Most-cited articles by year
The Astrophysical Journal
IOP Publishing · ISSN 0004-637X · 135,463 works in OpenAlex · h-index 699
Lists by publication year
Each list ranks the articles The Astrophysical Journal published that year by citations counted in OpenAlex on the snapshot date. Ranks are frozen once published.
- 2024Top 100 of 3,766 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2023Top 100 of 2,890 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2022Top 100 of 3,294 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2021Top 100 of 2,956 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2020Top 100 of 3,030 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2019Top 100 of 3,162 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2018Top 100 of 2,979 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2017Top 100 of 3,024 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2016Top 100 of 3,019 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
About these lists
The Astrophysical Journal published between 2,890 and 3,766 eligible articles a year in the years covered, so each list shows the top 100. Every entry shows its rank, the share of the year’s cohort it beats, its citation count and, where OpenAlex has one, the abstract. Authors can claim an entry for a badge and a CV line, or ask to have their name withheld.
Read the methodology for cohort rules, exclusions and the snapshot policy.
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