ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #318Top JournalHybrid

IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence

Acronym:tpami-cs
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Abbreviation (ISO):IEEE TRANS. PATTERN ANAL. MACH. INTELL
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Identifier (ISSN):0162-8828(Print)
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Publisher:IEEE Computer Society
Clarivate IF (2026)
20.4↑ +1.8
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 Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence

WoS Q1
61523329.46201817.7201917.9202016.4202124.3202223.6202320.8202418.6202520.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):20.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
4.829
#318

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
460

460 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate5.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
312articles/year
5.12% Gold OA•99.41% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence publishes articles on all traditional areas of computer vision and image understanding, all traditional areas of pattern analysis and recognition, and selected areas of machine intelligence, with a particular emphasis on machine learning for pattern analysis. Areas such as techniques for visual search, document and handwriting analysis, medical image analysis, video and image sequence analysis, content-based retrieval of image and video, face and gesture recognition and relevant specialized hardware and/or software architectures are also covered.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science97.3%Artificial intelligence95.7%Mathematics68.3%Computer vision67.1%Psychology65.4%Cognitive psychology61.1%Pattern recognition (psychology)60.7%Physics43.3%Machine learning39.1%Philosophy37.1%Statistics37%Engineering36.5%Algorithm35.2%Image (mathematics)33.5%Programming language33.2%Geometry28.8%Linguistics28%Quantum mechanics24.3%Biology22.1%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Q1
Rank4/210
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

Q1
Rank4/369
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Q1
Rank6/210
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

Q1
Rank3/371
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF20.4
Articles / Year773
Total Citations769
2025
IF18.6
Articles / Year942
Total Citations8,714
2024
IF20.8
Articles / Year676
Total Citations25,370
2023
IF23.6
Articles / Year680
Total Citations34,513
2022
IF24.314
Articles / Year656
Total Citations42,212

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #318Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1978-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceMathematics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
4.829

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
22.46

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,562 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations60,550
3-Year Documents2,464
Citable Documents2,455

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 Rate26.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Applied MathematicsQ1
Artificial IntelligenceQ1
Computational Theory and MathematicsQ1
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionQ1
SoftwareQ1
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: 5.8%

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):
1区 (Zone 1)Computer Science
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1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 Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (acronym: tpami-cs, abbr: IEEE TRANS. PATTERN ANAL. MACH. INTELL, ISSN: 0162-8828) 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 20.4, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 4.829 (Q1), an H-index of 460.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 312 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $4,562 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
Monthly
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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Database Updated: 2026-10-01