness. Both are explained under how venues are ranked.
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Where its authors come from
Share of the 13 346 papers since 2023 with at least one author in each country.
| Country | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| Germany | 36% |
| United States | 31% |
| France | 29% |
| Italy | 27% |
| Spain | 22% |
What it publishes
Mix of article types:
| Type | Share |
|---|---|
| Research articles | 99% |
Main subject areas of those papers:
| Subject area | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies | 26% |
| Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena | 23% |
| Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies | 13% |
| Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics | 8% |
| Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations | 7% |
| Astro and Planetary Science | 4% |
Most cited papers since 2023
- The second data release from the European Pulsar Timing Array (2023, 1 045 citations)
- Euclid (2024, 618 citations)
- JADES NIRSpec Spectroscopy of GN-z11: Lyman- α emission and possible enhanced nitrogen abundance in a z = 10.60 luminous galaxy (2023, 425 citations)
- The SRG/eROSITA all-sky survey (2024, 376 citations)
- JADES (2024, 374 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 0004-6361):
- 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
- Annual Review of 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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