ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #3,369Top JournalHybrid

Physical Review Applied

Abbreviation (ISO):Phys. Rev. Appl
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Identifier (ISSN):2331-7019(Print)
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Publisher:American Physical Society
Clarivate IF (2026)
4.4– 0
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Physical Review Applied

WoS Q2
24574.7820184.5320194.1920204.9920214.9320224.620233.820244.420254.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.253
#3,369

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
127

127 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate7.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
813articles/year
14.02% Gold OA•99.21% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Physical Review Applied (PRApplied) publishes high-quality papers that bridge the gap between engineering and physics, and between current and future technologies. PRApplied welcomes papers from both the engineering and physics communities, in academia and industry. PRApplied focuses on topics including: Biophysics, bioelectronics, and biomedical engineering, Device physics, Electronics, Technology to harvest, store, and transmit energy, focusing on renewable energy technologies, Geophysics and space science, Industrial physics, Magnetism and spintronics, Metamaterials, Microfluidics, Nonlinear dynamics and pattern formation in natural or manufactured systems, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Optics, optoelectronics, photonics, and photonic devices, Quantum information processing, both algorithms and hardware, Soft matter physics, including granular and complex fluids and active matter.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Physics85.2%Quantum mechanics79.9%Engineering66.9%Materials science66.1%Optics51.9%Computer science46.4%Electrical engineering44.4%Optoelectronics44.2%Chemistry39.8%Condensed matter physics38.8%Mathematics35.9%Thermodynamics29.1%Organic chemistry28.4%Composite material27.6%Biology22.1%Nanotechnology22%Telecommunications21%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

PHYSICS, APPLIED

Q2
Rank59/191
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

PHYSICS, APPLIED

Q2
Rank55/191
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF4.4
Articles / Year813
Total Citations253
2025
IF4.4
Articles / Year1,140
Total Citations3,717
2024
IF3.8
Articles / Year931
Total Citations7,965
2023
IF4.6
Articles / Year995
Total Citations14,230
2022
IF4.931
Articles / Year932
Total Citations17,114

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,369Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2014-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Physics and Astronomy
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.253

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.33

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,533 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations12,588
3-Year Documents2,823
Citable Documents2,818

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 Rate21.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1
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: 7.9%

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)Physics & Astrophysics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区PHYSICS, APPLIED
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

Physical Review Applied (abbr: Phys. Rev. Appl, ISSN: 2331-7019) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of PHYSICS, published by American Physical Society in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.40, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.253 (Q1), an H-index of 127.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 813 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,533 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
American Physical Society
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
ONE PHYSICS ELLIPSE, COLLEGE PK, USA, MD, 20740-3844

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