Journal rankings · indicator year 2003
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Subfield ranking · 2003
Polymers and Plastics journal rankings 2003
52 ranked journals · Subfield in Materials Science
Polymers and Plastics has 52 ranked journals in 2003. The median journal has an OJR of 0.54, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.02 on 2002; Q1 starts at OJR 0.89. The top three are Macromolecules, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, and Polymer.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2003. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2000–2002, the window the 2003 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Materials Science (8)
52 ranked journals
Filters
Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2002. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2000–2002, the window the 2003 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2000–2002 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2000 to 2003. | Compare |
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1MacromoleculesAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.18Q1 | 3.13 0.40 up from 2002 | 4,109 | 5% | $4,500 | ||
2Macromolecular Rapid CommunicationsWiley · Germany | 1.93Q1 | 2.54 0.71 up from 2002 | 725 | 5% | $4,550 | ||
3PolymerElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.75Q1 | 2.34 0.58 up from 2002 | 3,169 | 4% | $3,980 | ||
4Polymer CompositesWiley · United States | 1.35Q1 | 0.80 0.07 up from 2002 | 276 | 3% | $4,480 | ||
5Reactive and Functional PolymersElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.33Q1 | 1.52 0.28 up from 2002 | 284 | 1% | $3,920 | ||
6Polymer Engineering and ScienceWiley · United States | 1.29Q1 | 1.12 0.20 up from 2002 | 683 | 9% | $4,270 | ||
7Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer PhysicsWiley · United States | 1.15Q1 | 1.37 0.27 up from 2002 | 1,158 | 8% | $3,200 | ||
8Polymer Degradation and StabilityElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.95Q1 | 1.40 0.17 up from 2002 | 776 | 3% | $4,190 | ||
9Macromolecular Materials and EngineeringOAWiley · Germany | 0.94Q1 | 0.89 0.34 up from 2002 | 428 | 5% | $3,150 | ||
10Progress in Organic CoatingsElsevier BV · Switzerland | 0.92Q1 | 1.00 0.25 up from 2002 | 297 | 2% | $4,350 | ||
11European Polymer JournalElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.91Q1 | 1.08 0.18 up from 2002 | 1,031 | 2% | $4,330 | ||
12Rubber Chemistry and TechnologyAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 0.90Q1 | 0.71 0.08 down from 2002 | 181 | 2% | — | ||
13Polymer TestingOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.89Q1 | 0.77 0.03 down from 2002 | 395 | 9% | $3,370 | ||
14Polymer InternationalWiley · United States | 0.79Q2 | 0.82 0.10 up from 2002 | 757 | 4% | $3,890 | ||
15Computational and Theoretical Polymer ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.78Q2 | 1.15 0.03 down from 2002 | 101 | — | — | ||
16Journal of Coatings TechnologySpringer Nature · United States | 0.76Q2 | 0.80 0.09 up from 2002 | 146 | 3% | — | ||
17High Performance PolymersSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.76Q2 | 0.69 0.16 up from 2002 | 168 | 5% | $4,150 | ||
18Plastics Rubber and Composites Macromolecular EngineeringTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.74Q2 | 0.40 0.02 down from 2002 | 200 | 10% | $4,150 | ||
19Journal of Thermoplastic Composite MaterialsSAGE Publishing · United States | 0.73Q2 | 0.50 0.04 up from 2002 | 127 | 3% | $4,400 | ||
20Journal of Applied Polymer ScienceWiley · United States | 0.65Q2 | 0.83 0.19 up from 2002 | 5,346 | 7% | $4,140 | ||
21Polymers for Advanced TechnologiesWiley · United Kingdom | 0.65Q2 | 0.87 0.10 up from 2002 | 423 | 5% | $4,800 | ||
22Polymer JournalSpringer Nature · Japan | 0.62Q2 | 0.75 0.04 down from 2002 | 487 | 5% | $4,390 | ||
23Journal of Macromolecular Science Part BTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.59Q2 | 0.66 0.02 down from 2002 | 213 | 2% | — | ||
24Designed Monomers & PolymersOATaylor & Francis · Netherlands | 0.57Q2 | 0.78 0.32 up from 2002 | 96 | 100% | $1,533 | ||
25Polymer BulletinSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.57Q2 | 0.58 0.08 up from 2002 | 498 | 2% | $3,790 | ||
26Journal of Macromolecular Science Part ATaylor & Francis · United States | 0.55Q2 | 0.72 0.24 up from 2002 | 327 | 8% | — | ||
27Textile Research JournalSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.53Q3 | 0.58 0.09 up from 2002 | 526 | 3% | $4,150 | ||
28International Polymer ProcessingDe Gruyter · Germany | 0.53Q3 | 0.42 0.06 down from 2002 | 179 | 2% | $2,712 | ||
