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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #14,656CAS 4区Hybrid

Health Physics

Abbreviation (ISO):HEALTH PHYS
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.383•SCImago Rank: #14,656•Identifier (ISSN):0017-9078(Print)/1538-5159(Online)•Articles / Year: 115•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,898 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.2
↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
64

64 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate10%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
115articles/year
13.16% Gold OA•92.86% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.922)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.316)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.853)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.993)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.993)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Health Physics, first published in 1958, provides the latest research to a wide variety of radiation safety professionals including health physicists, nuclear chemists, medical physicists, and radiation safety officers with interests in nuclear and radiation science. The Journal allows professionals in these and other disciplines in science and engineering to stay on the cutting edge of scientific and technological advances in the field of radiation safety. The Journal publishes original papers, technical notes, articles on advances in practical applications, editorials, and correspondence. Journal articles report on the latest findings in theoretical, practical, and applied disciplines of epidemiology and radiation effects, radiation biology and radiation science, radiation ecology, and related fields.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Physics76.4%Medicine65.5%Nuclear physics62.9%Chemistry62.4%Quantum mechanics50.3%Radiochemistry46.3%Environmental science46.2%Biology41.9%Engineering40%Nuclear medicine39.3%Optics25.1%Computer science24.4%Materials science22.4%Radiology21.2%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #14,656Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1958-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental ScienceMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.383

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
89

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.89

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,898 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations393
3-Year Documents368
Citable Documents317

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate31.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

EpidemiologyQ3
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ3
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1958
Editorial Address
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, USA, PA, 19106-3621
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
357/395Q4
NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
JCRSCIE
31/42Q3
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
JCRSCIE
363/443Q4
RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
JCRSCIE
171/217Q4
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCISCIE
309/395Q4
NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
JCISCIE
36/42Q4
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
JCISCIE
348/443Q4
RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
JCISCIE
161/217Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—13016
20251.4172109
20241174257
20232.2147278
20222.922169646
20211.316145606
20200.8532223,306
20190.9932051,631
20180.9932641,918
2017—1561,025
2016—2501,572
2015—2351,688
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Health Physics

WoS Q4
0134201820192020202120222023202420251.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 10%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 094895c1-e320-4ab6-baec-151abf18fe2b
Database Updated: 2026-10-01