Journal rankings · indicator year 2015
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Subfield ranking · 2015
Polymers and Plastics journal rankings 2015
74 ranked journals · Subfield in Materials Science
Polymers and Plastics has 74 ranked journals in 2015. The median journal has an OJR of 0.57, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.05 on 2014; Q1 starts at OJR 0.86. The top three are Macromolecules, Polymer Degradation and Stability, and Polymer.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2015. 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 2012–2014, the window the 2015 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)
74 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 2014. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2012–2014, the window the 2015 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2012–2014 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 2006 to 2015. | Compare |
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1MacromoleculesAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.53Q1 | 6.15 0.01 up from 2014 | 3,030 | 17% | $4,500 | ||
2Polymer Degradation and StabilityElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.86Q1 | 3.61 0.12 up from 2014 | 1,022 | 20% | $4,190 | ||
3PolymerElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.69Q1 | 3.83 0.24 up from 2014 | 2,417 | 19% | $3,980 | ||
4Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer PhysicsWiley · United States | 1.68Q1 | 2.99 0.97 down from 2014 | 523 | 21% | $3,200 | ||
5European Polymer JournalElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.65Q1 | 3.72 0.34 up from 2014 | 1,021 | 21% | $4,330 | ||
6eXPRESS Polymer LettersOABudapest University of Technology and Economics · Hungary | 1.64Q1 | 3.12 0.13 up from 2014 | 302 | 100% | — | ||
7Macromolecular Rapid CommunicationsWiley · Germany | 1.58Q1 | 3.88 0.02 down from 2014 | 970 | 24% | $4,550 | ||
8Polymer TestingOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.53Q1 | 2.68 0.04 up from 2014 | 514 | 32% | $3,370 | ||
9Reactive and Functional PolymersElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.33Q1 | 2.95 0.21 up from 2014 | 494 | 11% | $3,920 | ||
10Progress in Organic CoatingsElsevier BV · Switzerland | 1.31Q1 | 2.80 0.09 down from 2014 | 742 | 11% | $4,350 | ||
11FibersOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.12Q1 | 2.06 1.23 up from 2014 | 34 | 100% | $2,413 | ||
12Journal of Cellular PlasticsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.12Q1 | 1.95 0.18 down from 2014 | 119 | 4% | $4,400 | ||
13Polymer InternationalWiley · United States | 1.10Q1 | 2.38 0.36 up from 2014 | 734 | 13% | $3,890 | ||
14Macromolecular Materials and EngineeringOAWiley · Germany | 1.09Q1 | 2.59 0.59 up from 2014 | 449 | 27% | $3,150 | ||
15Polymers for Advanced TechnologiesWiley · United Kingdom | 0.97Q1 | 2.02 0.22 up from 2014 | 409 | 11% | $4,800 | ||
16Journal of Polymer ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · Taiwan | 0.96Q1 | 2.48 0.01 down from 2014 | 868 | 6% | $3,890 | ||
17Journal of Applied Polymer ScienceWiley · United States | 0.89Q1 | 1.94 0.07 up from 2014 | 5,160 | 10% | $4,140 | ||
18Polymer Engineering and ScienceWiley · United States | 0.88Q1 | 1.58 0.20 up from 2014 | 994 | 4% | $4,270 | ||
19Journal of CompositesHindawi Publishing Corporation · Egypt | 0.86Q1 | 1.15 0.27 up from 2014 | 39 | 100% | — | ||
20International Journal of Polymer Analysis and CharacterizationTaylor & Francis · Netherlands | 0.85Q2 | 2.44 1.10 up from 2014 | 203 | 3% | — | ||
21Polymer CompositesWiley · United States | 0.84Q2 | 1.61 0.06 down from 2014 | 1,210 | 6% | $4,480 | ||
22Open Journal of Composite MaterialsOAScientific Research Publishing · United States | 0.83Q2 | 0.96 0.01 down from 2014 | 67 | 100% | — | ||
23Textile Research JournalSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.80Q2 | 1.43 0.25 down from 2014 | 639 | 6% | $4,150 | ||
24Iranian Polymer JournalSpringer Science+Business Media · Iran | 0.76Q2 | 1.98 0.06 up from 2014 | 294 | 2% | $3,790 | ||
25Polymer JournalSpringer Nature · Japan | 0.73Q2 | 1.79 0.05 down from 2014 | 488 | 11% | $4,390 | ||
26International Journal of Polymer ScienceOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 0.71Q2 | 1.39 0.05 up from 2014 | 194 | 100% | $2,160 | ||
