Shock Waves

Aims & Scope

Shock Waves provides a forum for presenting and discussing new results in all fields where shock and detonation phenomena play a role.

The journal addresses physicists, engineers and applied mathematicians working on theoretical, experimental or numerical issues, including diagnostics and flow visualization.

The research fields considered include, but are not limited to, aero- and gas dynamics, acoustics, physical chemistry, condensed matter and plasmas, with applications encompassing materials sciences, space sciences, geosciences, life sciences and medicine.

Of particular interest are contributions which provide insights into fundamental aspects of the techniques that are relevant to more than one specific research community.

The journal publishes scholarly research papers, invited review articles and short notes, as well as comments on papers already published in this journal.

Occasionally concise meeting reports of interest to the Shock Waves community are published.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	1.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.520

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	67

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11187

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	350

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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 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.

• Restoration of the contact surface in the HLL-Riemann solver

  Citation: 1953

  Authors: E. F., M., W.

• Fundamentals of rotating detonations

  Citation: 282

  Authors: Manabu, Toshi, Piotr

• Experimental research on the rotating detonation in gaseous fuels–oxygen mixtures

  Citation: 261

  Authors: J., P., Z.

• Nonideal effects behind reflected shock waves in a high-pressure shock tube

  Citation: 206

  Authors: Eric L., Ronald K.

• Experiments on the Richtmyer-Meshkov instability of an air/SF6 interface

  Citation: 198

  Authors: M., B.

• Some physical aspects of shock wave/boundary layer interactions

  Citation: 192

  Authors: Jean, Jean-Paul

• Explosive dispersal of solid particles

  Citation: 190

  Authors: F., D.L., P.A., S.B.

• DDT in a smooth tube filled with a hydrogen–oxygen mixture

  Citation: 170

  Authors: M., V., I., S.

• Multi-dimensional hydrodynamic code SOVA for interfacial flows: Application to the thermal layer effect

  Citation: 153

  Authors: V.V.

• Numerical analysis on cooling performance of counterflowing jet over aerodisked blunt body

  Citation: 146

  Authors: M.

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