Physica Scripta

IOP Publishing
IOP Publishing
ISSN: 00318949, 14024896
SCImago
Q2
WOS
Q2
Impact factor
2.6
SJR
0.415
CiteScore
3.7
Categories
Condensed Matter Physics
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Mathematical Physics
Areas
Mathematics
Physics and Astronomy
Years of issue
1970-2025
journal names
Physica Scripta
PHYS SCRIPTA
Publications
29 462
Citations
273 808
h-index
132
Publications
10 067
Citations
88 138
Top-3 citing journals
Physica Scripta
Physica Scripta (20652 citations)
Physical Review A
Physical Review A (8917 citations)
Physical Review B
Physical Review B (6573 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Lund University
Lund University (431 publications)
Uppsala University
Uppsala University (359 publications)
King Saud University
King Saud University (98 publications)
King Khalid University
King Khalid University (87 publications)
COMSATS University Islamabad
COMSATS University Islamabad (80 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (2772 publications)
China (2500 publications)
Germany (2236 publications)
China (1391 publications)
India (931 publications)
Pakistan (413 publications)

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