Journal rankings · indicator year 2024
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Field ranking · 2024
Materials Science journal rankings 2024
508 ranked journals · Field in Physical Sciences
Materials Science has 508 ranked journals in 2024. The median journal has an OJR of 0.65, below the world average of 1.00, unchanged on 2023; Q1 starts at OJR 1.06. The top three are Progress in Materials Science, Nature Nanotechnology, and Progress in Polymer Science.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2024. 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 2021–2023, the window the 2024 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.
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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 2023. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2021–2023, the window the 2024 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2021–2023 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 2015 to 2024. | Compare |
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1Progress in Materials ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 9.20Q1 | 41.76 11.69 up from 2023 | 252 | 37% | $6,040 | ||
2Nature NanotechnologyNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 7.23Q1 | 26.18 3.79 down from 2023 | 703 | 43% | $12,690 | ||
3Progress in Polymer ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 6.83Q1 | 27.96 0.98 up from 2023 | 150 | 58% | $6,500 | ||
4Nature MaterialsNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 5.98Q1 | 22.73 0.88 down from 2023 | 847 | 40% | $12,690 | ||
5Coordination Chemistry ReviewsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.92Q1 | 24.62 3.40 up from 2023 | 1,348 | 18% | $5,740 | ||
6Advances in Colloid and Interface ScienceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.76Q1 | 20.27 2.46 up from 2023 | 447 | 41% | $5,150 | ||
7ACS NanoAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 3.73Q1 | 16.85 0.26 up from 2023 | 5,548 | 27% | $4,500 | ||
8Advanced Composites and Hybrid MaterialsSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 3.66Q1 | 22.65 1.00 down from 2023 | 602 | 36% | $3,490 | ||
9Journal of Advanced CeramicsOASpringer Science+Business Media · China | 3.59Q1 | 15.96 2.17 down from 2023 | 422 | 100% | $2,372 | ||
10Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C Photochemistry ReviewsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.25Q1 | 14.77 0.57 up from 2023 | 72 | 29% | $4,530 | ||
11Accounts of Materials ResearchAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.96Q1 | 14.00 1.27 up from 2023 | 325 | 27% | $4,500 | ||
12AggregateOAWiley · United States | 2.93Q1 | 12.99 0.31 up from 2023 | 355 | 100% | $3,000 | ||
13Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer ResearchOAElsevier BV · China | 2.91Q1 | 13.24 3.13 up from 2023 | 109 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
14Carbohydrate PolymersElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.87Q1 | 13.02 1.90 up from 2023 | 3,515 | 29% | $5,340 | ||
15Nano Materials ScienceOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.75Q1 | 14.82 4.87 up from 2023 | 130 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
16Chemical ReviewsAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.75Q1 | 54.27 2.71 up from 2023 | 784 | 50% | $4,500 | ||
17npj Computational MaterialsOANature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 2.73Q1 | 12.53 2.64 up from 2023 | 688 | 100% | $3,490 | ||
18Corrosion CommunicationsOAElsevier BV · China | 2.48Q1 | 10.42 3.51 up from 2023 | 95 | 100% | $1,800 | ||
19Ultrasonics SonochemistryOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.43Q1 | 10.28 1.05 up from 2023 | 1,212 | 100% | $3,710 | ||
20Progress in Solid State ChemistryElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.40Q1 | 11.54 4.40 up from 2023 | 30 | 33% | — | ||
21Communications MaterialsOANature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 2.34Q1 | 10.26 2.10 up from 2023 | 326 | 100% | $3,690 | ||
