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Journal Metrics Reports 2020

Materials

Announcement of the latest impact factors from the Journal Citation Reports

Researchers consider a number of factors in deciding where to publish their research, such as journal reputation, readership and community, speed of publication, and citations. See how we share a whole range of information to help the research community decide which journal is the best home for their research as well as what the metrics can tell you about the performance of a journal and its articles.

Journals receiving their first impact factor: 

Explore journal impact metrics

  • Impact Factor
    2.755 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.279 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.9 (2020)

    H5 Index
    23 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    11 (2020)

    Downloads
    71,393 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    5.693 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    5.795 (2020)

    H5 Index
    19 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    9 (2020)

    Downloads
    28,446 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.181 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.118 (2020)

    Cite Score
    4.0 (2020)

    H5 Index
    19 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    21 (2020)

    Downloads
    98,160 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    3.674 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    4.604 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.7 (2020)

    H5 Index
    41 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    56 (2020)

    Downloads
    366,528 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.783 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.841 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.0 (2020)

    H5 Index
    22 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    56 (2020)

    Downloads
    123,015 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    5.095 (2020)

    Cite Score
    8.0 (2020)

    Social Media Mentions
    55 (2020)

    Downloads
    71,244 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.917 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.129 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.8 (2020)

    H5 Index
    18 (2019)

    Downloads
    20,568 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    3.603 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.590 (2020)

    Cite Score
    5.4 (2020)

    H5 Index
    24 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    86 (2020)

    Downloads
    52,248 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.931 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.870 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.3 (2020)

    H5 Index
    26 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    204 (2020)

    Downloads
    294,423 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    0.937 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    0.868 (2020)

    Cite Score
    1.6 (2020)

    H5 Index
    13 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    3 (2020)

    Downloads
    18,073 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    3.017 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.263 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.6 (2020)

    H5 Index
    23 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    33 (2020)

    Downloads
    56,377 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.167 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.122 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.3 (2020)

    H5 Index
    18 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    14 (2020)

    Downloads
    40,367 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.153 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.259 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.9 (2020)

    H5 Index
    29 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    32 (2020)

    Downloads
    97,516 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    0.876 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    0.824 (2020)

    Cite Score
    0.4 (2020)

    H5 Index
    8 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    10 (2020)

    Downloads
    20,250 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.765 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.343 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.3 (2020)

    H5 Index
    17 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    9 (2020)

    Downloads
    14,342 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    0.708 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    0.574 (2020)

    Cite Score
    0.9 (2020)

    H5 Index
    11 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    11 (2020)

    Downloads
    28,714 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    0.883 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    0.765 (2020)

    Cite Score
    1.3 (2020)

    H5 Index
    12 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    25 (2020)

    Downloads
    16,790 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.610 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.020 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.6 (2020)

    H5 Index
    13 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    73 (2020)

    Downloads
    249,758 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.517 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.560 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.1 (2020)

    H5 Index
    18 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    468 (2020)

    Downloads
    454,836 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    3.404 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    4.423 (2020)

    Cite Score
    5.0 (2020)

    H5 Index
    18 (2019)

    Downloads
    71,854 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.374 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    3.178 (2020)

    Cite Score
    5.4 (2020)

    H5 Index
    30 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    21 (2020)

    Downloads
    145,867 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.805 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.888 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.6 (2020)

    H5 Index
    14 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    8 (2020)

    Downloads
    64,492 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.232 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.931 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.2 (2020)

    H5 Index
    20 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    11 (2020)

    Downloads
    47,993 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.899 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.996 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.8 (2020)

    H5 Index
    19 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    13 (2020)

    Downloads
    72,596 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.471 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.988 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.9 (2020)

    H5 Index
    52 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    346 (2020)

    Downloads
    716,940 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    6.707 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    4.915 (2020)

    Cite Score
    5.6 (2020)

    H5 Index
    19 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    72 (2020)

    Downloads
    87,765 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.382 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.383 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.3 (2020)

    H5 Index
    23 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    46 (2020)

    Downloads
    142,510 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.785 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.188 (2020)

    Cite Score
    5.3 (2020)

    H5 Index
    17 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    50 (2020)

    Downloads
    70,003 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.938 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.746 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.3 (2020)

    H5 Index
    35 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    237 (2020)

    Downloads
    290,293 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.819 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.895 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.8 (2020)

    H5 Index
    30 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    100 (2020)

    Downloads
    547,089 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    3.089 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.584 (2020)

    H5 Index
    37 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    396 (2020)

    Downloads
    7,666 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    4.220 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    3.690 (2020)

    Cite Score
    6.7 (2020)

    H5 Index
    52 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    1,512 (2020)

    Downloads
    2,026,752 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.478 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.171 (2020)

    Cite Score
    4.0 (2020)

    H5 Index
    56 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    175 (2020)

    Downloads
    959,552 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    3.896 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    3.444 (2020)

    Cite Score
    5.3 (2020)

    H5 Index
    35 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    311 (2020)

    Downloads
    351,050 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    3.896 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    3.444 (2020)

    Cite Score
    5.3 (2020)

    H5 Index
    35 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    311 (2020)

    Downloads
    351,050 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.253 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.359 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.4 (2020)

    H5 Index
    38 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    209 (2020)

    Downloads
    527,050 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    3.097 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.599 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.5 (2020)

    H5 Index
    25 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    58 (2020)

    Downloads
    231,106 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    3.667 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    3.536 (2020)

    Cite Score
    4.7 (2020)

    H5 Index
    25 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    93 (2020)

