Computer Physics Communications

Aims & Scope

The focus of CPC is on contemporary computational methods and techniques and their implementation, the effectiveness of which will normally be evidenced by the author(s) within the context of a substantive problem in physics.

Within this setting CPC publishes two types of paper.

Computer Programs in Physics (CPiP) These papers describe significant computer programs to be archived in the CPC Program Library which is held in the Mendeley Data repository.

The submitted software must be covered by an approved open source licence.

Papers and associated computer programs that address a problem of contemporary interest in physics that cannot be solved by current software are particularly encouraged.

Computational Physics Papers (CP) These are research papers in, but are not limited to, the following themes across computational physics and related disciplines. mathematical and numerical methods and algorithms; computational models including those associated with the design, control and analysis of experiments; and algebraic computation.

Each will normally include software implementation and performance details.

The software implementation should, ideally, be available via GitHub, Zenodo or an institutional repository.In addition, research papers on the impact of advanced computer architecture and special purpose computers on computing in the physical sciences and software topics related to, and of importance in, the physical sciences may be considered.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.4

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.946

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	221

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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 Computer Science 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.

• GROMACS: A message-passing parallel molecular dynamics implementation

  Citation: 9109

  Authors: H.J.C., D., R.

• LAMMPS - a flexible simulation tool for particle-based materials modeling at the atomic, meso, and continuum scales

  Citation: 8034

  Authors: Aidan P., H. Metin, Richard, Dan S., W. Michael, Paul S., Pieter J., Axel, Stan G., Trung Dac, Ray, Mark J., Julien, Christian, Steven J.

• BoltzTraP. A code for calculating band-structure dependent quantities

  Citation: 5334

  Authors: Georg K.H., David J.

• VASPKIT: A user-friendly interface facilitating high-throughput computing and analysis using VASP code

  Citation: 5243

  Authors: Vei, Nan, Jin-Cheng, Gang, Wen-Tong

• NWChem: A comprehensive and scalable open-source solution for large scale molecular simulations

  Citation: 5033

  Authors: M., E.J., N., K., T.P., H.J.J., D., J., E., T.L., W.A.

• Quickstep: Fast and accurate density functional calculations using a mixed Gaussian and plane waves approach

  Citation: 4971

  Authors: Joost, Matthias, Fawzi, Michele, Thomas, Jürg

• A brief introduction to PYTHIA 8.1

  Citation: 3896

  Authors: Torbjörn, Stephen, Peter

• An introduction to PYTHIA 8.2

  Citation: 3838

  Authors: Torbjörn, Stefan, Jesper R., Richard, Nishita, Philip, Stephen, Stefan, Christine O., Peter Z.

• wannier90: A tool for obtaining maximally-localised Wannier functions

  Citation: 3575

  Authors: Arash A., Jonathan R., Young-Su, Ivo, David, Nicola

• Full-potential, linearized augmented plane wave programs for crystalline systems

  Citation: 3161

  Authors: P., K., P., S.B.

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