SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,356CAS 1区Top JournalReview JournalHybrid

Physics of Life Reviews

Abbreviation (ISO):PHYS. LIFE REV
Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.064•SCImago Rank: #1,356•Identifier (ISSN):1571-0645(Print)/1873-1457(Online)•Articles / Year: 11•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,784 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
11.8
↓ -2.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
52

52 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate34.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
11articles/year
44.79% Gold OA•5.88% 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: 11.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.8)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 14.3)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.7)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.7)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.833)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.025)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 14.789)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.045)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.783)
🔵 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

Physics of Life Reviews is an international journal appearing quarterly, that publishes review articles on physics of living systems, complex phenomena in biological systems, and related fields of artificial life, robotics, mathematical bio-semiotics, and artificial intelligent systems. This journal is a unifying force, going across the barriers between disciplines, addressing all living systems from molecules to populations and from genetics to mind and artificial systems modeling these phenomena. The journal invites reviews from actively working researchers, which are broad in scope, critical, accessible to our wide readership and addresses sometimes controversial accounts of recent progress and problems.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer SciencePsychologyBiologyPhysicsPhilosophyMathematicsArtificial IntelligenceMedicineNeuroscienceEpistemologyGeneticsQuantum MechanicsCognitive PsychologySociology
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,356Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2004-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesComputer SciencePhysics and Astronomy
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.064

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
85

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.14

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,784 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations923
3-Year Documents386
Citable Documents65

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 Rate32.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Artificial IntelligenceQ1
Physics and Astronomy (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)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区BIOLOGY
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
1.4周
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
12.2周
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
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
2004
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1000 AE
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
1/106Q1
BIOPHYSICS
JCRSCIE
2/81Q1
BIOLOGY
JCISCIE
3/106Q1
BIOPHYSICS
JCISCIE
4/81Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—6431
202514.3157420
202413.7145972
202311.71941,307
20229.833771,079
202111.02550545
202014.78952562
201911.0451442,366
201813.783861,683
2017—1362,759
2016—1361,961
2015—1452,816
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Physics of Life Reviews

WoS Q1
61014182018201920202021202220232024202514.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:14.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 34.3%

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