Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Risk and Reliability is a peer reviewed journal for researchers and practitioners who are involved in the field of risk analysis and reliability engineering.

The journal will publish high quality papers covering foundational, theoretical, methodological and practical issues relevant for the safe and reliable design and operation of engineering systems from any industrial sector.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	1.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.516

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	39

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11268

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	690

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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.

• Lithium-ion battery life prognostic health management system using particle filtering framework

  Citation: 48

  Authors: M, J, D

• Maintenance optimization for a system with a gamma deterioration process and intervention delay: Application to track maintenance

  Citation: 41

  Authors: C, G, F, M

• Dynamic fault tree analysis based on continuous-time Bayesian networks under fuzzy numbers

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Yan-Feng, Jinhua, Yu, Yuan-Jian, Hong-Zhong

• Review of recent advances in reliability of consecutive <i>k</i>-out-of-<i>n</i> and related systems

  Citation: 40

  Authors: S

• Impact of risk management culture on supply chain resilience: An empirical study from Indian manufacturing industry

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Siva, Ramesh

• Using Bayesian networks to predict software defects and reliability

  Citation: 36

  Authors: N, M, D

• Guarded transition systems: A new states/events formalism for reliability studies

  Citation: 35

  Authors: A B

• Reliability and performance assessment for fuzzy multi-state elements

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Y, H-Z, G

• Selective maintenance scheduling over a finite planning horizon

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Mayank, Ming J, Ramin

• Two-dimensional warranty: A literature review

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Xiaolin, Wei

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