Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan

Aims & Scope

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan (PASJ) publishes the results of original research in all aspects of astronomy, astrophysics, and fields closely related to them.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.6
2024	2.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.985

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	112

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4953

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	877

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

• The Hyper Suprime-Cam SSP Survey: Overview and survey design

  Citation: 953

  Authors: Hiroaki, Nobuo, Robert, Stéphane, Neta A, Steven, James, Kevin, Peter L, James H H, Masashi, Jean, Eiichi, Motohiro, Francois, Hiroki, Seiji, Hisanori, Junko, Tomotsugu, Andy, Johnny P, Jenny E, James E, Takashi, Yuichi, Yasuhiro, Takashi, Masao, Yusuke, Krzysztof G, Ryo, Chiaki, Paul T P, Bau-Ching, Kuiyun, Song, Hiroyuki, Masatoshi, Akio K, Kazushi, Ikuru, Anton T, Hung-Yu, Yukiko, Hiroshi, Nobunari, Nobuhiko, Satoshi, Issha, Jin, Michitaro, Takashi, Yutaka, Akira, Shintaro, Yusei, Haruka, Alexie, Chien-Hsiu, Lihwai, Yen-Ting, Robert H, Rachel, Yoshiki, Elinor, Sogo, Shoken, Hironao, Satoshi, Rieko, Anupreeta, Surhud, Yuki, Takashi J, Tomoki, Shiro, Ryoma, Hitoshi, Tohru, Fumiaki, Mana, Hiroko, Atsushi J, Yoshiyuki, Masamune, Yukie, Nobuhiro, Sakurako, Yuki, Yoshiaki, Masato, Masafusa, Ken, Masami, Paul A, Tae-Soo, Masao, Marcin, Takatoshi, Kazuhiro, Atsushi, Masato, John D, Melanie, Joshua, David N, Michael A, Yuma, Naoshi, Yasushi, Sherry H, Nao, Philip J, Masahiro, Tadafumi, Naoyuki, Manobu M, Masaomi, Masayuki, Yoko, Tsuyoshi, Yuichi, Yoshiki, Nozomu, Jun, Edwin L, Tomohisa, Hisakazu, Keiichi, Fumihiro, Yuji, Tomonori, Yousuke, Shiang-Yu, Wei-Hao, Kenneth C, Kiyoto, Yoshihiko, Hitomi, Naoki, Sherry, Atsunori, Suraphong

• X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer (XIS) on Board Suzaku

  Citation: 879

  Authors: Katsuji, Hiroshi, Tadayasu, Mark W., Kiyoshi, Takeshi Go, Hironori, Yoshiaki, George R., John, Steven E., Rick, Hiroshi, Hiroya, Hideyuki, Masaaki, Kenji, Mamiko, Emi, Ken’ichi, Masaaki, Satoru, Daisuke, Tomofumi, Naohisa, Noriaki, Masanobu, Hiroshi, Yoshitomo, Yoshinori, Gregory Y., Edward A., Beverly, Eric D., Barry E., James A., Allen, Aya, Junko S., Atsushi, Haruyoshi, Shunji, Masahiro, Takayoshi, Yohko, Hisamitsu

• The X-Ray Observatory Suzaku

  Citation: 832

  Authors: Kazuhisa, Mark, Hajime, Richard L., Katsuji, Hideyo, Kazuo, Yoshiaki, Robert, Tadayuki, Hiroshi, Nicholas E., Naohisa, Lorella, Keith, Hisamitsu, Aya, Kevin, Gregory V., Kai-Wing, Jean, Tadayasu, John, Ken, Yuichiro, Andrew C., Enectali, Ryuichi, Yasushi, Tae, Akihiro, Keith, Richard E., Yoshito, Kenji, Ilana, Günther, Isamu, Kiyoshi, Patrick J., Junko S., Stephen S., Ann, John P., Una, Manabu, Yoshitaka, Naoki, Masayuki, Naoko, Steven M., Tuneyoshi, Hideaki, Jun, Haruyoshi, Nobuyuki, Caroline, Kenzo, Steve, Shunji, Mitsuhiro, Takayoshi, Motohide, Taro, Jun’ichi, Aya, Greg M., Yoshitomo, Fumiyoshi, Alex, Chiho, Hironori, Masaru, Kyoko, Dan, Tatehiko, Kazutami, Emi, Tsunefumi, Koji, Hideyuki, Mikio, Harvey, Koji, Hiroshi, Toshio, Richard, Fumiaki, Masaaki, Hitoshi, Kazuhiro, John A., Takashi, yasushi, Takaya, Tai, Naomi, Masanobu, Hideki, Arvind N., William D., F. Scott, James N., George R., Ikuya, Wilton T., Atsushi, Peter, Ryo, Yang, Randall, Motoko, Andrew E., Hiromitsu, Toru, Keisuke, Takayuki, Yasuo, Makoto, Yuzuru, Yukikatsu, Yuichi, Hiroshi, Ken’ichi, Yohko, Masahiro, Takeshi Go, Martin J. L., Yoshihiro, Shiro, Masaru, Shin’ichiro, Yuji, Shin, Norimasa, Kazutaka, Noriko Y., Koujun, Makoto, Shigeo, Tahir, Daisuke, Atsumasa

• The MAXI Mission on the ISS: Science and Instruments for Monitoring All-Sky X-Ray Images

