Journal metric profile

PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS

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 2.800 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 32/114 Recorded category rank

PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS JCR impact factor overview

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

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS metric snapshot

PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is ELSEVIER. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 3.100. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 2.800, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q2 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 32 out of 114 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 28% of the listed category. 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 five-year Journal Impact Factor (2.800) is 0.300 points lower than the standard Journal Impact Factor (3.100). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 2.600, a difference of 0.500 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.800. 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 PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS lists total cites: 36,438; total articles: 652; citable items: 654. 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 6.6 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 7.8 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0378-4371 and electronic ISSN 1873-2119. The publisher is recorded as ELSEVIER. 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 namePHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS
Abbreviated journalPHYSICA A
PublisherELSEVIER
Metric year2025
Overall rank4,632
ISSN0378-4371
eISSN1873-2119
Total cites36,438
Total articles652
Citable items654
Cited half-life6.6 years
Citing half-life7.8 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor3.100
5-Year Impact Factor2.800
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.600
Journal Citation Indicator0.800
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank32/114
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS is 3.100 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS?

PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS is listed with quartile Q2 and category rank 32/114. 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 PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS is 2.800. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS?

PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS is listed in this directory as being published by ELSEVIER.

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