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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics38.850
2 Applied Mechanics Reviews27.884
3 International Journal of Plasticity26.203
4 Energy Conversion and Management21.639
5 International Journal of Mechanical Sciences17.966
6 Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering14.314
7 Composite Structures13.774
8 Thin-Walled Structures12.890
9 International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer12.125
10 International Journal of Impact Engineering11.782
11 Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids11.352
12 Applied Thermal Engineering10.578
13 Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics10.468
14 Applied Mathematical Modelling10.450
15 Journal of Sound and Vibration10.202
16 Engineering Fracture Mechanics9.927
17 Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics9.447
18 Nonlinear Dynamics9.281
19 Applied Mathematics and Mechanics-English Edition8.771
20 European Journal of Mechanics A-Solids8.577
21 International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow8.349
22 Journal of Composites for Construction8.166
23 Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization8.149
24 International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer8.110
25 Extreme Mechanics Letters8.085
26 Numerical Heat Transfer Part B-Fundamentals7.721
27 Numerical Heat Transfer Part A-Applications7.619
28 Computational Mechanics7.370
29 Mechanics of Materials7.344
30 International Journal of Solids and Structures7.332
31 International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics6.935
32 Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures6.780
33 Journal of Fluids and Structures6.760
34 Journal of Fluid Mechanics6.622
35 Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics6.560
36 Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation6.503
37 International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow6.484
38 International Journal of Multiphase Flow6.450
39 Journal of Rheology6.273
40 Journal of Hydrodynamics6.231
41 Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics5.860
42 Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics5.709
43 Physics of Fluids5.625
44 Acta Mechanica5.567
45 International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design5.527
46 Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology5.445
47 Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics5.412
48 Acta Mechanica Sinica5.387
49 Multibody System Dynamics5.240
50 Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures5.226
51 International Journal of Thermophysics5.198
52 Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics5.175
53 Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials5.122
54 Computers & Fluids5.075
55 Finite Elements in Analysis and Design4.952
56 International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics4.771
57 Archive of Applied Mechanics4.764
58 Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme4.738
59 International Journal of Damage Mechanics4.735
60 Granular Matter4.709
61 Experiments in Fluids4.670
62 Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics4.594
63 International Journal of Fracture4.558
64 Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies4.556
65 Rheologica Acta4.457
66 European Journal of Mechanics B-Fluids4.430
67 Thermal Science and Engineering Progress4.385
68 Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis4.373
69 Wave Motion4.310
70 Journal of Nonlinear Science4.258
71 Experimental Mechanics4.249
72 Mechanics Research Communications4.221
73 Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines4.167
74 Physical Mesomechanics4.102
75 Meccanica4.069
76 Flow Turbulence and Combustion4.016
77 Journal of Thermal Stresses3.982
78 ZAMM-Zeitschrift fuer angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik3.915
79 International Journal of Applied Mechanics3.872
80 Journal of Statistical Mechanics-Theory and Experiment3.859
81 Heat and Mass Transfer3.796
82 Journal of Adhesion3.720
83 Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica3.663
84 International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics3.587
85 Korea-Australia Rheology Journal3.544
86 Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design3.411
87 Environmental Fluid Mechanics3.374
88 Shock Waves3.358
89 International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation3.276
90 Journal of Porous Media3.139
91 Journal of Elasticity3.063
92 Journal of Vibration and Control2.887
93 International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids2.795
94 Journal of Turbulence2.737
95 Mechanics of Composite Materials2.703
96 Heat Transfer Engineering2.695
97 Engineering Computations2.677
98 Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics2.617
99 Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids2.551
100 Journal of Vibration and Acoustics-Transactions of the Asme2.478
101 Journal of Engineering Thermophysics2.324
102 International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics2.312
103 Experimental Techniques2.276
104 Journal of Mathematical Fluid Mechanics2.208
105 Nonlinear Analysis-Modelling and Control2.201
106 Image Analysis & Stereology2.163
107 Nihon Reoroji Gakkaishi1.993
108 Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics1.958
109 Comptes Rendus Mecanique1.900
110 Mechanics & Industry1.771
111 Fluid Dynamics Research1.770
112 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part K-Journal of Multi-Body Dynamics1.764
113 Mechanics of Solids1.734
114 Shock and Vibration1.730
115 Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures1.669
116 Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics1.634
117 International Journal of Aeroacoustics1.549
118 Regular & Chaotic Dynamics1.533
119 Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures1.468
120 Mechanika1.424
121 Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics1.365
122 Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics1.335
123 Fluid Dynamics1.327
124 International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics1.270
125 Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics1.260
126 Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics0.930
127 Doklady Physics0.927
128 Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics0.535
129 Magnetohydrodynamics0.386
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