IEEE Computer Society Journals Lead Global Computer Science and Engineering Citations
Eight IEEE CS publications claim top area impact factor rankings; IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (TPAMI) again seizes top spot in its field and among IEEE CS journals
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 8 August 2025 – The IEEE Computer Society (CS), the world's preeminent computer science and engineering member organization, today announced that its journals continue to lead the industry in Journal Impact FactorTM (JIFTM) rankings. Specifically, eight IEEE CS journals hold the coveted top impact factor status in their respective fields.
“Every published paper brings value, but some rise to new heights because they provide a launching point for other work,” said Hironori Washizaki, IEEE CS 2025 President. “Those breakthrough papers help us to advance computer science and engineering, and impact factor rankings celebrate the journals that publish them. With eight publications earning the highest impact factors in their particular areas, IEEE CS has again achieved a status as the premier publisher in computer science and engineering. We are proud of this honor and thank the IEEE CS community for seeking out our journals for their most significant research.”
In the newly released impact factor rankings, IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (TPAMI) continued to hold the top spot among artificial intelligence (AI) journals (its seventh year in the position) and had the highest standing of all IEEE CS journals. Additionally, the following IEEE CS publications made up the most-cited publications in their respective fields:
- IEEE Transactions on Big Data (TBD)
- IEEE Transactions on Computers (TC)
- IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing (TCC)
- IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing (TETC)
- IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC)
- IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems (TPDS)
- IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering (TKDE)
IEEE CS journals also continue to rise in citation prominence. For example, the IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society (OJCS) had the largest jump in impact factor, increasing 2.5 points year over year and achieving its highest impact factor to date. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG) grew 1.8 points since last year, and IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC) rose 1.5 points this year.
“Not only do our journals already lead in many fields, but they also continue to expand their impact,” said Washizaki. “This growth is a testament to our commitment to excellence and the hard work of this community. We thank our editors, reviewers, and authors for their dedication and support.”
In addition to peer-reviewed journals, JIF rankings also assess technical magazines. The IEEE CS magazines with the highest impact factor rankings include:
- IEEE Intelligent Systems
- IEEE Internet Computing
- IEEE MultiMedia
- IEEE Software
- IEEE Security and Privacy
Annually, Clarivate releases its Journal Citation Reports™ (JCR™), which deliver JIF rankings. These reports evaluate 22,249 high-quality academic journals from 111 countries spanning 254 scientific and research disciplines. The JIF measures the frequency with which the average article in a publication has been cited in a particular year. The calculation is based on a two-year period and involves dividing the number of times articles were cited by the number of articles that are citable.[1] It offers a key metric to assess the overall strength and industry influence of a particular publication.
To learn more about industry-leading IEEE CS publications, visit https://www.computer.org/publications.
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[1] Source: https://researchguides.uic.edu/if/impact