  Citation: 713

  Authors: Masaru, Kazuyoshi, Shiro, Hiroshi, Mitsuhiro, Motoko, Yasuki, Masaki, Tatehiro, Mutsumi, Naoki, Yujin, Hiroshi, Emi, Nobuyuki, Jun, Mikio, Atsumasa, Hitoshi, Motoki, Yoshihiro, Hirotaka, Kazutaka, Osamu, Satoshi, Tetsuya, Ryoji, Sho, Satoshi, Kazuo, Haruyoshi, Ken

• The Infrared Astronomical Mission AKARI

  Citation: 682

  Authors: Hiroshi, Hajime, Peter, David L., Martin, Yasuo, Keigo, Elysandra, Naofumi, Hideaki, Mikio, Pedro, Tomotsugu, Sunao, Yasunori, Takanori, Norihisa, Seung Soo, Koji, Miho, Masateru, Daisuke, Yoshifusa, Woong-Seob, Kyung Sook, Hidehiro, Hirokazu, Mitsunobu, Toshihide, Akiko, Martin F., Do, Tsuneo, Dong Chan, Woojung, Hisato, Bon Chul, Suk Minn, Hyung Mok, Rosario, Sin’itirou, Hideo, Toshio, Hiroshi, Shuji, Thomas G., Noriko, Hirohisa, Takao, Takahiro, Masanao, Manabu, Sang Hoon, Akira, Youichi, Yoko, Haruyuki, Sebastian, Takashi, Takafumi, Shinki, Soojong, Yong-Sun, Chris P., Michael, Toshinobu, Itsuki, Alberto, Shinji, Richard S., Stephen, Hiroshi, Mai, Jungjoo, Toyoaki, Toshinobu, Hidenori, Toshihiko, Tsutomu T., Satoshi, Matthew, Kazunori, Munetaka, Fumihiko, Eva, Takehiko, Lingyu, Toyoki, Hidenori, Glenn J., Issei, Chisato, Akiko

• Extragalactic science, cosmology, and Galactic archaeology with the Subaru Prime Focus Spectrograph

  Citation: 594

  Authors: Masahiro, Richard S., Masashi, Jenny E., Hiroaki, Nobuo, Kevin, Judith, Olivier, Genevieve, James E., Timothy, Christopher M., Paul, Jean-Paul, Olivier Le, Lihwai, Surhud, Hitoshi, Tohru, Masami, Michael, John D., Laerte, David N., Michael A., Hajime, Yasushi, Hideki, Rosemary

• Subaru Prime Focus Camera — Suprime-Cam

  Citation: 592

  Authors: Satoshi, Yutaka, Maki, Sadanori, Mamoru, Hisanori, Masaru, Katsumi, Masahiko, Fumiaki, Norio, Masami, Kazuhiro, Masafumi, Naoki

• Magnetically Arrested Disk: an Energetically Efficient Accretion Flow

  Citation: 576

  Authors: Ramesh, Igor V., Marek A.

• Hard X-Ray Detector (HXD) on Board Suzaku

  Citation: 543

  Authors: Tadayuki, Keiichi, Manabu, Yasuhiko, Yuuichiro, Yasushi, Masahito, Shinya, Soojing, Michihiro, Hokuto, Naoki, Takeshi, Naoko, Tuneyoshi, Daisuke, Jun, Hiroshi, Madoka, Naomi, Kengo, Satoshi, Tetsuichi, Takao, Yoshihito, Motohide, Jun’ichi, Manabu, Aya, Yoshikatsu, Greg, Kazuo, Kazunori, Yukari, Takefumi, Ryohei, Tsunefumi, Kunishiro, Masanori, Mio, Toshio, Kazuhiro, Hisako, Masaharu, Yuu, Masanori, Kousuke, Naomi, Hideki, Goro, Shingo, Masahiko, Masaya, Koji, Hiromitsu, Isao, Shin’ichiro, Ken-ichi, Takayuki, Takaaki, Chiharu, Makoto, Yukikatsu, Shin’ya, Yasunobu, Shin, Kazutaka, Takayuki, Daisuke

• First data release of the Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Program

  Citation: 529

  Authors: Hiroaki, Robert, Steven, James, Jean, Hisanori, Yusuke, Hiroyuki, Yukiko, Hiroshi, Satoshi, Michitaro, Yutaka, Dustin, Robert H, Sogo, Hironao, Satoshi, Tomoki, Yoshiyuki, Yukie, Yuki, Paul A, Tadafumi, Manobu M, Masayuki, Yoko, Tomohisa, Fumihiro, Yousuke, Shiang-Yu, Yoshihiko, Hitomi, Naoki, Nobuo, Masashi, Francois, Hiroki, Seiji, Junko, Tomotsugu, Andy, James E, Yuichi, Takashi, Masao, Krzysztof G, Ryo, Chiaki, Paul T P, Bau-Ching, Kuiyun, Song, Masatoshi, Ikuru, Anton T, Hung-Yu, Nobunari, Nobuhiko, Takashi, Akira, Shintaro, Haruka, Alexie, Chien-Hsiu, Lihwai, Yen-Ting, Rachel, Yoshiki, Elinor, Shoken, Rieko, Anupreeta, Surhud, Shiro, Ryoma, Hitoshi, Tohru, Fumiaki, Mana, Hiroko, Atsushi J, Masamune, Nobuhiro, Yoshiaki, Masato, Masafusa, Masami, Tae-Soo, Takatoshi, Kazuhiro, Melanie, Joshua, David N, Michael A, Yuma, Naoshi, Yasushi, Nao, Philip J, Masahiro, Tsuyoshi, Yoshiki, Edwin L, Hisakazu, Keiichi, Yuji, Tomonori, Sherry, Suraphong

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