European Physical Journal D

Aims & Scope

The European Physical Journal D (EPJ D) presents new and original research results in: Atomic Physics; Molecular Physics and Chemical Physics; Atomic and Molecular Collisions; Clusters and Nanostructures; Plasma Physics; Laser Cooling and Quantum Gas; Nonlinear Dynamics; Optical Physics; Quantum Optics and Quantum Information; Ultraintense and Ultrashort Laser Fields.

The range of topics covered in these areas is extensive, from Molecular Interaction and Reactivity to Spectroscopy and Thermodynamics of Clusters, from Atomic Optics to Bose-Einstein Condensation to Femtochemistry.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.322

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	102

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15964

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1120

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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 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.

• Training Schrödinger’s cat: quantum optimal control

  Citation: 622

  Authors: Steffen J., Ugo, Tommaso, Christiane P., Walter, Ronnie, Ilya, Burkhard, Sophie, Thomas, Dominique, Frank K.

• Low energy electron-driven damage in biomolecules

  Citation: 512

  Authors: L.

• Quantum memories

  Citation: 453

  Authors: C., M., J., A., S. J., N., C. Y., F., S., J. H., J., E. S., J. G., H., W., A. J., N., R. M., R., I. A., M. C., H., J., R. J.

• Simulating lattice gauge theories within quantum technologies

  Citation: 424

  Authors: Mari Carmen, Rainer, Jacopo, Alessio, Juan Ignacio, Marcello, Leonardo, Karl, Maciej, Simone, Christine A., Benni, Enrique, Luca, Karel, Frank, Uwe-Jens, Matthew, Jakub, Peter

• Editorial: Quo vadis, cold molecules?

  Citation: 390

  Authors: J., B., R. V., F.

• First operation of a free-electron laser generating GW power radiation at 32 nm wavelength

  Citation: 290

  Authors: V., N., J., V., B., A., I., A., R., O. I., J. P., S., M., P., L., E., S., A., H., G., M., S., H. T., B., A. A., J., K., J., L., T., U., N., H.-J., B., O., U., J. H., M. V., K., M., R., E., M., R., V., B., S., Y., V., M., M., D., D., M., G., L., T., D., F., M., C., J., P., V., M., W. D., L., W., M., O., P., D., T., A., C., R., B., B., J., P., E., L., D., D., K., D., S., M., J., M., E. L., W., H., B., M., P., J. R., E. A., H.-J., S., A. V., D., S., S., E., L., B., F., F., K. P., H., K., M., R., D., I., A., R., T., H., M., I., A., K., M. V., I., P., K.

• Laser-cooling molecules

  Citation: 282

  Authors: M. D.

• Quantum information processing and communication

  Citation: 282

  Authors: P., Th., D., R., H., D., T., J. I., D., J., A., C., N., P., M., S., A., A., J., L., S., G., M., D., N., S., J. E., M. B., E., S., G., A., D., J., G., R., A., J., A.

• From direct to absolute mass measurements: A study of the accuracy of ISOLTRAP

  Citation: 260

  Authors: A., K., G., F., H.-J., M., E., C., L.

• Casimir force between metallic mirrors

  Citation: 251

  Authors: A., S.

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