Laser and Particle Beams

Aims & Scope

Laser and Particle Beams is an international journal which deals with basic physics issues of intense laser and particle beams, and the interaction of these beams with matter.

Research on pulse power technology associated with beam generation is also of strong interest.

Subjects covered include the physics of high energy densities; non-LTE phenomena; hot dense matter and related atomic, plasma and hydrodynamic physics and astrophysics; intense sources of coherent radiation; high current particle accelerators; beam-wave interaction; and pulsed power technology.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	1.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19961

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	72

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.222

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	55

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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 Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• GeV laser ion acceleration from ultrathin targets: The laser break-out afterburner

  Citation: 284

  Authors: L., B. J., B. M., J. C.

• Numerical simulation of mixing by Rayleigh–Taylor and Richtmyer–Meshkov instabilities

  Citation: 235

  Authors: D.L.

• Corpuscular diagnostics and processing methods applied in investigations of laser-produced plasma as a source of highly ionized ions

  Citation: 229

  Authors: E., P., J., W.

• Present and future perspectives for high energy density physics with intense heavy ion and laser beams

  Citation: 184

  Authors: D.H.H., A., P., O., M., N.A., A., S., D., K., Y.

• Review on spontaneous magnetic fields in laser-produced plasmas: Phenomena and measurements

  Citation: 172

  Authors: J. A.

• Multi-phase equation of state for aluminum

  Citation: 155

  Authors: I.V.

• Production and application of low-energy, high-current electron beams

  Citation: 155

  Authors: G.E., D.I., V.P., A.B.

• New aspects for fusion energy using inertial confinement

  Citation: 140

  Authors: HEINRICH

• High energy electrons, nuclear phenomena and heating in petawatt laser-solid experiments

  Citation: 140

  Authors: T.E., M.D., M.H., T.R., S.P., E.A., J.D., M.J., D.M., T.W., T.C., J.A., M.S., R.A., M.A., S.C., P.E., Y., B., W., T., J., A.W., T.

• High speed proximity focused X-ray cameras

  Citation: 130

  Authors: J. D.

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