Reviews of Modern Physics

Aims & Scope

Reviews of Modern Physics (RMP) is the world’s premier physics review journal and the most highly cited Physical Review publication.

Written by leading international researchers, RMP’s in-depth essays provide outstanding coverage of a topic and give context and background for current research trends.

RMP covers the full range of applied, fundamental, and interdisciplinary physics research topics: Atomic, molecular, and optical physics, Biological physics, Chemical physics, Condensed matter physics, Soft matter physics, Plasma physics and fusion, Particle-beam physics, Nuclear physics, High-energy physics, particles and fields, Astrophysics, General physics, Mathematical physics, Applications of physics, Quantum information, Computational physics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	44.8
2024	45.90

h-index

Year	Value
2024	399

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	22

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5222

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	18.080

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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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 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 electronic properties of graphene

  Citation: 21838

  Authors: A. H., F., N. M. R., K. S., A. K.

• <i>Colloquium</i>: Topological insulators

  Citation: 17357

  Authors: M. Z., C. L.

• Statistical mechanics of complex networks

  Citation: 15681

  Authors: Réka, Albert-László

• Topological insulators and superconductors

  Citation: 12510

  Authors: Xiao-Liang, Shou-Cheng

• Spintronics: Fundamentals and applications

  Citation: 10108

  Authors: Igor, Jaroslav, S.

• Iterative minimization techniques for<i>ab initio</i>total-energy calculations: molecular dynamics and conjugate gradients

  Citation: 8731

  Authors: M. C., M. P., D. C., T. A., J. D.

• Phonons and related crystal properties from density-functional perturbation theory

  Citation: 8614

  Authors: Stefano, Stefano, Andrea, Paolo

• Quantum entanglement

  Citation: 8308

  Authors: Ryszard, Paweł, Michał, Karol

• Stochastic Problems in Physics and Astronomy

  Citation: 7270

  Authors: S.

• Quantum cryptography

  Citation: 6844

  Authors: Nicolas, Grégoire, Wolfgang, Hugo

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