Frontiers in Physics

eISSN: 2296-424X• JCR: FRONT PHYS-LAUSANNEFrontiers MediaSwitzerland
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2026 Impact Factor

2.2

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.1 (+4.8%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    2.2
  2. Metric year 2024

    2.1

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARYSCIEQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B3
CAS Block

Frontiers in Physics current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Physics & Astronomy

Ranked #411 in Physics & Astronomy by impact factor and #166 among Q2 Physics & Astronomy journals. This context helps compare Frontiers in Physics against journals publishing in the same field.

#411
of 867 field journals

Frontiers in Physics publication trend

Published 3,429 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 2.2.

2026 vs 2025: -357
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Journal Details

Total Articles
5,608
H-Index
84
Open Access
Yes
APC
$2,490 USD
Subject Areas
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsArtificial Intelligence

Article Volume

2022
1,422
2023
913
2024
551
2025
450
2026
93
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