Latest Impact Factors for KeAi journals
Published 22 June, 2026
We are delighted to bring you the latest impact factors* for our journals.
We would like to thank the journals' editorial teams, the reviewers, the authors and the readers who have contributed to the success of these journals. We look forward to continuing to work with all of you, taking the journals to the next level of excellence.
The impact factor measures the average number of citations received in a particular year by papers published in the journal in the proceeding two years.
Highlights include:
- 117 KeAi journals received an Impact Factor (including 38 SCIE journals, 78 ESCI journals and 1 AHCI journal) compared with 83 titles last year. 24 journals received their first Impact Factor
- 4 SCIE journals ranked #1 in corresponding categories and 1 AHCI journal's JCI index ranked #1
- 49 journals (42%) in top 10%, 89 journals (76%) in Q1, 108 journals (92%) in Q1+Q2
- 77 journals (66% of journals that have the data) have a positive annual growth
- Outstanding New Journals:
- 24 journals are newly accepted to ESCI, received their first IF this year
- 11 newly accepted journals (46%) are in top 10%
- 20 newly accepted journals (83%) are in Q1
- We have created influential journals in many different fields:
- Covered 81 different WoS categories (vs 72 last year)
- Have journals in very small categories like ENGINEERING, PETROLEUM with only 22 journals, MATERIALS SCIENCE, PAPER & WOOD with 24 journals, ORNITHOLOGY with 29 journals
As outputs of long-time collective work of KeAi's entire team, the results prove the value we bring to both Chinese and international research communities. On behalf of KeAi team, we like to express appreciation and gratefulness for all authors, reviewers and editorial leadership. Thank you all so much!
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