Scopus Database: 162 MDPI Journals See Increased CiteScore Metrics, 57 Journals Receive First-Time Scores in Latest Data Release
The 2023 citation metrics have been officially released in Scopus, the most comprehensive bibliographic database of scientific literature. This update reflects the latest trends in the global research landscape and offers detailed insights into the citation performance of the majority of our high-impact academic journals.
The latest release includes nearly one million scholarly publications published by MDPI between 2020 and 2023, which were cited an average 6.2 times in the same period.
Below are highlights from MDPI's recent CiteScores, which measure the average number of citations per paper within a journal over the past three years:
- 57 MDPI journals received a CiteScore for the first time.
- 216 journals (79%) rank above average (in Q1 or Q2), with an impressive 23 journals placed in the top 10%.
- The journal Polysaccharides, which was accepted for Scopus in November 2023 and publishes in its fifth volume in 2024, went straight into Q1 in two categories.
The 97 MDPI journals (35%) listed below are ranked in Q1 (top 25%) of journals (in at least one category). To see the full list of journals covered in Scopus, see here.
|
Journal |
2023 CiteScore |
Average Rank Percentile |
Citations |
|
11.2 |
91 |
4318 |
|
|
10.6 |
86 |
82,509 |
|
|
9.9 |
84 |
128,917 |
|
|
9.6 |
89 |
26,526 |
|
|
Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research |
9.5 |
89 |
3804 |
|
9.4 |
81 |
66,816 |
|
|
9.2 |
88 |
170,794 |
|
|
8.9 |
82 |
55,025 |
|
|
8.5 |
88 |
979 |
|
|
8.5 |
82 |
112,850 |
|
|
8.3 |
92 |
173,611 |
|
|
8.1 |
80 |
454,943 |
|
|
8.0 |
74 |
174,687 |
|
|
8.0 |
81 |
140,803 |
|
|
7.9 |
82 |
3038 |
|
|
7.9 |
87 |
2205 |
|
|
7.9 |
82 |
70,829 |
|
|
7.5 |
82 |
24,258 |
|
|
7.4 |
86 |
98,678 |
|
|
7.4 |
78 |
228,683 |
|
|
7.3 |
76 |
43,784 |
|
|
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
7.3 |
79 |
339,831 |
|
7.3 |
77 |
256,060 |
|
|
7.3 |
71 |
65,691 |
|
|
7.2 |
82 |
917 |
|
|
7.2 |
83 |
3794 |
|
|
7.1 |
75 |
3231 |
|
|
7.1 |
78 |
9345 |
|
|
7.0 |
74 |
2616 |
|
|
6.9 |
84 |
18,653 |
|
|
6.8 |
67 |
41,032 |
|
|
6.8 |
74 |
2025 |
|
|
6.8 |
78 |
381,357 |
|
|
6.7 |
88 |
1859 |
|
|
6.7 |
79 |
26,201 |
|
|
6.7 |
79 |
3747 |
|
|
6.7 |
86 |
3261 |
|
|
6.6 |
73 |
19,030 |
|
|
6.6 |
76 |
2159 |
|
|
6.6 |
74 |
1997 |
|
|
6.5 |
85 |
80,226 |
|
|
6.5 |
81 |
1282 |
|
|
6.3 |
73 |
1461 |
|
|
6.2 |
84 |
66,884 |
|
|
6.2 |
73 |
201,848 |
|
|
6.1 |
76 |
1960 |
|
|
6.1 |
72 |
1370 |
|
|
5.9 |
75 |
6010 |
|
|
5.8 |
82 |
994 |
|
|
5.8 |
74 |
89,517 |
|
|
5.7 |
75 |
29,086 |
|
|
5.7 |
70 |
3472 |
|
|
5.7 |
87 |
139,523 |
|
|
5.6 |
68 |
7566 |
|
|
5.4 |
81 |
49,935 |
|
|
5.3 |
65 |
237,130 |
|
|
5.3 |
79 |
9621 |
|
|
5.3 |
67 |
642 |
|
|
5.3 |
77 |
1802 |
|
|
5.2 |
66 |
2694 |
|
|
5.2 |
69 |
3382 |
|
|
5.1 |
85 |
21,080 |
|
|
5.0 |
70 |
7047 |
|
|
4.9 |
72 |
31,200 |
|
|
4.9 |
90 |
64,718 |
|
|
4.9 |
73 |
31,905 |
|
|
4.9 |
68 |
3565 |
|
|
4.9 |
68 |
418 |
|
|
4.9 |
69 |
31,157 |
|
|
4.9 |
67 |
38,028 |
|
|
4.8 |
73 |
15,882 |
|
|
4.8 |
75 |
2104 |
|
|
4.8 |
73 |
1023 |
|
|
4.7 |
74 |
1532 |
|
|
4.7 |
81 |
467 |
|
|
4.6 |
86 |
8938 |
|
|
4.5 |
72 |
9176 |
|
|
4.5 |
81 |
727 |
|
|
4.4 |
78 |
786 |
|
|
4.4 |
78 |
33,908 |
|
|
4.3 |
69 |
24,748 |
|
|
4.3 |
65 |
1527 |
|
|
4.1 |
73 |
7118 |
|
|
4.0 |
76 |
3752 |
|
|
4.0 |
74 |
60,616 |
|
|
3.8 |
57 |
743 |
|
|
3.8 |
63 |
3088 |
|
|
3.4 |
66 |
21,439 |
|
|
3.3 |
75 |
20,052 |
|
|
3.0 |
63 |
361 |
|
|
2.9 |
77 |
2735 |
|
|
2.7 |
56 |
335 |
|
|
2.6 |
77 |
479 |
|
|
2.0 |
75 |
585 |
|
|
1.4 |
75 |
1216 |
|
|
1.3 |
75 |
514 |
|
|
1.3 |
90 |
5679 |
Source: 2023 CiteScores™ (Elsevier)
CiteScore is a widely accepted citation metric developed from Scopus data, calculated by dividing the total number of citations to peer-reviewed articles in a journal in 2020–2023 by the total number of peer-reviewed articles published in the journal over the same period. CiteScore complements other journal-related metrics such as SNIP and SJR.