Astrophysics

Aims & Scope

Astrophysics (Ap) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal which publishes research in theoretical and observational astrophysics.

Founded by V.A.Ambartsumian in 1965 Astrophysics is one of the international astronomy journals.

The journal covers space astrophysics, stellar and galactic evolution, solar physics, stellar and planetary atmospheres, interstellar matter.

Additional subjects include chemical composition and internal structure of stars, quasars and pulsars, developments in modern cosmology and radiative transfer.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.221

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	20033

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1305

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Physics and Astronomy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Spatial structure of perturbations and origin of galactic rotation in fluctuation theory

  Citation: 299

  Authors: A. G.

• Hypothesis concerning quark stars

  Citation: 124

  Authors: D. D., D. F.

• Masses of the local group and of the M81 group estimated from distortions in the local velocity field

  Citation: 81

  Authors: I. D., O. G.

• Strong gravitational lensing by Schwarzschild black holes

  Citation: 58

  Authors: G. S., O. Yu.

• Fragmentation of a homogeneous medium under the action of gravitation

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Ya. B.

• Irradiation of dust in molecular clouds. II. Doses produced by cosmic rays

  Citation: 45

  Authors: A. G.

• New Entropies, Black Holes, and Holographic Dark Energy

  Citation: 32

  Authors: S., S. D., V.

• Stability of Accelerating Universe with Linear Equation of State in f (T) Gravity Using Hybrid Expansion Law

  Citation: 29

  Authors: S. R., V. R., S. H.

• Analysis of the hydrogen lines of the peculiar stars ?2 CVn and ? Lyr

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Yu. V., K. I.

• Model of a universe with a uniform magnetic field

  Citation: 28

  Authors: A. G.

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