Journal metric profile

Chinese Physics C

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 3.100 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 3.100 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 22-Aug Recorded category rank

Chinese Physics C JCR impact factor overview

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

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Chinese Physics C metric snapshot

Chinese Physics C has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is IOP Publishing Ltd. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 3.100. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 3.100, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q2 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The JCR category rank stored in this record is “22-Aug”. Readers should verify non-standard imported rank formats against the official JCR record. Its listed quartile is Q2. 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 3.100 in this record. Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 2.900, a difference of 0.200 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 1.230. 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 Chinese Physics C lists total cites: 6,014; total articles: 280; citable items: 280. 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 9.8 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

Chinese Physics C is identified in this directory by print ISSN 1674-1137 and electronic ISSN 2058-6132. The publisher is recorded as IOP Publishing 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 nameChinese Physics C
Abbreviated journalCHINESE PHYS C
PublisherIOP Publishing Ltd
Metric year2025
Overall rank4,632
ISSN1674-1137
eISSN2058-6132
Total cites6,014
Total articles280
Citable items280
Cited half-life3.9 years
Citing half-life9.8 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor3.100
5-Year Impact Factor3.100
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.900
Journal Citation Indicator1.230
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank22-Aug
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Chinese Physics C?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Chinese Physics C is 3.100 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of Chinese Physics C?

Chinese Physics C is listed with quartile Q2 and category rank 22-Aug. 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 Chinese Physics C?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for Chinese Physics C is 3.100. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes Chinese Physics C?

Chinese Physics C is listed in this directory as being published by IOP Publishing Ltd.

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