New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs that used to have more than one decimal point are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)
Rank Journal Impact Factor 2024
1 Nature Reviews Materials ca. 86.2
2 Nature Energy ca. 60.1
3 Progress in Materials Science ca. 40
4 Nature Materials ca. 38.5
5 Nano-Micro Letters ca. 36.3
6 Joule ca. 35.4
7 Nature Nanotechnology ca. 34.9
8 Materials Science & Engineering R-Reports ca. 26.8
- Advanced Materials ca. 26.8
10 Advanced Energy Materials ca. 26
11 Carbon Energy ca. 24.2
12 InfoMat ca. 22.3
13 Materials Today ca. 22
14 International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing ca. 21.3
- Advanced Fiber Materials ca. 21.3
16 Energy Storage Materials ca. 20.2
17 Advanced Functional Materials ca. 19
18 ACS Energy Letters ca. 18.2
19 Nano Energy ca. 17.1
20 ACS Nano ca. 16
21 International Materials Reviews ca. 15.5
- npj Flexible Electronics ca. 15.5
23 Journal of Materials Science & Technology ca. 14.3
24 Energy & Environmental Materials ca. 14.1
- Advanced Science ca. 14.1
26 Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science ca. 13.4
27 Cement and Concrete Research ca. 13.1
28 International Journal of Plasticity ca. 12.8
29 Small ca. 12.1
30 npj Computational Materials ca. 11.9
31 Carbon ca. 11.6
32 Additive Manufacturing ca. 11.1
33 Rare Metals ca. 11
- Nano Convergence ca. 11
35 Nano Today ca. 10.9
36 Materials Horizons ca. 10.7
37 Materials Today Physics ca. 9.7
38 Journal of Materiomics ca. 9.6
39 Journal of Materials Chemistry A ca. 9.5
40 Acta Materialia ca. 9.3
41 Sustainable Materials and Technologies ca. 9.2
42 Small Methods ca. 9.1
- Nano Letters ca. 9.1
44 Nano Research ca. 9
45 Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences ca. 8.9
46 npj 2D Materials and Applications ca. 8.8
- Virtual and Physical Prototyping ca. 8.8
48 ACS Materials Letters ca. 8.7
49 Materials Today Energy ca. 8.6
50 Corrosion Science ca. 8.5
51 NPG Asia Materials ca. 8.3
52 Materials Today Nano ca. 8.2
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ca. 8.2
54 Construction and Building Materials ca. 8
- Materials Today Advances ca. 8
56 Materials Research Letters ca. 7.9
- Materials & Design ca. 7.9
- Journal of Power Sources ca. 7.9
- Materials Today Sustainability ca. 7.9
60 npj Materials Degradation ca. 7.6
- Progress in Photovoltaics ca. 7.6
62 Journal of Materials Processing Technology ca. 7.5
63 Science China-Materials ca. 7.4
64 Advanced Optical Materials ca. 7.2
- International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials ca. 7.2
66 Progress in Natural Science-Materials International ca. 7.1
67 Chemistry of Materials ca. 7
- Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing ca. 7
69 Applied Materials Today ca. 6.9
- Science and Technology of Advanced Materials ca. 6.9
- Current Opinion in Electrochemistry ca. 6.9
72 International Journal of Fatigue ca. 6.8
73 ACS Photonics ca. 6.7
- Materials Today Chemistry ca. 6.7
75 Case Studies in Construction Materials ca. 6.6
- Nanophotonics ca. 6.6
- Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T ca. 6.6
- International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials ca. 6.6
- Nanoscale Horizons ca. 6.6
80 Materials Chemistry Frontiers ca. 6.4
81 Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells ca. 6.3
- Journal of Physics-Energy ca. 6.3
- Journal of Alloys and Compounds ca. 6.3
84 npj Quantum Materials ca. 6.2
- Advanced Materials Technologies ca. 6.2
- FlatChem ca. 6.2
87 Wear ca. 6.1
- Advanced Sustainable Systems ca. 6.1
89 Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids ca. 6
90 Applied Clay Science ca. 5.8
- Carbon Letters ca. 5.8
92 Materials Research Bulletin ca. 5.7
93 Scripta Materialia ca. 5.6
94 ACS Applied Energy Materials ca. 5.5
- ACS Applied Nano Materials ca. 5.5
- Materials Characterization ca. 5.5
97 Advanced Electronic Materials ca. 5.3
98 Journal of Materials Chemistry C ca. 5.1
- Nanoscale ca. 5.1
- Diamond and Related Materials ca. 5.1
101 Science China-Technological Sciences ca. 4.9
- MRS Bulletin ca. 4.9
103 Batteries-Basel ca. 4.8
- Intermetallics ca. 4.8
105 Microporous and Mesoporous Materials ca. 4.7
- Materials and Manufacturing Processes ca. 4.7
- Materials Chemistry and Physics ca. 4.7
- Batteries & Supercaps ca. 4.7
- Solar RRL ca. 4.7
- ACS Applied Electronic Materials ca. 4.7
- ACS Applied Polymer Materials ca. 4.7
112 Nanoscale Advances ca. 4.6
- International Journal of Refractory Metals & Hard Materials ca. 4.6
- Macromolecular Materials and Engineering ca. 4.6
- Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing ca. 4.6
- Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters ca. 4.6
- Results in Physics ca. 4.6
- Synthetic Metals ca. 4.6
- Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials ca. 4.6
120 Extreme Mechanics Letters ca. 4.5
- Materials Today Communications ca. 4.5
- APL Materials ca. 4.5
123 Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering ca. 4.4
- Advanced Materials Interfaces ca. 4.4
125 Nanomaterials ca. 4.3
- Journal of Physics-Materials ca. 4.3
- Particuology ca. 4.3
- Plasmonics ca. 4.3
- 2D Materials ca. 4.3
130 Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials ca. 4.2
- Optical Materials ca. 4.2
132 Sustainable Energy & Fuels ca. 4.1
- Mechanics of Materials ca. 4.1
- Nanoscale Research Letters ca. 4.1
135 Metals and Materials International ca. 4
136 Materials and Structures ca. 3.9
- Vacuum ca. 3.9
- Heritage Science ca. 3.9
- Langmuir ca. 3.9
- International Journal of Damage Mechanics ca. 3.9
- Journal of Materials Science ca. 3.9
142 Advances in Manufacturing ca. 3.8
- Smart Materials and Structures ca. 3.8
144 Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology ca. 3.7
- Science and Technology of Welding and Joining ca. 3.7
- Materials Technology ca. 3.7
147 Rapid Prototyping Journal ca. 3.6
- IUCrJ ca. 3.6
- International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials ca. 3.6
- International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics ca. 3.6
- International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design ca. 3.6
- Membranes ca. 3.6
153 International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives ca. 3.5
- Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids ca. 3.5
155 Crystal Growth & Design ca. 3.4
- Physical Review Materials ca. 3.4
- Journal of Information disPlay ca. 3.4
158 Fire Safety Journal ca. 3.3
- Journal of Cultural Heritage ca. 3.3
- Geosynthetics International ca. 3.3
- Computational Materials Science ca. 3.3
- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology ca. 3.3
- Silicon ca. 3.3
- Advanced Engineering Materials ca. 3.3
- Nano Futures ca. 3.3
166 Journal of Porous Materials ca. 3.2
- Flexible and Printed Electronics ca. 3.2
- Materials ca. 3.2
- Molecular Systems Design & Engineering ca. 3.2
- Journal of Nuclear Materials ca. 3.2
- KONA Powder and Particle Journal ca. 3.2
- Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures ca. 3.2
- Journal of Physical Chemistry C ca. 3.2
174 Current Applied Physics ca. 3.1
- Recent Patents on Nanotechnology ca. 3.1
- Optical Materials Express ca. 3.1
- Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B-Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science ca. 3.1
178 Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering ca. 3
- Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials ca. 3
- Road Materials and Pavement Design ca. 3
- IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology ca. 3
- Particle & Particle Systems Characterization ca. 3
- Microscopy and Microanalysis ca. 3
184 Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications ca. 2.9
- Frontiers in Materials ca. 2.9
- Granular Matter ca. 2.9
- Journal of Materials Research ca. 2.9
188 Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Electronics ca. 2.8
- Soft Matter ca. 2.8
- Coatings ca. 2.8
- Journal of Experimental Nanoscience ca. 2.8
- Applied Physics A-Materials Science & Processing ca. 2.8
- Nanotechnology ca. 2.8
194 Materials Letters ca. 2.7
- Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology ca. 2.7
- Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica ca. 2.7
197 IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics ca. 2.6
- Machining Science and Technology ca. 2.6
- ChemNanoMat ca. 2.6
- Electronic Materials Letters ca. 2.6
- International Journal of Material Forming ca. 2.6
- Journal of Nanoparticle Research ca. 2.6
- Organic Electronics ca. 2.6
204 Applied Sciences-Basel ca. 2.5
- Journal of Electronic Materials ca. 2.5
- International Journal of Fracture ca. 2.5
- Magnetochemistry ca. 2.5
- Advances in Production Engineering & Management ca. 2.5
- IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology ca. 2.5
- Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A-Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science ca. 2.5
- Metals ca. 2.5
212 Crystals ca. 2.4
- Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties ca. 2.4
- Experimental Mechanics ca. 2.4
- Fire and Materials ca. 2.4
- Fire Technology ca. 2.4
- Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering ca. 2.4
- Micro & Nano Letters ca. 2.4
219 JOM ca. 2.3
- Frontiers of Materials Science ca. 2.3
- Journal of Adhesion ca. 2.3
- MRS Communications ca. 2.3
223 European Physical Journal E ca. 2.2
- Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L-Journal of Materials-Design and Applications ca. 2.2
- Materials Research Express ca. 2.2
- Liquid Crystals ca. 2.2
- Journal of the Society for Information disPlay ca. 2.2
- Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures ca. 2.2
- ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology ca. 2.2
- Materials Science and Technology ca. 2.2
231 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing ca. 2.1
- Journal of Photonics for Energy ca. 2.1
- Semiconductor Science and Technology ca. 2.1
- Bulletin of Materials Science ca. 2.1
235 Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology ca. 2
- Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters ca. 2
- Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance ca. 2
- Journal of Crystal Growth ca. 2
- Green Materials ca. 2
- Thin Solid Films ca. 2
- Materials and Corrosion-Werkstoffe und Korrosion ca. 2
242 Journal of Energetic Materials ca. 1.9
- Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology-Transactions of the Asme ca. 1.9
- Journal of Fire Sciences ca. 1.9
- Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures ca. 1.9
- Materials Transactions ca. 1.9
- CALPHAD-Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry ca. 1.9
- Physica Status Solidi A-Applications and Materials Science ca. 1.9
- Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology ca. 1.9
250 Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures ca. 1.8
- JM3: Journal of Micro-Nanopatterning Materials and Metrology ca. 1.8
- Journal of Laser Applications ca. 1.8
- Soldering & Surface Mount Technology ca. 1.8
- Microsystem Technologies-Micro-And Nanosystems-Information Storage and Processing Systems ca. 1.8
255 Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion ca. 1.7
- Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids ca. 1.7
257 ACI Materials Journal ca. 1.6
- Physics and Chemistry of Minerals ca. 1.6
- Materials Science-Poland ca. 1.6
- Magazine of Concrete Research ca. 1.6
- Journal of Elastomers and Plastics ca. 1.6
262 Materiales de Construccion ca. 1.5
- Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy ca. 1.5
- High Temperature Materials and Processes ca. 1.5
- ACI Structural Journal ca. 1.5
- Current Nanoscience ca. 1.5
- Philosophical Magazine ca. 1.5
268 Korean Journal of Metals and Materials ca. 1.4
- Journal of Elasticity ca. 1.4
- AIP Advances ca. 1.4
- Soft Materials ca. 1.4
272 Corrosion ca. 1.3
- Advances in Cement Research ca. 1.3
- Materials Research-Ibero-American Journal of Materials ca. 1.3
275 International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering ca. 1.2
- Emerging Materials Research ca. 1.2
- Materia-Rio de Janeiro ca. 1.2
- Journal of Superhard Materials ca. 1.2
279 Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik ca. 1.1
- Functional Materials Letters ca. 1.1
- Philosophical Magazine Letters ca. 1.1
- Journal of Wuhan University of Technology-Materials Science Edition ca. 1.1
- Nano ca. 1.1
284 Image Analysis & Stereology ca. 1
- Sensors and Materials ca. 1
- Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures ca. 1
287 Materials Science ca. 0.9
- Atomization and Sprays ca. 0.9
- Materials at High Temperatures ca. 0.9
- Journal of Laser Micro Nanoengineering ca. 0.9
291 Informacije Midem-Journal of Microelectronics Electronic Components and Materials ca. 0.8
- Materiali in Tehnologije ca. 0.8
- Microelectronics International ca. 0.8
294 Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals ca. 0.7
- Combustion Explosion and Shock Waves ca. 0.7
- Inorganic Materials ca. 0.7
- Circuit World ca. 0.7
- Kovove Materialy-Metallic Materials ca. 0.7
- Materiale Plastice ca. 0.7
300 Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems ca. 0.6
- Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences ca. 0.6
- Materials Science-Medziagotyra ca. 0.6
- Ferroelectrics ca. 0.6
304 Journal of Friction and Wear ca. 0.5
305 Journal of Magnetics ca. 0.4
306 International Journal of Nanotechnology ca. 0.3
- Fibre Chemistry ca. 0.3
- International Journal of Materials & Product Technology ca. 0.3
309 Transactions of Famena ca. 0
- Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures ca. 0
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