Planetary and Space Science

Aims & Scope

Planetary and Space Science publishes original articles as well as short communications (letters).

Ground-based and space-borne instrumentation and laboratory simulation of solar system processes are included.

The following fields of planetary and solar system research are covered: • Celestial mechanics, including dynamical evolution of the solar system, gravitational captures and resonances, relativistic effects, tracking and dynamics • Cosmochemistry and origin, including all aspects of the formation and initial physical and chemical evolution of the solar system • Terrestrial planets and satellites, including the physics of the interiors, geology and morphology of the surfaces, tectonics, mineralogy and dating • Outer planets and satellites, including formation and evolution, remote sensing at all wavelengths and in situ measurements • Planetary atmospheres, including formation and evolution, circulation and meteorology, boundary layers, remote sensing and laboratory simulation • Planetary magnetospheres and ionospheres, including origin of magnetic fields, magnetospheric plasma and radiation belts, and their interaction with the sun, the solar wind and satellites • Small bodies, dust and rings, including asteroids, comets and zodiacal light and their interaction with the solar radiation and the solar wind • Exobiology, including origin of life, detection of planetary ecosystems and pre-biological phenomena in the solar system and laboratory simulations • Extrasolar systems, including the detection and/or the detectability of exoplanets and planetary systems, their formation and evolution, the physical and chemical properties of the exoplanets • History of planetary and space research

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.607

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	111

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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 and 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.

• Dust-acoustic waves in dusty plasmas

  Citation: 2113

  Authors: N.N., P.K., M.Y.

• The passage of energetic charged particles through interplanetary space

  Citation: 1357

  Authors: E.N.

• A magnetospheric magnetic field model with a warped tail current sheet

  Citation: 1329

  Authors: N.A.

• The evolution of orbits of artificial satellites of planets under the action of gravitational perturbations of external bodies

  Citation: 1275

  Authors: M.L.

• The development of the auroral substorm

  Citation: 1159

  Authors: S.-I.

• Some features of field line resonances in the magnetosphere

  Citation: 962

  Authors: D.J.

• Ancillary data services of NASA's Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility

  Citation: 873

  Authors: Charles H.

• Hydromagnetic flow around the magnetosphere

  Citation: 786

  Authors: John R., Audrey L., Alberta Y.

• Parallel electric fields

  Citation: 662

  Authors: Stephen

• Experiments on ion-acoustic waves in dusty plasmas

  Citation: 610

  Authors: A., N., R.L.

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