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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #18,564CAS 4区Hybrid

Kerntechnik

Abbreviation (ISO):KERNTECHNIK
Country: Germany•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.265•SCImago Rank: #18,564•Identifier (ISSN):0932-3902(Print)/2195-8580(Online)•Articles / Year: 50•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,513 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
0.9
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

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

17 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate25%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
50articles/year
4.52% Gold OA•97.74% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 0.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.9)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.9)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.4)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.321)
🔵 Computed
20211.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.293)
🔵 Computed
20201.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.299)
🔵 Computed
20191.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.265)
🔵 Computed
20181.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.272)
🔵 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

Kerntechnik is an independent journal for nuclear engineering (including design, operation, safety and economics of nuclear power stations, research reactors and simulators), energy systems, radiation (ionizing radiation in industry, medicine and research) and radiological protection (biological effects of ionizing radiation, the system of protection for occupational, medical and public exposures, the assessment of doses, operational protection and safety programs, management of radioactive wastes, decommissioning and regulatory requirements).

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science67.8%Engineering58.2%Physics55.8%Nuclear engineering41.7%Nuclear physics41.5%Quantum mechanics38.9%Environmental science33.4%Chemistry30%Materials science30%Thermodynamics24.9%Mathematics21.2%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #18,564Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1969-1971, 1973, 1975-1976, 1978, 1988-1993, 1995-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:EnergyEngineeringMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.265

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
22

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.94

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

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

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations176
3-Year Documents191
Citable Documents191

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 Rate21.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q3
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsQ3
Nuclear Energy and EngineeringQ3
RadiationQ3
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ3

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NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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
Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
Publication Language
Multi-Language
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1987
Editorial Address
CARL HANSER VERLAG, KOLBERGERSTRASSE 22, POSTFACH 86 04 20, MUNICH, GERMANY, D-81679
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
JCRSCIE
37/42Q4
NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
JCISCIE
37/42Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—330
20250.95738
20240.485119
20230.569147
20220.32183241
20210.2935987
20200.29988143
20190.26569114
20180.27274134
2017—90165
2016—103313
2015—87245
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Kerntechnik

WoS Q4
0112201820192020202120222023202420250.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 25%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Database Updated: 2026-09-29