Chinese Physics Letters

pISSN: 0256-307XeISSN: 1741-3540• JCR: CHINESE PHYS LETTInstitute of PhysicsUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

4.7

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.5 (+11.9%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    4.7
  2. Metric year 2024

    4.2

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARYSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Chinese Physics Letters current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Physics & Astronomy

Ranked #134 in Physics & Astronomy by impact factor and #127 among Q1 Physics & Astronomy journals. This context helps compare Chinese Physics Letters against journals publishing in the same field.

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of 867 field journals

Chinese Physics Letters publication trend

Published 1,139 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 4.7.

2026 vs 2025: -265
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Journal Details

Total Articles
19,284
H-Index
90
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsArtificial IntelligenceAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic Engineering

Article Volume

2022
203
2023
252
2024
249
2025
350
2026
85
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