Journal metric profile

IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering

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 7.900 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 6.900 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 3/136 Recorded category rank

IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering 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 Transactions on Network Science and Engineering metric snapshot

IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is IEEE COMPUTER SOC. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 7.900. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 6.900, 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 3 out of 136 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 2.2% 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 (6.900) is 1.000 points lower than the standard Journal Impact Factor (7.900). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 7.200, a difference of 0.700 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 2.650. 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 Transactions on Network Science and Engineering lists total cites: 9,980; total articles: 508; citable items: 509. 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 2.6 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 5.1 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering is identified in this directory by print ISSN 2327-4697 and electronic ISSN 2327-4697. The publisher is recorded as IEEE COMPUTER SOC. 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 Transactions on Network Science and Engineering
Abbreviated journalIEEE T NETW SCI ENG
PublisherIEEE COMPUTER SOC
Metric year2025
Overall rank876
ISSN2327-4697
eISSN2327-4697
Total cites9,980
Total articles508
Citable items509
Cited half-life2.6 years
Citing half-life5.1 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor7.900
5-Year Impact Factor6.900
Impact Factor without journal self-cites7.200
Journal Citation Indicator2.650
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank3/136
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering is 7.900 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering?

IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank 3/136. 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 Transactions on Network Science and Engineering?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering is 6.900. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering?

IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering is listed in this directory as being published by IEEE COMPUTER SOC.

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