| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (social science) | 381 / 387 | 1st | Q4 |
| Human Factors and Ergonomics | 48 / 48 | 1st | Q4 |
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PISTES
PISTES is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0.1), DOAJ. Published by Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauve en Sante et en Securite du Travail.
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Publisher: Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauve en Sante et en Securite du Travail
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Is PISTES indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2018–present, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.1.
What quartile is PISTES in Scopus?
PISTES is Q4 in Health (social science) (rank 381 of 387) and Q4 in Human Factors and Ergonomics (rank 48 of 48), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of PISTES?
PISTES 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 0.1, quartile Q4, 1st percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.107, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 4.
Who publishes PISTES and what is its ISSN?
PISTES is published by Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauve en Sante et en Securite du Travail. Its ISSN is 1481-9384.
Is PISTES in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is PISTES open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is PISTES? — open metrics via OpenAlex
PISTES has an h-index of 26 and a 2-year mean of 0.2 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.1, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #337 of 378 Scopus journals in Health (social science).
PISTES published 20 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 31. 2026* is the year so far.
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 PISTES? — latest 29 articles, 2021–2025
In its latest 29 research articles (2021–2025), authors are most often from France (58.6%), Canada (34.5%) and Switzerland (6.9%). 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 PISTES? — 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 concentration58.6% of recent authorship from France
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.
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