Journal metric profile

Remote Sensing Letters

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 1.500 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.700 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 45/65 Recorded category rank

Remote Sensing Letters JCR impact factor overview

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

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Remote Sensing Letters metric snapshot

Remote Sensing Letters has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.500. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 1.700, 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 45 out of 65 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 69% 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 five-year Journal Impact Factor (1.700) is 0.200 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (1.500). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 1.400, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.320. 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 Remote Sensing Letters lists total cites: 2,608; total articles: 118; citable items: 118. 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 6.7 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 5.6 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

Remote Sensing Letters is identified in this directory by print ISSN 2150-704X and electronic ISSN 2150-7058. The publisher is recorded as TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. 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 nameRemote Sensing Letters
Abbreviated journalREMOTE SENS LETT
PublisherTAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank10,681
ISSN2150-704X
eISSN2150-7058
Total cites2,608
Total articles118
Citable items118
Cited half-life6.7 years
Citing half-life5.6 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.500
5-Year Impact Factor1.700
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.400
Journal Citation Indicator0.320
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank45/65
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Remote Sensing Letters?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Remote Sensing Letters is 1.500 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of Remote Sensing Letters?

Remote Sensing Letters is listed with quartile Q3 and category rank 45/65. 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 Remote Sensing Letters?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for Remote Sensing Letters is 1.700. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes Remote Sensing Letters?

Remote Sensing Letters is listed in this directory as being published by TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.

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