27Polymer BulletinSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.70Q2 | 1.66 0.18 up from 2014 | 578 | 6% | $3,790 | ||
28Journal of Plastic Film & SheetingSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.69Q2 | 1.16 0.07 up from 2014 | 74 | 14% | $4,400 | ||
29Advances in Polymer TechnologyOAWiley · United States | 0.69Q2 | 1.23 0.09 down from 2014 | 238 | 7% | $2,160 | ||
30American Journal of Polymer ScienceOAUnited States | 0.65Q2 | 0.79 0.26 down from 2014 | 54 | 100% | — | ||
31Fibers and PolymersSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.64Q2 | 1.34 0.07 up from 2014 | 862 | 1% | $2,490 | ||
32Chinese Journal of Polymer ScienceSpringer Nature · United States | 0.63Q2 | 1.78 0.02 down from 2014 | 471 | 2% | $3,990 | ||
33Polymer-Plastics Technology and EngineeringMarcel Dekker · United States | 0.62Q2 | 1.55 1.50 down from 2014 | 682 | 4% | — | ||
34Journal of PolymersHindawi Publishing Corporation · Egypt | 0.61Q2 | 1.15 0.57 down from 2014 | 48 | 100% | — | ||
35High Performance PolymersSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.58Q2 | 1.14 0.21 down from 2014 | 378 | 7% | $4,150 | ||
36Designed Monomers & PolymersOATaylor & Francis · Netherlands | 0.58Q2 | 1.59 0.17 down from 2014 | 198 | 95% | $1,533 | ||
37Journal of the Textile InstituteTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.57Q2 | 0.97 0.19 down from 2014 | 473 | 7% | — | ||
38Journal of Vinyl and Additive TechnologyWiley · United States | 0.56Q3 | 1.03 0.53 down from 2014 | 197 | 1% | $3,800 | ||
39Macromolecular ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · South Korea | 0.56Q3 | 1.47 0.05 down from 2014 | 555 | 3% | $3,390 | ||
40Journal of Industrial TextilesOASAGE Publishing · United States | 0.50Q3 | 0.68 0.34 down from 2014 | 208 | 17% | — | ||
41Journal of Engineered Fibers and FabricsOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.49Q3 | 0.61 0.19 down from 2014 | 223 | 29% | $2,100 | ||
42ISRN Polymer ScienceOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · Egypt | 0.47Q3 | 0.57 0.27 down from 2014 | 55 | — | — | ||
43Rubber Chemistry and TechnologyAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 0.46Q3 | 0.73 0.27 down from 2014 | 146 | 10% | — | ||
44Plastics Rubber and Composites Macromolecular EngineeringTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.45Q3 | 0.76 0.09 up from 2014 | 180 | 6% | $4,150 | ||
45Journal of Natural FibersOATaylor & Francis · United States | 0.44Q3 | 0.63 0.30 down from 2014 | 93 | 0% | $2,070 | ||
46Journal of Thermoplastic Composite MaterialsSAGE Publishing · United States | 0.41Q3 | 0.70 0.08 down from 2014 | 356 | 6% | $4,400 | ||
47International Journal of Clothing Science and TechnologyEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 0.41Q3 | 0.71 0.10 up from 2014 | 106 | 6% | — | ||
48Journal of Macromolecular Science Part ATaylor & Francis · United States | 0.41Q3 | 1.08 0.18 up from 2014 | 415 | 4% | — | ||
49Journal of Elastomers & PlasticsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.40Q3 | 0.38 0.24 down from 2014 | 161 | 12% | $4,150 | ||
50International journal of composite materialsOAUnited States | 0.39Q3 | 0.49 0.87 down from 2014 | 93 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Materials Science, with Polymers and Plastics highlighted.
- Materials Chemistry288
- Polymers and Plastics74
- Biomaterials34
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials9
- Ceramics and Composites7
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films6
- General Materials Science1
- Metals and Alloys0
Journals
Citations made in 2015. Corpus-wide, 78.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
15 additional Polymers and Plastics journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2012–2014, 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: 2015. Publication window: 2012–2014. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 74
- Window papers (baseline)
- 49,356 +10.1% from indicator year 2012
- Median OJR
- 0.57 -9.2% from indicator year 2012
- Rising journals (2025)
- 12
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2012–2014 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.