Nuclear Science and Engineering

Aims & Scope

Nuclear Science and Engineering is the oldest peer-reviewed journal in its field.

Our aim now is the same as when we started publication in 1956, which is to provide the leading source of information on fundamental and applied research in all scientific areas related to the peaceful use of nuclear energy for the benefit of all.

We publish technical papers, technical notes, critical reviews, rapid communications, book reviews, and letters to the editor.

Technical papers present archival, original contributions to the field of knowledge.

Technical notes describe preliminary results or limited extensions of previously reported work.

Critical reviews combine a focused topical overview with an extensive literature review to critically evaluate the state-of-the-art, but do not necessarily add new knowledge to the field.

Rapid communications provide speedy publication, after accelerated review and processing, of innovative work of high and immediate interest to the journal readership.

Book reviews give an overview of a recently published book, including a brief summary and statement of value to the community.

Letters to the editor provide an expeditious medium for comments on editorial policies and for discussions on the content of other contributions.

We welcome submissions that explore the following topics: Fundamental physics related to nuclear systems Theoretical physics Radiation physics Reactor physics Nuclear criticality Nuclear data and reactions Neutron transport Reactor core analysis and modeling Uncertainty analysis and quantification Reactor and fuel performance analysis Transient analysis Fluid dynamics/multiphase flow Heat transfer Fission product yields Waste product analysis Depletion/burnup of nuclear fuels.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.657

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	68

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8741

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	673

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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, 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.

• Moving-Particle Semi-Implicit Method for Fragmentation of Incompressible Fluid

  Citation: 1578

  Authors: S., Y.

• A Parallel Multigrid Preconditioned Conjugate Gradient Algorithm for Groundwater Flow Simulations

  Citation: 340

  Authors: Steven F., Robert D.

• The Los Alamos National Laboratory Spallation Neutron Sources

  Citation: 315

  Authors: P. W., C. D., G. J., S. A.

• New Calculation of Prompt Fission Neutron Spectra and Average Prompt Neutron Multiplicities

  Citation: 310

  Authors: David G., J. Rayford

• Cross-Section Evaluations to 150 MeV for Accelerator-Driven Systems and Implementation in MCNPX

  Citation: 300

  Authors: M. B., P. G., S., S. C., G. M., H. G., A. J., R. C., R. E., R. E., L. S.

• Half-Lives of Radionuclides—IV

  Citation: 274

  Authors: J. F., S. A., E. I., G. I.

• Validity of the Geometric-Progression Formula in Approximating Gamma-Ray Buildup Factors

  Citation: 268

  Authors: Y., Y., S., M.

• On the Evaluation of the Thermal Neutron Scattering Law

  Citation: 251

  Authors: P. A., P.

• Diffusion Synthetic Acceleration Methods for the Diamond-Differenced Discrete-Ordinates Equations

  Citation: 246

  Authors: R. E.

• The Molten Salt Reactor Adventure

  Citation: 230

  Authors: H. G.

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