Journal rankings · indicator year 2022
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Subfield ranking · 2022
Polymers and Plastics journal rankings 2022
86 ranked journals · Subfield in Materials Science
Polymers and Plastics has 86 ranked journals in 2022. The median journal has an OJR of 0.60, below the world average of 1.00, unchanged on 2021; Q1 starts at OJR 0.83. The top three are Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research, Materials Circular Economy, and Progress in Organic Coatings.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2022. 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 2019–2021, the window the 2022 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)
86 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 2021. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2019–2021, the window the 2022 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2019–2021 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 2013 to 2022. | Compare |
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1Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer ResearchOAElsevier BV · China | 2.76Q1 | 11.15 0.48 down from 2021 | 79 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
2Materials Circular EconomySpringer Science+Business Media · Singapore | 1.64Q1 | 6.16 0.18 down from 2021 | 45 | 46% | $3,090 | ||
3Progress in Organic CoatingsElsevier BV · Switzerland | 1.45Q1 | 6.40 0.43 up from 2021 | 1,559 | 12% | $4,350 | ||
4Polymer Degradation and StabilityElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.36Q1 | 5.98 0.82 up from 2021 | 884 | 26% | $4,190 | ||
5Polymer TestingOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.36Q1 | 5.31 0.20 up from 2021 | 1,470 | 100% | $3,370 | ||
6European Polymer JournalElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.29Q1 | 5.91 0.51 up from 2021 | 1,837 | 17% | $4,330 | ||
7FibersOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.29Q1 | 4.56 0.10 down from 2021 | 271 | 100% | $2,413 | ||
8MacromoleculesAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 1.22Q1 | 5.62 0.33 down from 2021 | 3,061 | 23% | $4,500 | ||
9ACS Applied Polymer MaterialsAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 1.19Q1 | 5.12 0.39 up from 2021 | 1,724 | 18% | $4,500 | ||
10Reactive and Functional PolymersElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.17Q1 | 4.97 0.08 down from 2021 | 742 | 13% | $3,920 | ||
11Journal of Composites ScienceOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.10Q1 | 3.98 0.18 down from 2021 | 635 | 100% | $2,172 | ||
12TextilesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.07Q1 | 3.61no 2021 value | 33 | 100% | $1,207 | — | |
13Polymer CompositesWiley · United States | 1.03Q1 | 5.42 1.42 up from 2021 | 1,250 | 8% | $4,480 | ||
14PolymerElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.99Q1 | 4.26 0.28 up from 2021 | 2,906 | 22% | $3,980 | ||
15Macromolecular Rapid CommunicationsWiley · Germany | 0.95Q1 | 4.04 0.08 down from 2021 | 992 | 27% | $4,550 | ||
16Chinese Journal of Polymer ScienceSpringer Nature · United States | 0.89Q1 | 4.40 0.60 up from 2021 | 431 | 10% | $3,990 | ||
17e-PolymersOADe Gruyter · Germany | 0.88Q1 | 4.18 0.88 up from 2021 | 230 | 100% | $1,808 | ||
18International Journal of Polymer ScienceOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 0.86Q1 | 3.71 0.45 up from 2021 | 275 | 100% | $2,160 | ||
19Journal of Plastic Film & SheetingSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.86Q1 | 3.07 0.05 down from 2021 | 63 | 3% | $4,400 | ||
20Polymers for Advanced TechnologiesWiley · United Kingdom | 0.85Q1 | 3.59 0.18 up from 2021 | 1,031 | 12% | $4,800 | ||
21Macromolecular Materials and EngineeringOAWiley · Germany | 0.83Q1 | 3.62 0.13 down from 2021 | 849 | 43% | $3,150 | ||
22Journal of Natural FibersOATaylor & Francis · United States | 0.83Q1 | 3.73 0.50 up from 2021 | 1,080 | 31% | $2,070 | ||
23Functional Composites and StructuresIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.81Q2 | 3.05 1.19 down from 2021 | 109 | 29% | $3,325 | ||
24Journal of Polymer ScienceWiley · United States | 0.81Q2 | 3.39 0.48 up from 2021 | 655 | 33% | $4,380 | ||
25Advances in Polymer TechnologyOAWiley · United States | 0.80Q2 | 3.27 0.37 up from 2021 | 266 | 100% | $2,160 | ||
