New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Advanced Materials208
2 Advanced Functional Materials161
3 ACS Nano159
4 Advanced Energy Materials141
5 Nano-Micro Letters131
6 Nature Energy128
7 Journal of Materials Science & Technology122
- Advanced Science122
9 Nano Energy117
10 Energy Storage Materials113
11 Small112
12 Nature Nanotechnology110
- Applied Sciences-Basel110
- Nature Materials110
15 ACS Energy Letters107
16 Progress in Materials Science106
17 Joule105
18 Carbon104
19 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces103
- Construction and Building Materials103
21 Journal of Materials Chemistry A93
22 Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T91
23 Nano Letters90
- Nature Reviews Materials90
25 Journal of Alloys and Compounds89
26 Acta Materialia86
- Materials86
28 Materials Today85
29 Nanomaterials84
30 Journal of Power Sources83
31 Nano Research78
- Matter78
33 Materials & Design77
34 Cement and Concrete Research76
35 International Journal of Plasticity74
36 Corrosion Science73
37 Materials Horizons72
38 npj Computational Materials69
39 Advanced Fiber Materials68
- Carbon Energy68
41 Chemistry of Materials66
42 ACS Applied Nano Materials64
43 Small Methods63
- Nanoscale63
- Nano Today63
- Rare Metals63
- Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing63
48 Advanced Optical Materials62
49 Batteries-Basel61
50 Materials Chemistry and Physics60
51 Coatings59
52 International Journal of Fatigue58
- InfoMat58
54 Journal of Materials Chemistry C57
- International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing57
- ACS Applied Energy Materials57
- Diamond and Related Materials57
58 Nanoscale Advances56
- ACS Materials Letters56
- Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters56
- Langmuir56
62 Journal of Materials Science53
- Materials Chemistry Frontiers53
- Optical Materials53
- Energy & Environmental Materials53
66 Materials Science & Engineering R-Reports52
- Crystals52
- Metals52
- Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing52
- Advanced Materials Technologies52
71 Science China-Materials51
- Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials51
73 Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells50
- Materials Characterization50
- Results in Physics50
- International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials50
77 Materials Today Communications49
- npj Flexible Electronics49
- ACS Photonics49
- Scripta Materialia49
- Journal of Materials Processing Technology49
82 Membranes48
83 Materials Research Bulletin47
- Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials47
- Journal of Physical Chemistry C47
86 Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids46
87 ACS Applied Electronic Materials45
- ACS Applied Polymer Materials45
- Materials Today Physics45
90 Virtual and Physical Prototyping44
- Advanced Engineering Materials44
- Advanced Materials Interfaces44
- Applied Clay Science44
94 Silicon43
- Vacuum43
96 Heritage Science42
97 Advanced Electronic Materials41
- Particuology41
- Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Electronics41
- Computational Materials Science41
101 Nano Convergence40
- Science China-Technological Sciences40
103 Sustainable Energy & Fuels39
- Frontiers in Materials39
- Materials Letters39
- Materials Today Chemistry39
- Crystal Growth & Design39
- Macromolecular Materials and Engineering39
109 Microporous and Mesoporous Materials38
- Additive Manufacturing38
- Case Studies in Construction Materials38
112 Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures37
- Plasmonics37
- Applied Physics A-Materials Science & Processing37
115 International Journal of Refractory Metals & Hard Materials36
- APL Materials36
- Applied Materials Today36
- Wear36
- Journal of Materiomics36
120 npj 2D Materials and Applications35
- Synthetic Metals35
- Carbon Letters35
- CMC-Computers Materials & Continua35
- Intermetallics35
- Solar RRL35
- Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids35
127 Materials Today Sustainability34
- Advanced Sustainable Systems34
- Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science34
- Nanoscale Horizons34
- npj Materials Degradation34
132 Progress in Natural Science-Materials International33
- Materials Today Energy33
- Soft Matter33
- Journal of Electronic Materials33
136 Nanotechnology32
- Physical Review Materials32
- Progress in Photovoltaics32
- Smart Materials and Structures32
- Materials Research Letters32
- Sustainable Materials and Technologies32
- AIP Advances32
- Current Opinion in Electrochemistry32
144 Science and Technology of Advanced Materials31
- Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering31
- Journal of Materials Research31
- Journal of Nuclear Materials31
- Materials and Structures31
- Mechanics of Materials31
- Batteries & Supercaps31
- Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance31
152 npj Quantum Materials30
- FlatChem30
- Materials Research Express30
- Extreme Mechanics Letters30
156 Metals and Materials International29
- New Carbon Materials29
- MRS Bulletin29
159 Materials Today Advances28
- Materials Today Nano28
- Journal of Cultural Heritage28
- ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology28
- Fire Safety Journal28
- International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives28
- Journal of Nanoparticle Research28
166 Optical Materials Express27
- IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology27
- Advances in Materials Science and Engineering27
169 2D Materials26
- JOM26
171 Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology25
- Journal of Nanomaterials25
- Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures25
- Journal of Physics-Energy25
- Magnetochemistry25
- Materials and Manufacturing Processes25
- International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics25
178 Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B-Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science24
