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Best Aerospace Engineering journals

160 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Aerospace Engineering. The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 42 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 Aerospace Sciences 34.8 99th Q1 SCIE No
2 Satellite Navigation 19.9 99th Q1 SCIE Yes
3 Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 17.6 98th Q1 SCIE No
4 International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 16.1 97th Q1 SCIE No
5 IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 13.3 97th Q1 SCIE No
6 Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 12.1 96th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A* No
7 Chinese Journal of Aeronautics 12.1 96th Q1 SCIE No
8 International Journal of Impact Engineering 11.4 95th Q1 SCIE No
9 Propulsion and Power Research 11.2 94th Q1 SCIE Yes
10 Aerospace Science and Technology 10.3 94th Q1 SCIE No
11 Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems: Technology, Planning, and Operations 10 93th Q1 SCIE, SSCI B No
12 Drones 10 93th Q1 SCIE Yes
13 Space: Science and Technology (United States) 9.9 92th Q1 SCIE Yes
14 Astrodynamics 9.8 92th Q1 ESCI No
15 International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow 9.7 91th Q1 SCIE No
16 IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems 9.4 90th Q1 SCIE No
17 Nonlinear Dynamics 9.4 90th Q1 SCIE No
18 IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine 8.5 89th Q1 SCIE No
19 Transportation Engineering 7.9 89th Q1 Yes
20 European Accounting Review 7.5 88th Q1 SSCI A* No
21 Acta Astronautica 7.5 87th Q1 SCIE No
22 Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines 7.5 87th Q1 SCIE No
23 Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 6.8 86th Q1 SCIE No
24 Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters 6.7 86th Q1 ESCI Yes
25 Navigation, Journal of the Institute of Navigation 6.5 85th Q1 SCIE Yes
26 International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics 6.5 84th Q1 SCIE No
27 Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics 6.5 84th Q1 SCIE No
28 Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics 6.5 83th Q1 SCIE No
29 AIAA Journal 6.2 83th Q1 SCIE No
30 International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control 6.2 82th Q1 SCIE No
31 JVC/Journal of Vibration and Control 6.1 81th Q1 SCIE No
32 International Journal of Engine Research 5.9 81th Q1 SCIE No
33 Journal of Propulsion and Power 5.9 80th Q1 SCIE No
34 Multibody System Dynamics 5.8 80th Q1 SCIE No
35 Advances in Aerodynamics 5.6 79th Q1 ESCI Yes
36 Advances in Space Research 5.6 78th Q1 SCIE No
37 International Journal of Robotics and Control Systems 5.5 78th Q1 No
38 Journal of Aircraft 5.5 78th Q1 SCIE No
39 International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation 5.4 77th Q1 ESCI No
40 CEAS Space Journal 5.3 76th Q1 ESCI No
41 Journal of the American Helicopter Society 5.1 76th Q1 SCIE No
42 IEEE Journal on Miniaturization for Air and Space Systems 5.1 75th Q1 ESCI No
43 Optimization and Engineering 5.1 74th Q2 SCIE No
44 Unmanned Systems 5 74th Q2 ESCI No
45 Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials 4.9 73th Q2 SCIE No
46 Aerospace 4.8 73th Q2 SCIE Yes
47 Drone Systems and Applications 4.7 72th Q2 ESCI Yes
48 Experimental Mechanics 4.7 71th Q2 SCIE No
49 CEAS Aeronautical Journal 4.4 71th Q2 ESCI No
50 Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets 4.4 70th Q2 SCIE No
51 Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering 4.2 70th Q2 SCIE No
52 Curved and Layered Structures 4.1 69th Q2 ESCI Yes
53 Flow 4.1 68th Q2 ESCI Yes
54 International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles 4.1 68th Q2 SCIE Yes
55 Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 4.1 67th Q2 SCIE No
56 International Journal of Aerospace Psychology 4 67th Q2 SSCI No
57 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering 4 66th Q2 SCIE No
58 Journal of Aerospace Information Systems 4 65th Q2 SCIE No
59 Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology 3.8 65th Q2 SCIE No
60 IEEE Journal on Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation 3.8 65th Q2 ESCI Yes
61 Aeronautical Journal 3.8 64th Q2 SCIE No
62 International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power 3.7 63th Q2 ESCI Yes
63 Journal of Electric Propulsion 3.7 63th Q2 ESCI No
64 Journal of Air Transportation 3.6 62th Q2 No
65 Journal of Space Safety Engineering 3.5 61th Q2 ESCI No
66 International Journal of Fluid Engineering 3.4 61th Q2 Yes
67 Aerospace Systems 3.4 60th Q2 No
68 International Journal of Aerospace Engineering 3.4 60th Q2 SCIE Yes
69 Open Engineering 3.3 59th Q2 ESCI Yes
70 Computer Aided Geometric Design 3.3 58th Q2 SCIE No
71 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering 3.3 58th Q2 SCIE No
72 Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society 3.3 57th Q2 ESCI Yes
73 Journal of Aerospace Engineering 3.2 57th Q2 SCIE No
74 Control Theory and Technology 3.2 56th Q2 ESCI No
75 Hangkong Xuebao/Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica 3.2 55th Q2 No
76 International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences 3.1 55th Q2 SCIE No
77 Aviation 3.1 54th Q2 ESCI Yes
78 International Review of Aerospace Engineering 3.1 54th Q2 No
79 Journal of the Astronautical Sciences 3.1 53th Q2 SCIE No
80 New Space 2.9 52th Q2 ESCI No
81 Periodica Polytechnica Transportation Engineering 2.9 52th Q2 No
82 Guidance, Navigation and Control 2.9 51th Q2 ESCI Yes
83 International Journal of Aeroacoustics 2.8 50th Q2 SCIE No
84 Zhongguo Guanxing Jishu Xuebao/Journal of Chinese Inertial Technology 2.8 50th Q2 No
85 International Journal of Industrial Organization 2.8 49th Q3 SSCI A* No
86 Zhongguo Kongjian Kexue Jishu/Chinese Space Science and Technology 2.7 48th Q3 ESCI Yes
87 Yuhang Xuebao/Journal of Astronautics 2.7 47th Q3 No
88 International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering 2.5 47th Q3 ESCI No
89 Science and Technology Foresight 2.4 46th Q3 No
90 Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management 2.4 45th Q3 ESCI Yes
91 Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures 2.4 45th Q3 SCIE Yes
92 Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C 2.4 44th Q3 No
93 Promet - Traffic and Transportation 2.3 44th Q3 SCIE Yes
94 Xitong Fangzhen Xuebao / Journal of System Simulation 2.3 43th Q3 No
95 International Journal of Turbo and Jet Engines 2.3 42th Q3 SCIE No
96 Scientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology. Series Transport 2.3 42th Q3 ESCI Yes
97 Binggong Xuebao/Acta Armamentarii 2.2 41th Q3 No
98 International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace 2.2 41th Q3 ESCI Yes
99 Journal of Deep Space Exploration 2.2 40th Q3 No
100 Infrared and Laser Engineering 2.1 39th Q3 No

Rank and percentile are within the Aerospace Engineering Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-06-09). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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