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Physics of Fluids

American Institute of Physics · United States

ISSN1070-6631eISSN1089-7666

SJR Q1✓ 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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.714

H-Indexi

242

SNIPi

1.365

Total Worksi

34,188

Total Citationsi

766,250

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Mechanics; Physics, Fluids & Plasmas; Computational Mechanics; Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes; Mechanical Engineering; Condensed Matter Physics; Mechanics of Materials.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications34,188

Publisher OrgAmerican Institute of Physics

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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?

American Institute of Physics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1070-6631 / 1089-7666

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

913

28k

2019

1.3k

34k

2020

41k

2021

2.4k

37k

2022

2.9k

34k

2023

36k

2024

6.2k

19k

2025

2.5k

981

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.

Computational MechanicsQ1

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesQ1

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Mechanics of MaterialsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

MechanicsPhysics, Fluids & Plasmas

Scopus Categories

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesCondensed Matter PhysicsMechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringComputational Mechanics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsFluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisFluid Dynamics and Heat TransferWind and Air Flow StudiesLattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies

Frequently asked questions about Physics of Fluids

Is Physics of Fluids a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Physics of Fluids: 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 Physics of Fluids?

Physics of Fluids 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 3.29.

Is Physics of Fluids indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physics of Fluids is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Physics of Fluids?