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Lists of Top Journals by H-Index*
What is a H-Index?
A journal’s “H Index” measures its perceived impact based upon the published work of a specific researcher(s) who is (are) cited within the work. In other words, the H-Index reflects the total number of publications and citations from a given researcher included in a specific journal. It may only be used to effectively measure and compare researchers within the same field of study, and only the most highly cited articles contribute to the H Index measurements.
Top 10 Chemistry Journals
| Rank | Title | SJR | H Index | Subscribed To | Cost | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chemical Reviews | 15866 | 382 | Yes | ACS Web Editions | American Chemical Society |
| 2 | Journal of the American Chemical Society | 4442 | 322 | Yes | ACS Web Editions | American Chemical Society |
| 3 | Angewandte Chemie-International Edition | 4927 | 285 | No | $10,206 | Wiley |
| 4 | Accounts of Chemical Research | 9946 | 220 | Yes | ACS Web Editions | American Chemical Society |
| 5 | Nano Letters | 8099 | 219 | Yes | ACS Web Editions | American Chemical Society |
| 6 | Chemical Society Reviews | 10904 | 179 | Yes | $1,315 | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| 7 | Chemical Communications | 2294 | 171 | Yes | $5,235 | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| 8 | Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry | 1212 | 152 | Yes | ACS Web Editions | American Chemical Society |
| 9 | Chemistry-A European Journal | 2213 | 141 | No | $8,661 | Wiley |
| 10 | Pharmaceutical Research | 1379 | 120 | No | $2,235 | Springer |
Top 10 Civil Engineering Journals
| Rank | Title | SJR | H Index | Subscribed To | Cost | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Journal of Structural Engineering | 1491 | 65 | No | $1,295 | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| 2 | Applied Mechanics Reviews | 1340 | 62 | No | $594 | ASME |
| 3 | Journal of Hydraulic Engineering | 1027 | 57 | No | $1,193 | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| 4 | Engineering Structures | 1576 | 55 | Yes | ScienceDirect | Elsevier |
| 5 | Composite Structures | 1474 | 54 | Yes | ScienceDirect | Elsevier |
| 6 | Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE | 348 | 54 | Yes | $1,079 | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| 7 | IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems | 1954 | 51 | Yes | IEEE Electronic Library | IEEE |
| 8 | Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE | 776 | 50 | No | $537 | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| 9 | Transportation Research, Part A; Policy and Practice | 1614 | 50 | Yes | ScienceDirect | Elsevier |
| 10 | ACI Structural Journal | 1723 | 46 | Yes | Proquest Research Library | American Concrete Institute |
Top 10 Environmental Engineering Journals
| Rank | Title | SJR | H Index | Subscribed To | Cost | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Environmental Science and Technology | 2672 | 197 | Yes | ACS Web Editions | American Chemical Society |
| 2 | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 1656 | 97 | Yes | ScienceDirect | Elsevier |
| 3 | AICHE Journal | 855 | 89 | Yes | Wiley Online Library | Wiley |
| 4 | Chemical Engineering Journal | 1201 | 71 | Yes | ScienceDirect | Elsevier |
| 5 | Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association | 757 | 63 | No | $313 | Taylor & Francis |
| 6 | Ambio | 701 | 62 | No | $462 | BioOne |
| 7 | Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE | 348 | 54 | Yes | $1,079 | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| 8 | Journal of the American Water Resources Association | 807 | 53 | Yes | Wiley Online Library | American Water Resources Association |
| 9 | Indoor Air | 1017 | 49 | Yes | Wiley Online Library | Wiley |
| 10 | Building and Environment | 1050 | 46 | Yes | ScienceDirect | Elsevier |
Top 10 Geology Journals
| Rank | Title | SJR | H Index | Subscribed To | Cost | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geology | 2850 | 117 | Yes | $899 | Geological Society of America |
| 2 | Journal of Metamorphic Geology | 2722 | 69 | Yes | Wiley Online Library | Wiley |
| 3 | Journal of Structural Geology | 1268 | 66 | Yes | ScienceDirect | Elsevier |
| 4 | Applied Clay Science | 1041 | 60 | Yes | ScienceDirect | Elsevier |
| 5 | Geological Society Special Publication | 704 | 59 | No | $4,499 | Geological Society of London |
| 6 | Journal of Geology | 1549 | 58 | Yes | $142 | University of Chicago Press |
| 7 | Sedimentary Geology | 992 | 57 | Yes | ScienceDirect | Elsevier |
| 8 | Sedimentology | 1477 | 57 | Yes | Wiley Online Library | Wiley |
| 9 | Environmental Earth Sciences | 654 | 51 | Yes | Springer Online Journals Complete | Springer |
| 10 | Journal of Sedimentary Research | 1459 | 51 | Yes | AAPG Datapages** | Society for Sedimentary Geology |
Top 10 Nursing Journals
| Rank | Title | SJR | H Index | Subscribed To | Cost | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 7310 | 263 | Yes | ScienceDirect | American College of Cardiology Foundation |
| 2 | American Journal of Medicine | 1454 | 149 | Yes | ScienceDirect | Elsevier |
| 3 | Journal of Pain and Symptom Management | 1040 | 88 | Yes | ScienceDirect | Elsevier |
| 4 | Journal of Advanced Nursing | 843 | 82 | Yes | Wiley Online Library | Wiley |
| 5 | Academic Medicine | 1181 | 77 |
No |
$440 | Wollters Kluwer (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins) |
| 6 | Health Services Research | 1495 | 66 | Yes | Wiley Online Library | Health Research & Educational Trust |
| 7 | Palliative Medicine | 1186 | 59 | Yes | Sage Premier 2011 | Sage |
| 8 | Journal of Pain | 1562 | 58 | No | $621 | Elsevier |
| 9 | Nursing Research | 583 | 55 | Yes | $565 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
| 10 | Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine | 562 | 49 | No | $1,053 | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. |
Top 10 Public Health Journals
| Rank | Title | SJR | H Index | Subscribed To | Cost | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Journal of Public Health | 1653 | 151 | Yes | $686 | American Pulic Health Association |
| 2 | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 1677 | 149 | Yes | ScienceDirect | Elsevier |
| 3 | Medical Care | 2252 | 114 | No | $1,566 | Wollters Kluwer (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins) |
| 4 | American Journal of Sports Medicine | 2114 | 113 | Yes | Sage Premier 2011 | Sage |
| 5 | American Journal of Preventive Medicine | 1756 | 109 | Yes | ScienceDirect | Elsevier |
| 6 | Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health | 1317 | 96 | Yes | $1,416 | BMJ |
| 7 | Cancer Causes and Control | 1279 | 90 | Yes | Springer Online Journals Complete | Springer |
| 8 | Occupational and Environmental Medicine | 1194 | 85 | No | Not available | BMJ |
| 9 | Annual Review of Public Health | 4261 | 78 | Yes | Annual Review | Annual Reviews |
| 10 | Academic Medicine | 1181 | 77 | No | $1,053 | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. |
*Based on SJR Impact Factor and Ranked by H-Index
**AAPG Datapages Sponsored by Leonard Eisenberg and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation
Submitted by tyler.rogers@sdsu.edu on Tue, 2015-08-25 17:07