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Science Robotics

American Association for the Advancement of Science · United States · Est. 1986

ISSN2470-9476eISSN2470-9476

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

5.883

H-Indexi

157

SNIPi

5.816

Total Worksi

920

Total Citationsi

88,222

2yr Mean Citednessi

14.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Robotics; Artificial Intelligence; Computer Science Applications; Control and Optimization; Mechanical Engineering.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications920

Publisher OrgAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science

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Submission Info

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 Association for the Advancement of Science

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2470-9476 / 2470-9476

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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

19k

2019

11k

2020

123

12k

2021

10k

2022

4.4k

2023

138

4.4k

2024

132

1.7k

2025

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.

Artificial IntelligenceQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Control and OptimizationQ1

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Robotics

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsControl and OptimizationArtificial IntelligenceMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Modular Robots and Swarm IntelligenceMicro and Nano RoboticsSoft Robotics and ApplicationsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsRobot Manipulation and LearningAdvanced Materials and MechanicsRobotic Locomotion and ControlMuscle activation and electromyography studiesProsthetics and Rehabilitation RoboticsSocial Robot Interaction and HRI

Frequently asked questions about Science Robotics

Is Science Robotics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Science Robotics: 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 Science Robotics?

Science Robotics 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 14.55.

Is Science Robotics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Science Robotics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Science Robotics?