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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #3,369CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

Physical Review Applied

Abbreviation (ISO):Phys. Rev. Appl
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 1.253•SCImago Rank: #3,369•Identifier (ISSN):2331-7019(Print)•Articles / Year: 813•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,533 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
4.4
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
39

39 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate7.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
813articles/year
14.02% Gold OA•99.21% 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: 4.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.4)
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20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.4)
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20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.8)
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20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.6)
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20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.931)
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20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.985)
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20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.194)
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20191.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.532)
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20181.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.782)
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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

Physical Review Applied (PRApplied) publishes high-quality papers that bridge the gap between engineering and physics, and between current and future technologies. PRApplied welcomes papers from both the engineering and physics communities, in academia and industry. PRApplied focuses on topics including: Biophysics, bioelectronics, and biomedical engineering, Device physics, Electronics, Technology to harvest, store, and transmit energy, focusing on renewable energy technologies, Geophysics and space science, Industrial physics, Magnetism and spintronics, Metamaterials, Microfluidics, Nonlinear dynamics and pattern formation in natural or manufactured systems, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Optics, optoelectronics, photonics, and photonic devices, Quantum information processing, both algorithms and hardware, Soft matter physics, including granular and complex fluids and active matter.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Physics85.2%Quantum mechanics79.9%Engineering66.9%Materials science66.1%Optics51.9%Computer science46.4%Electrical engineering44.4%Optoelectronics44.2%Chemistry39.8%Condensed matter physics38.8%Mathematics35.9%Thermodynamics29.1%Organic chemistry28.4%Composite material27.6%Biology22.1%Nanotechnology22%Telecommunications21%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,369Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2014-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Physics and Astronomy
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.253

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
127

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.33

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,533 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations12,588
3-Year Documents2,823
Citable Documents2,818

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 Rate21.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

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):
2区 (Zone 2)Physics & Astrophysics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区PHYSICS, APPLIED
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
American Physical Society
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Editorial Address
ONE PHYSICS ELLIPSE, COLLEGE PK, USA, MD, 20740-3844
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PHYSICS, APPLIED
JCRSCIE
59/191Q2
PHYSICS, APPLIED
JCISCIE
55/191Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—813253
20254.41,1403,717
20243.89317,965
20234.699514,230
20224.93193217,114
20214.98583719,111
20204.1941,02029,087
20194.53292733,026
20184.78266425,206
2017—43317,794
2016—25513,209
2015—20712,285
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Physical Review Applied

WoS Q2
2356201820192020202120222023202420254.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 7.9%

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

Record UUID: 61cec1cc-b27a-4dd2-b862-4601c7678c21
Database Updated: 2026-09-30