Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

pISSN: 1549-9618eISSN: 1549-9626• JCR: J CHEM THEORY COMPUTAmerican Chemical SocietyUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

5.8

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.3 (+5.5%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    5.8
  2. Metric year 2024

    5.5

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICALSCIEQ2
PHYSICS, ATOMIC, MOLECULAR & CHEMICALSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Chemistry

Ranked #150 in Chemistry by impact factor and #145 among Q1 Chemistry journals. This context helps compare Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation against journals publishing in the same field.

#150
of 870 field journals

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation publication trend

Published 3,654 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 5.8.

2026 vs 2025: -807
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Journal Details

Total Articles
11,590
H-Index
275
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsMolecular BiologyMaterials Chemistry

Article Volume

2022
629
2023
815
2024
909
2025
1,054
2026
247
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