Nonlinearity

Aims & Scope

Aimed primarily at mathematicians and physicists interested in research on nonlinear phenomena, the journal's coverage ranges from proofs of important theorems to papers presenting ideas, conjectures and numerical or physical experiments of significant physical and mathematical interest.

Subject coverage: The journal publishes papers on nonlinear mathematics, mathematical physics, experimental physics, theoretical physics and other areas in the sciences where nonlinear phenomena are of fundamental importance.

A more detailed indication is given by the subject interests of the Editorial Board members, which are listed in every issue of the journal.

Due to the broad scope of Nonlinearity, and in order to make all papers published in the journal accessible to its wide readership, authors are required to provide sufficient introductory material in their paper.

This material should contain enough detail and background information to place their research into context and to make it understandable to scientists working on nonlinear phenomena.

Nonlinearity is a journal of the Institute of Physics and the London Mathematical Society.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.262

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	106

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3246

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1203

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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 Mathematics 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.

• Proof of existence of breathers for time-reversible or Hamiltonian networks of weakly coupled oscillators

  Citation: 791

  Authors: R S, S

• Chimera states: coexistence of coherence and incoherence in networks of coupled oscillators

  Citation: 666

  Authors: Mark J, Daniel M

• Inverse scattering transform for the integrable nonlocal nonlinear Schrödinger equation

  Citation: 503

  Authors: Mark J, Ziad H

• Formation of strong fronts in the 2-D quasigeostrophic thermal active scalar

  Citation: 500

  Authors: P, A J, E

• Nonlinear modelling of cancer: bridging the gap between cells and tumours

  Citation: 452

  Authors: J S, H B, F, Y-L, X, P, S M, V

• Nonlinear dynamics and statistical physics of DNA

  Citation: 405

  Authors: Michel

• Recycling of strange sets: I. Cycle expansions

  Citation: 366

  Authors: R, E, P

• On the equations of the large-scale ocean

  Citation: 335

  Authors: J -L, R, Shouhong

• Symplectic integration of Hamiltonian systems

  Citation: 331

  Authors: P J, C

• New formulations of the primitive equations of atmosphere and applications

  Citation: 319

  Authors: J L, R, S

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