New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Engineering, Mechanical

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Progress in Energy and Combustion Science72.951
2 International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture30.901
3 International Journal of Plasticity26.203
4 International Journal of Mechanical Sciences17.966
5 Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing16.052
6 Tribology International14.523
7 International Journal of Fatigue14.026
8 Thin-Walled Structures12.890
9 International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer12.125
10 Engineering Failure Analysis12.069
11 International Journal of Impact Engineering11.782
12 IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics11.750
13 Propulsion and Power Research11.490
14 Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering11.234
15 Friction11.114
16 Mechanism and Machine Theory11.001
17 Combustion and Flame10.891
18 Facta Universitatis-Series Mechanical Engineering10.648
19 Applied Thermal Engineering10.578
20 Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics10.468
21 Journal of Sound and Vibration10.202
22 International Journal of Thermal Sciences9.857
23 Nonlinear Dynamics9.281
24 Journal of Heat Transfer-Transactions of the Asme8.865
25 International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology8.378
26 Wear7.595
27 Proceedings of the Combustion Institute7.547
28 International Journal of Refrigeration7.357
29 International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping7.195
30 Vehicle System Dynamics6.903
31 Journal of Fluids and Structures6.760
32 Lubricants6.716
33 Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics6.560
34 Mechatronics6.542
35 International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow6.484
36 Tribology Letters6.427
37 Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science6.329
38 Machines6.115
39 Engineering With Computers6.064
40 International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design5.527
41 Journal of Thermal Science5.515
42 Acta Mechanica Sinica5.387
43 Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering-Transactions of the Asme5.360
44 Rapid Prototyping Journal5.324
45 Journal of Aerosol Science5.278
46 International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing5.265
47 China Ocean Engineering5.255
48 Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics5.175
49 Experimental Heat Transfer5.019
50 Journal of Mechanical Design4.981
51 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures4.929
52 Machining Science and Technology4.679
53 Experiments in Fluids4.670
54 Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the Asme4.559
55 Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies4.556
56 Wind Energy4.551
57 Drying Technology4.458
58 Actuators4.445
59 Flow Measurement and Instrumentation4.415
60 Thermal Science and Engineering Progress4.385
61 Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering4.381
62 Tribology Transactions4.293
63 Journal of Solar Energy Engineering-Transactions of the Asme4.208
64 Structure and Infrastructure Engineering4.127
65 Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials4.119
66 Journal of Turbomachinery-Transactions of the Asme4.116
67 Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering4.068
68 Journal of Hydraulic Engineering3.902
69 Journal of Tribology-Transactions of the Asme3.837
70 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part E-Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering3.832
71 Aerosol Science and Technology3.797
72 International Journal of Crashworthiness3.782
73 International Journal of Engine Research3.594
74 International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics3.587
75 Journal of Electronic Packaging3.584
76 Iranian Journal of Science and Technology-Transactions of Mechanical Engineering3.573
77 International Journal of Automotive Technology3.545
78 Journal of Engineering Mechanics3.522
79 Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties3.419
80 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F-Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit3.418
81 Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology3.416
82 Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design3.411
83 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part J-Journal of Engineering Tribology3.387
84 Journal of Fluids Engineering-Transactions of the Asme3.381
85 Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology-Transactions of the Asme3.340
86 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B-Journal of Engineering Manufacture3.335
87 Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications3.155
88 Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power-Transactions of the Asme3.154
89 Journal of Porous Media3.139
90 Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering-Transactions of the Asme3.029
91 Forschung im Ingenieurwesen-Engineering Research3.015
92 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C-Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science2.924
93 Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering2.921
94 Industrial Lubrication and Tribology2.919
95 Journal of Vibration and Control2.887
96 Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer2.697
97 Heat Transfer Engineering2.695
98 Science and Technology for the Built Environment2.681
99 Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics2.617
100 Mechanical Sciences2.559
101 Journal of Vibration and Acoustics-Transactions of the Asme2.478
102 Strojniski Vestnik-Journal of Mechanical Engineering2.374
103 Lubrication Science2.360
104 Journal of Engineering Thermophysics2.324
105 Experimental Techniques2.276
106 Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology-Transactions of the Asme2.211
107 Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer2.116
108 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A-Journal of Power and Energy2.011
109 Transaction of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering1.969
110 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G-Journal of Aerospace Engineering1.968
111 Mechanics & Industry1.771
112 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D-Journal of Automobile Engineering1.765
113 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part K-Journal of Multi-Body Dynamics1.764
114 Shock and Vibration1.730
115 Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design Systems and Manufacturing1.600
116 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P-Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology1.588
117 Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures1.468
118 Atomization and Sprays1.465
119 International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering1.417
120 Transactions of Famena1.290
- Journal of Friction and Wear1.290
122 International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering0.827
123 International Journal of Vehicle Design0.664
124 International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems0.571
125 Mechanical Engineering0.157
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