Vehicle System Dynamics

Aims & Scope

Vehicle System Dynamics is an international journal, providing a source of information for the vehicle engineer and the applied scientist.

The journal emphasizes the theoretical background of research and development problems of all kinds of road, rail and other ground-based vehicles.

Main topics are: Dynamics of vehicle systems and their components including suspension, steering, braking, chassis systems, noise-vibration-harshness, power train; Control of motion and forces affecting vehicle behaviour; Computer aided modelling and simulation, validation, parameter identification and testing, driver modelling; Vehicle interactions with the environment including wheel-rail and tyre-ground behaviour; Active Safety Systems including collision and derailment warning, avoidance and mitigation; Intelligent vehicles, guided vehicles, automated traffic systems related to vehicle dynamics, unconventional vehicles.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.9
2024	3.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.399

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	119

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2702

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2535

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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.

• THE MAGIC FORMULA TYRE MODEL

  Citation: 909

  Authors: Hans B., Egbert

• A Fast Algorithm for the Simplified Theory of Rolling Contact

  Citation: 828

  Authors: J. J.

• Fundamentals of vehicle–track coupled dynamics

  Citation: 797

  Authors: Wanming, Kaiyun, Chengbiao

• Modelling of Railway Track and Vehicle/Track Interaction at High Frequencies

  Citation: 510

  Authors: KL., S.L.

• A Comparision of Spacing and Headway Control Laws for Automatically Controlled Vehicles¹

  Citation: 457

  Authors: D., J.K., C. C., P.

• Performance Benefits in Passive Vehicle Suspensions Employing Inerters

  Citation: 433

  Authors: Malcolm C., Fu-Cheng

• Magic Formula Tyre Model with Transient Properties

  Citation: 401

  Authors: H. B., I. J. M.

• Train–track–bridge dynamic interaction: a state-of-the-art review

  Citation: 393

  Authors: Wanming, Zhaoling, Zhaowei, Liang, Shengyang

• Recursive least squares with forgetting for online estimation of vehicle mass and road grade: theory and experiments

  Citation: 393

  Authors: A., A., H.

• Understanding and Modeling the Human Driver

  Citation: 371

  Authors: Charles C.

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