ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,659Hybrid

Potential Analysis

Acronym:pota
•
Abbreviation (ISO):POTENTIAL ANAL
•
Identifier (ISSN):0926-2601(Print)/1572-929X(Online)
•
Publisher:Springer Netherlands
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.3↑ +0.5
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Potential Analysis

WoS Q1
01120.8520181.0320191.3520201.4220211.120221.12023120240.820251.32026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.3
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.031
#4,659

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
54

54 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
80articles/year
36.89% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The journal publishes original papers dealing with potential theory and its applications, probability theory, geometry and functional analysis and in particular estimations of the solutions of elliptic and parabolic equations; analysis of semi-groups, resolvent kernels, harmonic spaces and Dirichlet forms; Markov processes, Markov kernels, stochastic differential equations, diffusion processes and Levy processes; analysis of diffusions, heat kernels and resolvent kernels on fractals; infinite dimensional analysis, Gaussian analysis, analysis of infinite particle systems, of interacting particle systems, of Gibbs measures, of path and loop spaces; connections with global geometry, linear and non-linear analysis on Riemannian manifolds, Lie groups, graphs, and other geometric structures; non-linear or semilinear generalizations of elliptic or parabolic equations and operators; harmonic analysis, ergodic theory, dynamical systems; boundary value problems, Martin boundaries, Poisson boundaries, etc.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Mathematics97%Mathematical analysis94.4%Physics90.9%Quantum mechanics89.4%Pure mathematics77.5%Potential theory66.9%Computer science44.9%Biology39.3%Discrete mathematics39%Combinatorics38.7%Philosophy35.6%Genetics29.2%Chemistry28.8%Statistics27.4%Geometry26.9%Biochemistry24.1%Gene22.8%Linguistics22.7%Applied mathematics21.5%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

MATHEMATICS

Q1
Rank95/492
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

MATHEMATICS

Q1
Rank119/492
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.3
Articles / Year57
Total Citations8
2025
IF0.8
Articles / Year83
Total Citations46
2024
IF1
Articles / Year66
Total Citations99
2023
IF1.1
Articles / Year61
Total Citations196
2022
IF1.096
Articles / Year88
Total Citations399

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,659Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1992-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Mathematics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.031

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.42

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,322 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations337
3-Year Documents249
Citable Documents249

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 Rate19.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

AnalysisQ1
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: 0%

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)Mathematics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区MATHEMATICS
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

Potential Analysis (acronym: pota, abbr: POTENTIAL ANAL, ISSN: 0926-2601) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Mathematics, published by Springer Netherlands in Netherlands since 1992. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.30, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.031 (Q1), an H-index of 54.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 80 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,322 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 Netherlands
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1992
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
SPRINGER, VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, 3311 GZ

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 349b57dc-0177-4924-b6a9-44ef1f3a008f
Database Updated: 2026-09-28