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Astronomy Research Resources: High-Impact Journals

A guide to finding articles and reference materials for students in the field of Astronomy.

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Top U of I Astronomy Journals

Top journals written in and cited by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign faculty.

Top Astronomy Journals

Top journals as determined by Thomson Reuters Journal Impact Factor 2021 Rankings.

Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
2021 Impact Factor: 37.226
The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review
2021 Impact Factor: 35.786
Living Reviews in Solar Physics
2021 Impact Factor: 28.700
Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
2021 Impact Factor: 16.304
Nature Astronomy
2021 Impact Factor: 15.647
Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
2021 Impact Factor: 9.200
Space Science Reviews
2021 Impact Factor: 8.943
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
2021 Impact Factor: 8.811
New Astronomy Reviews
2021 Impact Factor: 8.682
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
2021 Impact Factor: 7.280

Prominent Science Journals

Top journals as determined by Thomson Reuters Journal Impact Factor 2021 Rankings.

Nature
2021 Impact Factor: 69.504
Science
2021 Impact Factor: 63.832
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2021 Impact Factor: 10.700

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