Aerospace Engineering · 589 journals indexed
Best journals for Aerospace Engineering
The top Aerospace Engineering journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
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- 3Drones5.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 6Geo-spatial Information Science4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 9IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersScopusWeb of Science
- 10IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 11IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · IEEE Antennas & Propagation SocietyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 15Journal of Thermal Spray Technology3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 16IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · IEEE Antennas & Propagation SocietyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 18Journal of Propulsion and Power2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · American Institute of Aeronautics and AstronauticsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 20Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · American Institute of Aeronautics and AstronauticsScopusWeb of Science
- 21NAVIGATION Journal of the Institute of Navigation2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 22Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · American Institute of Aeronautics and AstronauticsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 23The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences1.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 26Nuclear Engineering and Technology2.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 27Aerospace2.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 29Journal of Aerospace Engineering1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · American Society of Civil EngineersScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 30Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Emerald Publishing LimitedScopusWeb of Science
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- 32International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences1.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of Science
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- 34International Journal of Aerospace Engineering1.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Hindawi Publishing CorporationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 35Journal of Aircraft1.5 cites/paper · Q2 · American Institute of Aeronautics and AstronauticsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 37Journal of the American Helicopter Society1.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Vertical Flight SocietyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 38IET Radar Sonar & Navigation1.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Institution of Engineering and TechnologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 39International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking1.2 cites/paper · Q2 · WileyScopusWeb of Science
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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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