New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Mechanics

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 Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics37.353
2 International Journal of Plasticity25.748
3 Applied Mechanics Reviews25.267
4 Energy Conversion and Management21.096
5 International Journal of Mechanical Sciences17.423
6 Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering14.055
7 Composite Structures13.805
8 Thin-Walled Structures12.541
9 International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer11.986
10 International Journal of Impact Engineering11.572
11 Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids11.286
12 Applied Thermal Engineering11.012
13 Applied Mathematical Modelling10.417
14 Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics10.302
15 Journal of Sound and Vibration9.997
16 Engineering Fracture Mechanics9.598
17 Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics9.366
18 Applied Mathematics and Mechanics-English Edition9.215
19 Nonlinear Dynamics9.147
20 International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow8.420
21 European Journal of Mechanics A-Solids8.396
22 Extreme Mechanics Letters8.103
23 Journal of Composites for Construction8.100
24 Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization7.984
25 International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer7.914
26 Numerical Heat Transfer Part B-Fundamentals7.450
27 Numerical Heat Transfer Part A-Applications7.426
28 Computational Mechanics7.305
29 Mechanics of Materials7.213
30 International Journal of Solids and Structures7.177
31 International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics7.079
32 Journal of Fluids and Structures7.026
33 Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics6.746
34 Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures6.738
35 International Journal of Multiphase Flow6.588
36 Journal of Fluid Mechanics6.552
37 Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation6.407
38 Journal of Rheology6.127
39 Journal of Hydrodynamics6.097
40 International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow6.072
41 Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics5.928
42 Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics5.756
43 Physics of Fluids5.520
44 Acta Mechanica5.508
45 International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design5.462
46 Acta Mechanica Sinica5.359
47 Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology5.343
48 Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics5.296
49 Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics5.261
50 Multibody System Dynamics5.073
51 International Journal of Thermophysics5.047
52 Computers & Fluids5.013
53 Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures4.997
54 Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials4.982
55 International Journal of Damage Mechanics4.937
56 Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme4.898
57 Archive of Applied Mechanics4.840
58 Granular Matter4.788
59 Finite Elements in Analysis and Design4.776
60 International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics4.733
61 European Journal of Mechanics B-Fluids4.726
62 Rheologica Acta4.699
63 Experiments in Fluids4.634
64 Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics4.491
65 International Journal of Fracture4.472
66 Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies4.469
67 Thermal Science and Engineering Progress4.348
68 Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis4.316
69 Journal of Nonlinear Science4.237
70 Mechanics Research Communications4.234
71 Experimental Mechanics4.206
72 Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines4.194
73 Flow Turbulence and Combustion4.157
74 Wave Motion4.148
75 Physical Mesomechanics3.963
76 International Journal of Applied Mechanics3.919
77 Journal of Thermal Stresses3.896
78 Meccanica3.891
79 Journal of Statistical Mechanics-Theory and Experiment3.878
80 ZAMM-Zeitschrift fuer angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik3.836
81 Journal of Adhesion3.800
82 Heat and Mass Transfer3.714
83 Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica3.688
84 International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics3.590
85 Korea-Australia Rheology Journal3.485
86 Environmental Fluid Mechanics3.409
87 Shock Waves3.328
88 Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design3.300
89 International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation3.242
90 Journal of Elasticity3.118
91 Journal of Porous Media3.071
92 Mechanics of Composite Materials2.845
93 Journal of Vibration and Control2.834
94 Journal of Turbulence2.802
95 International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids2.750
96 Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids2.745
97 Engineering Computations2.624
98 Heat Transfer Engineering2.534
99 Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics2.510
100 Journal of Vibration and Acoustics-Transactions of the Asme2.432
101 Journal of Engineering Thermophysics2.413
102 Experimental Techniques2.321
103 Nonlinear Analysis-Modelling and Control2.255
104 Image Analysis & Stereology2.217
105 Journal of Mathematical Fluid Mechanics2.187
106 Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics2.000
107 International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics1.961
108 Comptes Rendus Mecanique1.866
109 Nihon Reoroji Gakkaishi1.788
110 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part K-Journal of Multi-Body Dynamics1.739
111 Fluid Dynamics Research1.727
112 Shock and Vibration1.709
113 Mechanics & Industry1.675
114 Mechanics of Solids1.655
115 Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics1.602
116 Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures1.590
117 International Journal of Aeroacoustics1.579
118 Regular & Chaotic Dynamics1.505
119 Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures1.458
120 Mechanika1.370
121 Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics1.362
122 Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics1.352
123 Fluid Dynamics1.338
124 Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics1.254
125 International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics1.204
126 Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics0.883
127 Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics0.435
128 Magnetohydrodynamics0.375
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