Soft Robotics

metrics 2024

Innovating the Future of Robotics with Soft Solutions.

Introduction

Soft Robotics, published by MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC, stands as a leading journal dedicated to advancing the field of soft robotics, which merges insights from artificial intelligence, biophysics, and control systems engineering to innovate in areas such as bio-inspired design, human-robot interaction, and flexible robotics. With a distinguished Q1 ranking in multiple categories, including Artificial Intelligence, Biophysics, and Control and Systems Engineering, this journal places itself at the cutting edge of interdisciplinary research, boasting impressive Scopus rankings that reflect its rigorous scholarship and influential contributions to the scientific community. Although it is not an open access journal, it provides valuable insights and findings for researchers, professionals, and students eager to explore the transformative potential of soft robotics in practical applications. The journal has published continuously since its inception in 2014, and will continue to converge between theory and application through 2024, emphasizing its commitment to expanding the frontiers of knowledge in this dynamic field. For those engaged in the exploration of robotics technologies shaped by soft materials and adaptive mechanisms, Soft Robotics is an essential resource that fuels innovation and discovery.

Metrics 2024

SCIMAGO Journal Rank2.43
Journal Impact Factor6.40
Journal Impact Factor (5 years)13.30
H-Index80
Journal IF Without Self6.40
Eigen Factor0.01
Normal Eigen Factor1.84
Influence3.44
Immediacy Index0.50
Cited Half Life4.50
Citing Half Life5.60
JCI1.61
Total Documents587
WOS Total Citations5530
SCIMAGO Total Citations11222
SCIMAGO SELF Citations962
Scopus Journal Rank2.43
Cites / Document (2 Years)8.77
Cites / Document (3 Years)10.46
Cites / Document (4 Years)11.41

Metrics History

Rank 2024

Scopus

Biophysics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Rank #4/152
Percentile 97.37
Quartile Q1
Control and Systems Engineering in Engineering
Rank #15/321
Percentile 95.33
Quartile Q1
Artificial Intelligence in Computer Science
Rank #28/350
Percentile 92.00
Quartile Q1

IF (Web Of Science)

ROBOTICS
Rank 8/46
Percentile 83.70
Quartile Q1

JCI (Web Of Science)

ROBOTICS
Rank 7/46
Percentile 84.78
Quartile Q1

Quartile History

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