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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Advanced Materials206
2 Advanced Functional Materials160
3 ACS Nano155
4 IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence142
5 Advanced Energy Materials140
6 Nature Energy127
7 Expert Systems With Applications126
8 Nano-Micro Letters125
9 Journal of Materials Science & Technology122
- Nano Energy122
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems122
12 IEEE Access121
13 Advanced Science119
- Sensors119
15 IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems117
16 IEEE Internet of Things Journal116
17 Nature Materials115
- Energy Storage Materials115
19 Nature Nanotechnology114
20 Small110
21 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules108
22 Polymers107
23 Applied Sciences-Basel106
24 Carbohydrate Polymers105
- ACS Energy Letters105
26 Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence103
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces103
- Carbon103
29 Construction and Building Materials101
- Joule101
31 Progress in Materials Science100
32 IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications99
33 Sustainable Cities and Society95
34 Composites Part B-Engineering93
35 Nature Electronics92
36 Journal of Alloys and Compounds91
- IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications91
38 Nano Letters90
- IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics90
40 Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T89
- Automation in Construction89
42 Nature Reviews Materials87
- Electronics87
44 Journal of Materials Chemistry A86
- IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering86
46 Journal of Nanobiotechnology85
- Nano Research85
- Nanomaterials85
- IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology85
50 Materials84
- Materials Today84
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing84
- Biosensors & Bioelectronics84
- Acta Materialia84
55 IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology83
- Biomaterials83
- IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems83
58 Applied Surface Science82
- Cement & Concrete Composites82
- Journal of Power Sources82
61 IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics81
- Pattern Recognition81
- Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials81
64 Matter78
- IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles78
- Acta Biomaterialia78
- Cell Stem Cell78
68 Materials & Design77
- Ceramics International77
70 Building and Environment76
71 IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control75
- IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid75
73 Cement and Concrete Research74
- Advanced Healthcare Materials74
75 IEEE Transactions on Communications73
- Journal of Magnesium and Alloys73
- IEEE Sensors Journal73
78 Corrosion Science72
79 Journal of Manufacturing Systems71
- Journal of Membrane Science71
- IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging71
- Biosensors-Basel71
- ACS Sensors71
84 Bioactive Materials70
- Carbon Energy70
- International Journal of Plasticity70
87 IEEE Transactions on Image Processing69
88 Journal of Manufacturing Processes68
- Composite Structures68
- Energy and Buildings68
91 Materials Horizons67
- IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification67
- Advanced Fiber Materials67
94 Gels66
- International Journal of Production Economics66
- Internet of Things66
- Proceedings of the IEEE66
98 Laser & Photonics Reviews65
- IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation65
- Composites Part A-Applied Science and Manufacturing65
- Advanced Optical Materials65
- Buildings65
- Chemistry of Materials65
104 Journal of Building Engineering64
- npj Computational Materials64
- Composites Science and Technology64
- Automatica64
108 Multimedia Tools and Applications63
- Micromachines63
- IEEE Transactions on Power Systems63
- IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics63
- Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing63
113 Nano Today62
- International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems62
- International Journal of Production Research62
- ACS Applied Nano Materials62
117 Computers & Electrical Engineering61
- Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing61
- Electric Power Systems Research61
- Engineering Failure Analysis61
121 European Polymer Journal60
- IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security60
- IEEE Wireless Communications60
- Rare Metals60
- Small Methods60
126 Journal of Advanced Ceramics59
- ACS Materials Letters59
- Journal of the European Ceramic Society59
- InfoMat59
130 Materials Chemistry and Physics58
- Stem Cell Research & Therapy58
- Progress in Polymer Science58
- International Journal of Nanomedicine58
- IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics58
- ACS Applied Energy Materials58
- Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology58
137 Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters57
- Materials Today Bio57
- IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement57
- Batteries-Basel57
- Nanoscale57
142 International Journal of Fatigue56
- IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing56
- Computer Networks56
- Coatings56
146 Journal of Functional Biomaterials55
- IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy55
- Surface & Coatings Technology55
- Langmuir55
- IEEE Communications Magazine55
151 International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing54
- Advanced Materials Technologies54
- Diamond and Related Materials54
- Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces54
- Macromolecules54
- IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems54
- IEEE Wireless Communications Letters54
- International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology54
- Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells54
160 IEEE Network53
- Journal of Lightwave Technology53
- IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications53
163 Optical and Quantum Electronics52
- Optical Materials52
- Journal of Materials Chemistry C52
- Crystals52
- Sensors and Actuators A-Physical52
- Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids52
- Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing52
- IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics52
- IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems52
- eTransportation52
173 Journal of Materials Science51
- Energy & Environmental Materials51
- ACS Photonics51
- Polymer Degradation and Stability51
- npj Flexible Electronics51
- Metals51
- IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering51
- Science China-Materials51
- Polymer Composites51
182 Microsystems & Nanoengineering50
- IEEE Systems Journal50
- Results in Physics50
185 Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials49
- Materials Science & Engineering R-Reports49
- Materials Chemistry Frontiers49
- Journal of Materials Chemistry B49
- Journal of Materials Processing Technology49
- IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I-Regular Papers49
- Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering49
192 Nanoscale Advances48
- Materials Research Bulletin48
- Materials Today Communications48
- Membranes48
- IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques48
- Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials48
- Scripta Materialia48
199 Computer Communications47
- Science China-Information Sciences47
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