New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

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 Nano-Micro Letters130
6 Nature Energy128
7 Journal of Materials Science & Technology121
8 Nano Energy120
- Advanced Science120
10 Nature Nanotechnology113
11 Energy Storage Materials112
12 Nature Materials111
13 Small110
14 Applied Sciences-Basel109
15 ACS Energy Letters107
16 Progress in Materials Science105
17 Joule104
- Carbon104
19 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces103
- Construction and Building Materials103
21 Journal of Alloys and Compounds91
- Nano Letters91
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A91
- Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T91
25 Nature Reviews Materials90
26 Nanomaterials86
27 Materials Today85
- Acta Materialia85
- Materials85
30 Nano Research81
31 Matter78
32 Materials & Design75
33 Cement and Concrete Research74
34 International Journal of Plasticity73
35 Corrosion Science71
36 Materials Horizons70
37 npj Computational Materials67
- Carbon Energy67
- Chemistry of Materials67
- Journal of Power Sources67
- Advanced Fiber Materials67
42 ACS Applied Nano Materials64
43 Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing63
44 Rare Metals62
- Advanced Optical Materials62
- Small Methods62
47 Nano Today61
- Nanoscale61
49 Batteries-Basel60
50 ACS Materials Letters59
- Coatings59
52 InfoMat58
53 ACS Applied Energy Materials57
54 International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing56
- Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters56
- Diamond and Related Materials56
57 Journal of Materials Chemistry C55
- Langmuir55
59 Journal of Materials Science54
- Nanoscale Advances54
- Advanced Materials Technologies54
62 Crystals53
63 Optical Materials52
- Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing52
- Metals52
- Materials Chemistry Frontiers52
67 Results in Physics51
- Energy & Environmental Materials51
- Science China-Materials51
- Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials51
- Materials Science & Engineering R-Reports51
72 ACS Photonics50
- Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells50
74 Scripta Materialia49
- International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials49
- Journal of Materials Processing Technology49
77 npj Flexible Electronics48
- Membranes48
79 Materials Research Bulletin47
- Materials Today Communications47
- Journal of Physical Chemistry C47
82 Materials Today Physics45
- ACS Applied Electronic Materials45
- ACS Applied Polymer Materials45
- Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids45
- Applied Clay Science45
87 Vacuum44
- Advanced Materials Interfaces44
- Silicon44
90 Advanced Engineering Materials43
- Virtual and Physical Prototyping43
92 Advanced Electronic Materials42
- Computational Materials Science42
- Materials Characterization42
95 Science China-Technological Sciences41
- Heritage Science41
97 Particuology40
- Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Electronics40
99 Materials Today Chemistry39
- Nano Convergence39
- Crystal Growth & Design39
- Additive Manufacturing39
- Macromolecular Materials and Engineering39
104 Microporous and Mesoporous Materials38
- Sustainable Energy & Fuels38
- Frontiers in Materials38
- Materials Letters38
108 Plasmonics37
- Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials37
- Case Studies in Construction Materials37
- Intermetallics37
- Applied Physics A-Materials Science & Processing37
113 Wear36
- Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures36
- Journal of Materiomics36
116 Solar RRL35
- International Journal of Refractory Metals & Hard Materials35
- APL Materials35
- npj 2D Materials and Applications35
- Synthetic Metals35
- Carbon Letters35
- Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids35
123 Materials Today Energy34
- Applied Materials Today34
- Materials Today Sustainability34
126 npj Materials Degradation33
- Physical Review Materials33
- Smart Materials and Structures33
- Soft Matter33
- Materials Research Letters33
- Sustainable Materials and Technologies33
- Advanced Sustainable Systems33
- Journal of Electronic Materials33
- CMC-Computers Materials & Continua33
- Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science33
136 Progress in Photovoltaics32
- Nanoscale Horizons32
- Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering32
- Current Opinion in Electrochemistry32
- Progress in Natural Science-Materials International32
141 Mechanics of Materials31
- Batteries & Supercaps31
- Journal of Materials Research31
- Journal of Nuclear Materials31
- Science and Technology of Advanced Materials31
- Nanotechnology31
- AIP Advances31
- FlatChem31
149 Extreme Mechanics Letters30
150 Journal of Cultural Heritage29
- Materials and Structures29
- npj Quantum Materials29
- Materials Research Express29
154 MRS Bulletin28
- New Carbon Materials28
- Optical Materials Express28
- Materials Today Advances28
- Metals and Materials International28
- International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives28
- Journal of Nanoparticle Research28
- ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology28
- Fire Safety Journal28
163 Materials Today Nano27
- Advances in Materials Science and Engineering27
- IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology27
166 2D Materials26
- Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures26
168 Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology25
- International Materials Reviews25
- Journal of Physics-Energy25
- Magnetochemistry25
172 International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics24
- Journal of Nanomaterials24
- Current Applied Physics24
- Rapid Prototyping Journal24
- Materials and Manufacturing Processes24
177 Organic Electronics23
- Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A-Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science23
- IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics23
- Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B-Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science23
- Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology23
- Journal of Porous Materials23
183 Thin Solid Films22
- Physica Status Solidi A-Applications and Materials Science22
- 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing22
- Journal of Crystal Growth22
- Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance22
188 Materials Science and Technology21
- IUCrJ21
- Fire Technology21
- Microscopy and Microanalysis21
- International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials21
193 Road Materials and Pavement Design20
- International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design20
- Journal of Science-Advanced Materials and Devices20
196 NPG Asia Materials19
- Materials Transactions19
- Microsystem Technologies-Micro-And Nanosystems-Information Storage and Processing Systems19
- Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures19
- Flexible and Printed Electronics19
- Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications19
- Semiconductor Science and Technology19
- Molecular Systems Design & Engineering19
- International Journal of Damage Mechanics19
- ChemNanoMat19
- Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences19
207 Journal of Physics-Materials18
- Reviews on Advanced Materials Science18
- Materials Technology18
- Experimental Mechanics18
211 Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters17
- Science and Technology of Welding and Joining17
- Advances in Manufacturing17
- Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures17
- Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering17
- Journal of Laser Applications17
- Geosynthetics International17
- Granular Matter17
219 Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties16
- Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation16
- Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica16
- Electronic Materials Letters16
- European Physical Journal E16
- Fire and Materials16
- Materials and Corrosion-Werkstoffe und Korrosion16
- Particle & Particle Systems Characterization16
- Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids16
- Current Nanoscience16
- Liquid Crystals16
230 International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials15
- CALPHAD-Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry15
- IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology15
- Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L-Journal of Materials-Design and Applications15
- International Journal of Fracture15
- JOM15
- Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials15
- Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures15
238 International Journal of Material Forming14
- Journal of Experimental Nanoscience14
- Machining Science and Technology14
- Magazine of Concrete Research14
- Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology14
- Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry14
- Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology14
245 Nano Futures13
- Recent Patents on Nanotechnology13
- Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik13
- Journal of Adhesion13
- KONA Powder and Particle Journal13
250 Materials Science-Poland12
- Materials Research-Ibero-American Journal of Materials12
- Journal of Elastomers and Plastics12
- Journal of Wuhan University of Technology-Materials Science Edition12
- Philosophical Magazine12
- Materials Science12
- Nano12
- Journal of Elasticity12
- Journal of Information disPlay12
- Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion12
260 Materia-Rio de Janeiro11
- Corrosion11
- Journal of Superhard Materials11
- Ferroelectrics11
- Frontiers of Materials Science11
- Science of Advanced Materials11
- Micro & Nano Letters11
267 Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology-Transactions of the Asme10
- Advances in Cement Research10
269 Journal of Energetic Materials9
- Journal of Photonics for Energy9
- Korean Journal of Metals and Materials9
- Functional Materials Letters9
- Green Materials9
- Physics and Chemistry of Minerals9
- Soldering & Surface Mount Technology9
- Journal of the Society for Information disPlay9
- Materials Express9
278 Philosophical Magazine Letters8
- Sensors and Materials8
- Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals8
- Journal of Nano Research8
- Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems8
- Inorganic Materials8
- Materiales de Construccion8
285 ACI Materials Journal7
- Advances in Production Engineering & Management7
- Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures7
- Gold Bulletin7
- Soft Materials7
- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology7
- Journal of Fire Sciences7
- Materials at High Temperatures7
- Image Analysis & Stereology7
294 Microelectronics International6
- International Journal of Nanotechnology6
- Journal of Friction and Wear6
- Materiale Plastice6
- Materiali in Tehnologije6
- Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy6
- Combustion Explosion and Shock Waves6
- Emerging Materials Research6
302 Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences5
- International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering5
- Circuit World5
- Transactions of Famena5
- ACI Structural Journal5
- Journal of Magnetics5
308 Informacije Midem-Journal of Microelectronics Electronic Components and Materials4
- Materials Science-Medziagotyra4
- International Journal of Materials & Product Technology4
- Kovove Materialy-Metallic Materials4
- Fibre Chemistry4
313 Journal of Laser Micro Nanoengineering3
314 MRS Communications0
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