Scimago Journal & Country Rank

Applied Physics Letters

Country

United States

Universities and research institutions in United States
Media Ranking in United States

Subject Area and Category

Publisher

American Institute of Physics

H-Index

478

Publication type

Journals

ISSN

00036951, 10773118

Coverage

1962-2023

Information

Homepage

How to publish in this journal

apl-edoffice@aip.org

Scope

Applied Physics Letters (APL) features concise, up-to-date reports on significant new findings in applied physics. Emphasizing rapid dissemination of key data and new physical insights, APL offers prompt publication of new experimental and theoretical papers reporting applications of physics phenomena to all branches of science, engineering, and modern technology. In addition to regular articles, the journal also publishes invited Fast Track, Perspectives, and in-depth Editorials which report on cutting-edge areas in applied physics. APL Perspectives are forward-looking invited letters which highlight recent developments or discoveries. Emphasis is placed on very recent developments, potentially disruptive technologies, open questions and possible solutions. They also include a mini-roadmap detailing where the community should direct efforts in order for the phenomena to be viable for application and the challenges associated with meeting that performance threshold. Perspectives are characterized by personal viewpoints and opinions of recognized experts in the field. Fast Track articles are invited original research articles that report results that are particularly novel and important or provide a significant advancement in an emerging field. Because of the urgency and scientific importance of the work, the peer review process is accelerated. If, during the review process, it becomes apparent that the paper does not meet the Fast Track criterion, it is returned to a normal track. Join the conversation about this journal
Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

CategoryYearQuartile
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)1999Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2000Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2001Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2002Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2003Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2004Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2005Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2006Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2007Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2008Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2009Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2010Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2011Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2012Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2013Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2014Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2015Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2016Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2017Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2018Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2019Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2020Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2021Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2022Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2023Q1
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.

YearSJR
19994.173
20004.137
20014.281
20024.012
20033.897
20043.992
20053.755
20063.459
20073.012
20082.894
20092.826
20102.920
20112.814
20122.570
20132.146
20141.861
20151.499
20161.673
20171.382
20181.331
20191.343
20201.182
20211.025
20221.043
20230.976
Total Documents

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

YearDocuments
19992587
20002640
20012778
20023125
20033328
20043745
20054435
20066178
20075841
20085464
20094709
20104485
20114450
20125004
20135382
20145056
20153415
20163041
20172754
20182291
20191900
20201959
20212351
20222099
20232398
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 documentYearValue
Cites / Doc. (4 years)19993.699
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20003.685
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20014.181
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20024.512
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20034.435
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20044.509
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20055.028
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20065.071
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20074.498
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20084.271
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20094.128
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20104.267
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20114.457
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20124.397
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20134.255
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20143.980
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20153.683
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20163.623
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20173.674
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20183.647
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20193.832
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20203.757
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20213.862
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20223.998
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20233.579
Cites / Doc. (3 years)19993.699
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20003.838
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20014.338
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20024.573
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20034.532
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20044.558
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20055.026
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20064.971
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20074.332
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20084.139
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20094.091
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20104.331
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20114.492
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20124.376
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20134.212
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20143.848
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20153.639
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20163.652
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20173.741
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20183.739
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20193.918
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20203.796
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20213.945
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20223.984
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20233.604
Cites / Doc. (2 years)19993.734
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20003.912
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20014.255
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20024.613
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20034.509
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20044.480
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20054.821
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20064.634
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20074.025
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20083.962
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20093.987
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20104.227
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20114.364
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20124.246
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20133.941
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20143.691
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20153.560
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20163.635
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20173.684
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20183.694
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20193.873
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20203.836
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20213.843
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20223.964
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20233.462
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.

CitesYearValue
Self Cites19994491
Self Cites20004332
Self Cites20014715
Self Cites20024735
Self Cites20035238
Self Cites20045771
Self Cites20056820
Self Cites20069652
Self Cites20079577
Self Cites20089353
Self Cites20097974
Self Cites20106897
Self Cites20116366
Self Cites20126818
Self Cites20137431
Self Cites20146784
Self Cites20154716
Self Cites20163973
Self Cites20173029
Self Cites20182383
Self Cites20192013
Self Cites20201829
Self Cites20212026
Self Cites20222122
Self Cites20232131
Total Cites199926772
Total Cites200027994
Total Cites200132861
Total Cites200236608
Total Cites200338714
Total Cites200442079
Total Cites200551259
Total Cites200657206
Total Cites200762192
Total Cites200868107
Total Cites200971526
Total Cites201069352
Total Cites201165837
Total Cites201259704
Total Cites201358705
Total Cites201457090
Total Cites201556187
Total Cites201650587
Total Cites201743071
Total Cites201834439
Total Cites201931677
Total Cites202026364
Total Cites202124262
Total Cites202224739
Total Cites202323100
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.

