Journal metric profile

Frontiers in Energy Impact Factor 2025

Frontiers in Energy has a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 6.2 and is listed in Q2 with a JCR category rank of 55/182.

JCR-based Impact Factor 6.2 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 3.7 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 55/182 Recorded category rank

Frontiers in Energy impact factor and ranking

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Frontiers in Energy metric snapshot

Frontiers in Energy has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is HIGHER EDUCATION PRESS. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 6.2. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 3.7, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q2 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 55 out of 182 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 30% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q2. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (3.7) is 2.5 points lower than the standard Journal Impact Factor (6.2). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 5.9, a difference of 0.3 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.41. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for Frontiers in Energy lists total cites: 1,921; total articles: 32; citable items: 50. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 4.2 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 4.7 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

Frontiers in Energy is identified in this directory by print ISSN 2095-1701 and electronic ISSN 2095-1698. The publisher is recorded as HIGHER EDUCATION PRESS. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameFrontiers in Energy
Abbreviated journalFRONT ENERGY
PublisherHIGHER EDUCATION PRESS
Metric year2025
Overall rank1,380
ISSN2095-1701
eISSN2095-1698
Total cites1,921
Total articles32
Citable items50
Cited half-life4.2 years
Citing half-life4.7 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor6.2
5-Year Impact Factor3.7
Impact Factor without journal self-cites5.9
Journal Citation Indicator0.41
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank55/182
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Frontiers in Energy?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Frontiers in Energy is 6.2 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of Frontiers in Energy?

Frontiers in Energy is listed with quartile Q2 and category rank 55/182. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of Frontiers in Energy?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for Frontiers in Energy is 3.7. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes Frontiers in Energy?

Frontiers in Energy is listed in this directory as being published by HIGHER EDUCATION PRESS.

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