Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology (JNST) publishes internationally peer-reviewed papers that contribute to the exchange of research, ideas and developments in the field of nuclear science and technology, to contribute peaceful and sustainable development of the World.

JNST ’s broad scope covers a wide range of topics within its subject category, including but are not limited to: General Issues related to Nuclear Power Utilization: Philosophy and Ethics, Justice and Policy, International Relation, Economical and Sociological Aspects, Environmental Aspects, Education, Documentation and Database, Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Safeguard Radiation, Accelerator and Beam Technologies: Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Reaction for Engineering, Nuclear Data Measurement and Evaluation, Integral Verification/Validation and Benchmark on Nuclear Data, Radiation Behaviors and Shielding, Radiation Physics, Radiation Detection and Measurement, Accelerator and Beam Technology, Synchrotron Radiation, Medical Reactor and Accelerator, Neutron Source, Neutron Technology Nuclear Reactor Physics: Reactor Physics Experiments, Reactor Neutronics Design and Evaluation, Reactor Analysis, Neutron Transport Calculation, Reactor Dynamics Experiment, Nuclear Criticality Safety, Fuel Burnup and Nuclear Transmutation, Reactor Instrumentation and Control, Human-Machine System: Reactor Instrumentation and Control System, Human Factor, Control Room and Operator Interface Design, Remote Control, Robotics, Image Processing Thermal Hydraulics: Thermal Hydraulic Experiment and Analysis, Thermal Hydraulic Design, Thermal Hydraulics of Single/Two/Multi Phase Flow, Interactive Phenomena with Fluid, Measurement Technology...etc.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.610

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	76

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9510

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	692

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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 Energy 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.

• JENDL-4.0: A New Library for Nuclear Science and Engineering

  Citation: 1778

  Authors: Keiichi, Osamu, Tsuneo, Nobuyuki, Akira, Satoshi, Satoshi, Kazuyoshi, Naohiko, Takaaki, Toru, Hiroyuki, Atsushi, So, Jun-ichi

• Features of Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS) version 3.02

  Citation: 1119

  Authors: Tatsuhiko, Yosuke, Shintaro, Tatsuhiko, Takuya, Shin-ichiro, Takeshi, Pi-En, Norihiro, Hiroshi, Nobuhiro, Lembit, Koji

• Preliminary Estimation of Release Amounts of¹³¹I and¹³⁷Cs Accidentally Discharged from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Atmosphere

  Citation: 828

  Authors: Masamichi, Hiromasa, Haruyasu, Hiroaki, Genki, Hiromi

• Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System, PHITS, version 2.52

  Citation: 709

  Authors: Tatsuhiko, Koji, Norihiro, Shintaro, Yosuke, Shusaku, Tatsuhiko, Hiroshi, Hiroshi, Tokio, Keisuke, Tetsuya, Satoshi, Takuya, Lembit

• Japanese Evaluated Nuclear Data Library Version 3 Revision-3: JENDL-3.3

  Citation: 445

  Authors: Keiichi, Toshihiko, Tsuneo, Osamu, Jun-ichi, Tokio, Satoshi, Akira, Toru, Hiroyuki, Takaaki, Yutaka, Tadashi, Atsushi, Masayoshi, Mamoru, Makoto, Tetsuo, Takashi, Yukinobu, Masayuki, Nobuhiro, Hideo, Naoki, Hideki

• Japanese Evaluated Nuclear Data Library Version 3 Revision-2: JENDL-3.2

  Citation: 443

  Authors: Tsuneo, Keiichi, Satoshi, Tokio, Yutaka, Yasuyuki, Toshihiko, Yukinori, Takaaki, Hiroyuki, Masayoshi, Atsushi, Takashi, Sin-iti, Kazuaki, Tetsuo

• Japanese Evaluated Nuclear Data Library Version 3 Revision-3: JENDL-3.3.

  Citation: 326

  Authors: Keiichi, Toshihiko, Tsuneo, Osamu, Jun-ichi, Tokio, Satoshi, Akira, Toru, Hiroyuki, Takaaki, Yutaka, Tadashi, Atsushi, Masayoshi, Mamoru, Makoto, Tetsuo, Takashi, Yukinobu, Masayuki, Nobuhiro, Hideo, Naoki, Hideki

• Development of General-Purpose Particle and Heavy Ion Transport Monte Carlo Code

  Citation: 308

  Authors: Hiroshi, Koji, Takashi

• Japanese evaluated nuclear data library version 5: JENDL-5

  Citation: 276

  Authors: Osamu, Nobuyuki, Satoshi, Futoshi, Shinsuke, Yutaka, Kohsuke, Shin, Chikako, Tadashi, Satoshi, Naohiko, Jean-Christophe, Hiroki, Kazuyoshi, Yasunobu, Kenichi, Chikara, Norihiro, Kenji, Hiroshi, Akito, Masahiro, Shoichiro, Go, Satoshi, Masayuki, Saerom

• Recent improvements of the particle and heavy ion transport code system – PHITS version 3.33

  Citation: 215

  Authors: Tatsuhiko, Yosuke, Shintaro, Tatsuhiko, Takuya, Shin-Ichiro, Takeshi, Yusuke, Norihiro, Yuho, Takuya, Lan, Pi-En, Hunter N., Hiroshi, Yasuhito, Kenta, Nobuhiro, Lembit, Koji

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