Journal metric profile

Information Retrieval Journal

Impact factor, five-year JIF, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

Impact Factor 1.900 2025 metric year
5-Year JIF 2.400 Longer citation window
JIF Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JIF Rank 163/258 Recorded category rank

Information Retrieval Journal impact factor overview

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Updated August 5, 2026

Impact factor overview

Information Retrieval Journal is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by SPRINGER. The recorded Journal Impact Factor is 1.900. Its listed JIF quartile is Q3.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JIF rank is 163 out of 258 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 1,031 total citations, 0 total articles, 0 citable items. The five-year JIF is 2.400, which is 0.500 points above the listed two-year JIF. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The JIF without journal self-citations is recorded as 1.900. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.540.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 15.1 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year.

Journal identifiers and verification

Information Retrieval Journal is identified in this record by print ISSN 1386-4564 and electronic ISSN 1573-7659. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameInformation Retrieval Journal
Abbreviated journalINFORM RETRIEVAL J
PublisherSPRINGER
Metric year2025
Overall rank8,733
ISSN1386-4564
eISSN1573-7659
Total cites1,031
Total articles0
Citable items0
Cited half-life15.1 years
Citing half-lifeNot available
Impact Factor1.900
5-Year JIF2.400
JIF without self-cites1.900
Journal Citation Indicator0.540
JIF quartileQ3
JIF rank163/258
Record last updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 impact factor of Information Retrieval Journal?

The impact factor recorded in this directory for Information Retrieval Journal is 1.900 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Information Retrieval Journal?

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

Who publishes Information Retrieval Journal?

Information Retrieval Journal is listed as being published by SPRINGER.

Can a journal impact factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. A journal impact factor is a journal-level citation average. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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