New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Advanced Materials205
2 Advanced Functional Materials161
3 ACS Nano155
4 IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence144
5 Advanced Energy Materials140
6 Nature Energy129
7 Expert Systems With Applications128
8 Nano-Micro Letters126
9 IEEE Access125
10 IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems123
11 Journal of Materials Science & Technology122
12 Nano Energy121
13 Advanced Science119
- Sensors119
15 IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems118
16 IEEE Internet of Things Journal116
17 Nature Materials113
18 Nature Nanotechnology112
19 Energy Storage Materials111
20 Small110
21 Polymers109
22 Applied Sciences-Basel108
- International Journal of Biological Macromolecules108
24 Carbohydrate Polymers106
25 ACS Energy Letters105
26 Carbon104
27 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces103
28 Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence102
- Progress in Materials Science102
30 Construction and Building Materials101
- Joule101
32 IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications100
33 Sustainable Cities and Society93
- Composites Part B-Engineering93
35 Nature Electronics92
- IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications92
37 Automation in Construction91
- Journal of Alloys and Compounds91
39 Nano Letters90
- Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T90
41 IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics89
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A89
43 Electronics87
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing87
- Journal of Nanobiotechnology87
- Nature Reviews Materials87
47 Nanomaterials86
48 IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology85
- IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering85
50 Acta Materialia84
- Materials Today84
- Materials84
53 Biosensors & Bioelectronics83
- Nano Research83
- Journal of Power Sources83
56 Applied Surface Science82
- Pattern Recognition82
- IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems82
59 Cement & Concrete Composites81
- IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology81
61 Biomaterials80
- IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles80
- IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics80
64 Cell Stem Cell79
- Ceramics International79
66 Acta Biomaterialia78
- Matter78
- Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials78
69 Building and Environment76
- Cement and Concrete Research76
71 Materials & Design75
- Advanced Healthcare Materials75
73 IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control74
- IEEE Sensors Journal74
75 IEEE Transactions on Communications73
- IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid73
- Journal of Manufacturing Systems73
- IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging73
- Journal of Magnesium and Alloys73
80 Corrosion Science72
- Biosensors-Basel72
- ACS Sensors72
83 Bioactive Materials71
- International Journal of Plasticity71
- Journal of Membrane Science71
86 IEEE Transactions on Image Processing70
87 Carbon Energy69
- IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification69
89 Proceedings of the IEEE68
- Materials Horizons68
- Advanced Fiber Materials68
- Composite Structures68
93 Gels67
- Journal of Manufacturing Processes67
- Energy and Buildings67
96 Composites Part A-Applied Science and Manufacturing66
- IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation66
- Buildings66
- International Journal of Production Economics66
- Internet of Things66
101 Chemistry of Materials65
- Laser & Photonics Reviews65
103 Multimedia Tools and Applications64
- npj Computational Materials64
- Automatica64
- Nano Today64
- IEEE Transactions on Power Systems64
- IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics64
- Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing64
110 Micromachines63
- Journal of Building Engineering63
- ACS Applied Nano Materials63
- Advanced Optical Materials63
114 Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing62
- Composites Science and Technology62
- IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security62
117 IEEE Wireless Communications61
- International Journal of Production Research61
- Rare Metals61
- Electric Power Systems Research61
- Engineering Failure Analysis61
- Small Methods61
123 European Polymer Journal60
124 Nanoscale59
- Computers & Electrical Engineering59
- IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement59
- International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems59
- Journal of Advanced Ceramics59
- Materials Chemistry and Physics59
- Materials Today Bio59
- IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics59
- International Journal of Nanomedicine59
133 Batteries-Basel58
- Journal of the European Ceramic Society58
- ACS Materials Letters58
- Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters58
- ACS Applied Energy Materials58
- Coatings58
- IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing58
- Progress in Polymer Science58
- Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology58
142 Stem Cell Research & Therapy57
- InfoMat57
144 IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy56
- Journal of Functional Biomaterials56
- International Journal of Fatigue56
147 Diamond and Related Materials55
- Advanced Materials Technologies55
- International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing55
- Surface & Coatings Technology55
- Computer Networks55
- IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems55
- IEEE Communications Magazine55
154 Langmuir54
- Journal of Materials Chemistry C54
- International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology54
157 Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces53
- Macromolecules53
- IEEE Network53
- Journal of Materials Science53
- IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics53
- IEEE Wireless Communications Letters53
163 npj Flexible Electronics52
- Crystals52
- Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing52
- Sensors and Actuators A-Physical52
- Optical and Quantum Electronics52
- Optical Materials52
- IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications52
- Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids52
- Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells52
172 Energy & Environmental Materials51
- ACS Photonics51
- IEEE Systems Journal51
- IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems51
- IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering51
- Science China-Materials51
178 Metals50
- Polymer Composites50
- Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials50
- eTransportation50
- Microsystems & Nanoengineering50
- Nanoscale Advances50
- Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering50
- Journal of Lightwave Technology50
- Journal of Materials Chemistry B50
- Journal of Materials Processing Technology50
- Polymer Degradation and Stability50
- Results in Physics50
190 Materials Chemistry Frontiers49
- Materials Science & Engineering R-Reports49
- IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I-Regular Papers49
193 IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques48
- Materials Today Communications48
- Membranes48
- International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials48
- Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials48
- Scripta Materialia48
199 Materials Characterization47
- Computer Communications47
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