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Molecular Simulation

Abbreviation (ISO):MOL. SIMUL
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.304•SCImago Rank: #17,059•Identifier (ISSN):0892-7022(Print)/1029-0435(Online)•Articles / Year: 154•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,764 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
2.1
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
50

50 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate5.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
154articles/year
2.46% Gold OA•100% 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: 2.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.346)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.178)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.782)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.449)
🔵 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

Molecular Simulation covers all aspects of research related to, or of importance to, molecular modelling and simulation. Molecular Simulation brings together the most significant papers concerned with applications of simulation methods, and original contributions to the development of simulation methodology from biology, biochemistry, chemistry, engineering, materials science, medicine and physics. The aim is to provide a forum in which cross fertilization between application areas, methodologies, disciplines, as well as academic and industrial researchers can take place and new developments can be encouraged. Molecular Simulation is of interest to all researchers using or developing simulation methods based on statistical mechanics/quantum mechanics. This includes molecular dynamics (MD, AIMD), Monte Carlo, ab initio methods related to simulation, multiscale and coarse graining methods.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Chemistry94%Physics93.1%Quantum mechanics82.5%Materials science68.1%Organic chemistry66%Computational chemistry65.1%Molecular dynamics50.7%Biology48.6%Engineering40.5%Thermodynamics40%Chemical physics38.6%Computer science35.8%Mathematics35%Biochemistry33.8%Composite material33.4%Statistical physics28.7%Nanotechnology27%Molecule23.5%Physical chemistry22.4%Chemical engineering22.2%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #17,059Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1987-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Chemical EngineeringChemistryComputer ScienceMaterials ScienceMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.304

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
79

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.53

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,764 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations921
3-Year Documents417
Citable Documents415

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 Rate28.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q3
Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q3
Condensed Matter PhysicsQ3
Information SystemsQ3
Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q3
Modeling and SimulationQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Chemistry
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
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
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Publication Language
Multi-Language
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1987
Editorial Address
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON, ENGLAND, OXON, OX14 4RN
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
JCRSCIE
154/191Q4
PHYSICS, ATOMIC, MOLECULAR & CHEMICAL
JCRSCIE
22/38Q3
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
JCISCIE
116/191Q3
PHYSICS, ATOMIC, MOLECULAR & CHEMICAL
JCISCIE
24/38Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—9115
2025285117
20241.9112494
20232.1129829
20222.3461431,357
20212.1781461,343
20201.7821542,482
20191.4491492,242
2018—1542,619
2017—2022,770
2016—1171,761
2015—1173,448
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Molecular Simulation

WoS Q4
122320192020202120222023202420252.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 5.3%

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