Civil and Structural Engineering · 113 journals ranked · top 40 listed
Best open-access journals for Civil and Structural Engineering
The top 40 of 113 Civil and Structural Engineering journals, open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by how central Civil and Structural Engineering is to each journal, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), drawn from a 17,500-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded; the FAQ below gives the exact ranking rule. 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).
Data as of — the date our venue index was last rebuilt from OpenAlex and Scimago.
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- 2Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering8.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 3Developments in the Built Environment7.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 6Civil Engineering Journal5.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Salehan Institute of Higher EducationOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 7International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 8Case Studies in Construction Materials4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 9Fibers4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10Structural Control and Health Monitoring4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 11Buildings4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 12Journal of low frequency noise, vibration and active control3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 14Frontiers in Built Environment3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 17Journal of Hydroinformatics4.9 cites/paper · Q2 · IWA PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18Frontiers in Materials4.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 20Applied Sciences4.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 21Infrastructures3.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 22Journal of Engineering and Applied Science3.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
- 23KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering3.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 24Journal of Civil Engineering and Management3.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 25Eng—Advances in Engineering3.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 26Engineering Technology & Applied Science Research2.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Engineering, Technology & Applied Science ResearchOpen AccessScopus
- 27Advances in Materials Science and Engineering2.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Hindawi Publishing CorporationOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 28Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering1.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Budapest University of Technology and EconomicsOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 29Advances in Civil Engineering1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Hindawi Publishing CorporationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 30Journal of King Saud University - Engineering Sciences1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 31International Journal of Engineering1.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Materials and Energy Research CenterOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 32Materiales de Construcción1.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Spanish National Research CouncilOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 33Budownictwo i Architektura1.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Lublin University of TechnologyOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 34Gazi Üniversitesi Mühendislik-Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi0.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Gazi UniversityOpen AccessScopusWeb of ScienceTR-Dizin
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- 36Tikrit Journal of Engineering Sciences1.8 cites/paper · Q3 · University of TikritOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 37Matéria (Rio de Janeiro)1.7 cites/paper · Q3 · Federal University of Rio de JaneiroOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 39Shock and Vibration1.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Hindawi Publishing CorporationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 40La Houille Blanche1.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Société hydrotechnique de FranceOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb 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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