Journal rankings · indicator year 2006
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Subfield ranking · 2006
Materials Chemistry journal rankings 2006
177 ranked journals · Subfield in Materials Science
Materials Chemistry has 177 ranked journals in 2006. The median journal has an OJR of 0.71, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.03 on 2005; Q1 starts at OJR 1.21. The top three are Progress in Materials Science, Nature Materials, and Nano Letters.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2006. 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 2003–2005, the window the 2006 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)
177 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 2005. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2003–2005, the window the 2006 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2003–2005 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 2006. | Compare |
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1Progress in Materials ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 9.51Q1 | 15.33 9.91 up from 2005 | 52 | 14% | $6,040 | ||
2Nature MaterialsNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 8.10Q1 | 12.26 2.78 up from 2005 | 716 | 17% | $12,690 | ||
3Nano LettersAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 6.35Q1 | 10.40 0.35 up from 2005 | 1,315 | 14% | $4,500 | ||
4Coordination Chemistry ReviewsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 5.52Q1 | 7.73 0.26 down from 2005 | 477 | 5% | $5,740 | ||
5Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C Photochemistry ReviewsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.55Q1 | 7.03 0.32 up from 2005 | 41 | 5% | $4,530 | ||
6Progress in Solid State ChemistryElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.89Q1 | 3.51 6.85 down from 2005 | 43 | 4% | — | ||
7Acta MaterialiaElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.64Q1 | 3.96 0.64 up from 2005 | 1,704 | 6% | $3,700 | ||
8Advances in Colloid and Interface ScienceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.72Q1 | 3.08 0.26 down from 2005 | 243 | 3% | $5,150 | ||
9Journal of CatalysisElsevier BV · United States | 2.64Q1 | 4.71 0.22 up from 2005 | 1,238 | 7% | $4,250 | ||
10Applied Physics LettersAmerican Institute of Physics · United States | 2.56Q1 | 4.44 0.13 up from 2005 | 11,560 | 18% | — | ||
11Journal of Materials ChemistryRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 2.44Q1 | 4.25 0.36 up from 2005 | 1,786 | 5% | — | ||
12Faraday DiscussionsRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 2.40Q1 | 4.27 0.98 up from 2005 | 215 | 9% | — | ||
13Soft MatterRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 2.18Q1 | 3.32no 2005 value | 75 | 7% | — | — | |
14LangmuirAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.12Q1 | 3.93 0.26 up from 2005 | 5,195 | 7% | $4,500 | ||
15NanotechnologyIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.06Q1 | 3.43 0.29 up from 2005 | 1,424 | 52% | $3,325 | ||
16CrystEngCommRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 1.97Q1 | 3.31 0.11 up from 2005 | 322 | 2% | — | ||
17Inorganic ChemistryAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 1.96Q1 | 4.04 0.08 down from 2005 | 3,715 | 8% | $4,500 | ||
18CarbonElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.91Q1 | 2.88 0.53 up from 2005 | 1,731 | 5% | $4,830 | ||
19Journal of Applied CrystallographyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.90Q1 | 2.33 0.87 down from 2005 | 508 | 35% | $5,110 | ||
20ChemPhysChemWiley · Germany | 1.84Q1 | 3.06 0.04 up from 2005 | 928 | 11% | $4,550 | ||
21Journal of Nanoparticle ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.84Q1 | 2.62 0.67 up from 2005 | 206 | 7% | $3,890 | ||
22Crystal Growth & DesignAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 1.74Q1 | 3.07 0.45 up from 2005 | 763 | 2% | $4,500 | ||
23Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sourcesSpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 1.74Q1 | 2.49 0.54 up from 2005 | 1,438 | 7% | $3,490 | ||
24Chemical Society ReviewsRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 1.71Q1 | 12.13 1.82 down from 2005 | 181 | 5% | — | ||
25Journal of Applied PhysicsAmerican Institute of Physics · United States | 1.62Q1 | 2.62 0.04 up from 2005 | 9,271 | 17% | $3,500 | ||
26Chemical ReviewsAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 1.61Q1 | 24.54 4.26 up from 2005 | 488 | 9% | $4,500 | ||
27Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and EngineeringIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.60Q1 | 1.67 0.09 up from 2005 | 286 | 46% | $3,325 | ||
28Catalysis TodayElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.59Q1 | 2.42 0.31 up from 2005 | 1,577 | 8% | $3,930 | ||
