Journal profile · NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
ISSN 2332-8983 · eISSN 2332-8975 · ASME
Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science is published by ASME and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, Nuclear Materials and Properties and Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics, together about 47.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringEngineering21.8%
- Nuclear Materials and PropertiesMaterials Science15.5%
- Nuclear Engineering Thermal-HydraulicsEngineering10.3%
- Nuclear and radioactivity studiesEngineering7.7%
- Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studiesMaterials Science7%
- Heat transfer and supercritical fluidsEngineering6.1%
- Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy6.1%
- Subcritical and Supercritical Water ProcessesEngineering3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nuclear Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nuclear Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 989 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 14 | 5 |
| 2025 | 37 | 6 | 38 |
| 2024 | 40 | 10 | 65 |
| 2023 | 61 | 12 | 158 |
| 2022 | 61 | 6 | 175 |
| 2021 | 119 | 23 | 323 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- ASME
- ISSN
- 2332-8983
- Electronic ISSN
- 2332-8975
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
What CAS zone is Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Nuclear Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .