Journal rankings · indicator year 2016
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Subfield ranking · 2016
Polymers and Plastics journal rankings 2016
77 ranked journals · Subfield in Materials Science
Polymers and Plastics has 77 ranked journals in 2016. The median OJR fell 0.06 on 2015 to 0.51, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 0.76. The top three are Macromolecules, European Polymer Journal, and Polymer Degradation and Stability.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2016. 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 2013–2015, the window the 2016 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)
77 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 2015. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2013–2015, the window the 2016 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2013–2015 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 2007 to 2016. | Compare |
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1MacromoleculesAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.31Q1 | 6.10 0.05 down from 2015 | 3,000 | 19% | $4,500 | ||
2European Polymer JournalElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.76Q1 | 3.97 0.25 up from 2015 | 1,278 | 22% | $4,330 | ||
3Polymer Degradation and StabilityElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.72Q1 | 3.73 0.12 up from 2015 | 947 | 22% | $4,190 | ||
4PolymerElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.67Q1 | 3.89 0.06 up from 2015 | 2,500 | 23% | $3,980 | ||
5eXPRESS Polymer LettersOABudapest University of Technology and Economics · Hungary | 1.59Q1 | 3.31 0.19 up from 2015 | 295 | 100% | — | ||
6Polymer TestingOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.47Q1 | 2.77 0.09 up from 2015 | 554 | 14% | $3,370 | ||
7Macromolecular Rapid CommunicationsWiley · Germany | 1.46Q1 | 3.75 0.13 down from 2015 | 914 | 30% | $4,550 | ||
8Progress in Organic CoatingsElsevier BV · Switzerland | 1.37Q1 | 3.05 0.26 up from 2015 | 809 | 9% | $4,350 | ||
9Reactive and Functional PolymersElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.36Q1 | 3.33 0.38 up from 2015 | 456 | 8% | $3,920 | ||
10Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer PhysicsWiley · United States | 1.27Q1 | 2.79 0.21 down from 2015 | 557 | 38% | $3,200 | ||
11Macromolecular Materials and EngineeringOAWiley · Germany | 1.18Q1 | 2.78 0.19 up from 2015 | 388 | 22% | $3,150 | ||
12Polymer InternationalWiley · United States | 1.08Q1 | 2.22 0.16 down from 2015 | 599 | 14% | $3,890 | ||
13Journal of Polymer ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · Taiwan | 0.90Q1 | 2.18 0.30 down from 2015 | 836 | 3% | $3,890 | ||
14Journal of Applied Polymer ScienceWiley · United States | 0.89Q1 | 2.03 0.09 up from 2015 | 4,319 | 11% | $4,140 | ||
15Polymers for Advanced TechnologiesWiley · United Kingdom | 0.88Q1 | 1.99 0.03 down from 2015 | 611 | 11% | $4,800 | ||
16FibersOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 0.87Q1 | 1.96 0.09 down from 2015 | 68 | 100% | $2,413 | ||
17Polymer Engineering and ScienceWiley · United States | 0.84Q1 | 1.72 0.15 up from 2015 | 784 | 10% | $4,270 | ||
18Journal of Cellular PlasticsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.82Q1 | 1.61 0.35 down from 2015 | 110 | 6% | $4,400 | ||
19Polymer JournalSpringer Nature · Japan | 0.80Q1 | 1.94 0.15 up from 2015 | 404 | 20% | $4,390 | ||
20Iranian Polymer JournalSpringer Science+Business Media · Iran | 0.76Q1 | 1.74 0.24 down from 2015 | 292 | 9% | $3,790 | ||
21Polymer CompositesWiley · United States | 0.75Q2 | 1.31 0.31 down from 2015 | 1,495 | 6% | $4,480 | ||
22International Journal of Polymer ScienceOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 0.72Q2 | 1.32 0.07 down from 2015 | 314 | 100% | $2,160 | ||
23Journal of CompositesHindawi Publishing Corporation · Egypt | 0.72Q2 | 0.84 0.32 down from 2015 | 48 | 100% | — | ||
24Journal of Natural FibersOATaylor & Francis · United States | 0.71Q2 | 1.35 0.73 up from 2015 | 114 | 12% | $2,070 | ||
25Textile Research JournalSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.70Q2 | 1.49 0.06 up from 2015 | 632 | 11% | $4,150 | ||
26Fibers and PolymersSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.67Q2 | 1.48 0.14 up from 2015 | 990 | 2% | $2,490 | ||
27Chinese Journal of Polymer ScienceSpringer Nature · United States | 0.65Q2 | 1.87 0.09 up from 2015 | 516 | 1% | $3,990 | ||
28International Journal of Polymer Analysis and CharacterizationTaylor & Francis · Netherlands | 0.63Q2 | 2.27 0.16 down from 2015 | 219 | 4% | — | ||
29Polymer BulletinSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.63Q2 | 1.40 0.26 down from 2015 | 724 | 9% | $3,790 | ||
30Open Journal of Composite MaterialsOAScientific Research Publishing · United States | 0.62Q2 | 1.13 0.17 up from 2015 | 59 | 100% | — | ||
31Polymer-Plastics Technology and EngineeringMarcel Dekker · United States | 0.59Q2 | 1.52 0.03 down from 2015 | 650 | 5% | — | ||
32Macromolecular ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · South Korea | 0.58Q2 | 1.50 0.02 up from 2015 | 483 | 4% | $3,390 | ||
33Journal of Industrial TextilesOASAGE Publishing · United States | 0.54Q2 | 0.94 0.26 up from 2015 | 245 | 11% | — | ||
34Designed Monomers & PolymersOATaylor & Francis · Netherlands | 0.53Q2 | 1.23 0.36 down from 2015 | 189 | 100% | $1,533 | ||
35Rubber Chemistry and TechnologyAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 0.53Q2 | 1.00 0.27 up from 2015 | 164 | 8% | — | ||
36Autex Research JournalOADe Gruyter Open · Poland | 0.52Q2 | 1.02 0.28 up from 2015 | 113 | 100% | $1,695 | ||
37Journal of the Textile InstituteTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.52Q2 | 1.08 0.10 up from 2015 | 533 | 7% | — | ||
38Advances in Polymer TechnologyOAWiley · United States | 0.51Q2 | 0.98 0.25 down from 2015 | 290 | 8% | $2,160 | ||
39Journal of TextilesHindawi Publishing Corporation · Egypt | 0.51Q2 | 0.73 0.20 up from 2015 | 37 | 50% | — | ||
40Journal of PolymersHindawi Publishing Corporation · Egypt | 0.51Q3 | 0.94 0.20 down from 2015 | 59 | 100% | — | ||
41Plastics Rubber and Composites Macromolecular EngineeringTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.50Q3 | 0.83 0.07 up from 2015 | 160 | 3% | $4,150 | ||
42International journal of composite materialsOAUnited States | 0.49Q3 | 0.69 0.20 up from 2015 | 97 | 100% | — | ||
43Journal of Plastic Film & SheetingSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.48Q3 | 1.11 0.06 down from 2015 | 78 | 16% | $4,400 | ||
44Journal of Macromolecular Science Part BTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.47Q3 | 0.98 0.17 up from 2015 | 330 | 3% | — | ||
45High Performance PolymersSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.46Q3 | 0.97 0.17 down from 2015 | 410 | 2% | $4,150 | ||
46Journal of Vinyl and Additive TechnologyWiley · United States | 0.45Q3 | 0.83 0.20 down from 2015 | 237 | 6% | $3,800 | ||
47International Journal of Clothing Science and TechnologyEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 0.42Q3 | 0.69 0.02 down from 2015 | 138 | 5% | — | ||
48Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and InformaticsHong Kong SAR China | 0.41Q3 | 0.44 0.14 down from 2015 | 125 | 14% | — | ||
49Journal of Thermoplastic Composite MaterialsSAGE Publishing · United States | 0.40Q3 | 0.59 0.12 down from 2015 | 339 | 9% | $4,400 | ||
50Journal of Macromolecular Science Part ATaylor & Francis · United States | 0.40Q3 | 1.11 0.03 up from 2015 | 374 | 7% | — |
Subfields of Materials Science, with Polymers and Plastics highlighted.
- Materials Chemistry300
- Polymers and Plastics77
- Biomaterials34
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials9
- Ceramics and Composites8
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films5
- General Materials Science0
- Metals and Alloys0
Journals
Citations made in 2016. Corpus-wide, 77.2% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
14 additional Polymers and Plastics journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2013–2015, 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: 2016. Publication window: 2013–2015. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 77
- Window papers (baseline)
- 48,928 +4.5% from indicator year 2013
- Median OJR
- 0.508 -17.9% from indicator year 2013
- Rising journals (2025)
- 12
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2013–2015 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.