Sensors

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1985

ISSN1424-8220eISSN1424-8220

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.802

H-Indexi

326

SNIPi

1.312

Total Worksi

77,911

Total Citationsi

1,801,538

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Analytical; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Instruments & Instrumentation; Analytical Chemistry; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Instrumentation; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Biochemistry; Information Systems; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications77,911

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2000

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1424-8220 / 1424-8220

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Swiss National Library, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

5.7k

199k

2019

7.3k

228k

2020

8.6k

224k

2021

10k

204k

2022

9.7k

155k

2023

8.2k

76k

2024

7.8k

35k

2025

5.2k

2.1k

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.

Analytical ChemistryQ1

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

InstrumentationQ1

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ2

BiochemistryQ2

Information SystemsQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, AnalyticalEngineering, Electrical & ElectronicInstruments & Instrumentation

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryInformation SystemsAnalytical ChemistryAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringInstrumentationMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Indoor and Outdoor Localization TechnologiesRobotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationAnalytical Chemistry and SensorsAdvanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesAdvanced Fiber Optic SensorsAdvanced Neural Network ApplicationsNon-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsStructural Health Monitoring Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Sensors

Is Sensors a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Sensors: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Sensors?

Sensors 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 4.11.

Is Sensors indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Sensors is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.