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SCImago
Q4
SJR
0.174
CiteScore
0.7
Categories
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science
Areas
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Physics and Astronomy
Years of issue
1981-2025
journal names
Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics
Publications
2 922
Citations
3 048
h-index
16
Publications
219
Citations
1 161
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 countries
China (1614 publications)
USA (48 publications)
Germany (20 publications)
China (95 publications)
Germany (1 publication)
USA (1 publication)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics
281 citations, 9.22%
Astrophysical Journal
233 citations, 7.64%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
170 citations, 5.58%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
133 citations, 4.36%
Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics
96 citations, 3.15%
Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics
94 citations, 3.08%
Advances in Space Research
87 citations, 2.85%
Astrophysics and Space Science
68 citations, 2.23%
Solar Physics
67 citations, 2.2%
Astronomical Journal
61 citations, 2%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
56 citations, 1.84%
Physical Review D
35 citations, 1.15%
Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy
27 citations, 0.89%
Universe
25 citations, 0.82%
GPS Solutions
24 citations, 0.79%
Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan
23 citations, 0.75%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
23 citations, 0.75%
Remote Sensing
23 citations, 0.75%
Acta Astronautica
23 citations, 0.75%
Astrophysical Journal Letters
22 citations, 0.72%
Icarus
21 citations, 0.69%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
20 citations, 0.66%
Chinese Physics Letters
19 citations, 0.62%
New Astronomy
17 citations, 0.56%
International Journal of Modern Physics D
17 citations, 0.56%
Classical and Quantum Gravity
16 citations, 0.52%
Advanced Materials Research
16 citations, 0.52%
Applied Mechanics and Materials
16 citations, 0.52%
Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy
14 citations, 0.46%
Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
13 citations, 0.43%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
13 citations, 0.43%
Journal of Navigation
11 citations, 0.36%
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
11 citations, 0.36%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
11 citations, 0.36%
Acta Physica Sinica
11 citations, 0.36%
Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
11 citations, 0.36%
Chinese Science Bulletin
10 citations, 0.33%
Chinese Journal of Space Science
10 citations, 0.33%
Scientia Sinica: Physica, Mechanica et Astronomica
9 citations, 0.3%
Astronomische Nachrichten
9 citations, 0.3%
Chinese Physics B
9 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Geophysical Research
9 citations, 0.3%
Astronomy Reports
9 citations, 0.3%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
9 citations, 0.3%
Sensors
9 citations, 0.3%
European Physical Journal C
9 citations, 0.3%
Space Weather
8 citations, 0.26%
Astrophysics
8 citations, 0.26%
Optics Express
8 citations, 0.26%
Astroparticle Physics
8 citations, 0.26%
Journal of High Energy Astrophysics
8 citations, 0.26%
Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
8 citations, 0.26%
Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
8 citations, 0.26%
Springer Series in Astrophysics and Cosmology
8 citations, 0.26%
Journal of Geodesy
7 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy
7 citations, 0.23%
Scientific Reports
7 citations, 0.23%
Measurement Science and Technology
7 citations, 0.23%
Advances in Astronomy
7 citations, 0.23%
Chinese Physics C
7 citations, 0.23%
Chinese Journal of Aeronautics
7 citations, 0.23%
Geodesy and Geodynamics
7 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics
7 citations, 0.23%
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
6 citations, 0.2%
Galaxies
6 citations, 0.2%
Planetary and Space Science
6 citations, 0.2%
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
6 citations, 0.2%
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
6 citations, 0.2%
Physics of Plasmas
6 citations, 0.2%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
6 citations, 0.2%
Aerospace Science and Technology
6 citations, 0.2%
Frontiers in Earth Science
6 citations, 0.2%
European Physical Journal Plus
6 citations, 0.2%
Experimental Astronomy
6 citations, 0.2%
Kinematics and Physics of Celestial Bodies
6 citations, 0.2%
IEEE Access
6 citations, 0.2%
Astrodynamics
6 citations, 0.2%
Airbreathing Propulsion
6 citations, 0.2%
Aerospace
5 citations, 0.16%
Survey Review
5 citations, 0.16%
Frontiers in Physics
5 citations, 0.16%
Review of Scientific Instruments
5 citations, 0.16%
Radiation Detection Technology and Methods
5 citations, 0.16%
Science Bulletin
5 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Modern Physics A
5 citations, 0.16%
Physica Scripta
5 citations, 0.16%
Earth, Planets and Space
5 citations, 0.16%
Lecture Notes in Mathematics
5 citations, 0.16%
AIP Conference Proceedings
5 citations, 0.16%
IET Radar, Sonar and Navigation
4 citations, 0.13%
Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation
4 citations, 0.13%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
4 citations, 0.13%
Solar System Research
4 citations, 0.13%
Journal of the Astronautical Sciences
4 citations, 0.13%
Annales Geophysicae
4 citations, 0.13%
New Astronomy Reviews
4 citations, 0.13%
European Physical Journal: Special Topics
4 citations, 0.13%
IEEE Sensors Journal
4 citations, 0.13%
Photonics
4 citations, 0.13%
Space Science Reviews
4 citations, 0.13%
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Citing publishers

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Elsevier
610 citations, 20.01%
Springer Nature
433 citations, 14.21%
IOP Publishing
370 citations, 12.14%
American Astronomical Society
322 citations, 10.56%
Oxford University Press
201 citations, 6.59%
EDP Sciences
141 citations, 4.63%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
108 citations, 3.54%
MDPI
107 citations, 3.51%
Wiley
48 citations, 1.57%
American Physical Society (APS)
44 citations, 1.44%
Science in China Press
38 citations, 1.25%
Trans Tech Publications
36 citations, 1.18%
Pleiades Publishing
32 citations, 1.05%
Cambridge University Press
30 citations, 0.98%
World Scientific
29 citations, 0.95%
Hindawi Limited
26 citations, 0.85%
Frontiers Media S.A.
23 citations, 0.75%
AIP Publishing
19 citations, 0.62%
Taylor & Francis
17 citations, 0.56%
American Geophysical Union
15 citations, 0.49%
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
12 citations, 0.39%
Optica Publishing Group
11 citations, 0.36%
Acta Physica Sinica, Chinese Physical Society and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
11 citations, 0.36%
SAGE
10 citations, 0.33%
National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences
10 citations, 0.33%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
9 citations, 0.3%
Copernicus
6 citations, 0.2%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
5 citations, 0.16%
4 citations, 0.13%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
4 citations, 0.13%
Allerton Press
4 citations, 0.13%
Infra-M Academic Publishing House
4 citations, 0.13%
Hans Publishers
4 citations, 0.13%
IOS Press
3 citations, 0.1%
Emerald
3 citations, 0.1%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
3 citations, 0.1%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
3 citations, 0.1%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
3 citations, 0.1%
Astronomical Society of Korea
3 citations, 0.1%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
3 citations, 0.1%
Walter de Gruyter
2 citations, 0.07%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2 citations, 0.07%
The Royal Society
2 citations, 0.07%
American Meteorological Society
2 citations, 0.07%
Wydawnictwo Centrum Badan Kosmicznych
2 citations, 0.07%
Annual Reviews
2 citations, 0.07%
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Co. LTD Ukrinformnauka) (Publications)
2 citations, 0.07%
Scientific Research Publishing
2 citations, 0.07%
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics
2 citations, 0.07%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
1 citation, 0.03%
Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
1 citation, 0.03%
Mary Ann Liebert
1 citation, 0.03%
Society of Exploration Geophysicists
1 citation, 0.03%
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
1 citation, 0.03%
The Korean Space Science Society
1 citation, 0.03%
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
1 citation, 0.03%
The Korean Society of Precision Engineering
1 citation, 0.03%
1 citation, 0.03%
Kazan Federal University
1 citation, 0.03%
Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
1 citation, 0.03%
Korean Institute of Communications Information Sciences
1 citation, 0.03%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
1 citation, 0.03%
The Magnetics Society of Japan
1 citation, 0.03%
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
1 citation, 0.03%
Kazakh-British Technical University
1 citation, 0.03%
Research Square Platform LLC
1 citation, 0.03%
The Korean Solar Energy Society
1 citation, 0.03%
AMO Publisher
1 citation, 0.03%
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Publishing organizations

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Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
366 publications, 12.53%
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences
248 publications, 8.49%
Nanjing University
219 publications, 7.49%
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
194 publications, 6.64%
University of Science and Technology of China
181 publications, 6.19%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
118 publications, 4.04%
Beijing Normal University
84 publications, 2.87%
Peking University
61 publications, 2.09%
Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences
59 publications, 2.02%
National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences
44 publications, 1.51%
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
36 publications, 1.23%
National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences
32 publications, 1.1%
Yunnan Normal University
23 publications, 0.79%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
21 publications, 0.72%
Hebei Normal University
