Materials Science: Journal Rankings

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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence	121
2	Carbon	105
3	Carbohydrate Polymers	102
4	International Journal of Biological Macromolecules	100
5	IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing	99
6	Progress in Materials Science	89
7	Biomaterials	85
8	Applied Surface Science	80
9	Pattern Recognition	78
10	IEEE Transactions on Communications	75
-	IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology	75
12	IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control	72
13	Cement and Concrete Research	71
14	Proceedings of the IEEE	67
15	International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems	65
-	Corrosion Science	65
17	IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation	60
-	International Journal of Production Research	60
19	Progress in Polymer Science	59
20	Automatica	56
-	Computers & Electrical Engineering	56
22	Macromolecules	54
23	IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement	53
-	European Polymer Journal	53
25	IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications	51
26	IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems	50
27	International Journal of Fatigue	49
-	Journal of Materials Science	49
-	IEEE Communications Magazine	49
30	Materials Research Bulletin	48
31	Computer Communications	47
-	Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids	47
-	Polymer Degradation and Stability	47
34	Journal of the Electrochemical Society	45
35	IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering	44
-	Polymer	44
37	Polymer Testing	43
38	IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques	42
-	IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits	42
40	Dyes and Pigments	41
-	IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices	41
-	Materials Letters	41
43	Vacuum	40
44	Applied Clay Science	39
-	Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids	39
-	Signal Processing	39
47	Journal of Constructional Steel Research	37
-	Journal of the Franklin Institute-Engineering and Applied Mathematics	37
49	Journal of Applied Polymer Science	36
-	IEEE Transactions on Computers	36

51	Dental Materials	35
-	Journal of the American Ceramic Society	35
53	Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids	34
-	Polymer Bulletin	34
-	IEEE Transactions on Reliability	34
56	Wear	33
-	IEEE Transactions on Information Theory	33
-	International Journal of Modern Physics B	33
59	Journal of Nuclear Materials	32
60	Modern Physics Letters B	31
61	Mechanics of Materials	30
-	IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics	30
63	Microprocessors and Microsystems	29
-	Precision Engineering-Journal of the International Societies for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology	29
65	Polymer Engineering and Science	28
66	Displays	26
-	International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives	26
68	IEEE Transactions on Magnetics	25
69	Journal of Composite Materials	24
-	Materials Testing	24
-	IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility	24
72	Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology	23
-	Welding in the World	23
74	IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting	22
-	Solid State Ionics	22
-	IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science	22
77	Microelectronics Reliability	21
-	Solid State Communications	21
-	Thin Solid Films	21
80	Microelectronic Engineering	20
-	CIRP Annals-Manufacturing Technology	20
-	Polymer Journal	20
-	Progress in Quantum Electronics	20
84	Textile Research Journal	19
-	Integration-The VLSI Journal	19
-	Wood Science and Technology	19
-	International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications	19
88	Journal of Crystal Growth	18
-	IEEE Transactions on Education	18
-	Fire Technology	18
91	European Journal of Wood and Wood Products	17
-	International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials	17
-	Microelectronics Journal	17
-	Design Studies	17
95	Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation	16
96	Journal of Adhesion	15
-	Journal of the Textile Institute	15
-	Automatika	15
-	Experimental Mechanics	15
-	Solid-State Electronics	15
-	Magazine of Concrete Research	15
-	Surface Science	15
103	Journal of Testing and Evaluation	14
-	IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics	14
-	Electronics Letters	14
106	Holzforschung	13
107	Oxidation of Metals	12
-	Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly	12
-	Phase Transitions	12
-	Journal of Low Temperature Physics	12
-	Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials	12
-	Building Services Engineering Research & Technology	12
-	Powder Metallurgy	12
114	Mechanics of Composite Materials	11
-	Assembly Automation	11
-	IEEE Spectrum	11
-	Ferroelectrics	11
-	International Journal of Electronics	11
119	Physics of Metals and Metallography	10
-	Corrosion	10
-	Progress in Surface Science	10
-	Surface Science Reports	10
-	Journal of Cellular Plastics	10
-	Journal of Elastomers and Plastics	10
-	Rubber Chemistry and Technology	10
-	Inorganic Materials	10
127	Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B-Physics	9
-	Metallurgist	9
-	Welding Journal	9
-	Beton- und Stahlbetonbau	9
-	Frequenz	9
132	Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology-Transactions of the Asme	8
-	Strength of Materials	8
-	Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing	8
-	Metal Science and Heat Treatment	8
-	Physics and Chemistry of Liquids	8
-	Strain	8
138	Combustion Explosion and Shock Waves	7
139	Polimeros-Ciencia e Tecnologia	6
140	Materiale Plastice	5
-	Polimery	5
-	Fibre Chemistry	5
-	Revista de Metalurgia	5
-	Forest Products Journal	5
-	Stahlbau	5
-	Drvna Industrija	5
-	Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics	5
-	Tetsu to Hagane-Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan	5
149	Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials	4
-	Bauphysik	4
-	Praktische Metallographie-Practical Metallography	4
152	Soldagem & Inspecao	3
-	Informes de la Construccion	3
-	Kovove Materialy-Metallic Materials	3
-	Bauingenieur	3
-	Mokuzai Gakkaishi	3
157	Sen-i Gakkaishi	1

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