Physica Status Solidi (B): Basic Research

Aims & Scope

The physica status solidi (pss) journal group is devoted to the thorough peer review and the rapid publication of new and important results in all fields of solid state and materials physics, from basic science to applications and devices.

Among the largest and most established international publications, the pss journals publish reviews, letters and original articles, as regular content as well as in special issues and topical sections. physica status solidi (b) – basic solid state physics covers theoretical and experimental investigations of the structural, electronic, optical, magnetic, and thermodynamic properties of solid materials based on quantum solid state physics.

Current topics include nanotubes and graphene, 2-d layered materials, strongly correlated systems, superconductivity, multiferroics, topological insulators, and semiconductors for device technology.

Methods range from analytic modeling and computational approaches via growth and preparation to characterization with microscopy, diffraction, spectroscopy, magnetization, dielectric and electrical characterization and beyond.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.382

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	124

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14254

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1595

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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.

• Optical Properties and Electronic Structure of Amorphous Germanium

  Citation: 9689

  Authors: J., R., A.

• Charge Transport in Disordered Organic Photoconductors a Monte Carlo Simulation Study

  Citation: 2642

  Authors: H.

• Bound exciton and donor–acceptor pair recombinations in ZnO

  Citation: 1508

  Authors: B. K., H., D. M., W., D., F., J., A., M., M., U., A. V.

• A Statistical Theory of Solid Solution Hardening

  Citation: 1219

  Authors: R.

• On the Numerical Calculation of the Density of States and Related Properties

  Citation: 1209

  Authors: G., M.

• Evaluation of the Tauc method for optical absorption edge determination: ZnO thin films as a model system

  Citation: 1005

  Authors: Brian D., Shane, Benjamin E., Dunbar P.

• Linear-Scaling ab-initio Calculations for Large and Complex Systems

  Citation: 891

  Authors: E., D., P., A., J.M.

• ZnO: From basics towards applications

  Citation: 888

  Authors: C.

• Critical Behaviour of Conductivity and Dielectric Constant near the Metal‐Non‐Metal Transition Threshold

  Citation: 808

  Authors: A. L., B. I.

• <i>octopus:</i>a tool for the application of time‐dependent density functional theory

  Citation: 751

  Authors: Alberto, Heiko, Micael, Carlo A., Xavier, Florian, M. A. L., E. K. U., Angel

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