Nature Astronomy

Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Country: United Kingdom · Western Europe
Type: journal
ISSN: 23973366

Scopus 4,169 SJR

Scopus Q1 SJR Q

WoS Q1 JCR Q

WoS 15,2 JIF

Scopus 112 H-Index

Integrated evaluation

Scopus side is Scimago SJR; WoS side is Master Journal List + JCR/JIF. Sources are matched on ISSN. WoS / JCR metrics are available for 1997 and later years only.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Scopus

Scopus · Scimago

SJR 4,169
Quartile Q1
H-Index 112
Cites/doc 7,08
Docs (3y) 810
Cites (3y) 5.690

Clarivate

Web of Science · JCR · 2025

JCR Q Q1
JIF 15,2
5Y JIF 14,9
JCI 2,85

WoS indexes

SCIE

Subject classification

Categories (SJR)

Astronomy and Astrophysics Q1

Areas

Physics and Astronomy

WoS categories

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Yearly quartile comparison

Scimago (SJR) for all years; Clarivate (JCR / JIF / JCI) from 1997 onward. Latest year stays open; older years start collapsed.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Note: JCR Q, JIF, 5Y JIF, JCI, and JCI Q are blank before 1997 — WoS/JCR data on this site starts in 1997.
Year	SJR Q	JCR Q (1997+)	SJR	JIF (1997+)	5Y JIF (1997+)	JCI (1997+)	JCI Q (1997+)	H-Index
2025	Q1	Q1	4,169	15,2	14,9	2,85	Q1	112
2024	Q1	Q1	4,006	14,3	14,3	2,9	Q1	99
2023	Q1	Q1	3,311	13,3	12,9	2,82	Q1	99
2022	Q1	Q1	3,269	14,1	13,2	2,88	Q1	99
2021	Q1	Q1	2,647	15,6	13,9	2,77	Q1	99
2020	Q1	Q1	3,085	14,4	13,4	2,57	Q1	99
2019	Q1	Q1	2,505	11,5	11,7	2,34	Q1	99
2018	—	Q1	—	10,5	10,5	2,12	Q1	—
2017	—	—	—	—	—	1,44	Q1	99

JCR category quartile history

JCR / JCI quartile by year and category. 1997 and later.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Note: This table shows Clarivate category quartile records from 1997 onward.
Year	Category	Edition	JCR Q (1997+)	JCI Q (1997+)	Rank
2025	ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS	SCIE	Q1	Q1	5/86
2024	ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS	SCIE	Q1	Q1	5/84
2023	ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS	SCIE	Q1	Q1	4/84
2022	ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS	SCIE	Q1	Q1	5/69
2021	ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS	SCIE	Q1	Q1	5/69
2020	ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS	SCIE	Q1	Q1	4/68
2019	ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS	SCIE	Q1	Q1	4/68
2018	ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS	SCIE	Q1	Q1	4/69
2017	ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS	SCIE	—	Q1	—