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HBRC Journal

HBRC Journal is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2), DOAJ. Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd..

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 1687-4048Verify ISSN ↗2090-9934Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.

Scopus · Q2Open Access

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 61 of 210 · 71st pctile

Indexed in

major indexes

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ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

2012–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

Yes

CiteScore

SJR · SCImago

0.312

Q2 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q2 · 71st pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Architecture	61 / 210	71st	Q2
Urban Studies	117 / 295	60th	Q2
Building and Construction	150 / 258	42nd	Q3
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology	147 / 244	39th	Q3
Environmental Engineering	151 / 241	37th	Q3
Civil and Structural Engineering	277 / 434	36th	Q3
Materials Science (miscellaneous)	166 / 256	35th	Q3

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Listed in DOAJ

Open accessFully open access, peer reviewed

Not listed in: Web of Science, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)

Quick answers

Is HBRC Journal indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2012–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.

What quartile is HBRC Journal in Scopus?

HBRC Journal is Q2 in Architecture (rank 61 of 210), Q2 in Urban Studies (rank 117 of 295) and Q3 in Building and Construction (rank 150 of 258), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 7 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of HBRC Journal?

HBRC Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 2, quartile Q2, 71st percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.312, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 50.

Who publishes HBRC Journal and what is its ISSN?

HBRC Journal is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1687-4048 and its online ISSN is 2090-9934.

Is HBRC Journal in Web of Science?

No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).

Is HBRC Journal open access?

Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.

How well cited is HBRC Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex

HBRC Journal has an h-index of 55 and a 2-year mean of 1.76 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #42 of 185 Scopus journals in Architecture.

h-index

1.76

2-yr mean citations

226

i10-index

495

works indexed

11,322

total citations

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#42 of 185 Top 23% Architecture

#85 of 280 Top 31% Urban Studies

#99 of 219 Top 46% Building and Construction

Papers published per year

HBRC Journal published 40 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 46. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteInnovative concrete reinforcement materialsConcrete and Cement Materials ResearchStructural Load-Bearing Analysis

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.

Who publishes in HBRC Journal? — latest 98 articles, 2024–2026

In its latest 98 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from Egypt (71.5%), Iraq (6.6%) and Türkiye (6.1%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for HBRC Journal? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers None recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Author concentration71.5% of recent authorship from Egypt

Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ DOAJ ↗ ISSN Portal · 1687-4048 ↗ISSN Portal · 2090-9934 ↗

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