Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) published new relevant 2022 data on Railway Research Journal:  https://elibrary.ru/title_profile.asp?id=28236.

In 2022, the journal reached a number of record indicators:

- RSCI two-year journal impact factor 0,770 (0,660 in 2021);

- RSCI five-year journal impact 0,556 (0,492 in 2021);

- Number of new authors– 68 (50 in 2021);  

- Number of article downloads per year – 3184 (3171 in 2021 г);

- Number of article reviews – 83 (43 in 2021)

Due to the growth of the two-year impact factor, Railway Research Journal became one of the dynamically developing periodicals (they are marked with the ↑ icon in the table).

RSCI two-year impact factor of scientific and technical railway journals

It is important to note that the growth of the Railway Research Institute two-year impact factor was achieved due to references and citations from other journals and monographs. This is indicated by the value of the two-year impact factor without self-citation, and equals to 0.713.

Competition among scientific and technical journals is becoming more intense. Thus, only eight journals out of 20 listed in the table were able to increase their two-year impact factor.

Similar situation is observed in the five-year impact factor of scientific and technical railway journals:

The five-year impact factor of the RSCI of scientific and technical railway journals

The editorial team of the Railway Research Journal systematically and successfully develops the journal, which enables to be among the leading periodicals of the railway industry. This requires increasing editorial efforts to attract new authors and to increase the authority of our journal.