New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Advanced Materials205
2 Advanced Functional Materials161
3 ACS Nano155
4 Advanced Energy Materials140
5 Nature Energy129
6 Nano-Micro Letters126
7 Journal of Materials Science & Technology122
8 Nano Energy121
9 Advanced Science119
10 Nature Materials113
11 Nature Nanotechnology112
12 Energy Storage Materials111
13 Small110
14 Applied Sciences-Basel108
15 ACS Energy Letters105
16 Carbon104
17 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces103
18 Progress in Materials Science102
19 Construction and Building Materials101
- Joule101
21 Journal of Alloys and Compounds91
22 Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T90
- Nano Letters90
24 Journal of Materials Chemistry A89
25 Nature Reviews Materials87
26 Nanomaterials86
27 Materials84
- Acta Materialia84
- Materials Today84
30 Journal of Power Sources83
- Nano Research83
32 Matter78
33 Cement and Concrete Research76
34 Materials & Design75
35 Corrosion Science72
36 International Journal of Plasticity71
37 Carbon Energy69
38 Materials Horizons68
- Advanced Fiber Materials68
40 Chemistry of Materials65
41 Nano Today64
- npj Computational Materials64
43 ACS Applied Nano Materials63
- Advanced Optical Materials63
45 Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing62
46 Rare Metals61
- Small Methods61
48 Materials Chemistry and Physics59
- Nanoscale59
50 Coatings58
- ACS Applied Energy Materials58
- Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters58
- ACS Materials Letters58
- Batteries-Basel58
55 InfoMat57
56 International Journal of Fatigue56
57 Diamond and Related Materials55
- International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing55
- Advanced Materials Technologies55
60 Langmuir54
- Journal of Materials Chemistry C54
62 Journal of Materials Science53
63 Optical Materials52
- Crystals52
- Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells52
- Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing52
- npj Flexible Electronics52
68 Energy & Environmental Materials51
- ACS Photonics51
- Science China-Materials51
71 Journal of Materials Processing Technology50
- Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials50
- Results in Physics50
- Metals50
- Nanoscale Advances50
76 Materials Science & Engineering R-Reports49
- Materials Chemistry Frontiers49
78 International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials48
- Materials Today Communications48
- Membranes48
- Scripta Materialia48
- Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials48
83 Journal of Physical Chemistry C47
- Materials Research Bulletin47
- Materials Characterization47
86 ACS Applied Polymer Materials46
87 Vacuum45
88 Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids44
- ACS Applied Electronic Materials44
- Materials Today Physics44
91 Applied Clay Science43
- Advanced Materials Interfaces43
- Silicon43
94 Computational Materials Science42
- Advanced Engineering Materials42
96 Advanced Electronic Materials41
- Virtual and Physical Prototyping41
- Materials Today Chemistry41
99 Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Electronics40
- Science China-Technological Sciences40
- Heritage Science40
102 Crystal Growth & Design39
- Case Studies in Construction Materials39
- Nano Convergence39
- Particuology39
106 Additive Manufacturing38
- Materials Letters38
- Microporous and Mesoporous Materials38
109 Macromolecular Materials and Engineering37
- Plasmonics37
- Frontiers in Materials37
- Intermetallics37
113 Applied Physics A-Materials Science & Processing36
- Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures36
- International Journal of Refractory Metals & Hard Materials36
- Applied Materials Today36
- npj 2D Materials and Applications36
118 Journal of Materiomics35
- Wear35
- Materials Today Sustainability35
- APL Materials35
- Sustainable Energy & Fuels35
123 Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids34
- Solar RRL34
- Carbon Letters34
- Materials Research Letters34
- Synthetic Metals34
- Materials Today Energy34
129 Smart Materials and Structures33
- Sustainable Materials and Technologies33
- Advanced Sustainable Systems33
132 Current Opinion in Electrochemistry32
- Journal of Electronic Materials32
- AIP Advances32
- Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance32
- Soft Matter32
- npj Materials Degradation32
- Physical Review Materials32
- Progress in Photovoltaics32
- Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science32
- Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering32
142 Materials Today Advances31
- Nanoscale Horizons31
- CMC-Computers Materials & Continua31
- Mechanics of Materials31
- Nanotechnology31
- Progress in Natural Science-Materials International31
148 Batteries & Supercaps30
- Materials Today Nano30
- Journal of Nuclear Materials30
- FlatChem30
- Materials and Structures30
- Journal of Materials Research30
- npj Quantum Materials30
- Science and Technology of Advanced Materials30
156 Extreme Mechanics Letters29
- New Carbon Materials29
- Optical Materials Express29
159 Metals and Materials International28
- ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology28
- Fire Safety Journal28
- International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives28
- Materials Research Express28
164 Journal of Nanoparticle Research27
- Materials and Manufacturing Processes27
- Advances in Materials Science and Engineering27
- IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology27
- Journal of Cultural Heritage27
- MRS Bulletin27
170 International Materials Reviews26
- JOM26
- Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures26
- 2D Materials26
174 Journal of Physics-Energy25
- Magnetochemistry25
- International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics25
- Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology25
178 Journal of Nanomaterials24
- Rapid Prototyping Journal24
