ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #703Top JournalHybrid

IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering

Acronym:tkde-cs
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Abbreviation (ISO):IEEE TRANS. KNOWL. DATA ENG
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Identifier (ISSN):1041-4347(Print)
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Publisher:IEEE Computer Society
Clarivate IF (2026)
11.6↑ +1.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering

WoS Q1
1610152.7720183.8620194.9320206.9820219.2320228.920238.9202410.4202511.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):11.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
3.025
#703

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
233

233 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate11.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
269articles/year
2.38% Gold OA•99.77% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The scope includes the knowledge and data engineering aspects of computer science, artificial intelligence, electrical engineering, computer engineering, and other appropriate fields. This Transactions provides an international and interdisciplinary forum to communicate results of new developments in knowledge and data engineering and the feasibility studies of these ideas in hardware and software. Specific areas to be covered are as follows: Fields and Areas of Knowledge and Data Engineering: (a) Knowledge and data engineering aspects of knowledge based and expert systems, (b) Artificial Intelligence techniques relating to knowledge and data management, (c) Knowledge and data engineering tools and techniques, (d) Distributed knowledge base and database processing, (e) Real-time knowledge bases and databases, (f) Architectures for knowledge and data based systems, (g) Data management methodologies, (h) Database design and modeling, (i) Query, design, and implementation languages, (j) Integrity, security, and fault tolerance, (k) Distributed database control, (l) Statistical databases, (m) System integration and modeling of these systems, (n) Algorithms for these systems, (o) Performance evaluation of these algorithms, (p) Data communications aspects of these systems, and (q) Applications of these systems.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science98.6%Mathematics60.5%Artificial intelligence59.1%Data mining49.7%Machine learning38.6%Programming language38.5%Engineering36.2%Operating system33.7%Information retrieval32.7%Statistics29.7%Philosophy29.4%Database27.7%World Wide Web25.5%Theoretical computer science24.1%Physics23.5%Algorithm23.1%Combinatorics21.5%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Q1
Rank16/210
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Q1
Rank6/266
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

Q1
Rank12/369
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Q1
Rank14/210
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Q1
Rank5/266
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

Q1
Rank10/371
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF11.6
Articles / Year474
Total Citations419
2025
IF10.4
Articles / Year508
Total Citations3,664
2024
IF8.9
Articles / Year502
Total Citations10,690
2023
IF8.9
Articles / Year465
Total Citations14,595
2022
IF9.235
Articles / Year431
Total Citations18,052

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #703Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1989-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
3.025

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
13.08

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,985 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations26,832
3-Year Documents2,026
Citable Documents2,024

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 Rate28.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Computational Theory and MathematicsQ1
Computer Science ApplicationsQ1
Information SystemsQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 11.2%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Computer Science
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering (acronym: tkde-cs, abbr: IEEE TRANS. KNOWL. DATA ENG, ISSN: 1041-4347) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by IEEE Computer Society in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 11.6, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 3.025 (Q1), an H-index of 233.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 269 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,985 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
IEEE Computer Society
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
IEEE COMPUTER SOC, 10662 LOS VAQUEROS CIRCLE, PO BOX 3014, LOS ALAMITOS, USA, CA, 90720-1314

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