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Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN1042-0150eISSN1029-4953

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.261

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.406

Total Worksi

4,817

Total Citationsi

28,851

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids covers a wide range of topics in radiation and plasma science. The scope of contributions includes radiation physics. It publishes research in the areas of physics, fluids & plasmas, nuclear science & technology, and physics, condensed matter.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 146 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,817

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1042-0150 / 1029-4953

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

792

2019

112

564

2020

377

2021

117

500

2022

110

457

2023

171

598

2024

157

211

2025

112

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ3

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsQ3

RadiationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nuclear Science & TechnologyPhysics, Condensed MatterPhysics, Fluids & Plasmas

Scopus Categories

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsRadiationCondensed Matter PhysicsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ion-surface interactions and analysisLuminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsGlass properties and applicationsSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallographyNuclear materials and radiation effects

Frequently asked questions about Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids

Is Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids?

Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.63.

Is Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.