Journal metric profile

ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH

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 4.500 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 4.600 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 23/106 Recorded category rank

ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH JCR impact factor overview

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

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH metric snapshot

ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH 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 4.500. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 4.600, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q1 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 23 out of 106 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 22% of the listed category. 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 (4.600) is 0.100 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (4.500). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 4.000, a difference of 0.500 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.900. 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 ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH lists total cites: 20,568; total articles: 626; citable items: 626. 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 4.2 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 7.1 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0254-5330 and electronic ISSN 1572-9338. 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 nameANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
Abbreviated journalANN OPER RES
PublisherSPRINGER
Metric year2025
Overall rank2,464
ISSN0254-5330
eISSN1572-9338
Total cites20,568
Total articles626
Citable items626
Cited half-life4.2 years
Citing half-life7.1 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor4.500
5-Year Impact Factor4.600
Impact Factor without journal self-cites4.000
Journal Citation Indicator0.900
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank23/106
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH is 4.500 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH?

ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank 23/106. 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 ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH is 4.600. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH?

ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH is listed in this directory as being published by SPRINGER.

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