Aerospace Engineering · 112 journals indexed
Highest-impact journals for Aerospace Engineering
The top Aerospace Engineering journals Scimago Q1-Q2 only, ranked by cites/paper, drawn from an17,538-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 free Journal Finder.
- 1Progress in Aerospace Sciences13.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of Science
- 2Electromagnetic waves4.9 cites/paper · Q1Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 3Drones4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4GPS Solutions4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 5Chinese Journal of Aeronautics3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of Science
- 6Aerospace Science and Technology3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 7IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 8Geo-spatial Information Science3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 9IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · IEEE Antennas & Propagation SocietyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersScopusWeb of Science
- 11Defence Technology3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 12Acta Astronautica3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 13Journal of Field Robotics2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14Progress in Nuclear Energy2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of Science
- 15Journal of Thermal Spray Technology2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 16IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · IEEE Antennas & Propagation SocietyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17Nuclear Engineering and Design2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of Science
- 18NAVIGATION Journal of the Institute of Navigation2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 19Annals of Nuclear Energy2.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 20Journal of Propulsion and Power2.2 cites/paper · Q1 · American Institute of Aeronautics and AstronauticsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 21Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics2.2 cites/paper · Q1 · American Institute of Aeronautics and AstronauticsScopusWeb of Science
- 22Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · American Institute of Aeronautics and AstronauticsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 23The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences1.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 24Bioinspiration & Biomimetics2.6 cites/paper · Q2 · IOP PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 25Wind Energy2.4 cites/paper · Q2 · WileyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 26Nuclear Engineering and Technology2.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 27Aerospace2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 28Cryogenics2.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 29Journal of Aerospace Engineering1.6 cites/paper · Q2 · American Society of Civil EngineersScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 30Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology1.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Emerald Publishing LimitedScopusWeb of Science
- 31International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences1.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of Science
- 32The Aeronautical Journal1.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Cambridge University PressScopusWeb of Science
- 33International Journal of Aerospace Engineering1.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Hindawi Publishing CorporationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 34Journal of Pharmacy Technology1.3 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 35Japan Journal of Nursing Science1.2 cites/paper · Q2 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 36Journal of the American Helicopter Society1.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Vertical Flight SocietyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 37Journal of Aircraft1.2 cites/paper · Q2 · American Institute of Aeronautics and AstronauticsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 38IET Radar Sonar & Navigation1.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Institution of Engineering and TechnologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 39Journal of Voice1.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 40International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking1.1 cites/paper · Q2 · WileyScopusWeb of Science
“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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