Journal profile · Engineering-Mechanical Engineering
Quarterly Report of RTRI (Railway Technical Research Institute) (Japan)
ISSN 0033-9008 · eISSN 1880-1765 · Ken-yusha, Inc.
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Quarterly Report of RTRI (Railway Technical Research Institute) (Japan): fully open access; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Quarterly Report of RTRI (Railway Technical Research Institute) (Japan) is published by Ken-yusha, Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Railway Engineering and Dynamics, Transportation Systems and Safety and Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency, together about 47.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Mechanical Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Railway Engineering and DynamicsEngineering29%
- Transportation Systems and SafetyComputer Science9.9%
- Railway Systems and Energy EfficiencyEngineering9%
- Structural Engineering and Materials AnalysisEngineering6.1%
- Electrical Contact Performance and AnalysisEngineering5.1%
- Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics ResearchEngineering4.3%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering3.9%
- Seismic Performance and AnalysisEngineering3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | Q4 | 661/740 | 10th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 194OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,120 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 321 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 560 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 629 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 655 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 599 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 676 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Before you submit
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- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Railway Engineering and Dynamics, Transportation Systems and Safety.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Ken-yusha, Inc.
- ISSN
- 0033-9008
- Electronic ISSN
- 1880-1765
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Quarterly Report of RTRI (Railway Technical Research Institute) (Japan)
Which databases index Quarterly Report of RTRI (Railway Technical Research Institute) (Japan)?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Quarterly Report of RTRI (Railway Technical Research Institute) (Japan) is indexed in Scopus.
Is Quarterly Report of RTRI (Railway Technical Research Institute) (Japan) open access, and what is the APC?
Quarterly Report of RTRI (Railway Technical Research Institute) (Japan) is a fully open-access 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: .