Journal profile

Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences

Publisher: The Royal Society
ISSN1364-503X | 0962-8428 | 1471-2962 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
4.13
Citation rate 5.09 2,703 total citations
h5-index 74 h5 depth signal
Cited share 77.4% 453 of 585
Total citations 2,703 Citation footprint
Metric signal 4.04 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.6% 15 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United Kingdom 1,191
United States 996
Germany 416
France 322
Italy 250

Citing Fields of Research

Differential Equations 333
Quantum Mechanics 324
AI & Machine Learning 312
Astrophysics 251
Mechanics 236

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 8,439 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 585 453 cited publications
Last 12 months 335 27.9 publications/month
Open access share 84.5% 283 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United Kingdom 1,191 citing publications
Leading citing field Differential Equations 333 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 8 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v360n1790, Jan. 15, 2002-
PubMed
v360n1790, Jan. 15, 2002-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Multidisciplinary

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Royal Society (Great Britain)

Broad Categories

Biomedical Engineering Biophysics Statistics as Topic Multidisciplinary

MeSH Descriptors

Mathematics Natural Science Disciplines

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

03
Ziqi Jiang, Jie Deng, Olivier Fontaine et al.
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) are attractive for safe and sustainable energy storage, but their operation in cold environments remains constrained by the temperature sensitivity of water-based electrolytes. When cooled, the strengthe...
05
Jiaxun Yang, Xingxing Wang, Wenfang Feng et al.
Inorganic-supported polymer electrolytes (iPEs) harmonize the characteristics of both organic polymers and inorganic components, thus bringing tremendous possibilities in improving the performance of polymer-based rechargeable batteries....
07
Olivier Fontaine, Roza Bouchal
Since Arrhenius formalized the theory of electrolytic dissociation, the electrolyte has generally been treated as a settled concept: a salt dissociating into freely moving ions within a solvent [Arrhenius S. 1887 Z. Phys. Chem. 1U, 631–6...
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DOI 10.1098/rsta.2025.0266

Preface

Open DOI
Michael Dee, Margot Kuitems, Mathew Owens et al.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Vols. for 2005- have title: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society. A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences.

"Research frontiers," <1997->

Title from cover.

Also issued online.