Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Aims & Scope

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter covers the whole of condensed matter physics including soft matter, physics of chemical processes, and method development.

Papers may report experimental, theoretical or computational studies.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.6
2024	2.30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9282

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5505

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.624

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	263

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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 Materials 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.

• QUANTUM ESPRESSO: a modular and open-source software project for quantum simulations of materials

  Citation: 20938

  Authors: Paolo, Stefano, Nicola, Matteo, Roberto, Carlo, Davide, Guido L, Matteo, Ismaila, Andrea, Stefano, Stefano, Guido, Ralph, Uwe, Christos, Anton, Michele, Layla, Nicola, Francesco, Riccardo, Stefano, Alfredo, Lorenzo, Carlo, Sandro, Gabriele, Ari P, Alexander, Paolo, Renata M

• The SIESTA method for<i>ab initio</i>order-<i>N</i>materials simulation

  Citation: 8688

  Authors: José M, Emilio, Julian D, Alberto, Javier, Pablo, Daniel

• First-principles simulation: ideas, illustrations and the CASTEP code

  Citation: 8474

  Authors: M D, Philip J D, M J, C J, P J, S J, M C

• Advanced capabilities for materials modelling with Quantum ESPRESSO

  Citation: 6199

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

• A grid-based Bader analysis algorithm without lattice bias

  Citation: 5093

  Authors: W, E, G

• First-principles calculations of the electronic structure and spectra of strongly correlated systems: the<b>LDA</b>+<i>U</i>method

  Citation: 3069

  Authors: Vladimir I, F, A I

• Norm-conserving and ultrasoft pseudopotentials for first-row and transition elements

  Citation: 2898

  Authors: G, J

• The atomic simulation environment—a Python library for working with atoms

  Citation: 2825

  Authors: Ask, Jens, Jakob, Ivano E, Rune, Marcin, Jesper, Michael N, Bjørk, Cory, Eric D, Paul C, Peter, James, John R, Esben, Joseph, Kristen, Steen, Jón, Tristan, Thomas, Lars, Andrew, Carsten, Jakob, Ole, Mikkel, Kristian S, Tejs, Lasse, Michael, Zhenhua, Karsten W

• Zinc oxide nanostructures: growth, properties and applications

  Citation: 2701

  Authors: Zhong Lin

• A second-generation reactive empirical bond order (REBO) potential energy expression for hydrocarbons

  Citation: 2617

  Authors: Donald W, Olga A, Judith A, Steven J, Boris, Susan B

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