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Nuclear Materials and Energy

Abbreviation (ISO):NUCL. MATER. ENERGY
Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.807•SCImago Rank: #6,820•Identifier (ISSN):2352-1791(Print)•Articles / Year: 193•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,274 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
2.8
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
47

47 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate17.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
193articles/year
99.85% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 2.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.8)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.7)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.3)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.6)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.037)
🔵 Computed
20212.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.32)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.213)
🔵 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

The open-access journal Nuclear Materials and Energy is devoted to the growing field of research for material application in the production of nuclear energy. Nuclear Materials and Energy publishes original research articles of up to 6 pages in length.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Physics95.2%Materials science92.2%Quantum mechanics88.3%Chemistry83.3%Organic chemistry76.2%Nuclear physics75.1%Engineering63.8%Metallurgy59.9%Composite material52.2%Plasma51.5%Thermodynamics45.3%Atomic physics41.1%Tokamak32.2%Nuclear engineering28.9%Biology28.7%Computer science27.2%Optics26.8%Tungsten25.1%Divertor24.7%Ion22.8%Geology22.1%Mechanics22%Crystallography21.2%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #6,820Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2015-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:EnergyMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.807

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
47

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.84

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,274 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,930
3-Year Documents690
Citable Documents687

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate25.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsQ1
Nuclear Energy and EngineeringQ1
Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Physics & Astrophysics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区NUCLEAR SCIENCE & 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
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Editorial Address
RADARWEG 29, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1043 NX
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
JCRSCIE
7/42Q1
NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
JCISCIE
4/42Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—15425
20252.7196323
20242.32801,218
20232.62161,634
20223.0372271,998
20212.321752,255
20202.2131591,980
2019—1653,757
2018—1662,889
2017—1783,542
2016—1974,515
2015—14339
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Nuclear Materials and Energy

WoS Q1
12342020202120222023202420252.70
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: 17.4%

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: 2026-10-01