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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Advanced Materials205
2 ACS Nano156
3 Advanced Functional Materials155
4 Advanced Energy Materials139
5 IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence133
6 Nature Energy127
- IEEE Access127
8 Advanced Science125
9 Nano Energy123
10 Energy Storage Materials122
11 Nano-Micro Letters121
12 Expert Systems With Applications118
13 Sensors117
14 Journal of Materials Science & Technology115
15 Nature Nanotechnology111
- IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems111
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems111
- Small111
19 IEEE Internet of Things Journal110
- Nature Materials110
21 ACS Energy Letters108
22 IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing106
- Carbohydrate Polymers106
24 Polymers105
25 Joule104
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces104
27 Construction and Building Materials102
- Applied Sciences-Basel102
- Composites Part B-Engineering102
30 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules101
31 Carbon100
32 IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications98
33 Sustainable Cities and Society97
34 Journal of Materials Chemistry A96
35 Progress in Materials Science94
36 Nano Letters93
37 Nature Electronics91
38 Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence89
- Journal of Alloys and Compounds89
- Materials Today89
41 IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics87
42 Automation in Construction86
- IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology86
- Biomaterials86
- Biosensors & Bioelectronics86
46 Electronics85
- Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T85
- Nanomaterials85
- Nature Reviews Materials85
- IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications85
- IEEE Transactions on Image Processing85
52 Journal of Nanobiotechnology84
- Nano Research84
- Applied Surface Science84
55 Pattern Recognition83
- Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials83
- Materials83
- Materials & Design83
59 IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering82
60 Journal of Power Sources81
61 Acta Materialia80
62 IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems79
- Ceramics International79
64 Journal of Membrane Science78
- IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics78
- Acta Biomaterialia78
67 Building and Environment77
- Cement & Concrete Composites77
69 Journal of Manufacturing Systems75
- IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology75
- Matter75
- Bioactive Materials75
- Cell Stem Cell75
74 IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control74
75 IEEE Sensors Journal73
- Cement and Concrete Research73
77 IEEE Transactions on Communications72
- IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging72
79 Journal of Magnesium and Alloys71
- Energy and Buildings71
- Composite Structures71
82 IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid70
83 Corrosion Science69
- International Journal of Production Economics69
85 Advanced Optical Materials68
- Nano Today68
87 Multimedia Tools and Applications67
- Chemistry of Materials67
89 Advanced Fiber Materials66
- Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing66
91 International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems65
- Journal of Manufacturing Processes65
- IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement65
- IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles65
- Advanced Healthcare Materials65
- Materials Horizons65
97 Biosensors-Basel64
- Composites Part A-Applied Science and Manufacturing64
- Proceedings of the IEEE64
- Laser & Photonics Reviews64
101 Journal of Materials Chemistry C63
- Nanoscale63
- Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing63
- IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation63
- Carbon Energy63
- IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification63
- ACS Sensors63
- Composites Science and Technology63
- International Journal of Plasticity63
110 International Journal of Production Research62
- Journal of Advanced Ceramics62
- Small Methods62
- IEEE Transactions on Power Systems62
- IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics62
115 Micromachines61
- Automatica61
- ACS Applied Nano Materials61
- Rare Metals61
119 IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security60
- Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters60
- European Polymer Journal60
122 Journal of Building Engineering59
- Gels59
- Computers & Electrical Engineering59
- npj Computational Materials59
- Progress in Polymer Science59
127 IEEE Wireless Communications58
- Internet of Things58
- Materials Chemistry and Physics58
- ACS Materials Letters58
- Stem Cell Research & Therapy58
132 Journal of the European Ceramic Society57
- IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy57
- Engineering Failure Analysis57
- IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics57
- InfoMat57
137 ACS Applied Energy Materials56
- Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology56
- IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing56
140 Macromolecules55
- Buildings55
- Electric Power Systems Research55
- ACS Photonics55
- Computer Networks55
145 IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters54
- Journal of Materials Chemistry B54
- Advanced Materials Technologies54
- Sensors and Actuators A-Physical54
149 Optical and Quantum Electronics53
- Optical Materials53
- International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology53
- IEEE Communications Magazine53
153 Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells52
- Journal of Lightwave Technology52
- International Journal of Nanomedicine52
- Materials Today Bio52
- IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems52
- IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications52
159 Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing51
- Langmuir51
- Diamond and Related Materials51
- Energy & Environmental Materials51
- Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces51
- Scripta Materialia51
- International Journal of Fatigue51
- Journal of Materials Processing Technology51
- Coatings51
168 Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids50
- Materials Research Bulletin50
- Membranes50
- IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems50
- IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering50
- IEEE Wireless Communications Letters50
- Polymer Degradation and Stability50
- Surface & Coatings Technology50
176 International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing49
- Results in Physics49
- IEEE Systems Journal49
- IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I-Regular Papers49
180 Journal of Materials Science48
- Advanced Materials Interfaces48
- Science China-Materials48
- Polymer Composites48
- Nanoscale Advances48
185 Journal of Functional Biomaterials47
- Journal of Physical Chemistry C47
- npj Flexible Electronics47
- Materials Today Physics47
- Crystals47
- Computer Communications47
- Microsystems & Nanoengineering47
- Lab on a Chip47
- Batteries-Basel47
- Biomaterials Science47
195 International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture46
- Materials Chemistry Frontiers46
- Metals46
- ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering46
- Silicon46
- International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials46
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