ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #6,252Hybrid

User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction

Acronym:umui
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Abbreviation (ISO):USER MODEL USER-ADAP
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Identifier (ISSN):0924-1868(Print)/1573-1391(Online)
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Publisher:Springer Netherlands
Clarivate IF (2026)
4.5↑ +1
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 User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction

WoS Q2
13462.8120183.420194.6820204.4120214.2320223.62023320243.520254.52026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4.5
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.855
#6,252

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
90

90 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate6.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
23articles/year
58.54% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction provides an interdisciplinary forum for the dissemination of novel and significant original research results about interactive computer systems that can adapt themselves to their users, and on the design, use, and evaluation of user models for adaptation. The journal publishes high-quality original papers from, e.g., the following areas: acquisition and formal representation of user models; conceptual models and user stereotypes for personalization; student modeling and adaptive learning; models of groups of users; user model driven personalised information discovery and retrieval; recommender systems; adaptive user interfaces and agents; adaptation for accessibility and inclusion; generic user modeling systems and tools; interoperability of user models; personalization in areas such as; affective computing; ubiquitous and mobile computing; language based interactions; multi-modal interactions; virtual and augmented reality; social media and the Web; human-robot interaction; behaviour change interventions; personalized applications in specific domains; privacy, accountability, and security of information for personalization; responsible adaptation: fairness, accountability, explainability, transparency and control; methods for the design and evaluation of user models and adaptive systems

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science87.8%Artificial intelligence43%Psychology39.1%World Wide Web38.6%Mathematics37.9%Human–computer interaction36.5%Biology36.1%Operating system35.3%Philosophy34.8%Programming language34%Machine learning28.2%Engineering27.8%Physics24.1%Economics24.1%Information retrieval24%Political science22.3%Geography21%Law20.9%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERNETICS

Q2
Rank10/34
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERNETICS

Q2
Rank12/34
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF4.5
Articles / Year8
Total Citations1
2025
IF3.5
Articles / Year17
Total Citations51
2024
IF3
Articles / Year36
Total Citations393
2023
IF3.6
Articles / Year35
Total Citations626
2022
IF4.23
Articles / Year40
Total Citations744

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #6,252Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1991-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.855

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.89

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,378 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations612
3-Year Documents115
Citable Documents109

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 Rate23.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

EducationQ1
Computer Science ApplicationsQ2
Human-Computer InteractionQ2
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: 6.7%

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)Computer Science
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERNETICS
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

User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction (acronym: umui, abbr: USER MODEL USER-ADAP, ISSN: 0924-1868) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by Springer Netherlands in Netherlands since 1991. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.50, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.855 (Q1), an H-index of 90.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Tri-annual, an annual output of approximately 23 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,378 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
Tri-annual
Founding Year
1991
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
SPRINGER, VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, 3311 GZ

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