Journal metric profile

Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 2.400 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.200 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 76/182 Recorded category rank

Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by IOP Publishing Ltd. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 2.400, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q2.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 76 out of 182 journals in its listed category. A Q2 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 2,100 total citations, 122 total articles, 122 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 2.200, which is 0.200 points below the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 2.200. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.530.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 3.7 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 6.7 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties is identified in this record by print ISSN 2051-672X and electronic ISSN 2051-672X. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameSurface Topography-Metrology and Properties
Abbreviated journalSURF TOPOGR-METROL
PublisherIOP Publishing Ltd
Metric year2025
Overall rank6,685
ISSN2051-672X
eISSN2051-672X
Total cites2,100
Total articles122
Citable items122
Cited half-life3.7 years
Citing half-life6.7 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.400
5-Year Impact Factor2.200
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.200
Journal Citation Indicator0.530
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank76/182
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties is 2.400 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties?

Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties is listed in quartile Q2. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties?

Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties is listed as being published by IOP Publishing Ltd.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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