Tongji Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Tongji University

The history of Journal of Tongji University can be traced back to 1918. On the proposal of Principal Ruan Shangjie, the medicine and engineering college of Tongji published the first academic journal named Tongji , which was organized by Huang Shengbai as a chief editor, bi-monthly. The current Journal of Tongji University for natural science, began to edit and publish in 1956, quarterly, and changed to bi-monthly periodical in 1995. It renamed as Journal of Tongji University (natural science) in 1997, and has been a monthly journal since 2001, in which we published the academic thesis of natural science about 28. To establish its own style, Journal of Tongji University (natural science) focuses on rigorous reviewer, high academic quality and editing specification. It has received favorable evaluation from the readers in the past many years. In addition, its academic impact has been improved successively, leading in the academic journals of the same class. According to the latest statistics of China Academic Journal Comprehensive Citation Report, Journal of Tongji University (natural science) has 2055 times of reference frequency and 0.634 of impact factors, getting the rank of 3 and 9 respectively in the 100 key universities in the 21st century in China. As above, it has been a core journal with great academic influence in the field of scientific technology, especially in civil engineering and urban construction-related area. Journal of Tongji University (natural science) is one of the statistic resources of Chinese core journal of natural science and Chinese science and technology thesis. Also, it is full-text indexed by more than 40 important retrieval systems of both domestic and overseas; not only has a large number of subscribers, but also has communication with more than 60 universities of different countries including Germany, Japan and the United States. Plus, the download-rate has reached to 55%.

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Category	Year	Quartile
Multidisciplinary	2000	Q4
Multidisciplinary	2001	Q4
Multidisciplinary	2002	Q4
Multidisciplinary	2003	Q4
Multidisciplinary	2004	Q2
Multidisciplinary	2005	Q2
Multidisciplinary	2006	Q2
Multidisciplinary	2007	Q2
Multidisciplinary	2008	Q1
Multidisciplinary	2009	Q2
Multidisciplinary	2010	Q2
Multidisciplinary	2011	Q2
Multidisciplinary	2012	Q2
Multidisciplinary	2013	Q1
Multidisciplinary	2014	Q2
Multidisciplinary	2015	Q2
Multidisciplinary	2016	Q2
Multidisciplinary	2017	Q2
Multidisciplinary	2018	Q2
Multidisciplinary	2019	Q2
Multidisciplinary	2020	Q2
Multidisciplinary	2021	Q3
Multidisciplinary	2022	Q3
Multidisciplinary	2023	Q2

SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

Year	SJR
2000	0.100
2001	0.100
2002	0.105
2003	0.101
2004	0.202
2005	0.206
2006	0.205
2007	0.207
2008	0.250
2009	0.231
2010	0.227
2011	0.229
2012	0.225
2013	0.311
2014	0.304
2015	0.251
2016	0.252
2017	0.248
2018	0.262
2019	0.221
2020	0.216
2021	0.212
2022	0.214
2023	0.222

Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

Year	Documents
1999	58
2000	55
2001	127
2002	98
2003	111
2004	271
2005	306
2006	308
2007	313
2008	334
2009	334
2010	335
2011	335
2012	357
2013	314
2014	301
2015	290
2016	280
2017	292
2018	280
2019	276
2020	213
2021	239
2022	204
2023	215

Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per document	Year	Value
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	1999	0.000
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2000	0.000
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2001	0.000
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2002	0.046
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2003	0.024
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2004	0.054
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2005	0.099
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2006	0.139
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2007	0.186
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2008	0.201
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2009	0.247
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2010	0.299
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2011	0.356
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2012	0.346
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2013	0.375
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2014	0.379
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2015	0.337
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2016	0.382
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2017	0.427
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2018	0.479
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2019	0.475
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2020	0.552
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2021	0.670
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2022	0.721
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2023	0.739
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	1999	0.000
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2000	0.000
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2001	0.000
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2002	0.046
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2003	0.018
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2004	0.051
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2005	0.092
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2006	0.124
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2007	0.162
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2008	0.194
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2009	0.228
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2010	0.288
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2011	0.351
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2012	0.315
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2013	0.362
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2014	0.364
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2015	0.328
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2016	0.373
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2017	0.405
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2018	0.462
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2019	0.454
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2020	0.539
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2021	0.705
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2022	0.725
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2023	0.729
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	1999	0.000
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2000	0.000
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2001	0.000
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2002	0.033
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2003	0.013
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2004	0.033
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2005	0.084
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2006	0.111
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2007	0.145
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2008	0.182
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2009	0.216
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2010	0.254
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2011	0.332
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2012	0.281
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2013	0.325
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2014	0.325
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2015	0.356
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2016	0.306
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2017	0.361
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2018	0.395
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2019	0.386
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2020	0.525
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2021	0.726
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2022	0.624
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2023	0.688

Total Cites

Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

Cites	Year	Value
Self Cites	1999	0
Self Cites	2000	0
Self Cites	2001	0
Self Cites	2002	0
Self Cites	2003	0
Self Cites	2004	6
Self Cites	2005	15
Self Cites	2006	28
Self Cites	2007	45
Self Cites	2008	37
Self Cites	2009	30
Self Cites	2010	41
Self Cites	2011	26
Self Cites	2012	28
Self Cites	2013	36
Self Cites	2014	41
Self Cites	2015	52
Self Cites	2016	40
Self Cites	2017	56
Self Cites	2018	42
Self Cites	2019	49
Self Cites	2020	53
Self Cites	2021	41
Self Cites	2022	45
Self Cites	2023	35
Total Cites	1999	0
Total Cites	2000	0
Total Cites	2001	0
Total Cites	2002	11
Total Cites	2003	5
Total Cites	2004	17
Total Cites	2005	44
Total Cites	2006	85
Total Cites	2007	143
Total Cites	2008	180
Total Cites	2009	218
Total Cites	2010	283
Total Cites	2011	352
Total Cites	2012	316
Total Cites	2013	372
Total Cites	2014	366
Total Cites	2015	319
Total Cites	2016	338
Total Cites	2017	353
Total Cites	2018	398
Total Cites	2019	387
Total Cites	2020	457
Total Cites	2021	542
Total Cites	2022	528
Total Cites	2023	478

