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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #13,652CAS 4区Hybrid

Review of Scientific Instruments

Abbreviation (ISO):REV. SCI. INSTRUM
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.422•SCImago Rank: #13,652•Identifier (ISSN):0034-6748(Print)/1089-7623(Online)•Articles / Year: 1,086•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,928 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.6
↓ -0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
145

145 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate15.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
1,086articles/year
19.12% Gold OA•98.43% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.843)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.523)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.48)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.587)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.428)
🔵 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

Review of Scientific Instruments, is committed to the publication of advances in scientific instruments, apparatuses, and techniques. RSI seeks to meet the needs of engineers and scientists in physics, chemistry, and the life sciences.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Physics94.9%Quantum mechanics88%Materials science83%Engineering78.3%Optics69.8%Computer science58.5%Chemistry56.8%Electrical engineering50.5%Organic chemistry46.8%Nuclear physics38.5%Thermodynamics35.6%Composite material33.3%Telecommunications32.7%Optoelectronics30.8%Mathematics28.2%Atomic physics23.5%Mechanical engineering21.7%Ion20.5%Plasma20.2%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #13,652Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1930-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicinePhysics and Astronomy
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.422

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
195

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.66

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,928 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations4,510
3-Year Documents2,760
Citable Documents2,751

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 Rate23.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

InstrumentationQ2
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Engineering & Technology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION
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 Institute of Physics
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Editorial Address
AMER INST PHYSICS, CIRCULATION & FULFILLMENT DIV, 2 HUNTINGTON QUADRANGLE, STE 1 N O 1, MELVILLE, USA, NY, 11747-4501
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION
JCRSCIE
56/81Q3
PHYSICS, APPLIED
JCRSCIE
148/191Q4
INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION
JCISCIE
61/81Q4
PHYSICS, APPLIED
JCISCIE
140/191Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—576121
20251.77931,141
20241.31,0073,274
20231.69024,945
20221.8439365,846
20211.5231,1358,869
20201.481,01311,018
20191.5871,01713,309
20181.4281,32216,849
2017—94414,870
2016—1,40523,106
2015—1,16819,002
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Review of Scientific Instruments

WoS Q3
0123201820192020202120222023202420251.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 15.4%

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

Record UUID: b31b6ecb-4940-4378-9577-ae0d92141c87
Database Updated: 2026-10-01