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Best Nuclear Energy and Engineering journals

80 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Nuclear Energy and Engineering. The top 80 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 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 93th Q1 ESCI Yes
7 Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow 10.2 92th Q1 ESCI No
8 High Power Laser Science and Engineering 7.7 91th 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 82th Q1 SCIE No
16 Progress in Nuclear Energy 6.4 82th 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 73th Q2 Yes
24 Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 4.1 72th Q2 SCIE No
25 Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 3.8 71th 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 62th Q2 SCIE No
33 International Journal on Energy Conversion 3.1 61th 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 53th Q2 ESCI No
41 Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering 2.5 52th Q2 ESCI Yes
42 EPJ Nuclear Sciences and Technologies 2.5 51th 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 42th Q3 Yes
50 Thermal Engineering 1.8 41th 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 33th Q3 No
57 Law, Ethics and Technology 1.3 32th Q3 No
58 International Journal of Global Energy Issues 1.2 31th 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 22th Q4 No
66 Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing 0.8 21th 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 2th Q4 No
79 Nuclear Future 0.1 1th 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 2026-06-09). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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