180 Current Applied Physics23
- Journal of Porous Materials23
- IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics23
- Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B-Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science23
- Organic Electronics23
185 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing22
- International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials22
- Journal of Crystal Growth22
- Thin Solid Films22
- Materials Technology22
- Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology22
- Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A-Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science22
192 Journal of Science-Advanced Materials and Devices21
- Microscopy and Microanalysis21
- NPG Asia Materials21
- IUCrJ21
- Physica Status Solidi A-Applications and Materials Science21
197 Fire Technology20
- Road Materials and Pavement Design20
- ChemNanoMat20
- Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences20
- International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design20
- Materials Science and Technology20
203 Flexible and Printed Electronics19
- Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures19
- International Journal of Damage Mechanics19
- Materials Transactions19
- Microsystem Technologies-Micro-And Nanosystems-Information Storage and Processing Systems19
- Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications19
- Semiconductor Science and Technology19
210 Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry18
- Molecular Systems Design & Engineering18
- Journal of Physics-Materials18
- Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures18
- Reviews on Advanced Materials Science18
215 Journal of Laser Applications17
- Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering17
- Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters17
- Science and Technology of Welding and Joining17
- Experimental Mechanics17
- Geosynthetics International17
- Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica17
222 Electronic Materials Letters16
- European Physical Journal E16
- Liquid Crystals16
- Current Nanoscience16
- Granular Matter16
- Advances in Manufacturing16
- Particle & Particle Systems Characterization16
229 Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials15
- Journal of the Society for Information disPlay15
- Fire and Materials15
- IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology15
- Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation15
- International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials15
- International Journal of Fracture15
- CALPHAD-Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry15
- Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties15
- Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids15
- Materials and Corrosion-Werkstoffe und Korrosion15
240 Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology14
- Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology14
- Magazine of Concrete Research14
- Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures14
- International Journal of Material Forming14
- Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L-Journal of Materials-Design and Applications14
246 Journal of Adhesion13
- Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik13
- Nano Futures13
- Machining Science and Technology13
- Journal of Experimental Nanoscience13
- Recent Patents on Nanotechnology13
252 Corrosion12
- Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion12
- KONA Powder and Particle Journal12
- Journal of Information disPlay12
- Materials Science12
- Journal of Elastomers and Plastics12
- Materials Science-Poland12
- Nano12
- Philosophical Magazine12
261 Frontiers of Materials Science11
- Journal of Elasticity11
- Materials Research-Ibero-American Journal of Materials11
- Micro & Nano Letters11
- Journal of Wuhan University of Technology-Materials Science Edition11
- Materia-Rio de Janeiro11
- Science of Advanced Materials11
268 Ferroelectrics10
- Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology-Transactions of the Asme10
- Journal of Photonics for Energy10
- Journal of Superhard Materials10
- Materials Express10
273 Green Materials9
- Advances in Cement Research9
- Sensors and Materials9
- Korean Journal of Metals and Materials9
- Journal of Energetic Materials9
- Soldering & Surface Mount Technology9
- Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals9
- Physics and Chemistry of Minerals9
281 Materiales de Construccion8
- Functional Materials Letters8
- Philosophical Magazine Letters8
- Journal of Nano Research8
- Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems8
- Emerging Materials Research8
- Inorganic Materials8
288 Gold Bulletin7
- Materials at High Temperatures7
- Journal of Fire Sciences7
- Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures7
- Combustion Explosion and Shock Waves7
- Advances in Production Engineering & Management7
- Soft Materials7
- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology7
296 Journal of Magnetics6
- Atomization and Sprays6
- Materiali in Tehnologije6
- Image Analysis & Stereology6
- ACI Materials Journal6
- International Journal of Nanotechnology6
- Journal of Friction and Wear6
- Microelectronics International6
304 Circuit World5
- Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy5
- Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences5
- ACI Structural Journal5
- Materiale Plastice5
- International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering5
- Transactions of Famena5
311 Kovove Materialy-Metallic Materials4
- International Journal of Materials & Product Technology4
- Materials Science-Medziagotyra4
- Fibre Chemistry4
315 Informacije Midem-Journal of Microelectronics Electronic Components and Materials3
- Journal of Laser Micro Nanoengineering3
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