Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences Impact Factor 2026: 2.35

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At a glanceFrontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences is listed in SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024. We track 57 papers published in it between 2016 and 2026, cited 0 times in total. Data updated 22 October 2026.

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01Impact factor

Impact factor of Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences (2026)

Impact factor (2-year)2.35calculated from OpenAlex citation data

Rank in category#44of 90 by citedness

APC (listed)US$2,353open access

h-index51

Papers published2,015cited 21,327 times

The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.

Rank in its subject categories

Astronomy & Astrophysicsrank 44 of 90 journals

Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.

Quartile of Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.

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02Fee waivers

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Who funds research published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Articles naming a funder22%of 200 recent articles

Funders named most often

Science Mission Directorate5

National Natural Science Foundation of China5

National Key Research and Development Program of China4

National Aeronautics and Space Administration4

Science and Technology Facilities Council4

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03Indexing

Indexing of Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

List	Status
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)	✓ Listed
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)	Not listed
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)	Not listed
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)	Not listed
Scopus	✓ Listed
Journal Citation Reports 2024	✓ Listed

ISSN: 2296-987X
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA all its journals →
Country: Switzerland
Language: English
Scopus source type: Journal
Web of Science categories: Astronomy & Astrophysics

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04How to submit

How to submit to Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

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05What it publishes

What Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences publishes: real papers

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06Published papers

Papers published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.

A novel multiplexing data transmission architecture: multiplexing modulator (MM) for twin remote sensing satellites20260 citations
Insights from and future directions for a nationwide science and engineering education collaboration in stratospheric ballooning20260 citations
Surface figure metrology for reflective membrane mirrors based on phase-measuring deflectometry20260 citations
The 10 October 2024 geomagnetic storm may have caused the premature reentry of a Starlink satellite20250 citations
Forecasting long-term sunspot numbers using the LSTM-WGAN model20250 citations
Re-evaluating Io's volcanic heat flow: critical limitations in Juno/JIRAM M-band analysis20250 citations
Habitable exoplanet-a statistical search for life20250 citations
Multiscale astrobiology with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time20250 citations
Characterization of F-region neutral wind response times and its controlling factors during substorms20250 citations
Magnetospheric and ionospheric vortices response to positive solar wind dynamic pressure pulse20250 citations
Occurrence of magnetic reconnection in the heliospheric current sheet20250 citations
Augmenting sparse spaceflight mass spectra datasets for machine learning applications20250 citations
Harnessing the awe of eclipses to enhance science engagement20250 citations
The SDEMMA model for galactic cosmic ray and its dosimetric application20250 citations
Near ultraviolet transient explorer (NUTEx): a CubeSat-based NUV imaging payload for transient sky surveys20250 citations
Extremely rapid radiation belt electron losses across the magnetopause20250 citations
Super bolide explosion in the upper atmosphere and possible implications for very low earth orbit satellites: a case study on May 25, 202320250 citations
Bulk viscosity of two-flavor color superconducting quark matter in neutron star mergers20250 citations
The connection of the Ions and electrons in the Earth's central plasma sheet to the solar wind20250 citations
Radiation transport methods in star formation simulations20240 citations
Magnetohydrodynamical modeling of star-disk formation: from isolated spherical collapse towards incorporation of external dynamics20240 citations
Importance and challenges of geomagnetic storm forecasting20240 citations
Magnetopause MHD surface wave theory: progress & challenges20240 citations
General heterogeneous real-time baseband backend system scheme applied to QTT based on RFSoC+ GPU20240 citations
Measurement and calibration of non-linear shear terms in galaxy cluster fields20240 citations
Kinetic Alfvén wave cascade in sub-ion range plasma turbulence20240 citations
Connecting solar flows and fields to understand surface magnetism20230 citations
Cosmological redshift and Hubble tension explained by means of the FLRWT time-metric framework and transit physics in the IGM20230 citations
Dark blue-green: Cave-inhabiting cyanobacteria as a model for astrobiology20230 citations
Expanding the deep space network to support the heliophysics system observatory20230 citations
Operational solar flare forecasting via video-based deep learning20230 citations
Quantifying the global solar wind-magnetosphere interaction with the Solar-Terrestrial Observer for the Response of the Magnetosphere (STORM) mission concept20230 citations
Designing a novel tomato ideotype for future cultivation in space manned missions20230 citations
A comparison of FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC radio occultation and ionosonde measurements in sporadic E detection over mid-and low-latitude regions20230 citations
The pysat ecosystem20230 citations
Automated bow shock and magnetopause boundary detection with Cassini using threshold and deep learning methods20220 citations
The transmission of ULF waves from the solar wind to the magnetosphere: an analysis of some critical aspects20220 citations
Particle acceleration in an MHD-scale system of multiple current sheets20220 citations
Revisiting the ground magnetic field perturbations challenge: A machine learning perspective20220 citations
Towards coupling full-disk and active region-based flare prediction for operational space weather forecasting20220 citations
Modern Faraday rotation studies to probe the solar wind20220 citations
Deep learning-based galaxy image deconvolution20220 citations
CHES robotic observation software kit20220 citations
Python tools for ESA's Swarm mission: VirES for Swarm and surrounding ecosystem20220 citations
The need for accurate measurements of thermal velocity distribution functions in the solar wind20220 citations
Eight years of TIGRE robotic spectroscopy: Operational experience and selected scientific results20220 citations
Mm-wave polarimeter and profilometry design study for retrieving plasma density in the PANDORA experiment20220 citations
Profiling heliophysics data in the pythonic cloud20220 citations
Organic molecules in interstellar space: Latest advances20220 citations
The quiet sun at mm wavelengths as seen by ALMA20220 citations
Astrochemistry With the Orbiting Astronomical Satellite for Investigating Stellar Systems20220 citations
The missing conformer: A comprehensive rotational spectroscopy study and astronomical search of two conformers of methyl cyanoacetate20220 citations
Classification of variable stars light curves using long short term memory network20210 citations
Using dimensionality reduction and clustering techniques to classify space plasma regimes20200 citations
Ionospheric non-linear effects observed during very-long-distance HF propagation20190 citations
Perspectives for Cosmological Reionization From Future CMB and Radio Projects20180 citations
FORWARD: A toolset for multiwavelength coronal magnetometry20160 citations

