Civil and Structural Engineering · 314 journals indexed
Best journals for Civil and Structural Engineering
The top Civil and Structural 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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- 4Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing8.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 11Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering7.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 16Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering5.9 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 23Civil Engineering Journal4.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Salehan Institute of Higher EducationOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 24Journal of Constructional Steel Research4.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 27Case Studies in Construction Materials4.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 30Journal of Composites for Construction4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · American Society of Civil EngineersScopusWeb of Science
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- 32International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 33Journal of Zhejiang University. Science A4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of Science
- 34Structural Control and Health Monitoring4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 35International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 37Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 40Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · American Society of Civil EngineersScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
“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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