High Energy Density Physics

Aims & Scope

High Energy Density Physics is an international journal covering original experimental and related theoretical work studying the physics of matter and radiation under extreme conditions. 'High energy density' is understood to be an energy density exceeding about 1011 J/m3.

The editors and the publisher are committed to provide this fast-growing community with a dedicated high quality channel to distribute their original findings.

Papers suitable for publication in this journal cover topics in both the warm and hot dense matter regimes, such as laboratory studies relevant to non-LTE kinetics at extreme conditions, planetary interiors, astrophysical phenomena, inertial fusion and includes studies of, for example, material properties and both stable and unstable hydrodynamics.

Developments in associated theoretical areas, for example the modelling of strongly coupled, partially degenerate and relativistic plasmas, are also covered.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.364

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	42

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14760

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	58

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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.

• FLYCHK: Generalized population kinetics and spectral model for rapid spectroscopic analysis for all elements

  Citation: 617

  Authors: H.-K., M.H., W.L., Y., R.W.

• Advances in NLTE modeling for integrated simulations

  Citation: 205

  Authors: H.A., S.B.

• SPECT3D – A multi-dimensional collisional-radiative code for generating diagnostic signatures based on hydrodynamics and PIC simulation output

  Citation: 200

  Authors: J.J., I.E., P., P.R., N.A.

• High-mode Rayleigh-Taylor growth in NIF ignition capsules

  Citation: 176

  Authors: B.A., S.W., D.S., M.J., S.H., M.M., M.V., J.D., H.A.

• The role of a detailed configuration accounting (DCA) atomic physics package in explaining the energy balance in ignition-scale hohlraums

  Citation: 165

  Authors: M.D., H.A., D.E., E.A., D.A., R.P.J., L., P.A., W.L., L.J., R.A., J.A., G.B.

• Hybrid atomic models for spectroscopic plasma diagnostics

  Citation: 164

  Authors: S.B., J., C., M.F.

• Equation of state, occupation probabilities and conductivities in the average atom Purgatorio code

  Citation: 132

  Authors: P.A., S.B., B.G., W.A.

• Large-scale molecular dynamics simulations of dense plasmas: The Cimarron Project

  Citation: 110

  Authors: Frank R., Victor S., Lorin X., John I., Hui, Sophia N., Chris A., James N., Paul E., Alexander T., Stefan P., Andrew U., Saad A., Liam, A. Bruce, Richard A., Andreas, Michael S., David F., Howard A., Ronnie, Liam G., Fred H., Michael P., Jon C., Heather D.

• LMJ/PETAL laser facility: Overview and opportunities for laboratory astrophysics

  Citation: 99

  Authors: A., T., S., A., I., J.P., J.P., C., B., R., N., B., R., J.L.

• Review of the 4th NLTE Code Comparison Workshop

  Citation: 96

  Authors: J.G., R., C., R.W., Yu.

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