External Cites per Doc

Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

Cites	Year	Value
External Cites per document	1999	0
External Cites per document	2000	0.000
External Cites per document	2001	0.000
External Cites per document	2002	0.046
External Cites per document	2003	0.018
External Cites per document	2004	0.033
External Cites per document	2005	0.060
External Cites per document	2006	0.083
External Cites per document	2007	0.111
External Cites per document	2008	0.154
External Cites per document	2009	0.197
External Cites per document	2010	0.247
External Cites per document	2011	0.325
External Cites per document	2012	0.287
External Cites per document	2013	0.327
External Cites per document	2014	0.323
External Cites per document	2015	0.275
External Cites per document	2016	0.329
External Cites per document	2017	0.341
External Cites per document	2018	0.413
External Cites per document	2019	0.397
External Cites per document	2020	0.476
External Cites per document	2021	0.651
External Cites per document	2022	0.663
External Cites per document	2023	0.675
Cites per document	1999	0.000
Cites per document	2000	0.000
Cites per document	2001	0.000
Cites per document	2002	0.046
Cites per document	2003	0.018
Cites per document	2004	0.051
Cites per document	2005	0.092
Cites per document	2006	0.124
Cites per document	2007	0.162
Cites per document	2008	0.194
Cites per document	2009	0.228
Cites per document	2010	0.288
Cites per document	2011	0.351
Cites per document	2012	0.315
Cites per document	2013	0.362
Cites per document	2014	0.364
Cites per document	2015	0.328
Cites per document	2016	0.373
Cites per document	2017	0.405
Cites per document	2018	0.462
Cites per document	2019	0.454
Cites per document	2020	0.539
Cites per document	2021	0.705
Cites per document	2022	0.725
Cites per document	2023	0.729

% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

Year	International Collaboration
1999	0.00
2000	0.00
2001	0.00
2002	0.00
2003	5.41
2004	1.48
2005	3.59
2006	2.27
2007	2.24
2008	3.89
2009	4.19
2010	5.37
2011	5.37
2012	3.92
2013	3.82
2014	2.33
2015	4.48
2016	2.86
2017	3.77
2018	3.21
2019	3.99
2020	2.35
2021	6.28
2022	6.37
2023	5.58

Citable documents

Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

Documents	Year	Value
Non-citable documents	1999	0
Non-citable documents	2000	0
Non-citable documents	2001	0
Non-citable documents	2002	0
Non-citable documents	2003	0
Non-citable documents	2004	0
Non-citable documents	2005	0
Non-citable documents	2006	0
Non-citable documents	2007	0
Non-citable documents	2008	0
Non-citable documents	2009	0
Non-citable documents	2010	0
Non-citable documents	2011	0
Non-citable documents	2012	0
Non-citable documents	2013	0
Non-citable documents	2014	0
Non-citable documents	2015	0
Non-citable documents	2016	0
Non-citable documents	2017	0
Non-citable documents	2018	0
Non-citable documents	2019	0
Non-citable documents	2020	0
Non-citable documents	2021	0
Non-citable documents	2022	0
Non-citable documents	2023	0
Citable documents	1999	0
Citable documents	2000	58
Citable documents	2001	113
Citable documents	2002	240
Citable documents	2003	280
Citable documents	2004	336
Citable documents	2005	480
Citable documents	2006	688
Citable documents	2007	885
Citable documents	2008	927
Citable documents	2009	955
Citable documents	2010	981
Citable documents	2011	1003
Citable documents	2012	1004
Citable documents	2013	1027
Citable documents	2014	1006
Citable documents	2015	972
Citable documents	2016	905
Citable documents	2017	871
Citable documents	2018	862
Citable documents	2019	852
Citable documents	2020	848
Citable documents	2021	769
Citable documents	2022	728
Citable documents	2023	656

Cited documents

Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

Documents	Year	Value
Uncited documents	1999	0
Uncited documents	2000	58
Uncited documents	2001	113
Uncited documents	2002	230
Uncited documents	2003	275
Uncited documents	2004	320
Uncited documents	2005	439
Uncited documents	2006	618
Uncited documents	2007	778
Uncited documents	2008	778
Uncited documents	2009	791
Uncited documents	2010	766
Uncited documents	2011	749
Uncited documents	2012	769
Uncited documents	2013	777
Uncited documents	2014	744
Uncited documents	2015	748
Uncited documents	2016	678
Uncited documents	2017	626
Uncited documents	2018	610
Uncited documents	2019	596
Uncited documents	2020	557
Uncited documents	2021	472
Uncited documents	2022	443
Uncited documents	2023	367
Cited documents	1999	0
Cited documents	2000	0
Cited documents	2001	0
Cited documents	2002	10
Cited documents	2003	5
Cited documents	2004	16
Cited documents	2005	41
Cited documents	2006	70
Cited documents	2007	107
Cited documents	2008	149
Cited documents	2009	164
Cited documents	2010	215
Cited documents	2011	254
Cited documents	2012	235
Cited documents	2013	250
Cited documents	2014	262
Cited documents	2015	224
Cited documents	2016	227
Cited documents	2017	245
Cited documents	2018	252
Cited documents	2019	256
Cited documents	2020	291
Cited documents	2021	297
Cited documents	2022	285
Cited documents	2023	289