ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q3SCImago #17,879Hybrid

Laser Physics Letters

Abbreviation (ISO):LASER PHYS. LETT
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Identifier (ISSN):1612-2011(Print)/1612-202X(Online)
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Publisher:IOP Publishing Ltd.
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.5↑ +0.1
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 (2020–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Laser Physics Letters

WoS Q3
01231.8820202.0220211.720221.720231.420241.420251.52026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.5
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.282
#17,879

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
85

85 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate7.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
162articles/year
2.15% Gold OA•98.47% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Laser Physics Letters encompasses all aspects of laser physics sciences including, inter alia, spectroscopy, quantum electronics, quantum optics, quantum electrodynamics, nonlinear optics, atom optics, quantum computation, quantum information processing and storage, fiber optics and their applications in chemistry, biology, engineering and medicine. The full list of subject areas covered is as follows: -physics of lasers- fibre optics and fibre lasers- quantum optics and quantum information science- ultrafast optics and strong-field physics- nonlinear optics- physics of cold trapped atoms- laser methods in chemistry, biology, medicine and ecology- laser spectroscopy- novel laser materials and lasers- optics of nanomaterials- interaction of laser radiation with matter- laser interaction with solids- photonics

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Physics94.5%Quantum mechanics91.7%Optics84.4%Materials science76.4%Laser64.3%Engineering63.8%Computer science58.8%Optoelectronics56.3%Chemistry54.4%Organic chemistry44.4%Telecommunications37.5%Composite material36.3%Electrical engineering35.9%Wavelength32.6%Mathematics26.3%Thermodynamics24.8%Optical fiber23.5%Fiber22.5%Biology20.6%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

OPTICS

Q3
Rank93/129
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

PHYSICS, APPLIED

Q4
Rank153/191
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

OPTICS

Q3
Rank93/129
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

PHYSICS, APPLIED

Q3
Rank136/191
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.5
Articles / Year102
Total Citations14
2025
IF1.4
Articles / Year153
Total Citations133
2024
IF1.4
Articles / Year144
Total Citations526
2023
IF1.7
Articles / Year161
Total Citations697
2022
IF1.704
Articles / Year195
Total Citations997

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #17,879Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2004-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Physics and Astronomy
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.282

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

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.46

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,774 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations649
3-Year Documents493
Citable Documents493

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 Rate30.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

InstrumentationQ3
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q3
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: 7.1%

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)Physics & Astrophysics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区OPTICS
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

Laser Physics Letters (abbr: LASER PHYS. LETT, ISSN: 1612-2011) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Physics, published by IOP Publishing Ltd. in Germany since 2004. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.50, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.282 (Q3), an H-index of 85.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 162 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,774 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
IOP Publishing Ltd.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
2004
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH, PO BOX 10 11 61, WEINHEIM, GERMANY, D-69451

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28