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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Progress in Energy and Combustion Science74.235
2 International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture30.568
3 International Journal of Plasticity25.748
4 International Journal of Mechanical Sciences17.423
5 Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing16.293
6 Tribology International14.305
7 Thin-Walled Structures12.541
8 International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer11.986
9 Engineering Failure Analysis11.879
10 International Journal of Impact Engineering11.572
11 IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics11.466
12 Propulsion and Power Research11.460
13 Friction11.079
14 Facta Universitatis-Series Mechanical Engineering11.047
15 Applied Thermal Engineering11.012
16 Mechanism and Machine Theory10.958
17 Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering10.864
18 Combustion and Flame10.823
19 Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics10.302
20 Journal of Sound and Vibration9.997
21 International Journal of Thermal Sciences9.736
22 Nonlinear Dynamics9.147
23 International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology8.163
24 Journal of Heat Transfer-Transactions of the Asme8.045
25 Proceedings of the Combustion Institute7.808
26 International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping7.534
27 Wear7.456
28 International Journal of Refrigeration7.131
29 Journal of Fluids and Structures7.026
30 Vehicle System Dynamics6.842
31 Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics6.746
32 Lubricants6.596
33 Tribology Letters6.437
34 Engineering With Computers6.296
35 Mechatronics6.240
36 Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science6.136
37 Machines6.107
38 International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow6.072
39 Rapid Prototyping Journal5.521
40 International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design5.462
41 Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering-Transactions of the Asme5.444
42 Journal of Thermal Science5.398
43 Acta Mechanica Sinica5.359
44 Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics5.261
45 International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing5.190
46 Experimental Heat Transfer5.069
47 Journal of Aerosol Science5.055
48 China Ocean Engineering5.029
49 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures4.978
50 Journal of Mechanical Design4.928
51 Machining Science and Technology4.903
52 Wind Energy4.703
53 Experiments in Fluids4.634
54 Flow Measurement and Instrumentation4.567
55 Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering4.553
56 Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the Asme4.521
57 Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies4.469
58 Drying Technology4.395
59 Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering4.384
60 Actuators4.380
61 Thermal Science and Engineering Progress4.348
62 Tribology Transactions4.211
63 Journal of Solar Energy Engineering-Transactions of the Asme4.179
64 Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials4.156
65 Structure and Infrastructure Engineering4.058
66 Journal of Turbomachinery-Transactions of the Asme3.968
67 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part E-Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering3.863
68 Aerosol Science and Technology3.808
69 International Journal of Crashworthiness3.767
70 Journal of Tribology-Transactions of the Asme3.766
71 Journal of Hydraulic Engineering3.747
72 Iranian Journal of Science and Technology-Transactions of Mechanical Engineering3.738
73 International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics3.590
74 International Journal of Engine Research3.574
75 Journal of Engineering Mechanics3.548
76 Journal of Electronic Packaging3.484
77 Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties3.470
78 Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology3.452
79 International Journal of Automotive Technology3.423
80 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F-Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit3.407
81 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part J-Journal of Engineering Tribology3.394
82 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B-Journal of Engineering Manufacture3.363
83 Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering3.354
84 Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design3.300
85 Journal of Fluids Engineering-Transactions of the Asme3.215
86 Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology-Transactions of the Asme3.208
87 Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power-Transactions of the Asme3.118
88 Journal of Porous Media3.071
89 Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications3.035
90 Industrial Lubrication and Tribology2.967
91 Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering-Transactions of the Asme2.904
92 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C-Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science2.890
93 Journal of Vibration and Control2.834
94 Forschung im Ingenieurwesen-Engineering Research2.829
95 Science and Technology for the Built Environment2.627
96 Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer2.601
97 Mechanical Sciences2.537
98 Heat Transfer Engineering2.534
99 Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics2.510
100 Journal of Vibration and Acoustics-Transactions of the Asme2.432
101 Journal of Engineering Thermophysics2.413
102 Experimental Techniques2.321
103 Lubrication Science2.284
104 Strojniski Vestnik-Journal of Mechanical Engineering2.258
105 Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology-Transactions of the Asme2.156
106 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A-Journal of Power and Energy2.066
107 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G-Journal of Aerospace Engineering1.956
108 Transaction of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering1.935
109 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D-Journal of Automobile Engineering1.765
110 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part K-Journal of Multi-Body Dynamics1.739
111 Shock and Vibration1.709
112 Mechanics & Industry1.675
113 Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design Systems and Manufacturing1.638
114 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P-Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology1.553
115 Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures1.458
116 International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering1.372
117 Journal of Friction and Wear1.240
118 Transactions of Famena1.237
119 International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering0.857
120 International Journal of Vehicle Design0.602
121 International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems0.544
122 Mechanical Engineering0.183
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