Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit publishes peer-reviewed articles devoted to all engineering disciplines applied to rail and rapid transit.

It provides a continuing means of sharing technical knowledge, ideas and developments between industry and academia.

The Journal seeks to encompass innovative concepts, advances in analytical methods, and examples of actual developmental work.

Basic research with identified rail applications is included in the Journal's scope.

The scope extends to all aspects of trailway science and engineering including: Motive power, traction and rolling stock; Passenger and freight; Mainline and suburban railways; Light rail / urban transit; Metros; Maglev; Track systems; Interaction of vehicles with the infrastructure and the environment; System infrastructure and interfaces; Inter and multi-modal transport; Human factors; Command and control; Reliability and safety; Inspection and maintenance; Customer interfaces; Data and the digital railway; Railway engineering trends.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.629

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	71

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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, 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.

• Rail Corrugation: Characteristics, Causes and Treatments

  Citation: 293

  Authors: S L, J

• A review on non-destructive evaluation of rails: State-of-the-art and future development

  Citation: 264

  Authors: M, C, C L

• Rail corrugation: Characteristics, causes, and treatments

  Citation: 240

  Authors: S L

• Out-of-round railway wheels-a literature survey

  Citation: 228

  Authors: J. C. O., A

• A review of methods to measure and calculate train resistances

  Citation: 209

  Authors: B P, F

• Stress changes in the ground below ballasted railway track during train passage

  Citation: 178

  Authors: W, L A, C R I

• Out-of-round railway wheels—wheel-rail contact forces and track response derived from field tests and numerical simulations

  Citation: 169

  Authors: A, J C O

• Optimal underground timetable design based on power flow for maximizing the use of regenerative-braking energy

  Citation: 151

  Authors: Maite, Antonio, Asunción Paloma, Andres, Ramon R

• Monitoring vertical track irregularity from in-service railway vehicles

  Citation: 146

  Authors: P F, C S, C, C J, P, R M

• Some railroad settlement models—A critical review

  Citation: 140

  Authors: T

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