- Rapid Prototyping Journal24
- Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology24
- Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A-Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science24
- International Materials Reviews24
- Journal of Porous Materials24
184 Current Applied Physics23
- IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics23
186 Microscopy and Microanalysis22
- Physica Status Solidi A-Applications and Materials Science22
- International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design22
- Thin Solid Films22
- Journal of Crystal Growth22
- 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing22
192 Materials Technology21
- IUCrJ21
- Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences21
- Organic Electronics21
- International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials21
197 Molecular Systems Design & Engineering20
- Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications20
- ChemNanoMat20
- Materials Transactions20
- Road Materials and Pavement Design20
- Materials Science and Technology20
- Journal of Science-Advanced Materials and Devices20
- Fire Technology20
205 Reviews on Advanced Materials Science19
- Semiconductor Science and Technology19
- International Journal of Damage Mechanics19
- Microsystem Technologies-Micro-And Nanosystems-Information Storage and Processing Systems19
- Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures19
- Flexible and Printed Electronics19
211 Advances in Manufacturing18
- Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters18
- Science and Technology of Welding and Joining18
214 Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering17
- Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures17
- Experimental Mechanics17
- Geosynthetics International17
- Granular Matter17
- NPG Asia Materials17
- Journal of Laser Applications17
- Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation17
222 Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica16
- Current Nanoscience16
- Journal of Physics-Materials16
- Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures16
- Electronic Materials Letters16
- European Physical Journal E16
- Liquid Crystals16
- IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology16
230 Particle & Particle Systems Characterization15
- Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L-Journal of Materials-Design and Applications15
- Magazine of Concrete Research15
- Materials and Corrosion-Werkstoffe und Korrosion15
- Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties15
- International Journal of Fracture15
- CALPHAD-Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry15
- Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials15
- Journal of the Society for Information disPlay15
239 Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids14
- International Journal of Material Forming14
- Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology14
- Machining Science and Technology14
- Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology14
- Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry14
- Fire and Materials14
- International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials14
247 Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik13
- Recent Patents on Nanotechnology13
- Journal of Elastomers and Plastics13
- Journal of Experimental Nanoscience13
- Nano Futures13
- Journal of Adhesion13
- Journal of Information disPlay13
- KONA Powder and Particle Journal13
255 Nano12
- Philosophical Magazine12
- Materials Research-Ibero-American Journal of Materials12
- Materials Science12
- Journal of Wuhan University of Technology-Materials Science Edition12
- Materials Science-Poland12
- Corrosion12
- Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion12
263 Micro & Nano Letters11
- Science of Advanced Materials11
- Journal of Superhard Materials11
- Materia-Rio de Janeiro11
- Journal of Elasticity11
- Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology-Transactions of the Asme11
- Ferroelectrics11
- Frontiers of Materials Science11
271 Korean Journal of Metals and Materials10
- Advances in Cement Research10
- Green Materials10
274 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals9
- Soldering & Surface Mount Technology9
- Journal of Energetic Materials9
- Journal of Photonics for Energy9
- Materials Express9
- Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals9
- Functional Materials Letters9
281 Advances in Production Engineering & Management8
- Journal of Nano Research8
- Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems8
- Inorganic Materials8
- Philosophical Magazine Letters8
- Sensors and Materials8
- Materiales de Construccion8
- Materials at High Temperatures8
289 Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology7
- Soft Materials7
- ACI Materials Journal7
- Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures7
- Emerging Materials Research7
- Image Analysis & Stereology7
- Journal of Fire Sciences7
- Atomization and Sprays7
- Gold Bulletin7
298 International Journal of Nanotechnology6
- Journal of Friction and Wear6
- Combustion Explosion and Shock Waves6
- Materiale Plastice6
- Materiali in Tehnologije6
- Microelectronics International6
304 Materials Science-Medziagotyra5
- Transactions of Famena5
- International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering5
- ACI Structural Journal5
- Journal of Magnetics5
- Circuit World5
- Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy5
- Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences5
312 Fibre Chemistry4
- International Journal of Materials & Product Technology4
- Kovove Materialy-Metallic Materials4
- Informacije Midem-Journal of Microelectronics Electronic Components and Materials4
316 Journal of Laser Micro Nanoengineering3
317 MRS Communications1
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