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Noise Control Engineering Journal

Noise Control Engineering Journal is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 1), WoS SCIE. Published by Institute of Noise Control Engineering.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 0736-2501Verify ISSN ↗2168-8710Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Institute of Noise Control Engineering

Scopus · Q3WoS · SCIE

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 39 of 54 · 28th pctile

Indexed in

major indexes

Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher

ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

1987–present (also 1979–1985)

Source type

Journal

Open access

CiteScore

SJR · SCImago

0.185

Q3 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q3 · 28th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Acoustics and Ultrasonics	39 / 54	28th	Q3
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	309 / 425	27th	Q3
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	552 / 725	23rd	Q4
Building and Construction	197 / 258	23rd	Q4
Mechanical Engineering	582 / 740	21st	Q4
Automotive Engineering	115 / 143	19th	Q4
Aerospace Engineering	142 / 169	16th	Q4

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Collections

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Quick answers

Is Noise Control Engineering Journal indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1987–present (also 1979–1985), best quartile Q3, CiteScore 1.

What quartile is Noise Control Engineering Journal in Scopus?

Noise Control Engineering Journal is Q3 in Acoustics and Ultrasonics (rank 39 of 54), Q3 in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (rank 309 of 425) and Q4 in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (rank 552 of 725), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 7 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of Noise Control Engineering Journal?

Noise Control Engineering Journal is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 1, which places it in quartile Q3 at the 28th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.185, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 37.

Who publishes Noise Control Engineering Journal and what is its ISSN?

Noise Control Engineering Journal is published by Institute of Noise Control Engineering. Its print ISSN is 0736-2501 and its online ISSN is 2168-8710.

Is Noise Control Engineering Journal in Web of Science?

Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.

Is Noise Control Engineering Journal open access?

No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

How well cited is Noise Control Engineering Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Noise Control Engineering Journal has an h-index of 45 and a 2-year mean of 0.58 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #33 of 40 Scopus journals in Acoustics and Ultrasonics.

h-index

0.58

2-yr mean citations

383

i10-index

1,662

works indexed

14,743

total citations

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

#33 of 40 Bottom 18% Acoustics and Ultrasonics

#259 of 359 Bottom 28% Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

#535 of 710 Bottom 25% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Papers published per year

Noise Control Engineering Journal published 44 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 50. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Acoustic Wave Phenomena ResearchVehicle Noise and Vibration ControlNoise Effects and ManagementAerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows

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 Noise Control Engineering Journal? — latest 89 articles, 2024–2026

In its latest 89 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from China (36.5%), United States (27.3%) and Japan (11.4%).

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

Are there integrity warnings for Noise Control Engineering 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

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 ↗ Web of Science ↗ ISSN Portal · 0736-2501 ↗ISSN Portal · 2168-8710 ↗

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