SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,042CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Chaos Solitons & Fractals

Abbreviation (ISO):CHAOS SOLITON FRACT
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.123•SCImago Rank: #4,042•Identifier (ISSN):0960-0779(Print)•Articles / Year: 1,086•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,513 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
5.7
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
126

126 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate13.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
1,086articles/year
11.86% Gold OA•98.56% 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: 5.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.7)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.6)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.3)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.8)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.922)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.944)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.764)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.064)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
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

Chaos, Solitons & Fractals aims to be a leading journal in the interdisciplinary field of Nonlinear Science, and Nonequilibrium and Complex Phenomena. It encourages the submission of articles on the following subjects in this field: dynamics; non-equilibrium processes in physics, chemistry and geophysics; complex matter and networks; mathematical models; computational biology; applications to quantum and mesoscopic phenomena; fluctuations and random processes; self-organization; social phenomena.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Mathematics92.5%Physics82%Quantum mechanics70.6%Computer science70.3%Mathematical analysis56.2%Economics47.9%Artificial intelligence44.8%Engineering39.1%Nonlinear system38.3%Biology34.8%Management31.9%Applied mathematics27.9%Geometry25.2%Pure mathematics24.1%Statistical physics23.3%Philosophy22.4%Statistics22.2%Control (management)22.2%Combinatorics21.9%Control theory (sociology)21.8%Thermodynamics20.1%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,042Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1991-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MathematicsPhysics and Astronomy
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.123

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
185

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.99

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,513 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations21,381
3-Year Documents3,723
Citable Documents3,688

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 Rate30.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Applied MathematicsQ1
Mathematical PhysicsQ1
Mathematics (miscellaneous)Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Mathematics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区MATHEMATICS, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
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
8.9周
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
8.3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 Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Semimonthly
Founding Year
1991
Editorial Address
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD, ENGLAND, OX5 1GB
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MATHEMATICS, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
JCRSCIE
6/137Q1
PHYSICS, MATHEMATICAL
JCRSCIE
1/61Q1
PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRSCIE
14/112Q1
MATHEMATICS, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
JCISCIE
5/137Q1
PHYSICS, MATHEMATICAL
JCISCIE
1/61Q1
PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCISCIE
9/112Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—1,200973
20255.61,6888,422
20245.31,43016,521
20237.81,27220,559
20229.9221,15623,334
20215.9441,04127,253
20203.76494452,521
20193.06450417,256
20182.21345014,844
2017—44013,519
2016—32910,449
2015—3597,655
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Chaos Solitons & Fractals

WoS Q1
15812201820192020202120222023202420255.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 13.2%

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: 89d9113a-6bcb-413a-b27d-db970eef4126
Database Updated: 2026-10-01