Journal profile · ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL
Special Topics & Reviews in Porous Media-An International Journal
ISSN 2151-4798 · eISSN 2151-562X · Begell House
Special Topics & Reviews in Porous Media-An International Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 35 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Special Topics & Reviews in Porous Media-An International Journal is published by Begell House 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 Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media, Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer and Heat Transfer and Numerical Methods, together about 52.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Mechanics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous MediaEngineering26.4%
- Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferEngineering15.4%
- Heat Transfer and Numerical MethodsEngineering10.9%
- Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesEngineering6.4%
- Fluid dynamics and aerodynamics studiesEngineering6.1%
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsEngineering4.7%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering3.9%
- Groundwater flow and contamination studiesEnvironmental Science3.2%
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 | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
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
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 636 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 0 | 258 |
| 2025 | 35 | 1 | 432 |
| 2024 | 35 | 3 | 566 |
| 2023 | 57 | 2 | 492 |
| 2022 | 37 | 2 | 431 |
| 2021 | 27 | 1 | 313 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Begell House
- ISSN
- 2151-4798
- Electronic ISSN
- 2151-562X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Special Topics & Reviews in Porous Media-An International Journal
What CAS zone is Special Topics & Reviews in Porous Media-An International Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Special Topics & Reviews in Porous Media-An International Journal is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Mechanical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Special Topics & Reviews in Porous Media-An International Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Special Topics & Reviews in Porous Media-An International Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Special Topics & Reviews in Porous Media-An International Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Special Topics & Reviews in Porous Media-An International Journal is a subscription 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: .