New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Materials Science

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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Advanced Materials207
2 Advanced Functional Materials162
3 ACS Nano157
4 Advanced Energy Materials142
5 IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence141
6 Expert Systems With Applications131
- IEEE Access131
8 Nano-Micro Letters130
9 Nature Energy128
10 IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems125
11 Journal of Materials Science & Technology121
12 Sensors120
- Advanced Science120
- IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems120
- Nano Energy120
16 IEEE Internet of Things Journal114
17 Nature Nanotechnology113
18 Energy Storage Materials112
19 Nature Materials111
- Polymers111
21 Small110
22 Applied Sciences-Basel109
23 ACS Energy Letters107
24 Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence106
- Carbohydrate Polymers106
26 Progress in Materials Science105
27 Carbon104
- Joule104
29 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces103
- Construction and Building Materials103
31 IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications102
32 Sustainable Cities and Society94
33 IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications93
34 Automation in Construction92
- Composites Part B-Engineering92
36 Journal of Materials Chemistry A91
- Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T91
- Journal of Alloys and Compounds91
- Nature Electronics91
- Nano Letters91
41 Nature Reviews Materials90
42 Electronics89
43 Journal of Nanobiotechnology88
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing88
45 IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering87
46 IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology86
- Nanomaterials86
48 Acta Materialia85
- Materials85
- Materials Today85
51 Applied Surface Science84
- Cement & Concrete Composites84
53 Pattern Recognition83
- Biosensors & Bioelectronics83
55 IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology81
- Nano Research81
57 Cell Stem Cell80
- Ceramics International80
- IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics80
- IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles80
- Biomaterials80
62 Acta Biomaterialia79
63 IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics78
- Matter78
65 Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials77
- Advanced Healthcare Materials77
67 Journal of Manufacturing Systems76
- Building and Environment76
69 IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid75
- IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control75
- IEEE Transactions on Communications75
- Materials & Design75
73 Cement and Concrete Research74
- ACS Sensors74
75 International Journal of Plasticity73
- IEEE Sensors Journal73
- Journal of Magnesium and Alloys73
- Journal of Membrane Science73
79 IEEE Transactions on Image Processing72
- IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging72
- Biosensors-Basel72
- Bioactive Materials72
83 Corrosion Science71
- IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems71
85 Journal of Manufacturing Processes70
- Energy and Buildings70
- Materials Horizons70
88 Proceedings of the IEEE69
- Gels69
90 Composite Structures68
91 Journal of Power Sources67
- Internet of Things67
- Chemistry of Materials67
- IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification67
- npj Computational Materials67
- Carbon Energy67
- Advanced Fiber Materials67
- IEEE Transactions on Power Systems67
- Laser & Photonics Reviews67
100 International Journal of Production Economics66
- Composites Part A-Applied Science and Manufacturing66
- Micromachines66
103 Buildings65
- Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing65
- IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation65
106 Multimedia Tools and Applications64
- ACS Applied Nano Materials64
- IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security64
109 IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics63
- Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing63
111 Small Methods62
- Rare Metals62
- Journal of Building Engineering62
- Composites Science and Technology62
- Automatica62
- IEEE Wireless Communications62
- Advanced Optical Materials62
- Electric Power Systems Research62
119 Nanoscale61
- International Journal of Nanomedicine61
- IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement61
- Engineering Failure Analysis61
- Nano Today61
124 Journal of Advanced Ceramics60
- Computers & Electrical Engineering60
- International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems60
- European Polymer Journal60
- Batteries-Basel60
129 Journal of the European Ceramic Society59
- ACS Materials Letters59
- IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing59
- Coatings59
133 Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology58
- IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics58
- IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy58
- Stem Cell Research & Therapy58
- Progress in Polymer Science58
- InfoMat58
- Materials Today Bio58
140 Surface & Coatings Technology57
- International Journal of Production Research57
- ACS Applied Energy Materials57
143 Journal of Functional Biomaterials56
- Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters56
- IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems56
- International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing56
- Diamond and Related Materials56
148 Journal of Materials Chemistry C55
- International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology55
- Computer Networks55
- Langmuir55
- IEEE Wireless Communications Letters55
- Macromolecules55
154 Journal of Materials Science54
- Advanced Materials Technologies54
- IEEE Network54
- Nanoscale Advances54
158 Crystals53
- IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications53
- Microsystems & Nanoengineering53
161 Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces52
- Materials Chemistry Frontiers52
- Optical and Quantum Electronics52
- Optical Materials52
- Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing52
- Polymer Composites52
- Metals52
- Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids52
169 Energy & Environmental Materials51
- Results in Physics51
- Science China-Materials51
- Sensors and Actuators A-Physical51
- Journal of Lightwave Technology51
- Journal of Materials Chemistry B51
- Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering51
- eTransportation51
- Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials51
- Materials Science & Engineering R-Reports51
179 Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells50
- ACS Photonics50
181 Science China-Information Sciences49
- International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials49
- Scripta Materialia49
- Journal of Materials Processing Technology49
- IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques49
- IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering49
187 IEEE Systems Journal48
- IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I-Regular Papers48
- Biomimetics48
- npj Flexible Electronics48
- Membranes48
- Polymer48
193 Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials47
- Machines47
- Journal of Physical Chemistry C47
- IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters47
- International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture47
- Biomaterials Science47
- Materials Research Bulletin47
- Materials Today Communications47
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