Journal metric profile

GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION

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 2.800 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.600 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 38/114 Recorded category rank

GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION JCR impact factor overview

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

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION metric snapshot

GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 2.800. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 2.600, 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 38 out of 114 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 33% 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 (2.600) is 0.200 points lower than the standard Journal Impact Factor (2.800). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 2.700, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.620. 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 GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION lists total cites: 8,236; total articles: 133; citable items: 142. 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 15.2 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 12.1 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0001-7701 and electronic ISSN 1572-9532. The publisher is recorded as SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS. 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 nameGENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION
Abbreviated journalGEN RELAT GRAVIT
PublisherSPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
Metric year2025
Overall rank5,426
ISSN0001-7701
eISSN1572-9532
Total cites8,236
Total articles133
Citable items142
Cited half-life15.2 years
Citing half-life12.1 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.800
5-Year Impact Factor2.600
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.700
Journal Citation Indicator0.620
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank38/114
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION is 2.800 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION?

GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION is listed with quartile Q2 and category rank 38/114. 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 GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION is 2.600. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION?

GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION is listed in this directory as being published by SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS.

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