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Frontiers in Built Environment

Country: Switzerland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.628•SCImago Rank: #9,361•Identifier (ISSN):2297-3362(Print)•Articles / Year: 156•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,015 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
3
↑ +0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
52

52 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2
Self-Citation Rate9.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
156articles/year
99.87% Gold OA•88% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.7)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3)
🔵 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

Frontiers in Built Environment is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q2 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
EngineeringComputer SciencePhysicsGeologyStructural EngineeringGeographyBiologyMathematicsThermodynamicsCivil EngineeringQuantum MechanicsMaterials ScienceEconomicsComposite MaterialsHistoryArchaeologyEcologyMedicineArtificial IntelligenceGeotechnical EngineeringEnvironmental ScienceBusinessMechanical Engineering
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #9,361Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2015-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:EngineeringSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.628

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
52

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.18

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,015 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,900
3-Year Documents794
Citable Documents741

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate28.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Urban StudiesQ1
Building and ConstructionQ2
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Engineering & Technology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
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
Frontiers Media S.A.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
JCRESCI
41/104Q2
ENGINEERING, CIVIL
JCRESCI
75/193Q2
CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
JCIESCI
46/104Q2
ENGINEERING, CIVIL
JCIESCI
95/193Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—410165
20252.73521,163
20242.22471,826
202332212,410
2022—3074,472
2021—1793,080
2020—2174,769
2019—1523,060
2018—821,910
2017—762,132
2016—391,065
2015—23787
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Frontiers in Built Environment

WoS Q2
12342023202420252.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 9.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28