BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) — A Tuesday report on journal impact has given 76 Chinese scientific journals prime international rankings.
Released by the China Association for Science and Technology, the World Journal Clout Index (WJCI) of Scientific and Technological Periodicals (2025) locations these 76 journals in the prime 5 p.c globally inside their disciplines, indicating a gradual rise in the worldwide affect of Chinese sci-tech journals.
The 2025 index contains 1,906 Chinese sci-tech journals — a rise of 480 from the 2020 version. These 1,906 journals have a median WJCI index that ranks seventh globally, which is 5 locations greater than in 2020.
Progress is additionally evident in the index’s disciplinary rankings. According to the report, Chinese journals present a robust efficiency throughout 31 disciplines, together with geology and engineering, with greater than 10 journals in every rating inserting inside the prime 50 p.c.
The WJCI report has been launched yearly since 2020. ■