Polar Science
Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports
20 papers with at least that number of citations each
State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring
Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)
HĐGSNN Score History
By article publication year| Year | Max Score | Evaluation Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.7) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2025 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 2) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2024 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.5) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2023 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.8) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2022 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 2.355) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2021 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.927) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2020 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.389) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2019 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.19) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2018 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.031) | 🔵 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
Polar Science is an international, peer-reviewed quarterly journal. It is dedicated to publishing original research articles for sciences relating to the polar regions of the Earth and other planets. Polar Science aims to cover 15 disciplines which are listed below; they cover most aspects of physical sciences, geosciences and life sciences, together with engineering and social sciences. Articles should attract the interest of broad polar science communities, and not be limited to the interests of those who work under specific research subjects. Polar Science also has an Open Archive whereby published articles are made freely available from ScienceDirect after an embargo period of 24 months from the date of publication. - Space and upper atmosphere physics - Atmospheric science/climatology - Glaciology - Oceanography/sea ice studies - Geology/petrology - Solid earth geophysics/seismology - Marine Earth science - Geomorphology/Cenozoic-Quaternary geology - Meteoritics - Terrestrial biology - Marine biology - Animal ecology - Environment - Polar Engineering - Humanities and social sciences.
SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence
Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact
Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.
Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.
Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.
Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.
Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window
Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.
Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)
Citations in government and international policy documents
Percentage of female authors published in the journal
Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.
Scopus Subject Categories
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history
Publishing & Editorial Information
Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications
WoS Categories & Quartiles
Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate
| Category | Index | Rank | Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
ECOLOGY | JCRSCIE | 140/205 | Q3 |
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | JCRSCIE | 171/259 | Q3 |
ECOLOGY | JCISCIE | 133/205 | Q3 |
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | JCISCIE | 160/259 | Q3 |
Annual Historical Statistics & Publications
Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution
| Year | Impact Factor | Articles / Year | Total Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 44 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 70 | 109 |
| 2024 | 1.5 | 76 | 265 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 63 | 379 |
| 2022 | 2.355 | 51 | 337 |
| 2021 | 1.927 | 110 | 1,107 |
| 2020 | 1.389 | 92 | 1,376 |
| 2019 | 1.19 | 52 | 689 |
| 2018 | 1.031 | 84 | 2,104 |
| 2017 | — | 34 | 697 |
| 2016 | — | 67 | 1,449 |
| 2015 | — | 33 | 597 |
Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations
Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)
Clarivate IF trend for Polar Science
Total Cites vs Self-Cites
Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach
Citations per Document
Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years
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