Physics of the Dark Universe

Aims & Scope

Physics of the Dark Universe is an innovative online-only journal that offers rapid publication of peer-reviewed, original research articles considered of high scientific impact.

The journal is focused on the understanding of Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Early Universe, gravitational waves and neutrinos, covering all theoretical, experimental and phenomenological aspects.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.362

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	58

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2838

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2998

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences 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.

• Encyclopædia Inflationaris

  Citation: 897

  Authors: Jérôme, Christophe, Vincent

• The clustering of massive Primordial Black Holes as Dark Matter: Measuring their mass distribution with advanced LIGO

  Citation: 518

  Authors: Sébastien, Juan

• MontePython 3: Boosted MCMC sampler and other features

  Citation: 487

  Authors: Thejs, Julien

• Beyond<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" altimg="si33.gif" display="inline" overflow="scroll"><mml:mi>Λ</mml:mi><mml:mstyle mathvariant="normal"><mml:mi>CDM</mml:mi></mml:mstyle></mml:math>: Problems, solutions, and the road ahead

  Citation: 452

  Authors: Philip, Yashar, Julian, Tessa, Emilio, Jose, Eloisa, Stefano, Sébastien, Jonathan H., Enea, Jonas, Alan, Lavinia, Bin, Claudio, Roy, Edvard, Seshadri, Johannes, Roman, Marcel S., Thiago S., Miguel, Angelo, Signe, Massimiliano, Jeremy, Ippocratis D., Vincenzo, Ignacy, Adam R., Douglas, Glenn D., Danièle, Ismael, Licia, Francisco, Mikael, Hans A.

• Primordial black holes from single field models of inflation

  Citation: 446

  Authors: Juan, Ester

• The characterization of the gamma-ray signal from the central Milky Way: A case for annihilating dark matter

  Citation: 432

  Authors: Tansu, Douglas P., Dan, Tim, Stephen K.N., Nicholas L., Tracy R.

• On primordial black holes from an inflection point

  Citation: 313

  Authors: Cristiano, Tomislav

• Exploring the role of axions and other WISPs in the dark universe

  Citation: 275

  Authors: Andreas

• Simplified models for dark matter searches at the LHC

  Citation: 274

  Authors: Jalal, Henrique, Alexandre, Adi, Alexander, Joshua, Celine, Antonio, Amelia, Jim, Oliver, Matthew, Giorgio, Lorenzo, Sushil, Nadir, Gavin, Isabelle, Paul, Albert, Kees, Daniele, Andrea, Andrea, Caterina, Matthew, Herbi K., John, Sarah, Erez, Malcolm, Brian, Henning, Eric, Patrick, Marie-Hélène, Loukas, Johanna, Ulrich, Roni, Anthony, Siewyan, Walter, Valerio, Thomas, Felix, Valentin V., Russell, Andreas, Khristian, Shuichi, Greg, Sebastian, Tongyan, Steven, Robyn, Luca, Sarah, Christopher, Alaettin Serhan, Enrico, Stephen, Yu, Dave, Karl, Priscilla, Michele, Sophio, Bjoern, Deborah, Giacomo, Davide, Emanuele, Antonio Walter, Thomas, David, Subir, Steven, Patrick, Oren, Juri, Yotam, Timothy, Tim M.P., Marc, Ian, Christopher, Alessandro, Tomer, Neal, Stephen M., Monika, Steven, Itay, Bryan, Ning, Kathryn

• Interacting dark energy in the early 2020s: A promising solution to the <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline" id="d1e1519" altimg="si57.svg"><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>H</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:math> and cosmic shear tensions

  Citation: 274

  Authors: Eleonora, Alessandro, Olga, Sunny

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