29Topics in CatalysisSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.55Q1 | 2.55 0.10 up from 2005 | 368 | 3% | $3,590 | ||
30Applied Catalysis A GeneralElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.54Q1 | 2.56 0.25 up from 2005 | 2,159 | 7% | $3,760 | ||
31Physical Chemistry Chemical PhysicsRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 1.47Q1 | 2.83 0.25 up from 2005 | 2,150 | 6% | — | ||
32New Journal of ChemistryRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 1.46Q1 | 2.63 0.30 up from 2005 | 770 | 5% | — | ||
33Dalton TransactionsRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 1.45Q1 | 2.65 0.40 down from 2005 | 2,007 | 6% | — | ||
34MRS BulletinSpringer Nature · United States | 1.44Q1 | 1.90 0.35 up from 2005 | 714 | 67% | $3,490 | ||
35Chemical Physics LettersElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.42Q1 | 2.46 0.01 up from 2005 | 5,088 | 7% | $3,270 | ||
36Journal of Physics Condensed MatterIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.31Q1 | 2.14 0.18 up from 2005 | 3,936 | 54% | $3,325 | ||
37The Philosophical Magazine A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Applied PhysicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.30Q1 | 1.69 0.20 up from 2005 | 787 | 42% | — | ||
38Journal of the American Ceramic SocietyWiley · United States | 1.30Q1 | 1.63 0.14 down from 2005 | 1,621 | 6% | $4,070 | ||
39Dyes and PigmentsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.27Q1 | 1.93 0.35 up from 2005 | 616 | 3% | $3,590 | ||
40Applied Physics ASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.26Q1 | 1.83 0.27 up from 2005 | 1,707 | 4% | $3,790 | ||
41Corrosion ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.26Q1 | 1.35 0.24 down from 2005 | 793 | 8% | $4,070 | ||
42Journal of Nanoscience and NanotechnologyAmerican Scientific Publishers · United States | 1.25Q1 | 1.78 0.22 down from 2005 | 588 | 4% | — | ||
43Computational Materials ScienceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.24Q1 | 1.13 0.30 down from 2005 | 686 | 5% | $3,290 | ||
44Photochemical & Photobiological SciencesSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 1.22Q1 | 2.55 0.11 up from 2005 | 531 | 7% | $3,390 | ||
45Journal of the European Ceramic SocietyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.21Q1 | 1.20 0.38 down from 2005 | 1,871 | 9% | $3,900 | ||
46Journal of Solid State ChemistryElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.19Q2 | 2.10 0.23 up from 2005 | 1,698 | 4% | $3,540 | ||
47Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering AspectsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.17Q2 | 1.67 0.12 up from 2005 | 1,819 | 5% | $3,200 | ||
48Interface ScienceSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.16Q2 | 1.67 0.41 up from 2005 | 81 | — | — | ||
49IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical InsulationInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 1.15Q2 | 1.96 0.11 up from 2005 | 419 | 6% | $2,645 | ||
50Microscopy Research and TechniqueWiley · United States | 1.15Q2 | 1.91 0.68 down from 2005 | 418 | 21% | $4,250 |
Subfields of Materials Science, with Materials Chemistry highlighted.
- Materials Chemistry177
- Polymers and Plastics53
- Biomaterials18
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials9
- Ceramics and Composites5
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films5
- General Materials Science0
- Metals and Alloys0
Journals
Citations made in 2006. Corpus-wide, 71.3% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
44 additional Materials Chemistry journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2003–2005, 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: 2006. Publication window: 2003–2005. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 177
- Window papers (baseline)
- 135,445 +26.9% from indicator year 2003
- Median OJR
- 0.711 -8.9% from indicator year 2003
- Rising journals (2025)
- 43
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2003–2005 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 147 | 150 | 153 | 165 | 172 | 175 | 177 | 191 | 198 | 206 | 213 | 221 | 240 | 256 | 277 | 288 | 300 | 312 | 324 | 329 | 332 | 334 | 346 | 362 | 366 | 363 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 83,525 | 91,142 | 97,816 | 106,715 | 114,237 | 125,073 | 135,445 | 148,491 | 161,932 | 174,081 | 185,077 | 194,748 | 210,226 | 221,886 | 236,788 | 246,172 | 254,827 | 256,248 | 256,729 | 258,993 | 266,963 | 275,349 | 282,624 | 283,079 | 285,185 | 294,138 | |
| Median OJR | 0.61 | 0.644 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.711 | 0.723 | 0.712 | 0.722 | 0.716 | 0.654 | 0.645 | 0.6530 | 0.6590 | 0.6595 | 0.63 | 0.6526 | 0.649 | 0.62 | 0.676 | 0.660 | 0.678 | 0.67 | 0.683 | 0.679 |
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.