Journal metric profile

FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.000 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.100 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 76/114 Recorded category rank

FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by SPRINGER. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 1.000, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q3.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 76 out of 114 journals in its listed category. A Q3 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 2,683 total citations, 71 total articles, 73 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 1.100, which is 0.100 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 0.800. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.330.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 16.5 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 15.3 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS is identified in this record by print ISSN 0015-9018 and electronic ISSN 1572-9516. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameFOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS
Abbreviated journalFOUND PHYS
PublisherSPRINGER
Metric year2025
Overall rank13,445
ISSN0015-9018
eISSN1572-9516
Total cites2,683
Total articles71
Citable items73
Cited half-life16.5 years
Citing half-life15.3 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.000
5-Year Impact Factor1.100
Impact Factor without journal self-cites0.800
Journal Citation Indicator0.330
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank76/114
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS is 1.000 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS?

FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS is listed in quartile Q3. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS?

FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS is listed as being published by SPRINGER.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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