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The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Among the 48 physics and astronomy journals in this index it has the 25th highest h-index and the 9th highest two-year mean citedness. Both are explained under how venues are ranked.
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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 2041-8205):
- Scimago (SJR and quartile): what quartiles mean
- Norwegian register (level 1 or 2): national lists explained
- Finnish Publication Forum (JUFO level 0 to 3)
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