Journal metric profile

MOLECULAR SIMULATION

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 2.000 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.200 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 21/39 Recorded category rank

MOLECULAR SIMULATION JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

MOLECULAR SIMULATION is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 2.000, 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 21 out of 39 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 4,586 total citations, 112 total articles, 112 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 2.200, which is 0.200 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 2.000. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.430.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 8.1 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 9.3 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

MOLECULAR SIMULATION is identified in this record by print ISSN 0892-7022 and electronic ISSN 1029-0435. 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 nameMOLECULAR SIMULATION
Abbreviated journalMOL SIMULAT
PublisherTAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank8,303
ISSN0892-7022
eISSN1029-0435
Total cites4,586
Total articles112
Citable items112
Cited half-life8.1 years
Citing half-life9.3 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.000
5-Year Impact Factor2.200
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.000
Journal Citation Indicator0.430
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank21/39
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of MOLECULAR SIMULATION?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for MOLECULAR SIMULATION is 2.000 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is MOLECULAR SIMULATION?

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

Who publishes MOLECULAR SIMULATION?

MOLECULAR SIMULATION is listed as being published by TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.

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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