29Advances in Polymer TechnologyOAWiley · United States | 0.49Q3 | 0.49 0.13 up from 2002 | 114 | 10% | $2,160 | ||
30Journal of Polymer ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · Taiwan | 0.44Q3 | 0.37no change | 92 | 6% | $3,890 | ||
31Cellular PolymersSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.43Q3 | 0.54 0.30 up from 2002 | 59 | 12% | $4,150 | ||
32International Journal of Polymer Analysis and CharacterizationTaylor & Francis · Netherlands | 0.43Q3 | 0.62 0.15 up from 2002 | 76 | 4% | — | ||
33Polymers and Polymer CompositesOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.41Q3 | 0.57 0.29 up from 2002 | 174 | 11% | $2,000 | ||
34Macromolecular ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · South Korea | 0.39Q3 | 1.10 1.02 up from 2002 | 112 | 0% | $3,390 | ||
35Polymer-Plastics Technology and EngineeringMarcel Dekker · United States | 0.39Q3 | 0.36 0.16 down from 2002 | 175 | 4% | — | ||
35Journal of Vinyl and Additive TechnologyWiley · United States | 0.39Q3 | 0.52 0.20 up from 2002 | 114 | 8% | $3,800 | ||
37Journal of Polymer EngineeringDe Gruyter · Germany | 0.35Q3 | 0.13 0.16 down from 2002 | 87 | 8% | $2,712 | ||
38Journal of Cellular PlasticsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.29Q3 | 0.34 0.05 up from 2002 | 118 | 3% | $4,400 | ||
39Journal of the Textile InstituteTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.29Q3 | 0.08 0.10 down from 2002 | 176 | 2% | — | ||
40Fibers and PolymersSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.29Q4 | 0.41 0.18 up from 2002 | 83 | 0% | $2,490 | ||
41PolimeryOAIndustrial Chemistry Research Institute · Poland | 0.20Q4 | 0.20 0.06 up from 2002 | 441 | 100% | — | ||
42KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHUOASociety of Polymer Science · Japan | 0.19Q4 | 0.22 0.01 up from 2002 | 327 | 100% | — | ||
43International Journal of Clothing Science and TechnologyEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 0.18Q4 | 0.12 0.01 down from 2002 | 98 | 3% | — | ||
44e-PolymersOADe Gruyter · Germany | 0.16Q4 | 0.16 0.03 up from 2002 | 79 | 68% | $1,808 | ||
45Journal of Elastomers & PlasticsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.12Q4 | 0.11 0.04 down from 2002 | 86 | 0% | $4,150 | ||
46Journal of Plastic Film & SheetingSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.09Q4 | 0.04 0.11 down from 2002 | 100 | 10% | $4,400 | ||
47PolímerosOAAssociação Brasileira de Polímeros · Brazil | 0.09Q4 | 0.09 0.05 down from 2002 | 145 | 100% | $152 | ||
48Autex Research JournalOADe Gruyter Open · Poland | 0.08Q4 | 0.00no change | 32 | 70% | $1,695 | ||
49International Nonwovens JournalSAGE Publishing · United States | 0.04Q4 | 0.06 0.02 up from 2002 | 158 | 63% | — | ||
50Research Journal of Textile and ApparelEmerald Publishing Limited | 0.03Q4 | 0.09 0.09 up from 2002 | 51 | 0% | — |
Subfields of Materials Science, with Polymers and Plastics highlighted.
- Materials Chemistry165
- Polymers and Plastics52
- Biomaterials17
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials8
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films6
- Ceramics and Composites3
- General Materials Science0
- Metals and Alloys0
Journals
Citations made in 2003. Corpus-wide, 70.2% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
11 additional Polymers and Plastics journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2000–2002, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2003. Publication window: 2000–2002. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 52
- Window papers (baseline)
- 26,684 +22.9% from indicator year 2000
- Median OJR
- 0.539 -12.1% from indicator year 2000
- Rising journals (2025)
- 12
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2000–2002 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Ranked journals | 50 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 67 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 82 | 87 | 83 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 80 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 21,710 | 23,128 | 25,063 | 26,684 | 28,497 | 30,159 | 32,318 | 34,762 | 37,357 | 39,274 | 41,007 | 42,360 | 44,839 | 46,841 | 48,915 | 49,356 | 48,928 | 46,837 | 45,002 | 44,515 | 46,282 | 48,422 | 49,976 | 50,050 | 50,400 | 53,160 | |
| Median OJR | 0.61 | 0.5844 | 0.518 | 0.539 | 0.56 | 0.544 | 0.523 | 0.5492 | 0.514 | 0.631 | 0.54868 | 0.577 | 0.627 | 0.6190 | 0.6187 | 0.57 | 0.508 | 0.54870 | 0.511 | 0.513 | 0.53 | 0.600 | 0.597 | 0.589 | 0.5839 | 0.590 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.