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07Reviewer comments

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08Similar journals

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09Same subject

Astronomy & Astrophysics journals with a similar impact factor*

The journals next to Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences when the 83 journals of Astronomy & Astrophysics in our data are ranked by impact factor*:

Rank	Journal	Impact factor*	Indexing	Open access
40	Universe	2.61	SCIE	Fully open access
41	Gravitation and Cosmology	2.40	SCIE	Subscription
42	Astronomy and Computing	2.39	SCIE	Subscription
43	Astrophysics and Space Science	2.38	SCIE	Subscription
45	Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy	2.23	SCIE	Subscription
46	Comptes Rendus Physique	2.12	SCIE	Fully open access
47	New Astronomy	2.09	SCIE	Subscription
48	Annales Geophysicae	2.02	SCIE	Fully open access

*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.

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11Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences?

Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences is 2.35: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 2.35 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.

What is the h-index of Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences?

The h-index of Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences is 51 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 51 of its papers have each been cited at least 51 times. Its i10-index is 634.

What is the APC of Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences?

OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$2,353 for Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, an open access journal (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.

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Is Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences indexed in Scopus?

Yes. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.

Is Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences an SCIE journal?

Yes. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.

Is Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?

Yes. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.

What topics does Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences publish?

The papers published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences that we track most often mention solar, space, wind, satellite, forecasting, model. Check the journal’s aims and scope for its full coverage.

How many papers published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences does ScholarsColab track?

We track 57 papers published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences between 2016 and 2026, cited 0 times in total, with a median of 0 citations per paper.

Does Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences offer an APC waiver?

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences follows the policy of Frontiers: no country list; fee support is granted case by case on demonstrated need. No country rule: the publisher decides case by case, or has no waiver scheme. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.

Who funds research published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences?

22% of 200 recent research articles in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are Science Mission Directorate, National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Program of China.