European Physical Journal H

Aims & Scope

The purpose of this journal is to catalyse, foster, and disseminate an awareness and understanding of the historical development of ideas in contemporary physics, and more generally, ideas about how Nature works.

The scope explicitly includes: - Contributions addressing the history of physics and of physical ideas and concepts, the interplay of physics and mathematics as well as the natural sciences, and the history and philosophy of sciences, together with discussions of experimental ideas and designs - inasmuch as they clearly relate, and preferably add, to the understanding of modern physics. - Annotated and/or contextual translations of relevant foreign-language texts. - Careful characterisations of old and/or abandoned ideas including past mistakes and false leads, thereby helping working physicists to assess how compelling contemporary ideas may turn out to be in future, i.e. with hindsight.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	0.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.406

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	26

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13652

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	83

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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.

• Proof of the ergodic theorem and the H-theorem in quantum mechanics

  Citation: 182

  Authors: J.

• Who discovered the magnetocaloric effect?

  Citation: 159

  Authors: Anders

• Long-time behavior of macroscopic quantum systems

  Citation: 155

  Authors: S., J. L., R., N.

• Resolution enhancement techniques in microscopy

  Citation: 130

  Authors: Christoph, Barry R.

• The history of X-ray free-electron lasers

  Citation: 97

  Authors: C.

• Extensive air showers and ultra high-energy cosmic rays: a historical review

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Karl-Heinz, Alan A.

• Paths to Förster’s resonance energy transfer (FRET) theory

  Citation: 58

  Authors: B.R.

• History of solar oblateness measurements and interpretation

  Citation: 55

  Authors: J. -P., C.

• Thermodynamics of irreversible processes — past and present

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Ingo, Wolf

• On the conundrum of the pentaquark

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Kenneth H.

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