New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Advanced Materials208
2 Advanced Functional Materials161
3 ACS Nano159
4 IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence145
5 Advanced Energy Materials141
6 IEEE Access134
7 Expert Systems With Applications132
8 Nano-Micro Letters131
9 Nature Energy128
10 IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems126
11 Sensors122
- Journal of Materials Science & Technology122
- Advanced Science122
14 IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems118
15 Nano Energy117
16 IEEE Internet of Things Journal114
17 Energy Storage Materials113
18 Small112
19 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules111
20 Nature Materials110
- Applied Sciences-Basel110
- Nature Nanotechnology110
- Polymers110
24 Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence108
25 ACS Energy Letters107
- Carbohydrate Polymers107
27 Progress in Materials Science106
28 Joule105
29 IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications104
- Carbon104
31 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces103
- Construction and Building Materials103
33 Sustainable Cities and Society96
34 Composites Part B-Engineering93
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A93
36 Automation in Construction92
37 Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T91
- IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications91
39 Nano Letters90
- Nature Electronics90
- Nature Reviews Materials90
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing90
- Journal of Nanobiotechnology90
44 IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics89
- Journal of Alloys and Compounds89
- Electronics89
47 IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering88
48 IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology87
49 Materials86
- Acta Materialia86
51 Pattern Recognition85
- Materials Today85
53 Nanomaterials84
54 Journal of Power Sources83
- Cement & Concrete Composites83
- Applied Surface Science83
57 IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology82
- IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles82
- Biomaterials82
- Biosensors & Bioelectronics82
61 IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems81
62 IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics80
- Ceramics International80
64 Acta Biomaterialia79
65 Nano Research78
- Cell Stem Cell78
- Advanced Healthcare Materials78
- Building and Environment78
- Matter78
70 IEEE Transactions on Communications77
- Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials77
- Materials & Design77
73 Cement and Concrete Research76
- IEEE Transactions on Image Processing76
75 IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control74
- International Journal of Plasticity74
- Journal of Membrane Science74
- ACS Sensors74
- IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging74
80 IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid73
- Journal of Magnesium and Alloys73
- Biosensors-Basel73
- Journal of Manufacturing Systems73
- Corrosion Science73
85 Materials Horizons72
- Bioactive Materials72
87 Energy and Buildings71
- IEEE Sensors Journal71
89 Gels70
- Journal of Manufacturing Processes70
91 npj Computational Materials69
- Composite Structures69
93 IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification68
- International Journal of Production Economics68
- Internet of Things68
- Advanced Fiber Materials68
- Carbon Energy68
98 Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing67
- IEEE Transactions on Power Systems67
100 IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security66
- Chemistry of Materials66
- Buildings66
- Proceedings of the IEEE66
- Composites Part A-Applied Science and Manufacturing66
105 IEEE Wireless Communications65
- Micromachines65
- IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation65
- IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics65
109 ACS Applied Nano Materials64
- Automatica64
- Multimedia Tools and Applications64
- Laser & Photonics Reviews64
113 Nano Today63
- IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement63
- Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing63
- Small Methods63
- Nanoscale63
- Rare Metals63
119 International Journal of Nanomedicine62
- Advanced Optical Materials62
- Electric Power Systems Research62
- Engineering Failure Analysis62
- IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing62
- Journal of Building Engineering62
125 Composites Science and Technology61
- Batteries-Basel61
127 European Polymer Journal60
- Materials Chemistry and Physics60
- International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems60
- International Journal of Production Research60
- Journal of Advanced Ceramics60
132 Journal of the European Ceramic Society59
- Coatings59
- IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics59
- Materials Today Bio59
136 Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology58
- International Journal of Fatigue58
- IEEE Communications Magazine58
- InfoMat58
- Surface & Coatings Technology58
141 IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy57
- Progress in Polymer Science57
- ACS Applied Energy Materials57
- IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems57
- Journal of Functional Biomaterials57
- International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing57
- Journal of Materials Chemistry C57
- Diamond and Related Materials57
149 Langmuir56
- Nanoscale Advances56
- IEEE Wireless Communications Letters56
- IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics56
- Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters56
- ACS Materials Letters56
- Computers & Electrical Engineering56
156 Macromolecules55
- Computer Networks55
- International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology55
159 IEEE Network54
160 Materials Chemistry Frontiers53
- Optical Materials53
- Journal of Materials Chemistry B53
- Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids53
- eTransportation53
- Microsystems & Nanoengineering53
- IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications53
- Journal of Materials Science53
- Energy & Environmental Materials53
169 Metals52
- Optical and Quantum Electronics52
- Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing52
- Materials Science & Engineering R-Reports52
- Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces52
- Advanced Materials Technologies52
- Crystals52
176 Science China-Materials51
- Polymer Degradation and Stability51
- Journal of Lightwave Technology51
- Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering51
- IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering51
- Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials51
- IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems51
- Sensors and Actuators A-Physical51
- Stem Cell Research & Therapy51
- Polymer Composites51
186 Materials Characterization50
- Results in Physics50
- Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells50
- International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials50
190 IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques49
- Scripta Materialia49
- Journal of Materials Processing Technology49
- npj Flexible Electronics49
- Materials Today Communications49
- ACS Photonics49
196 IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters48
- Biomimetics48
- Membranes48
- IEEE Systems Journal48
- IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I-Regular Papers48
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