CitesYearValue
External Cites per document19993.079
External Cites per document20003.244
External Cites per document20013.715
External Cites per document20023.982
External Cites per document20033.919
External Cites per document20043.933
External Cites per document20054.358
External Cites per document20064.132
External Cites per document20073.665
External Cites per document20083.571
External Cites per document20093.635
External Cites per document20103.900
External Cites per document20114.057
External Cites per document20123.876
External Cites per document20133.678
External Cites per document20143.391
External Cites per document20153.333
External Cites per document20163.365
External Cites per document20173.478
External Cites per document20183.481
External Cites per document20193.669
External Cites per document20203.533
External Cites per document20213.616
External Cites per document20223.642
External Cites per document20233.272
Cites per document19993.699
Cites per document20003.838
Cites per document20014.338
Cites per document20024.573
Cites per document20034.532
Cites per document20044.558
Cites per document20055.026
Cites per document20064.971
Cites per document20074.332
Cites per document20084.139
Cites per document20094.091
Cites per document20104.331
Cites per document20114.492
Cites per document20124.376
Cites per document20134.212
Cites per document20143.848
Cites per document20153.639
Cites per document20163.652
Cites per document20173.741
Cites per document20183.739
Cites per document20193.918
Cites per document20203.796
Cites per document20213.945
Cites per document20223.984
Cites per document20233.604
% 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.

YearInternational Collaboration
199924.66
200025.49
200124.41
200221.28
200327.10
200424.94
200526.11
200624.62
200725.97
200828.28
200928.88
201029.48
201132.38
201230.82
201331.18
201431.86
201535.75
201634.07
201732.03
201834.13
201932.63
202033.03
202130.67
202226.73
202323.35
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.

DocumentsYearValue
Non-citable documents19990
Non-citable documents20000
Non-citable documents20010
Non-citable documents200214
Non-citable documents200348
Non-citable documents200459
Non-citable documents200556
Non-citable documents200637
Non-citable documents200746
Non-citable documents200857
Non-citable documents200976
Non-citable documents201078
Non-citable documents201186
Non-citable documents201282
Non-citable documents201389
Non-citable documents201479
Non-citable documents201576
Non-citable documents201660
Non-citable documents201749
Non-citable documents201830
Non-citable documents201920
Non-citable documents202015
Non-citable documents202113
Non-citable documents202219
Non-citable documents202326
Citable documents19997237
Citable documents20007293
Citable documents20017576
Citable documents20027991
Citable documents20038495
Citable documents20049172
Citable documents200510142
Citable documents200611471
Citable documents200714312
Citable documents200816397
Citable documents200917407
Citable documents201015936
Citable documents201114572
Citable documents201213562
Citable documents201313850
Citable documents201414757
Citable documents201515366
Citable documents201613793
Citable documents201711463
Citable documents20189180
Citable documents20198066
Citable documents20206930
Citable documents20216137
Citable documents20226191
Citable documents20236383
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.

DocumentsYearValue
Uncited documents19991570
Uncited documents20001443
Uncited documents20011419
Uncited documents20021428
Uncited documents20031417
Uncited documents20041524
Uncited documents20051478
Uncited documents20061625
Uncited documents20072210
Uncited documents20082620
Uncited documents20092770
Uncited documents20102468
Uncited documents20112077
Uncited documents20121836
Uncited documents20131994
Uncited documents20142308
Uncited documents20152463
Uncited documents20162291
Uncited documents20171816
Uncited documents20181467
Uncited documents20191311
Uncited documents20201155
Uncited documents2021917
Uncited documents2022945
Uncited documents20231050
Cited documents19995667
Cited documents20005850
Cited documents20016157
Cited documents20026577
Cited documents20037126
Cited documents20047707
Cited documents20058720
Cited documents20069883
Cited documents200712148
Cited documents200813834
Cited documents200914713
Cited documents201013546
Cited documents201112581
Cited documents201211808
Cited documents201311945
Cited documents201412528
Cited documents201512979
Cited documents201611562
Cited documents20179696
Cited documents20187743
Cited documents20196775
Cited documents20205790
Cited documents20215233
Cited documents20225265
Cited documents20235359
% Female Authors

Evolution of the percentage of female authors.

YearFemale Percent
199913.89
200013.81
200114.99
200215.20
200315.59
200415.93
200516.73
200618.84
200719.03
200818.65
200919.55
201019.27
201119.65
201220.51
201320.70
201420.92
201519.95
201620.80
201721.43
201821.14
201922.82
202021.97
202123.34
202226.24
202325.95
Documents cited by public policy (Overton)

Evolution of the number of documents cited by public policy documents according to Overton database.

DocumentsYearValue
Overton199927
Overton200033
Overton200113
Overton200211
Overton200316
Overton200424
Overton200518
Overton200621
Overton200732
Overton200839
Overton200912
Overton201011
Overton201120
Overton201223
Overton201334
Overton201437
Overton201528
Overton201611
Overton201710
Overton20188
Overton20196
Overton20208
Overton20215
Overton20221
Overton20230
Documents related to SDGs (UN)

Evolution of the number of documents related to Sustainable Development Goals defined by United Nations. Available from 2018 onwards.

DocumentsYearValue
SDG2018153
SDG2019138
SDG2020121
SDG2021218
SDG2022179
SDG2023204
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