New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering

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 Journal of Materials Science & Technology34.034
2 Journal of Magnesium and Alloys22.302
3 Corrosion Science17.868
4 Acta Materialia17.446
5 International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials14.750
6 Rare Metals14.375
7 Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T12.830
8 Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing12.532
9 Scripta Materialia10.843
10 Hydrometallurgy10.445
11 Journal of Alloys and Compounds10.368
12 Materials Characterization9.620
13 Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China9.164
14 Intermetallics8.344
15 International Journal of Refractory Metals & Hard Materials8.338
16 Materials7.469
17 Acta Metallurgica Sinica-English Letters7.460
18 Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review7.162
19 Journal of Central South University6.855
20 Metals and Materials International6.515
21 Science and Technology of Welding and Joining6.462
22 International Journal of Cast Metals Research6.190
23 Metals6.044
24 Journal of Iron and Steel Research International5.450
25 Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy4.745
26 Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B-Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science4.576
27 China Foundry4.513
28 Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A-Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science4.487
29 Welding in the World4.098
30 ISIJ International3.936
31 Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials3.909
32 CALPHAD-Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry3.819
33 International Journal of Material Forming3.707
34 Materials Science and Technology3.472
35 Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology3.285
36 Philosophical Magazine Letters3.279
37 Materials Transactions3.238
38 International Journal of Metalcasting3.233
39 Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals3.143
40 Steel Research International2.997
41 Soldering & Surface Mount Technology2.977
42 Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion2.906
43 Ironmaking & Steelmaking2.871
44 Materials and Corrosion-Werkstoffe und Korrosion2.842
45 Corrosion2.732
46 JOM2.581
47 Welding Journal2.529
48 Powder Metallurgy2.401
49 Korean Journal of Metals and Materials2.233
50 Philosophical Magazine2.170
51 Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing1.959
52 Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy1.933
53 Materials at High Temperatures1.930
54 Physics of Metals and Metallography1.920
55 Journal of Mining and Metallurgy Section B-Metallurgy1.913
56 International Journal of Materials Research1.841
57 Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly1.831
58 Mining Metallurgy & Exploration1.766
59 Protection of Metals and Physical Chemistry of Surfaces1.690
60 Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics1.665
61 Science of Sintering1.634
62 Metallurgical Research & Technology1.489
63 Revista de Metalurgia1.355
64 Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals1.250
65 Soldagem & Inspecao1.244
66 Metal Science and Heat Treatment1.217
67 Metallurgist1.144
68 Tetsu to Hagane-Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan0.756
69 Materiali in Tehnologije0.728
70 Kovove Materialy-Metallic Materials0.644
71 Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials0.607
72 Praktische Metallographie-Practical Metallography0.364
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