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

466

Publication type

Journals

ISSN

10773118, 00036951

Coverage

1962-2022

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
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
Total Documents

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

YearDocuments
19992587
20002635
20012777
20023125
20033328
20043745
20054435
20066178
20075842
20085464
20094709
20104484
20114450
20125004
20135382
20145055
20153415
20163042
20172753
20182292
20191900
20201956
20212350
20222101
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)20003.681
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20014.182
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20024.512
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20034.433
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20044.512
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20055.026
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20065.065
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20074.498
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20084.276
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20094.133
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20104.266
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20114.456
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20124.398
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20134.251
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20143.986
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20153.674
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20163.605
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20173.669
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20183.633
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20193.826
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20203.740
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20213.817
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20223.972
Cites / Doc. (3 years)19993.699
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20003.834
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20014.339
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20024.574
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20034.531
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20044.559
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20055.025
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20064.965
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20074.331
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20084.144
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20094.097
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20104.330
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20114.491
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20124.377
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20134.208
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20143.856
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20153.629
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20163.633
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20173.735
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20183.727
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20193.911
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20203.780
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20213.904
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20223.960
Cites / Doc. (2 years)19993.733
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20003.909
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20014.257
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20024.614
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20034.507
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20044.481
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20054.820
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20064.627
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20074.024
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20083.966
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20093.993
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20104.227
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20114.363
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20124.247
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20133.939
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20143.701
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20153.549
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20163.611
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20173.678
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20183.679
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20193.866
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20203.826
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20213.812
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20223.943
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 Cites20004320
Self Cites20014711
Self Cites20024733
Self Cites20035238
Self Cites20045771
Self Cites20056820
Self Cites20069652
Self Cites20079580
Self Cites20089358
Self Cites20097974
Self Cites20106897
Self Cites20116366
Self Cites20126818
Self Cites20137431
Self Cites20146777
Self Cites20154712
Self Cites20163972
Self Cites20173025
Self Cites20182385
Self Cites20192013
Self Cites20201829
Self Cites20212026
Self Cites20222122
Total Cites199926768
Total Cites200027962
Total Cites200132849
Total Cites200236585
Total Cites200338679
Total Cites200442084
Total Cites200551241
Total Cites200657142
Total Cites200762184
Total Cites200868192
Total Cites200971628
Total Cites201069337
Total Cites201165828
Total Cites201259715
Total Cites201358652
Total Cites201457205
Total Cites201556035
Total Cites201650323
Total Cites201742997
Total Cites201834322
Total Cites201931628
Total Cites202026250
Total Cites202124003
Total Cites202224578
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 document19993.078
External Cites per document20003.242
External Cites per document20013.717
External Cites per document20023.988
External Cites per document20033.939
External Cites per document20043.959
External Cites per document20054.380
External Cites per document20064.140
External Cites per document20073.676
External Cites per document20083.588
External Cites per document20093.657
External Cites per document20103.918
External Cites per document20114.081
External Cites per document20123.901
External Cites per document20133.699
External Cites per document20143.417
External Cites per document20153.340
External Cites per document20163.361
External Cites per document20173.487
External Cites per document20183.479
External Cites per document20193.671
External Cites per document20203.524
External Cites per document20213.582
External Cites per document20223.630
Cites per document19993.699
Cites per document20003.834
Cites per document20014.339
Cites per document20024.574
Cites per document20034.531
Cites per document20044.559
Cites per document20055.025
Cites per document20064.965
Cites per document20074.331
Cites per document20084.144
Cites per document20094.097
Cites per document20104.330
Cites per document20114.491
Cites per document20124.377
Cites per document20134.208
Cites per document20143.856
Cites per document20153.629
Cites per document20163.633
Cites per document20173.735
Cites per document20183.727
Cites per document20193.911
Cites per document20203.780
Cites per document20213.904
Cites per document20223.960
% 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
200025.43
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
201431.85
201535.75
201634.09
201732.04
201834.16
201932.63
202032.98
202130.64
202226.75
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 documents200213
Non-citable documents200347
Non-citable documents200458
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
Citable documents19997237
Citable documents20007293
Citable documents20017571
Citable documents20027986
Citable documents20038490
Citable documents20049172
Citable documents200510142
Citable documents200611471
Citable documents200714312
Citable documents200816398
Citable documents200917408
Citable documents201015937
Citable documents201114571
Citable documents201213561
Citable documents201313849
Citable documents201414757
Citable documents201515365
Citable documents201613792
Citable documents201711463
Citable documents20189180
Citable documents20198067
Citable documents20206930
Citable documents20216135
Citable documents20226187
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 documents19991571
Uncited documents20001444
Uncited documents20011419
Uncited documents20021428
Uncited documents20031418
Uncited documents20041524
Uncited documents20051478
Uncited documents20061633
Uncited documents20072211
Uncited documents20082619
Uncited documents20092763
Uncited documents20102469
Uncited documents20112077
Uncited documents20121838
Uncited documents20131996
Uncited documents20142305
Uncited documents20152464
Uncited documents20162302
Uncited documents20171819
Uncited documents20181475
Uncited documents20191318
Uncited documents20201161
Uncited documents2021927
Uncited documents2022950
Cited documents19995666
Cited documents20005849
Cited documents20016152
Cited documents20026571
Cited documents20037119
Cited documents20047706
Cited documents20058720
Cited documents20069875
Cited documents200712147
Cited documents200813836
Cited documents200914721
Cited documents201013546
Cited documents201112580
Cited documents201211805
Cited documents201311942
Cited documents201412531
Cited documents201512977
Cited documents201611550
Cited documents20179693
Cited documents20187735
Cited documents20196769
Cited documents20205784
Cited documents20215221
Cited documents20225256
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