Reports on Progress in Physics

Aims & Scope

Published monthly and covering all branches of physics, Reports on Progress in Physics is a prestigious journal for the publication of reviews surveying the development of selected topics, typically over the previous decade, within a wider context.

Articles combine a critical evaluation of the field for established workers with a reliable and accessible introduction for newcomers and specialists in other fields.

The journal has traditionally published review articles.

Recently two other article types have been introduced to deal with subjects that have not reached a level of maturity necessary for a full review: Reports on Progress and Key Issues Reviews.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	20.7
2024	19.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	5.666

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	259

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	238

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2716

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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 Medicine 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.

• The fluctuation-dissipation theorem

  Citation: 4112

  Authors: R

• Fundamentals of zinc oxide as a semiconductor

  Citation: 3395

  Authors: Anderson, Chris G

• Recent developments in magnetocaloric materials

  Citation: 3286

  Authors: K A, V K, A O

• Making sense of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians

  Citation: 2659

  Authors: Carl M

• Stochastic thermodynamics, fluctuation theorems and molecular machines

  Citation: 2659

  Authors: Udo

• Relaxation processes in supercooled liquids

  Citation: 2647

  Authors: W, L

• Theory of the oxidation of metals

  Citation: 2637

  Authors: N, N F

• New directions in the pursuit of Majorana fermions in solid state systems

  Citation: 2562

  Authors: Jason

• Nucleation and growth of thin films

  Citation: 2394

  Authors: J A, G D T, M

• The theory of equilibrium critical phenomena

  Citation: 2259

  Authors: M E

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