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Physical Review B

American Physical Society · United States · Est. 2016

ISSN2469-9950eISSN2469-9969

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.303

H-Index

220

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.962

Total Works

54,404

Total Citations

1,006,883

2yr Mean Citedness

3.26

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Physical Review B covers the full range of condensed matter, materials physics, and related subfields. This includes topics such as structure and phase transitions, ferroelectrics and multiferroics, disordered systems and alloys, magnetism, superconductivity, and electronic properties.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 5,461 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications54,404

Publisher OrgAmerican Physical Society

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Physical Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2469-9950 / 2469-9969

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ1

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, AppliedPhysics, Condensed Matter

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Physics of Superconductivity and MagnetismTopological Materials and PhenomenaQuantum and electron transport phenomenaAdvanced Condensed Matter PhysicsQuantum many-body systemsGraphene research and applicationsMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsMagnetic properties of thin films2D Materials and ApplicationsIron-based superconductors research