Journal metric profile

PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MINERALS

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.600 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.600 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 16/31 Recorded category rank

PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MINERALS JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MINERALS metric snapshot

PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MINERALS has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is SPRINGER. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.600. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 1.600, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q3 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 16 out of 31 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 52% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q3. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The standard and five-year Journal Impact Factors are both 1.600 in this record. Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 1.500, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.360. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MINERALS lists total cites: 3,932; total articles: 38; citable items: 40. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 21.6 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 15.4 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MINERALS is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0342-1791 and electronic ISSN 1432-2021. The publisher is recorded as SPRINGER. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal namePHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MINERALS
Abbreviated journalPHYS CHEM MINER
PublisherSPRINGER
Metric year2025
Overall rank10,174
ISSN0342-1791
eISSN1432-2021
Total cites3,932
Total articles38
Citable items40
Cited half-life21.6 years
Citing half-life15.4 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.600
5-Year Impact Factor1.600
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.500
Journal Citation Indicator0.360
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank16/31
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MINERALS?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MINERALS is 1.600 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MINERALS?

PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MINERALS is listed with quartile Q3 and category rank 16/31. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MINERALS?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MINERALS is 1.600. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MINERALS?

PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MINERALS is listed in this directory as being published by SPRINGER.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.