Virtual Reality

pISSN: 1359-4338eISSN: 1434-9957• JCR: VIRTUAL REAL-LONDONSpringer Science+Business MediaUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

5.4

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.4 (+8.0%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    5.4
  2. Metric year 2024

    5.0

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONSSCIEQ2
COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGSCIEQ1
IMAGING SCIENCE & PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGYSCIEQ2
Q1
JCR Quartile
B3
CAS Block

Virtual Reality current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Computer Science

Ranked #282 in Computer Science by impact factor and #275 among Q1 Computer Science journals. This context helps compare Virtual Reality against journals publishing in the same field.

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of 2,368 field journals

Virtual Reality publication trend

Published 762 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 5.4.

2026 vs 2025: -153
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Journal Details

Total Articles
1,697
H-Index
98
Open Access
Yes
APC
$2,890 USD
Subject Areas
Human-Computer InteractionComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionCognitive NeuroscienceHuman-Computer Interaction

Article Volume

2022
139
2023
149
2024
185
2025
221
2026
68
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