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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #6,343Hybrid

Journal of Real-Time Image Processing

Acronym:rtip
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Abbreviation (ISO):J REAL-TIME IMAGE PR
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Identifier (ISSN):1861-8200(Print)/1861-8219(Online)
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Publisher:Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Clarivate IF (2026)
4.9↑ +1.9
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Real-Time Image Processing

WoS Q2
13571.5720182.5920191.9720202.3620212.292022320232.92024320254.92026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4.9
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.847
#6,343

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
52

52 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate17.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
130articles/year
8.04% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Due to rapid advancements in integrated circuit technology, the rich theoretical results that have been developed by the image and video processing research community are now being increasingly applied in practical systems to solve real-world image and video processing problems. Such systems involve constraints placed not only on their size, cost, and power consumption, but also on the timeliness of the image data processed. Examples of such systems are mobile phones, digital still/video/cell-phone cameras, portable media players, personal digital assistants, high-definition television, video surveillance systems, industrial visual inspection systems, medical imaging devices, vision-guided autonomous robots, spectral imaging systems, and many other real-time embedded systems. In these real-time systems, strict timing requirements demand that results are available within a certain interval of time as imposed by the application. It is often the case that an image processing algorithm is developed and proven theoretically sound, presumably with a specific application in mind, but its practical applications and the detailed steps, methodology, and trade-off analysis required to achieve its real-time performance are not fully explored, leaving these critical and usually non-trivial issues for those wishing to employ the algorithm in a real-time system. The Journal of Real-Time Image Processing is intended to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of image processing, serving the greater community of researchers, practicing engineers, and industrial professionals who deal with designing, implementing or utilizing image processing systems which must satisfy real-time design constraints.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science99.7%Artificial intelligence87.9%Computer vision81.3%Mathematics69.4%Engineering61.4%Operating system59.6%Physics53.6%Algorithm45.3%Programming language45%Image (mathematics)44.7%Psychology32.7%Statistics32.3%Computer hardware31.3%Optics29.8%Telecommunications29.4%Quantum mechanics27.8%Philosophy25%Cognitive psychology24.1%Embedded system23.2%Pattern recognition (psychology)21.9%Biology21.3%Parallel computing21.3%Electrical engineering21.1%Linguistics21%Geography20.1%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Q2
Rank69/210
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

Q2
Rank97/369
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

IMAGING SCIENCE & PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY

Q2
Rank12/39
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Q2
Rank66/210
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

Q2
Rank120/371
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

IMAGING SCIENCE & PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY

Q2
Rank13/39
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF4.9
Articles / Year125
Total Citations36
2025
IF3
Articles / Year222
Total Citations942
2024
IF2.9
Articles / Year219
Total Citations2,856
2023
IF3
Articles / Year136
Total Citations1,681
2022
IF2.293
Articles / Year68
Total Citations791

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #6,343Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2006-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.847

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.44

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,077 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,312
3-Year Documents407
Citable Documents403

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 Rate31.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

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: 17.2%

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):
3区 (Zone 3)Computer Science
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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

Journal of Real-Time Image Processing (acronym: rtip, abbr: J REAL-TIME IMAGE PR, ISSN: 1861-8200) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of COMPUTER SCIENCE, published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg in Germany since 2006. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.90, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.847 (Q1), an H-index of 52.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 6 issues per year, an annual output of approximately 130 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,077 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
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication Language
English
Frequency
6 issues per year
Founding Year
2006
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
TIERGARTENSTRASSE 17, HEIDELBERG, GERMANY, D-69121

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