Journal rankings · indicator year 2021
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Subfield ranking · 2021
Mechanical Engineering journal rankings 2021
380 ranked journals · Subfield in Engineering
Mechanical Engineering has 380 ranked journals in 2021. The median journal has an OJR of 0.49, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.01 on 2020; Q1 starts at OJR 0.95. The top three are Procedia Engineering, International Materials Reviews, and Additive manufacturing.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2021. 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 2018–2020, the window the 2021 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 Engineering (16)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering574
- Mechanical Engineering380
- Biomedical Engineering327
- Civil and Structural Engineering272
- Aerospace Engineering175
- Mechanics of Materials123
- Control and Systems Engineering121
- Computational Mechanics102
- Building and Construction97
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering90
- Ocean Engineering74
- Automotive Engineering38
380 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 2020. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2018–2020, the window the 2021 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2018–2020 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 2012 to 2021. | Compare |
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1Procedia EngineeringOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 5.45Q1 | —no 2020 value | 397 | — | — | ||
2International Materials ReviewsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 4.13Q1 | 12.44 3.58 down from 2020 | 55 | 52% | $4,400 | ||
3Additive manufacturingElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.34Q1 | 10.49 0.90 down from 2020 | 1,466 | 54% | $4,430 | ||
4Virtual and Physical PrototypingOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 3.28Q1 | 12.22 1.30 up from 2020 | 99 | 41% | $2,070 | ||
5International Journal of Machine Tools and ManufactureElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.10Q1 | 10.30 1.65 up from 2020 | 212 | 37% | $5,610 | ||
6Composites Part B EngineeringElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.06Q1 | 11.46 1.58 up from 2020 | 2,826 | 23% | $5,210 | ||
7Critical reviews in solid state and materials sciences/CRC critical reviews in solid state and materials sciencesTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.97Q1 | 11.62 3.11 up from 2020 | 48 | 21% | — | ||
8Energy Conversion and ManagementElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.71Q1 | 11.63 0.81 up from 2020 | 3,568 | 24% | $4,600 | ||
9Materials & DesignOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.49Q1 | 8.43 0.30 up from 2020 | 2,516 | 100% | $3,650 | ||
10Sustainable materials and technologiesElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.43Q1 | 10.35 1.97 up from 2020 | 186 | 28% | $4,150 | ||
11Manufacturing LettersElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.36Q1 | 5.22 1.10 down from 2020 | 184 | 43% | $2,000 | ||
122019 Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences (ASET)Publisher not listed | 2.31Q1 | 1.39 0.39 up from 2020 | 230 | — | — | ||
13Design StudiesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.29Q1 | 6.46 1.00 up from 2020 | 101 | 58% | $4,570 | ||
14Materials Research LettersOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.24Q1 | 8.05 0.30 up from 2020 | 219 | 100% | $1,459 | ||
15Journal of Material Science and TechnologyElsevier BV · China | 2.11Q1 | 8.42 0.61 up from 2020 | 1,604 | 11% | $3,000 | ||
16CIRP AnnalsElsevier BV | 2.02Q1 | 6.11 0.14 up from 2020 | 464 | 39% | $3,190 | ||
17Frontiers of Mechanical EngineeringHigher Education Press · China | 1.97Q1 | 2.73 2.52 down from 2020 | 111 | 26% | $3,090 | ||
18Journal of Materials Processing TechnologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.97Q1 | 5.67 0.14 up from 2020 | 1,315 | 25% | $3,980 | ||
19Journal of Materials Research and TechnologyOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.87Q1 | 6.79 1.09 up from 2020 | 2,246 | 100% | $1,640 | ||
20She jiOAElsevier BV · China | 1.87Q1 | 3.92 1.61 up from 2020 | 88 | 100% | $1,500 | ||
21International Journal of Mechanical SciencesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.87Q1 | 6.06 0.56 up from 2020 | 1,899 | 21% | $4,740 | ||
22Journal of Manufacturing ProcessesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.87Q1 | 5.91 0.30 up from 2020 | 1,657 | 18% | $3,520 | ||
| 1.86Q1 | —no 2020 value | 271 | — | — | |||
| 1.84Q1 | 0.79 0.08 up from 2020 | 149 | — | — | |||
25Research in Engineering DesignSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.83Q1 | 4.10 1.49 up from 2020 | 72 | 54% | $4,090 | ||
26International Journal of Lightweight Materials and ManufactureOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.82Q1 | 4.39 0.52 up from 2020 | 143 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
27FrictionOASpringer Nature · China | 1.81Q1 | 5.31 0.53 up from 2020 | 261 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
