Physical Review B

pISSN: 2469-9950eISSN: 2469-9969• JCR: PHYS REV BAmerican Physical SocietyUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

3.9

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.2 (+5.4%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    3.9
  2. Metric year 2024

    3.7

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARYSCIEQ2
PHYSICS, APPLIEDSCIEQ2
PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTERSCIEQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

Physical Review B current release and JCR quartile

Physical Review B's newest impact factor is 3.9, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q2 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Physics & Astronomy

Ranked #179 in Physics & Astronomy by impact factor and #25 among Q2 Physics & Astronomy journals. This context helps compare Physical Review B against journals publishing in the same field.

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Physical Review B publication trend

Published 22,647 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 3.9.

2026 vs 2025: -4,702
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Journal Details

Total Articles
54,156
H-Index
218
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Condensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsCondensed Matter Physics

Article Volume

2022
4,904
2023
5,019
2024
5,300
2025
6,063
2026
1,361
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