Journal profile · PHYSICS, APPLIED
Physical Review Applied
ISSN 2331-7019 · American Physical Society · UNITED STATES
Physical Review Applied: CAS Zone 2 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.34; hybrid open access; median 180 days to acceptance (176 articles, last 24 months); 1,140 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Physical Review Applied is published by American Physical Society and is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Quantum Information and Cryptography, Quantum and electron transport phenomena and Magnetic properties of thin films, together about 27.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
18 August, 2026Powerful and efficient numerical techniques have been central to theoretical research on quantum mechanical systems for decades. In the era of quantum advantage demonstrations, it is paramount to develop strong benchmarks that truly represent the classical frontier. This study presents a high-performance parallel implementation and large-scale demonstration of quantum dynamics simulated with OR-represented quantum algebra at a huge scale, retaining over a trillion Pauli strings while maintaining strong scaling behavior, using the supercomputer Fugaku. This algorithm enriches the body of classical high-performance methods and challenges current quantum advantage efforts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHYSICS, APPLIED
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 19%); most named United States 11, Mainland China 6, Canada 5, Italy 2, Switzerland 2 (32 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Quantum Information and CryptographyComputer Science10.5%
- Quantum and electron transport phenomenaPhysics and Astronomy9.4%
- Magnetic properties of thin filmsPhysics and Astronomy7.7%
- Mechanical and Optical ResonatorsPhysics and Astronomy6.9%
- Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsMaterials Science5.8%
- Quantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitectureComputer Science5.6%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering4.3%
- Quantum optics and atomic interactionsPhysics and Astronomy4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 4.34LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 138OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,001OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.02%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,001LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,286 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 824 | 329 | 264 |
| 2025 | 1,140 | 552 | 3,774 |
| 2024 | 931 | 400 | 8,018 |
| 2023 | 995 | 471 | 14,092 |
| 2022 | 932 | 453 | 16,926 |
| 2021 | 837 | 547 | 19,128 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
180 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 140 days – 259 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (178 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 196 days
- Sample
- 176 articles with submission and acceptance dates (2,221 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use
- AI use American Physical Society releases updated AI policy for APS journals17 June, 2026
The policy allows authors and reviewers to use AI tools and establishes boundaries to preserve human oversight and accountability.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Physical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2331-7019
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Physical Review Applied
What CAS zone is Physical Review Applied in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Physical Review Applied is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Physics, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Physical Review Applied?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.34; CiteScore 7.4, h-index 138.
How long does peer review take at Physical Review Applied?
Based on the dates recorded on 176 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 180 days (interquartile range 140–259 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Physical Review Applied based?
Of the 32 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 19%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (11), Mainland China (6) and Canada (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Physical Review Applied?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Physical Review Applied is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Physical Review Applied open access, and what is the APC?
Physical Review Applied 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, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .