Overview
Data & Knowledge Engineering, published by Elsevier BV (The Netherlands), published 417 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 4,122 citations in those years. Its h-index is 109 and its two-year mean citedness is 4.58. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #3,144 of 62,158 ranked journals and #170 of 3,212 in Computer Science.
Key figures
Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor.
Papers and citations by year
| Year | Papers | Citations received | Open-access papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 30 | 361 | 6 |
| 2021 | 46 | 777 | 22 |
| 2022 | 84 | 1,277 | 15 |
| 2023 | 94 | 883 | 34 |
| 2024 | 85 | 916 | 46 |
| 2025 | 108 | 269 | 42 |
What it publishes
The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.
Similar journals
Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.
| Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACM Transactions on Database Systems | Computer Science | 63.2 | 95 | 66% |
| The VLDB Journal | Computer Science | 75.7 | 313 | 51% |
| Journal of Database Management | Computer Science | 67.1 | 141 | 51% |
| Journal of Web Semantics | Computer Science | 76.8 | 130 | 65% |
| Synthesis lectures on data management | Computer Science | 44.5 | 83 | 1% |
| Applied Ontology | Computer Science | 59.3 | 87 | 46% |
| International Journal of Metadata Semantics and Ontologies | Computer Science | 39.8 | 93 | 24% |
| ACM SIGMOD Record | Computer Science | 64.8 | 220 | 58% |
Identity and sources
- ISSN-L: 0169-023X
- Print ISSN: 0169-023X
- Electronic ISSN: 1872-6933
- Publisher: Elsevier BV
- Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
- Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
- OpenAlex: S136993123
- Journal website: www.elsevier.com
Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.
Questions
What is the ITS Journal Score of Data & Knowledge Engineering?
It is 77.3 out of 100, which places it #3,144 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.
What is the impact factor of Data & Knowledge Engineering?
This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 4.58.
Is Data & Knowledge Engineering open access?
38% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.
Does Data & Knowledge Engineering charge a publication fee?
No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.