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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,533CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Expert Systems with Applications

Abbreviation (ISO):EXPERT SYST. APPL
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.939•SCImago Rank: #1,533•Identifier (ISSN):0957-4174(Print)•Articles / Year: 1,864•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,756 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
9.4
↑ +1.9

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
162

162 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate14.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
1,864articles/year
13.24% Gold OA•96.44% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.4)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.5)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.5)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.5)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.665)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.954)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.452)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.292)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.768)
🔵 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

Expert Systems With Applications is a refereed international journal whose focus is on exchanging information relating to expert and intelligent systems applied in industry, government, and universities worldwide. The thrust of the journal is to publish papers dealing with the design, development, testing, implementation, and/or management of expert and intelligent systems, and also to provide practical guidelines in the development and management of these systems. The journal will publish papers in expert and intelligent systems technology and application in the areas of, but not limited to: finance, accounting, engineering, marketing, auditing, law, procurement and contracting, project management, risk assessment, information management, information retrieval, crisis management, stock trading, strategic management, network management, telecommunications, space education, intelligent front ends, intelligent database management systems, medicine, chemistry, human resources management, human capital, business, production management, archaeology, economics, energy, and defense. Papers in multi-agent systems, knowledge management, neural networks, knowledge discovery, data and text mining, multimedia mining, and genetic algorithms will also be published in the journal.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science99.7%Artificial intelligence82.3%Mathematics66.9%Machine learning58.9%Engineering44.6%Philosophy38.6%Economics35.7%Programming language34.2%Data mining33.7%Physics31.4%Biology31.4%Statistics30.6%Psychology30.1%Operating system29.1%Linguistics26.8%Algorithm22.1%Mathematical optimization21.9%Quantum mechanics21.2%Business20.8%Cognitive psychology20.7%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,533Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1990-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceEngineering
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.939

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
315

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
11.97

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,756 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations91,680
3-Year Documents7,935
Citable Documents7,935

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate30.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Artificial IntelligenceQ1
Computer Science ApplicationsQ1
Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Computer Science
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
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
Elsevier Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1990
Editorial Address
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD, ENGLAND, OX5 1GB
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
JCRSCIE
28/210Q1
ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
JCRSCIE
22/369Q1
OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
JCRSCIE
6/109Q1
COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
JCISCIE
29/210Q1
ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
JCISCIE
40/371Q1
OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
JCISCIE
7/109Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—3,2022,114
20257.54,30524,906
20247.52,95952,879
20238.53,327103,907
20228.6652,34588,880
20216.9541,50969,691
20205.4521,01468,913
20194.29274246,213
20183.76867047,854
2017—72747,614
2016—63945,470
2015—70645,932
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Expert Systems with Applications

WoS Q1
25710201820192020202120222023202420257.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:7.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 14.7%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01