    Downloads
    319,137 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    0.667 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    0.618 (2020)

    H5 Index
    5 (2019)

    Downloads
    6,365 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.326 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.125 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.8 (2020)

    H5 Index
    29 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    150 (2020)

    Downloads
    275,999 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.526 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.254 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.0 (2020)

    H5 Index
    13 (2019)

    Downloads
    32,745 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.742 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.484 (2020)

    Cite Score
    1.6 (2020)

    H5 Index
    12 (2019)

    Downloads
    60,645 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.674 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.304 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.0 (2020)

    H5 Index
    15 (2019)

    Downloads
    12,717 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.757 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    3.065 (2020)

    Cite Score
    5.0 (2020)

    H5 Index
    29 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    88 (2020)

    Downloads
    277,679 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    0.957 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    0.959 (2020)

    Cite Score
    1.4 (2020)

    Social Media Mentions
    11 (2020)

    Downloads
    48,237 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.446 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.305 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.2 (2020)

    H5 Index
    13 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    1 (2020)

    Downloads
    8,682 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.227 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.941 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.5 (2020)

    H5 Index
    22 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    59 (2020)

    Downloads
    68,692 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    0.675 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    0.665 (2020)

    Cite Score
    1.1 (2020)

    Social Media Mentions
    5 (2020)

    Downloads
    24,138 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.333 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.168 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.2 (2020)

    H5 Index
    15 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    4 (2020)

    Downloads
    28,558 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    0.757 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    0.669 (2020)

    Cite Score
    1.1 (2020)

    H5 Index
    14 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    8 (2020)

    Downloads
    41,995 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.556 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.602 (2020)

    Cite Score
    4.0 (2020)

    H5 Index
    43 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    286 (2020)

    Downloads
    1,026,350 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.470 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.570 (2020)

    Cite Score
    4.1 (2020)

    H5 Index
    31 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    108 (2020)

    Downloads
    421,857 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    0.688 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    0.533 (2020)

    Cite Score
    1.2 (2020)

    H5 Index
    17 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    8 (2020)

    Downloads
    32,688 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    3.642 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.541 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.9 (2020)

    H5 Index
    23 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    37 (2020)

    Downloads
    163,654 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    6.578 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    5.471 (2020)

    H5 Index
    42 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    639 (2020)

    Downloads
    20,433 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.566 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.852 (2020)

    H5 Index
    24 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    118 (2020)

    Downloads
    552 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    8.526 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    6.602 (2020)

    Cite Score
    7.7 (2020)

    H5 Index
    23 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    49 (2020)

    Downloads
    201,349 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    8.897 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    8.696 (2020)

    Cite Score
    14.4 (2020)

    H5 Index
    81 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    882 (2020)

    Downloads
    513,207 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    4.703 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    4.193 (2020)

    Cite Score
    7.7 (2020)

    H5 Index
    57 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    267 (2020)

    Downloads
    1,888,968 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.938 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.057 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.5 (2020)

    H5 Index
    21 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    16 (2020)

    Downloads
    96,994 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    0.877 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    0.977 (2020)

    Cite Score
    1.9 (2020)

    H5 Index
    17 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    3 (2020)

    Downloads
    27,597 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.870 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.485 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.5 (2020)

    H5 Index
    25 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    121 (2020)

    Downloads
    305,001 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.206 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.142 (2020)

    Cite Score
    1.9 (2020)

    H5 Index
    15 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    7 (2020)

    Downloads
    16,375 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.049 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.050 (2020)

    Cite Score
    1.6 (2020)

    H5 Index
    13 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    5 (2020)

    Downloads
    14,673 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.041 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.298 (2020)

    Cite Score
    1.4 (2020)

    Social Media Mentions
    18 (2020)

    Downloads
    5,538 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    0.511 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    0.526 (2020)

    Cite Score
    0.9 (2020)

    H5 Index
    10 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    11 (2020)

    Downloads
    34,533 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.194 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.024 (2020)

    Cite Score
    1.7 (2020)

    H5 Index
    16 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    10 (2020)

    Downloads
    22,211 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    4.003 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.810 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.7 (2020)

    H5 Index
    20 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    18 (2020)

    Downloads
    121,610 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    0.451 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    0.451 (2020)

    Cite Score
    0.9 (2020)

    H5 Index
    12 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    4 (2020)

    Downloads
    26,424 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.627 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.615 (2020)

    Cite Score
    5.2 (2020)

    H5 Index
    25 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    88 (2020)

    Downloads
    137,938 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    0.605 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    0.680 (2020)

    Cite Score
    1.2 (2020)

    H5 Index
    14 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    7 (2020)

    Downloads
    11,223 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    0.692 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    0.606 (2020)

    Cite Score
    1.5 (2020)

    H5 Index
    14 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    4 (2020)

    Downloads
    10,889 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    8.273 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    6.370 (2020)

    Cite Score
    9.1 (2020)

    H5 Index
    37 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    28 (2020)

    Downloads
    216,168 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    0.620 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    0.741 (2020)

    Cite Score
    1.2 (2020)

    H5 Index
    13 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    1 (2020)

    Downloads
    33,172 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.499 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.349 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.3 (2020)

    H5 Index
    20 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    54 (2020)

    Downloads
    104,002 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    3.106 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    3.020 (2020)

    Cite Score
    5.1 (2020)

    H5 Index
    29 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    78 (2020)

    Downloads
    252,813 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.103 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.939 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.9 (2020)

    H5 Index
    21 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    20 (2020)

    Downloads
    154,897 (2020)