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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #5,125Gold OA

Journal of Physics-Materials

Country: Updating•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.972•SCImago Rank: #5,125•Identifier (ISSN):2515-7639(Online)•Articles / Year: 65•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,454 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
4.2
↓ -0.7

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
44

44 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
65articles/year
100% Gold OA•N/A 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: 4.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.2)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.9)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.8)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 5.847)
🔵 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

Journal of Physics-Materials 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)
Physics86.1%Materials science83.3%Quantum mechanics79.6%Chemistry72.8%Engineering71.9%Organic chemistry60.5%Nanotechnology49.7%Chemical engineering41%Composite material40.7%Condensed matter physics40.4%Biology38.3%Computer science34.6%Optics31.2%Optoelectronics30.9%Electrical engineering29.9%Thermodynamics29.6%Metallurgy29%Mathematics26.2%Physical chemistry23.5%Medicine20.1%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,125Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2018-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Materials SciencePhysics and Astronomy
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.972

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
44

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.90

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,454 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations707
3-Year Documents176
Citable Documents173

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 Rate25.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ1
Condensed Matter PhysicsQ1
Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRSCIE
218/472Q2
NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY
JCRSCIE
82/148Q3
PHYSICS, APPLIED
JCRSCIE
64/191Q2
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCISCIE
233/473Q2
NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY
JCISCIE
74/148Q2
PHYSICS, APPLIED
JCISCIE
77/191Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

9 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—6513
20254.978173
20244.875578
20235.84761622
2022—52725
2021—821,932
2020—1002,899
2019—662,948
2018—26513
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Physics-Materials

WoS Q2
34672023202420254.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

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: 2026-10-01