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Journal of Number Theory

Elsevier BV · Belgium · ISSN 0022-314X, 1096-1658

ITS Journal Score60.6
Global rank#12,572
Rank in Mathematics#301 of 1,030
h-index80
Open access 2021–202576%

Overview

Journal of Number Theory, published by Elsevier BV (Belgium), published 1,048 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 18,243 citations in those years. Its h-index is 80 and its two-year mean citedness is 0.50. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #12,572 of 62,158 ranked journals and #301 of 1,030 in Mathematics.

Key figures

Papers 2021–20251,048
Citations 2021–202518,243
Citations per paper17.4
h-index80
i10-index2,336
2-year mean citedness0.50
Open-access share76%
Change in papers, 2020→2025+8%
Article fee (APC)Not recorded

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

YearPapersCitations receivedOpen-access papers
20202234,195223
20212914,467290
20221643,465118
20231683,477112
20241843,424119
20252413,410161

What it publishes

The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.

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JournalFieldScorePapers 2021–2025Open access
Acta ArithmeticaMathematics60.045078%
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Research in Number TheoryMathematics52.046250%
Journal de Théorie des Nombres de BordeauxMathematics50.2215100%
Functiones et Approximatio Commentarii MathematiciMathematics46.415325%
The Ramanujan JournalMathematics60.296630%
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Algebra & Number TheoryMathematics60.640187%

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Identity and sources

  • ISSN-L: 0022-314X
  • Print ISSN: 0022-314X
  • Electronic ISSN: 1096-1658
  • Publisher: Elsevier BV
  • Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
  • Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
  • OpenAlex: S40813394
  • Journal website: www.journals.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 Journal of Number Theory?

It is 60.6 out of 100, which places it #12,572 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 Journal of Number Theory?

This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 0.50.

Is Journal of Number Theory open access?

76% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.

Does Journal of Number Theory charge a publication fee?

No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.

Transparent methodology

How the ITS Journal Score works

One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.

A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.

What this is not: the ITS Journal Score is not a Journal Impact Factor, CiteScore or SJR, and this site does not say whether a journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed. Always confirm aims and scope, indexing, peer review and fees on the journal's own website before you submit.