The aim of the open access Photoacoustics journal (PACS) is to publish original research and review contributions within the fast growing field of photoacoustics (optoacoustics) and thermoacoustics, which exploits optically and electromagnetically excited acoustical and thermal phenomena for visualization and characterization of a variety of materials and biological tissues, including living organisms. While some of the spectroscopic and photothermal applications have reached a mature state, many other research directions experience an explosive growth, in particular biomedical photoacoustics, which is currently considered the fastest growing bio-imaging modality. The wealth of investigated topics clearly indicates that this field has developed a broad range of tools for fundamental and applied research. The enormous recent progress is greatly supported by the advances in laser technologies, ultrasound detection approaches, development of inverse theory and fast reconstruction algorithms. This progress is also driven by a large number of unmet biological and medical needs that can be addressed by the unique contrast mechanisms available to photoacoustic (optoacoustic) methods. These include pre-clinical research and clinical imaging of vasculature, tissue and disease physiology, drug efficacy and treatment monitoring, optical anatomy and molecular imaging employing fluorochromes, chromophores and nanoparticles. Correspondingly applications span the entire range of biological and medical imaging including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, neuroimaging, ophthalmology or imaging in immunology, diabetes and obesity, cell trafficking application and a multitude of other biological functions. The multi-disciplinarily nature of photoacoustics and thermoacoustics is also evinced by the growing contribution from chemistry and nanotechnology where a multitude of novel contrast materials and agents have been constantly developed, from nanoparticles and organic dyes, to targeted agents and genetically expressed markers.
《Photoacoustics》是一本由ELSEVIER GMBH出版商出版的專業醫學期刊,該刊創刊于2013年,刊期4 issues/year,該刊已被國際權威數據庫SCIE收錄。在中科院最新升級版分區表中,該刊分區信息為大類學科:工程技術 2區,小類學科:儀器儀表 1區;工程:生物醫學 2區;核醫學 2區;在JCR(Journal Citation Reports)分區等級為Q1。該刊發文范圍涵蓋工程:生物醫學等領域,旨在及時、準確、全面地報道國內外工程:生物醫學工作者在該領域取得的最新研究成果、工作進展及學術動態、技術革新等,促進學術交流,鼓勵學術創新。2021年影響因子為9.656,平均審稿速度22 Weeks。
大類學科 | 分區 | 小類學科 | 分區 | Top期刊 | 綜述期刊 |
工程技術 | 1區 | INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION 儀器儀表 ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL 工程:生物醫學 RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING 核醫學 | 1區 2區 2區 | 是 | 否 |
JCR分區等級 | JCR所屬學科 | 分區 | 影響因子 |
Q1 | ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL | Q1 | 9.656 |
INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION | Q1 | ||
RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING | Q1 |
影響因子 | h-index | Gold OA文章占比 | 研究類文章占比 | OA開放訪問 | 平均審稿速度 |
9.656 | -- | 99.45% | 93.10% | 開放 | 22 Weeks |