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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #8,543CAS 3区

Physical Review E

Abbreviation (ISO):PHYS. REV. E
Country: Updating•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.679•SCImago Rank: #8,543•Identifier (ISSN):2470-0045(Print)•Articles / Year: 1,451•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,173 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
2.5
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
190

190 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate18.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
1,451articles/year
N/A 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)

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.4)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.4)
🔵 Computed
20212.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.529)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.353)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.284)
🔵 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

Physical Review E (PRE), broad and interdisciplinary in scope, focuses on collective phenomena of many-body systems, with statistical physics and nonlinear dynamics as the central themes of the journal. Physical Review E publishes recent developments in biological and soft matter physics including granular materials, colloids, complex fluids, liquid crystals, and polymers. The journal covers fluid dynamics and plasma physics and includes sections on computational and interdisciplinary physics, for example, complex networks.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Physics92.8%Quantum mechanics83.5%Mathematics72.1%Thermodynamics56.2%Engineering51.9%Computer science50%Statistical physics47.1%Chemistry45%Materials science41.6%Biology38.3%Geometry32.2%Statistics31.7%Mathematical analysis30.2%Mechanics29.7%Condensed matter physics29.4%Composite material28.3%Organic chemistry28.2%Classical mechanics27.9%Optics24.6%Artificial intelligence21.8%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #8,543Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1993-2004, 2009, 2012, 2016-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MathematicsPhysics and Astronomy
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.679

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
277

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.40

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,173 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations12,464
3-Year Documents5,130
Citable Documents5,112

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 Rate19.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsQ2
Statistics and ProbabilityQ2

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):
3区PHYSICS, FLUIDS & PLASMAS
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
Subscription / Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Updating
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopus

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PHYSICS, FLUIDS & PLASMAS
JCRSCIE
21/43Q2
PHYSICS, MATHEMATICAL
JCRSCIE
12/61Q1
PHYSICS, FLUIDS & PLASMAS
JCISCIE
9/43Q1
PHYSICS, MATHEMATICAL
JCISCIE
15/61Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—1,451438
20252.42,1374,614
20242.21,7388,921
20232.41,63012,346
2022—1,79316,067
20212.5291,93322,219
2020—2,02933,563
20192.3532,05839,577
20182.2842,12842,719
2017—2,30151,554
2016—2,39054,859
2005—40
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Physical Review E

WoS Q2
12232018201920212023202420252.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 18.2%

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: 9b38ac78-519c-46b5-a50a-bf271adcaedd
Database Updated: 2026-10-01