ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #11,866Gold OA

IET Power Electronics

Acronym:theiet-pel
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Abbreviation (ISO):IET POWER ELECTRON
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Identifier (ISSN):1755-4535(Print)/1755-4543(Online)
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Publisher:Wiley
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.3↑ +0.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for IET Power Electronics

WoS Q3
12342.2720182.8420192.6720202.6420212.112022220231.720241.920252.32026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.3
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.501
#11,866

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
104

104 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate17.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
183articles/year
100% Gold OA•96.46% Original Research

Aims & Scope

IET Power Electronics aims to attract original research papers, short communications, review articles and power electronics related educational studies. The scope covers applications and technologies in the field of power electronics with special focus on cost-effective, efficient, power dense, environmental friendly and robust solutions, which includes: Applications: Electric drives/generators, renewable energy, industrial and consumable applications (including lighting, welding, heating, sub-sea applications, drilling and others), medical and military apparatus, utility applications, transport and space application, energy harvesting, telecommunications, energy storage management systems, home appliances. Technologies: Circuits: all type of converter topologies for low and high power applications including but not limited to: inverter, rectifier, dc/dc converter, power supplies, UPS, ac/ac converter, resonant converter, high frequency converter, hybrid converter, multilevel converter, power factor correction circuits and other advanced topologies. Components and Materials: switching devices and their control, inductors, sensors, transformers, capacitors, resistors, thermal management, filters, fuses and protection elements and other novel low-cost efficient components/materials. Control: techniques for controlling, analysing, modelling and/or simulation of power electronics circuits and complete power electronics systems. Design/Manufacturing/Testing: new multi-domain modelling, assembling and packaging technologies, advanced testing techniques. Environmental Impact: Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) reduction techniques, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), limiting acoustic noise and vibration, recycling techniques, use of non-rare material. Education: teaching methods, programme and course design, use of technology in power electronics teaching, virtual laboratory and e-learning and fields within the scope of interest. Special Issues. Current Call for papers: Harmonic Mitigation Techniques and Grid Robustness in Power Electronic-Based Power Systems - https://digital-library.theiet.org/files/IET_PEL_CFP_HMTGRPEPS.pdf

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Engineering94.3%Physics93.6%Computer science92.9%Quantum mechanics92.7%Electrical engineering92.5%Voltage85.4%Thermodynamics84.9%Power (physics)81.4%Artificial intelligence59.8%Economics57.7%Management56.5%Control (management)56.1%Control theory (sociology)54.8%Electronic engineering52.5%Mathematics44%Biology31.6%Geology24.6%Capacitor24%Materials science23.8%Inverter23.5%Operating system22.5%Telecommunications21.2%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

Q3
Rank221/369
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

Q3
Rank237/371
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.3
Articles / Year127
Total Citations16
2025
IF1.9
Articles / Year182
Total Citations303
2024
IF1.7
Articles / Year215
Total Citations909
2023
IF2
Articles / Year213
Total Citations1,538
2022
IF2.112
Articles / Year218
Total Citations1,945

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #11,866Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2008-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Engineering
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.501

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.78

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,135 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,653
3-Year Documents597
Citable Documents592

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 Rate23.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ2
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: 17.6%

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):
4区 (Zone 4)Engineering & Technology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
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

IET Power Electronics (acronym: theiet-pel, abbr: IET POWER ELECTRON, ISSN: 1755-4535) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of ENGINEERING, published by Wiley in England since 2008. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.30, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.501 (Q2), an H-index of 104.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 183 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $3,135 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
Gold OA
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
2008
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed
Editorial Address
WILEY, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, USA, NJ, 07030-5774

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