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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q3SCImago #17,879CAS 4区Hybrid

Laser Physics Letters

Abbreviation (ISO):LASER PHYS. LETT
Country: Germany•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.282•SCImago Rank: #17,879•Identifier (ISSN):1612-2011(Print)/1612-202X(Online)•Articles / Year: 162•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,774 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.5
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
65

65 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate7.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
162articles/year
2.15% Gold OA•98.47% 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: 1.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.5)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.704)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.016)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.884)
🔵 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

Laser Physics Letters encompasses all aspects of laser physics sciences including, inter alia, spectroscopy, quantum electronics, quantum optics, quantum electrodynamics, nonlinear optics, atom optics, quantum computation, quantum information processing and storage, fiber optics and their applications in chemistry, biology, engineering and medicine. The full list of subject areas covered is as follows: -physics of lasers- fibre optics and fibre lasers- quantum optics and quantum information science- ultrafast optics and strong-field physics- nonlinear optics- physics of cold trapped atoms- laser methods in chemistry, biology, medicine and ecology- laser spectroscopy- novel laser materials and lasers- optics of nanomaterials- interaction of laser radiation with matter- laser interaction with solids- photonics

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Physics94.5%Quantum mechanics91.7%Optics84.4%Materials science76.4%Laser64.3%Engineering63.8%Computer science58.8%Optoelectronics56.3%Chemistry54.4%Organic chemistry44.4%Telecommunications37.5%Composite material36.3%Electrical engineering35.9%Wavelength32.6%Mathematics26.3%Thermodynamics24.8%Optical fiber23.5%Fiber22.5%Biology20.6%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #17,879Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2004-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Physics and Astronomy
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.282

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
85

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.46

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,774 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations649
3-Year Documents493
Citable Documents493

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 Rate30.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

InstrumentationQ3
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Physics & Astrophysics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区OPTICS
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
IOP Publishing Ltd.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
2004
Editorial Address
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH, PO BOX 10 11 61, WEINHEIM, GERMANY, D-69451
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
OPTICS
JCRSCIE
93/129Q3
PHYSICS, APPLIED
JCRSCIE
153/191Q4
OPTICS
JCISCIE
93/129Q3
PHYSICS, APPLIED
JCISCIE
136/191Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—10214
20251.4153133
20241.4144526
20231.7161697
20221.704195997
20212.0161671,075
20201.8842282,042
2019—2702,579
2018—3314,053
2017—2453,101
2016—2614,036
2015—2303,575
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Laser Physics Letters

WoS Q3
01232020202120222023202420251.40
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: 7.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28