Chaos, Solitons and Fractals

Aims & Scope

Chaos, Solitons & Fractals aims to be the leading journal in the interdisciplinary field of Nonlinear Science.

It encourages the submission of high-quality articles (under the form of short communications, regular papers, and review papers) concerning the fundamentals of the following subjects: nonlinear dynamics and non-equilibrium processes in physics and applied mathematics; complex matter and networks; biophysics, systems biology and computational biology; fluctuations and random processes; artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data analytics; self-organization and emergent phenomena; applications to social science, engineering and econophysics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.6

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.184

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	175

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Mathematics and Physics and Astronomy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A symmetric image encryption scheme based on 3D chaotic cat maps

  Citation: 1651

  Authors: Guanrong, Yaobin, Charles K.

• Exp-function method for nonlinear wave equations

  Citation: 1528

  Authors: Ji-Huan, Xu-Hong

• Application of homotopy perturbation method to nonlinear wave equations

  Citation: 897

  Authors: Ji-Huan

• Time series forecasting of COVID-19 transmission in Canada using LSTM networks

  Citation: 815

  Authors: Vinay Kumar Reddy, Lei

• Fractional relaxation-oscillation and fractional diffusion-wave phenomena

  Citation: 805

  Authors: Francesco

• Improved particle swarm optimization combined with chaos

  Citation: 788

  Authors: Bo, Ling, Yi-Hui, Fang, De-Xian

• Analysis and forecast of COVID-19 spreading in China, Italy and France

  Citation: 758

  Authors: Duccio, Francesco

• Chaos in a simple nonlinear system with Atangana–Baleanu derivatives with fractional order

  Citation: 729

  Authors: Abdon, Ilknur

• Fractal-fractional differentiation and integration: Connecting fractal calculus and fractional calculus to predict complex system

  Citation: 693

  Authors: Abdon

• A new study on the mathematical modelling of human liver with Caputo–Fabrizio fractional derivative

  Citation: 678

  Authors: Dumitru, Amin, Hakimeh, Shahram

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