The growth-adjusted impact factors of <i>Physics of Fluids</i>

From Phan-Thien and Giacomin [“Growth-adjusted impact factor,” Phys. Fluids 36, 050402 (2024)], we learn that journal growth decreases impact factor (all else being held equal). In this Editorial, we apply the teachings of Phan-Thien and Giacomin [“Growth-adjusted impact factor,” Phys. Fluids 36, 050402 (2024)] to growth-adjust the impact factors of the journal Physics of Fluids. We do so for the years for which the data are available, 2001–2023. We find that, over the course of its history, the growth of Physics of Fluids often suppressed its impact factor.