26Journal of Thermoplastic Composite MaterialsSAGE Publishing · United States | 0.78Q2 | 2.81 0.02 down from 2021 | 355 | 14% | $4,400 | ||
27eXPRESS Polymer LettersOABudapest University of Technology and Economics · Hungary | 0.76Q2 | 3.20 0.38 down from 2021 | 282 | 100% | — | ||
28Research Journal of Textile and ApparelEmerald Publishing Limited | 0.75Q2 | 1.90no change | 111 | 5% | — | ||
29Polymer BulletinSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.74Q2 | 3.18 0.25 up from 2021 | 1,284 | 13% | $3,790 | ||
30Journal of Applied Polymer ScienceWiley · United States | 0.72Q2 | 3.02 0.08 down from 2021 | 4,243 | 12% | $4,140 | ||
31Journal of Industrial TextilesOASAGE Publishing · United States | 0.72Q2 | 2.96 0.56 up from 2021 | 478 | 100% | — | ||
32Progress in Rubber Plastics and Recycling TechnologySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.71Q2 | 2.47 0.15 down from 2021 | 58 | 8% | $4,150 | ||
33Journal of Polymer ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · Taiwan | 0.71Q2 | 2.93 0.47 down from 2021 | 1,195 | 10% | $3,890 | ||
34Polymer InternationalWiley · United States | 0.71Q2 | 3.22 0.05 up from 2021 | 548 | 20% | $3,890 | ||
35Journal of Engineered Fibers and FabricsOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.70Q2 | 2.82 0.64 up from 2021 | 337 | 100% | $2,100 | ||
36Designed Monomers & PolymersOATaylor & Francis · Netherlands | 0.69Q2 | 1.91 1.79 down from 2021 | 75 | 100% | $1,533 | ||
37Fibers and PolymersSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.69Q2 | 2.72 0.10 up from 2021 | 1,026 | 6% | $2,490 | ||
38Iranian Polymer JournalSpringer Science+Business Media · Iran | 0.69Q2 | 3.27 0.40 up from 2021 | 315 | 3% | $3,790 | ||
39Journal of Vinyl and Additive TechnologyWiley · United States | 0.66Q2 | 3.40 0.93 up from 2021 | 178 | 13% | $3,800 | ||
40Polymer Engineering and ScienceWiley · United States | 0.65Q2 | 3.51 0.85 up from 2021 | 794 | 13% | $4,270 | ||
41Polymer JournalSpringer Nature · Japan | 0.64Q2 | 3.03 0.15 down from 2021 | 435 | 15% | $4,390 | ||
42Polymers and Polymer CompositesOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.63Q2 | 2.33 0.47 up from 2021 | 403 | 100% | $2,000 | ||
43Textile Research JournalSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.60Q2 | 2.34 0.12 down from 2021 | 776 | 11% | $4,150 | ||
44SPE PolymersOAWiley · United States | 0.59Q3 | 2.29 0.95 up from 2021 | 49 | 100% | $2,310 | ||
45Journal of Cellular PlasticsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.59Q3 | 2.39 0.92 up from 2021 | 104 | 19% | $4,400 | ||
46Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer PhysicsWiley · United States | 0.57Q3 | —no 2021 value | 134 | — | $3,200 | ||
47Journal of the Textile InstituteTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.55Q3 | 2.00 0.02 down from 2021 | 761 | 7% | — | ||
48Polymer-Plastics Technology and MaterialsTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.54Q3 | 2.36 0.31 down from 2021 | 410 | 3% | — | ||
49Open Journal of Composite MaterialsOAScientific Research Publishing · United States | 0.54Q3 | 1.12 0.48 down from 2021 | 40 | 100% | — | ||
50Journal of Macromolecular Science Part ATaylor & Francis · United States | 0.53Q3 | 2.68 0.14 up from 2021 | 318 | 9% | — |
Subfields of Materials Science, with Polymers and Plastics highlighted.
- Materials Chemistry346
- Polymers and Plastics86
- Biomaterials34
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials14
- Ceramics and Composites6
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films4
- General Materials Science0
- Metals and Alloys0
Journals
Citations made in 2022. Corpus-wide, 89.5% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
13 additional Polymers and Plastics journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2019–2021, 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: 2022. Publication window: 2019–2021. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 86
- Window papers (baseline)
- 49,976 +12.3% from indicator year 2019
- Median OJR
- 0.597 +16.3% from indicator year 2019
- Rising journals (2025)
- 12
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2019–2021 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.