Journal of Laser Applications

pISSN: 1042-346XeISSN: 1938-1387• JCR: J LASER APPLLaser Institute of AmericaUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

2.1

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.3 (+16.7%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    2.1
  2. Metric year 2024

    1.8

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARYSCIEQ4
OPTICSSCIEQ3
PHYSICS, APPLIEDSCIEQ3
Q3
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Journal of Laser Applications current release and JCR quartile

Journal of Laser Applications's newest impact factor is 2.1, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q3 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Engineering

Ranked #2,280 in Engineering by impact factor and #328 among Q3 Engineering journals. This context helps compare Journal of Laser Applications against journals publishing in the same field.

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Journal of Laser Applications publication trend

Published 675 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 2.1.

2026 vs 2025: -113
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Journal Details

Total Articles
2,488
H-Index
74
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Computational MechanicsMechanical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMechanical Engineering

Article Volume

2022
126
2023
173
2024
185
2025
152
2026
39
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