Academic Journal
Q1Fire
About Fire
Fire is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.641 and H-index of 43.
Coverage: 2018-2026. Research categories: Forestry (Q1); Safety Research (Q1); Building and Construction (Q2); Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q2); Environmental Science (miscellaneous) (Q2); Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality (Q2).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 3.2 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Contact email: fire@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
- Editor(s): Dr. Grant Williamson (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Current chief editor(s) listed on the official MDPI editorial board. Founding and section editors excluded.
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Topics in published research
Fire effects on ecosystems; Fire dynamics and safety research; Fire Detection and Safety Systems; Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics; Combustion and Detonation Processes; Landslides and related hazards.
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Journal Metrics
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Aims & Scope
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Recent Research Articles
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2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/fire9100425MFFLNet: Multi-Scale Fire Feature Learning for Fire Video Recognition
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2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/fire9100427Effect of Height on the Combustion Rate and Flame of Two Circular Isooctane Pools
Yao Wang, Linyuan Wang, Hongbo Deng
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/fire9100428The Construction and Application of a Qualitative Evaluation Index System for the Adaptability of Gas Fire Extinguishing Systems in Typical Complex Protected Objects
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2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/fire9100424Fire Performance and Leaching Resistance of Poplar Wood Treated with Tannin-Diammonium Phosphate and Ammonia Fuming
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2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/fire9100426Mapping Post-Fire Canopy Condition as Discrete States Using Spectrally Interpretable Remote Sensing
Aswin Thomas, Manuel L. Campagnolo, Alana K. Neves, Namrata Bhusal et al.
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/fire9100429Combustion, Flame Propagation, and Suppression of Wood Dust Explosions: Mechanisms, Parameters, and Fire-Safety Strategies
Fuxian Wang, Wei Xu, Yi Liu, Changlei Xia et al.
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/fire9100430Effects of a Lightweight, Ergonomically Designed SCBA on Firefighter Mobility and Task Performance
Seunghyeon Seo, Hyeyoon Jung, Joohyung Roh, Minsuk Kong et al.
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/fire9100431Management Regime and Wildfire Outcomes: Burn Severity and Post-Fire Recovery in a Korean National Park and a Pine-Dominated Managed Forest Burned Three Days Apart
Mi-Yeon An, Suk-Hwan Hong
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.3390/fire9100423Acoustic Inversion Reconstruction of Temperature Field for Hidden Fire Sources of Coal Spontaneous Combustion Considering Porous Propagation Effects
Shuaijing Ren, Jiawei Wu, Lexiangqian Zhang, Yang Xiao et al.
2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.3390/fire9100422Book Review: Yokomori, T. What Is Burning? (Moeru to wa Nani ka; 燃えるとは何か); Shueisha International: Tokyo, Japan, 2026; ISBN 978-4-7976-8175-8
Takashiro Akitsu
2026-09-28 · DOI: 10.3390/fire9100421Spatial Assessment of External Heat Flux in Cone Calorimeter Measurements Using Area-Weighted Averaging
Jae-Ho Cho, Cheol-Hong Hwang
2026-09-27 · DOI: 10.3390/fire9100420Effects of Street-Facility Layout on Simulated Evacuation Under Simplified Fire Scenarios in a Commercial Pedestrian-Street Corridor in Chongqing: An Agent-Based Scenario Comparison
Zhigang Wang, Yimin Chen, Weishi Zhou, Zhenshan Jin et al.
2026-09-24 · DOI: 10.3390/fire9100419An Updated Kinetic Mechanism for the Combustion Inhibition of 2-Bromo-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (2-BTP)
Yin Zhang, Jingjing Cheng, Xin Zhang, Xinran Zhang et al.
2026-09-22 · DOI: 10.3390/fire9100417Fire Evolution Mechanisms and Protection Technologies in Urban Utility Tunnel Power Compartments: State-of-the-Art, Challenges, and Future Perspectives
Yaning Xue, Yanfeng Li, Mengzhen Liu, Longyue Li et al.
2026-09-22 · DOI: 10.3390/fire9100418A Bibliometric Review of Chinese Research on Coal Spontaneous Combustion Inhibitors in Years 1990–2025
Yanlong Wang, Gangwei Fan, Yichao Li, Dongsheng Zhang et al.
2026-09-22 · DOI: 10.3390/fire9100415Simulation-Based Strategies for Surface Fire Prevention and Control in Wind-Damaged Zones of Changbai Mountain
Sainan Yin, Xiang Chen, Na Liu, Jifeng Wu et al.
2026-09-22 · DOI: 10.3390/fire9100414Experimental Characterization of Abnormal Heating in Historic Timber Structures Using Low-Temperature Wood Pyrolysis Particles
Wenhao Li, Chengguo Li, Jian Zhang, Zongao Yu et al.
2026-09-22 · DOI: 10.3390/fire9100416Study on the Propagation Response Characteristics of Acoustic Detection Signals for Coal Spontaneous Combustion in Goaf
Shuaijing Ren, Rongrong Shao, Lexiangqian Zhang, Chang Su et al.
2026-09-21 · DOI: 10.3390/fire9090413Reviews
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