Physics Letters B

pISSN: 0370-2693eISSN: 1873-2445• JCR: PHYS LETT BElsevier BVNetherlands
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2026 Impact Factor

5.0

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.5 (+11.1%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    5.0
  2. Metric year 2024

    4.5

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICSSCIEQ1
PHYSICS, NUCLEARSCIEQ1
PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDSSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

Physics Letters B current release and JCR quartile

Physics Letters B's newest impact factor is 5.0, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q1 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Physics & Astronomy

Ranked #125 in Physics & Astronomy by impact factor and #119 among Q1 Physics & Astronomy journals. This context helps compare Physics Letters B against journals publishing in the same field.

#125
of 867 field journals

Physics Letters B publication trend

Published 3,390 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 5.0.

2026 vs 2025: -637
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Journal Details

Total Articles
67,351
H-Index
435
Open Access
Yes
Subject Areas
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsNuclear and High Energy Physics

Article Volume

2022
686
2023
765
2024
792
2025
892
2026
255
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