15 publications, 0.51%
Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
15 publications, 0.51%
Nanjing Normal University
12 publications, 0.41%
Guangzhou University
12 publications, 0.41%
Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
12 publications, 0.41%
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
10 publications, 0.34%
Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
10 publications, 0.34%
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
9 publications, 0.31%
Yunnan University
9 publications, 0.31%
Tsinghua University
8 publications, 0.27%
Central China Normal University
8 publications, 0.27%
China West Normal University
8 publications, 0.27%
Guilin University of Electronic Technology
8 publications, 0.27%
South China Normal University
7 publications, 0.24%
Nanchang University
7 publications, 0.24%
Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
7 publications, 0.24%
Xiamen University
6 publications, 0.21%
Shanghai Normal University
6 publications, 0.21%
Hunan University of Arts and Science
6 publications, 0.21%
Wenzhou University
6 publications, 0.21%
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
6 publications, 0.21%
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
6 publications, 0.21%
Southwest Jiaotong University
5 publications, 0.17%
Dali University
5 publications, 0.17%
Xinjiang University
5 publications, 0.17%
Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
5 publications, 0.17%
Harbin Institute of Technology
4 publications, 0.14%
Fudan University
4 publications, 0.14%
Guizhou University
4 publications, 0.14%
Guizhou Normal University
4 publications, 0.14%
Macau University of Science and Technology
4 publications, 0.14%
Tibet University
4 publications, 0.14%
National University of Defense Technology
4 publications, 0.14%
PLA Information Engineering University
4 publications, 0.14%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
4 publications, 0.14%
University of Alabama in Huntsville
4 publications, 0.14%
Observatoire de Paris
4 publications, 0.14%
Zhejiang University
3 publications, 0.1%
Nanjing Tech University
3 publications, 0.1%
Wuhan University
3 publications, 0.1%
Jiangsu Ocean University
3 publications, 0.1%
Dezhou University
3 publications, 0.1%
Shanghai University
3 publications, 0.1%
China Three Gorges University
3 publications, 0.1%
Changzhou University
3 publications, 0.1%
Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
3 publications, 0.1%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
3 publications, 0.1%
Zhejiang Normal University
3 publications, 0.1%
Kunming University of Science and Technology
3 publications, 0.1%
Yunnan Minzu University
3 publications, 0.1%
China Center of Advanced Science and Technology
3 publications, 0.1%
Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
3 publications, 0.1%
University of Exeter
3 publications, 0.1%
United States Naval Research Laboratory
3 publications, 0.1%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
3 publications, 0.1%
Institute for History of Natural Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
3 publications, 0.1%
Beijing Institute of Technology
2 publications, 0.07%
Tongji University
2 publications, 0.07%
Sichuan University
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
2 publications, 0.07%
Chalmers University of Technology
2 publications, 0.07%
Southeast University
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Helsinki
2 publications, 0.07%
Shandong University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 0.07%
Hubei University for Nationalities
2 publications, 0.07%
Hubei University
2 publications, 0.07%
Southwest University
2 publications, 0.07%
Hebei University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 0.07%
Hebei University
2 publications, 0.07%
Hainan Tropical Ocean University
2 publications, 0.07%
Taiyuan University of Technology
2 publications, 0.07%
Shandong Normal University
2 publications, 0.07%
Tianjin Normal University
2 publications, 0.07%
ShanghaiTech University
2 publications, 0.07%
Sichuan Normal University
2 publications, 0.07%
Bohai University
2 publications, 0.07%
National Central University
2 publications, 0.07%
Chuzhou University
2 publications, 0.07%
Qingdao University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 0.07%
California Institute of Technology
2 publications, 0.07%
International School for Advanced Studies
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Western Australia
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Hong Kong
2 publications, 0.07%
Shandong University
2 publications, 0.07%
Luoyang Normal University
2 publications, 0.07%
Nagoya University
2 publications, 0.07%
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Publishing organizations in 5 years

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Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
48 publications, 21.92%
University of Science and Technology of China
36 publications, 16.44%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
34 publications, 15.53%
Nanjing University
12 publications, 5.48%
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
12 publications, 5.48%
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences
10 publications, 4.57%
Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences
10 publications, 4.57%
Beijing Normal University
8 publications, 3.65%
National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences
8 publications, 3.65%
National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences
8 publications, 3.65%
Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
5 publications, 2.28%
Guangzhou University
4 publications, 1.83%
China West Normal University
4 publications, 1.83%
Yunnan University
4 publications, 1.83%
Zhejiang University
3 publications, 1.37%
South China Normal University
3 publications, 1.37%
China Three Gorges University
3 publications, 1.37%
Xinjiang University
3 publications, 1.37%
Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
3 publications, 1.37%
Peking University
2 publications, 0.91%
Hebei Normal University
2 publications, 0.91%
Xiamen University
2 publications, 0.91%
Southwest Jiaotong University
2 publications, 0.91%
Guizhou Normal University
2 publications, 0.91%
Shandong University
2 publications, 0.91%
Luoyang Normal University
2 publications, 0.91%
Yunnan Minzu University
2 publications, 0.91%
Hunan University of Arts and Science
2 publications, 0.91%
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2 publications, 0.91%
Beijing Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.46%
Tsinghua University
1 publication, 0.46%
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
1 publication, 0.46%
Chalmers University of Technology
1 publication, 0.46%
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.46%
Nanjing Agricultural University
1 publication, 0.46%
Central China Normal University
1 publication, 0.46%
Hubei University
1 publication, 0.46%
Jiangsu Normal University
1 publication, 0.46%
Chongqing Jiaotong University
1 publication, 0.46%
Southwest University
1 publication, 0.46%
Hebei University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.46%
Nanchang University
1 publication, 0.46%
Jinan University
1 publication, 0.46%
Dezhou University
1 publication, 0.46%
Shijiazhuang University
1 publication, 0.46%
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.46%
Shanghai Normal University
1 publication, 0.46%
ShanghaiTech University
1 publication, 0.46%
Yangzhou University
1 publication, 0.46%
Huaiyin Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.46%
Chengdu University of Technology
1 publication, 0.46%
Guizhou University
1 publication, 0.46%
Xi'an University of Posts & Telecommunications
1 publication, 0.46%
Chang'an University
1 publication, 0.46%
Qingdao University of Technology
1 publication, 0.46%
Shandong University of Technology
1 publication, 0.46%
Yantai University
1 publication, 0.46%
Lishui University
1 publication, 0.46%
Henan Polytechnic University
1 publication, 0.46%
Shangqiu Normal University
1 publication, 0.46%
Yunnan Normal University
1 publication, 0.46%
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.46%
Macau University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.46%
Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam
1 publication, 0.46%
Guilin University of Electronic Technology
1 publication, 0.46%
Texas A&M University
1 publication, 0.46%
Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.46%
Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.46%
Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of Chinese Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.46%
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China, 1614, 55.24%
China
1614 publications, 55.24%
USA, 48, 1.64%
USA
48 publications, 1.64%
Germany, 20, 0.68%
Germany
20 publications, 0.68%
Japan, 17, 0.58%
Japan
17 publications, 0.58%
France, 9, 0.31%
France
9 publications, 0.31%
United Kingdom, 6, 0.21%
United Kingdom
6 publications, 0.21%
Ireland, 6, 0.21%
Ireland
6 publications, 0.21%
Italy, 5, 0.17%
Italy
5 publications, 0.17%
Netherlands, 5, 0.17%
Netherlands
5 publications, 0.17%
Australia, 4, 0.14%
Australia
4 publications, 0.14%
Iraq, 3, 0.1%
Iraq
3 publications, 0.1%
Spain, 3, 0.1%
Spain
3 publications, 0.1%
India, 2, 0.07%
India
2 publications, 0.07%
Canada, 2, 0.07%
Canada
2 publications, 0.07%
Mexico, 2, 0.07%
Mexico
2 publications, 0.07%
Finland, 2, 0.07%
Finland
2 publications, 0.07%
Switzerland, 2, 0.07%
Switzerland
2 publications, 0.07%
Sweden, 2, 0.07%
Sweden
2 publications, 0.07%
Russia, 1, 0.03%
Russia
1 publication, 0.03%
Argentina, 1, 0.03%
Argentina
1 publication, 0.03%
Belgium, 1, 0.03%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.03%
Nigeria, 1, 0.03%
Nigeria
1 publication, 0.03%
New Zealand, 1, 0.03%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.03%
Poland, 1, 0.03%
Poland
1 publication, 0.03%
Thailand, 1, 0.03%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.03%
Turkey, 1, 0.03%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.03%
Czech Republic, 1, 0.03%
Czech Republic
1 publication, 0.03%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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China, 95, 43.38%
China
95 publications, 43.38%
Germany, 1, 0.46%
Germany
1 publication, 0.46%
USA, 1, 0.46%
USA
1 publication, 0.46%
Sweden, 1, 0.46%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.46%
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