Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics (JASTP) is an international journal concerned with the inter-disciplinary science of the Earth's atmospheric and space environment, especially the highly varied and highly variable physical phenomena that occur in this natural laboratory and the processes that couple them.

The journal covers the physical processes operating in the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, magnetosphere, the Sun, interplanetary medium, and heliosphere.

Phenomena occurring in other "spheres", solar influences on climate, and supporting laboratory measurements are also considered.

The journal deals especially with the coupling between the different regions.

Solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and other energetic events on the Sun create interesting and important perturbations in the near-Earth space environment.

The physics of such "space weather" is central to the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics and the journal welcomes papers that lead in the direction of a predictive understanding of the coupled system.

Regarding the upper atmosphere, the subjects of aeronomy, geomagnetism and geoelectricity, auroral phenomena, radio wave propagation, and plasma instabilities, are examples within the broad field of solar-terrestrial physics which emphasise the energy exchange between the solar wind, the magnetospheric and ionospheric plasmas, and the neutral gas.

In the lower atmosphere, topics covered range from mesoscale to global scale dynamics, to atmospheric electricity, lightning and its effects, and to anthropogenic changes.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11612

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	804

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.499

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	106

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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 Earth and Planetary Sciences, 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.

• Variation of cosmic ray flux and global cloud coverage—a missing link in solar-climate relationships

  Citation: 806

  Authors: Henrik, Eigil

• A new version of the NeQuick ionosphere electron density model

  Citation: 674

  Authors: B., P., S.M.

• The Lyon–Fedder–Mobarry (LFM) global MHD magnetospheric simulation code

  Citation: 457

  Authors: J.G., J.A., C.M.

• Review of radiation belt relativistic electron losses

  Citation: 452

  Authors: R.M., R.M.

• Patterns of F2-layer variability

  Citation: 441

  Authors: H, M

• Variability of the ionosphere

  Citation: 424

  Authors: Jeffrey M., Scott E., Xiaoli

• Review of modeling of losses and sources of relativistic electrons in the outer radiation belt II: Local acceleration and loss

  Citation: 415

  Authors: Yuri Y., Dmitriy A., Nigel P., Scot R.

• Real-time determination of meteor-related parameters utilizing modern digital technology

  Citation: 414

  Authors: W.K., B., B.

• The global ionosphere–thermosphere model

  Citation: 403

  Authors: A.J., Y., G.

• Sporadic E: current views and recent progress

  Citation: 394

  Authors: J.D.

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