Journal metric profile

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

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 5.300 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 5.600 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank Jul-67 Recorded category rank

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing JCR impact factor overview

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

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing metric snapshot

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 5.300. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 5.600, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q1 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The JCR category rank stored in this record is “Jul-67”. Readers should verify non-standard imported rank formats against the official JCR record. Its listed quartile is Q1. 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 (5.600) is 0.300 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (5.300). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 4.500, a difference of 0.800 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 1.160. 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 IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing lists total cites: 30,385; total articles: 1,400; citable items: 1,404. 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 3.9 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 5.2 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing is identified in this directory by print ISSN 1939-1404 and electronic ISSN 2151-1535. The publisher is recorded as IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC. 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 nameIEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
Abbreviated journalIEEE J-STARS
PublisherIEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
Metric year2025
Overall rank1,846
ISSN1939-1404
eISSN2151-1535
Total cites30,385
Total articles1,400
Citable items1,404
Cited half-life3.9 years
Citing half-life5.2 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor5.300
5-Year Impact Factor5.600
Impact Factor without journal self-cites4.500
Journal Citation Indicator1.160
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rankJul-67
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing is 5.300 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing?

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank Jul-67. 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 IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing is 5.600. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing?

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing is listed in this directory as being published by IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC.

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