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WoS SCIE Q2CAS 3区Hybrid

Physical Review E

Abbreviation (ISO):PHYS. REV. E
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Identifier (ISSN):1539-3755(Print)/2470-0053(Online)•Articles / Year: 1,908
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 (Hirsch Index)
N/A

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 AccessHybrid
1,908articles/year
11.65% Gold OA•99.88% 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: 2.4)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.707)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.529)
🔵 Computed
20212.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.296)
🔵 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)
Physics96.8%Quantum mechanics87.3%Mathematics77.7%Thermodynamics55.9%Engineering55.5%Computer science54.8%Statistical physics50.9%Chemistry49.2%Materials science49.1%Biology40.5%Geometry35.8%Mathematical analysis33.8%Organic chemistry32.9%Composite material32.4%Statistics31.1%Condensed matter physics30.1%Optics30%Mechanics30%Classical mechanics26.4%Artificial intelligence23%Geography21.3%Geology21%Electrical engineering20.8%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Not indexed in SCImago / Scopus database

This journal is currently not indexed in Scopus or is an academic publication indexed exclusively in Web of Science (WoS).

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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
American Physical Society
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Semimonthly
Founding Year
2001
Editorial Address
AMER PHYSICAL SOC, 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, 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

15 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20252.4——
20242.4——
20232.707——
20222.52910
20212.296140
2020—692
2019—671
2018—602
2017—20
2016—10
2015—2,52965,576
2014—2,47271,727
2013—2,57573,205
2012—2,54681,974
2011—2,58187,782
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Physical Review E

WoS Q2
1234202120222023202420252.40
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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01