28International Journal of PlasticityElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.80Q1 | 8.25 1.18 up from 2020 | 541 | 39% | $3,740 | ||
29Applied Thermal EngineeringElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.78Q1 | 6.19 0.48 up from 2020 | 4,563 | 18% | $3,660 | ||
30Design ScienceOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.75Q1 | 3.79 0.56 up from 2020 | 86 | 100% | $3,550 | ||
31International Communications in Heat and Mass TransferElsevier BV · United States | 1.75Q1 | 6.58 0.73 up from 2020 | 950 | 8% | $3,560 | ||
32CIRP journal of manufacturing science and technologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.74Q1 | 4.85 0.17 up from 2020 | 199 | 26% | $2,950 | ||
33Tribology InternationalElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.68Q1 | 5.13 0.30 up from 2020 | 1,668 | 23% | $5,390 | ||
34International Journal of Heat and Mass TransferElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.68Q1 | 5.15 0.26 down from 2020 | 4,897 | 25% | $4,220 | ||
35Case Studies in Thermal EngineeringOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.65Q1 | 7.02 1.73 up from 2020 | 585 | 100% | $1,620 | ||
36Journal of CO2 UtilizationOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.61Q1 | 8.27 0.86 up from 2020 | 851 | 23% | $3,360 | ||
37Energy Conversion and Management XOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.60Q1 | 8.16 1.96 up from 2020 | 53 | 100% | $3,170 | ||
38Archives of Civil and Mechanical EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · Poland | 1.59Q1 | 4.48 0.01 up from 2020 | 346 | 32% | $3,290 | ||
39Materials Science and Engineering AElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.58Q1 | 5.68 0.38 up from 2020 | 4,308 | 21% | $3,430 | ||
40Advances in ManufacturingSpringer Science+Business Media · China | 1.56Q1 | 4.47 0.89 up from 2020 | 117 | 24% | $3,990 | ||
41Multifunctional MaterialsIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.54Q1 | 5.95 2.05 up from 2020 | 50 | 90% | — | ||
42International Journal of Technology and Design EducationSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.53Q1 | 2.80 0.50 up from 2020 | 195 | 52% | $3,390 | ||
43SPE Eastern Regional MeetingPublisher not listed | 1.53Q1 | 0.82 0.18 down from 2020 | 38 | 0% | — | ||
44Scripta MaterialiaElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.51Q1 | 5.38 0.01 down from 2020 | 1,770 | 38% | $3,220 | ||
45Thermal Science and Engineering ProgressElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.48Q1 | 4.97 0.13 down from 2020 | 638 | 14% | $3,000 | ||
46International Journal of Thermal SciencesElsevier BV · France | 1.47Q1 | 4.36 0.30 up from 2020 | 1,368 | 11% | $3,920 | ||
47Cleaner Engineering and TechnologyOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.46Q1 | 5.03no 2020 value | 39 | 100% | $2,220 | — | |
48Journal of Engineering DesignTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.44Q1 | 3.38 0.15 up from 2020 | 79 | 34% | — | ||
49WearElsevier BV · Switzerland | 1.42Q1 | 4.72 0.56 up from 2020 | 1,164 | 25% | $5,394 | ||
50Science and Technology of Welding & JoiningManey Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.39Q1 | 4.09 0.04 down from 2020 | 206 | 2% | $4,400 |
Subfields of Engineering, with Mechanical Engineering highlighted.
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering574
- Mechanical Engineering380
- Biomedical Engineering327
- Civil and Structural Engineering272
- Aerospace Engineering175
- Mechanics of Materials123
- Control and Systems Engineering121
- Computational Mechanics102
- Building and Construction97
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering90
- Ocean Engineering74
- Automotive Engineering38
- Media Technology27
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality26
- Architecture2
- General Engineering0
Journals
Citations made in 2021. Corpus-wide, 87.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
90 additional Mechanical Engineering journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2018–2020, 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: 2021. Publication window: 2018–2020. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 380
- Window papers (baseline)
- 221,656 +17.3% from indicator year 2018
- Median OJR
- 0.492 -3.9% from indicator year 2018
- Rising journals (2025)
- 37
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2018–2020 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 | 153 | 165 | 174 | 181 | 189 | 197 | 200 | 216 | 239 | 248 | 253 | 259 | 279 | 297 | 318 | 336 | 349 | 360 | 367 | 371 | 379 | 380 | 376 | 376 | 372 | 366 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 62,334 | 69,348 | 76,751 | 85,480 | 91,814 | 99,066 | 105,079 | 114,255 | 121,976 | 131,580 | 138,936 | 149,595 | 164,074 | 174,982 | 184,498 | 189,752 | 192,405 | 190,265 | 188,986 | 196,408 | 208,840 | 221,656 | 231,232 | 237,955 | 243,502 | 258,806 | |
| Median OJR | 0.511 | 0.539 | 0.531 | 0.553 | 0.47 | 0.501 | 0.51157 | 0.5481 | 0.5022 | 0.5090 | 0.565 | 0.58 | 0.551 | 0.59 | 0.561 | 0.5478 | 0.57 | 0.545 | 0.51162 | 0.500 | 0.5023 | 0.492 | 0.5093 | 0.496 | 0.528 | 0.489 |
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.