22Food Packaging and Shelf LifeElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.27Q1 | 11.64 2.30 up from 2023 | 598 | 28% | $4,690 | ||
23Plant Nano BiologyOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.23Q1 | 10.27 4.36 up from 2023 | 52 | 100% | $2,380 | ||
24NPG Asia MaterialsOANature Portfolio · Japan | 2.20Q1 | 8.87 0.47 down from 2023 | 242 | 100% | $4,490 | ||
25Applied Surface Science AdvancesOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.18Q1 | 10.29 1.79 up from 2023 | 465 | 100% | $2,350 | ||
26TungstenSpringer Science+Business Media · Singapore | 2.16Q1 | 11.77 5.85 up from 2023 | 166 | 6% | $3,190 | ||
27Nano LettersAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.12Q1 | 9.37 0.58 down from 2023 | 4,187 | 26% | $4,500 | ||
28Corrosion ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.12Q1 | 8.68 1.22 up from 2023 | 2,207 | 27% | $4,070 | ||
29Acta MaterialiaElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.11Q1 | 8.87 1.13 up from 2023 | 2,416 | 57% | $3,700 | ||
30Journal of Magnesium and AlloysOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.09Q1 | 12.79 2.41 up from 2023 | 741 | 100% | $1,500 | ||
31npj Materials DegradationOANature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 2.06Q1 | 8.50 1.45 up from 2023 | 248 | 100% | $2,590 | ||
32OpenNanoOAElsevier BV · United States | 2.02Q1 | 8.81 1.31 up from 2023 | 159 | 100% | $1,860 | ||
33Chemical Society ReviewsRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 1.99Q1 | 42.63 0.39 up from 2023 | 892 | 57% | — | ||
34npj 2D Materials and ApplicationsOANature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 1.97Q1 | 8.90 0.19 down from 2023 | 255 | 100% | $3,405 | ||
35Materials Today AdvancesOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.93Q1 | 8.32 0.08 down from 2023 | 305 | 100% | $3,790 | ||
36CarbonElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.92Q1 | 10.88 1.53 up from 2023 | 2,909 | 26% | $4,830 | ||
37International Journal of Biological MacromoleculesElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.92Q1 | 9.12 0.70 up from 2023 | 11,054 | 15% | $4,390 | ||
38Materials Today PhysicsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.90Q1 | 9.30 0.24 down from 2023 | 858 | 21% | $4,160 | ||
39Catalysis ReviewsTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.85Q1 | 9.04 0.43 up from 2023 | 69 | 24% | — | ||
40PolyoxometalatesOATsinghua University Press | 1.84Q1 | 10.61 8.04 down from 2023 | 46 | 100% | — | ||
41Hybrid AdvancesOAElsevier BV | 1.77Q1 | 7.62 3.69 up from 2023 | 128 | 100% | $1,540 | ||
42Nano ResearchOASpringer Science+Business Media · Hong Kong SAR China | 1.75Q1 | 9.73 0.22 down from 2023 | 3,085 | 40% | $5,290 | ||
43Journal of MateriomicsOAElsevier BV · China | 1.73Q1 | 8.39 1.63 up from 2023 | 438 | 100% | $1,750 | ||
44Journal of nanostructure in chemistryOASpringer Nature · Germany | 1.73Q1 | 8.99 0.10 up from 2023 | 160 | 100% | $3,690 | ||
45Materials Today NanoElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.69Q1 | 8.08 0.43 up from 2023 | 338 | 20% | $4,140 | ||
46TextilesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.66Q1 | 6.48 1.03 up from 2023 | 99 | 100% | $1,207 | ||
47NanophotonicsOADe Gruyter · Germany | 1.61Q1 | 7.17 0.36 up from 2023 | 1,049 | 100% | $2,995 | ||
48Progress in Organic CoatingsElsevier BV · Switzerland | 1.56Q1 | 7.58 0.89 up from 2023 | 1,719 | 21% | $4,350 | ||
49Polymer Degradation and StabilityElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.56Q1 | 7.95 1.35 up from 2023 | 877 | 32% | $4,190 | ||
50Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and ApplicationsOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.55Q1 | 7.00 0.61 up from 2023 | 363 | 100% | $2,790 |
Citations made in 2024. Corpus-wide, 87.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
102 additional Materials Science journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2021–2023, 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: 2024. Publication window: 2021–2023. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 508
- Window papers (baseline)
- 517,536 +3.5% from indicator year 2021
- Median OJR
- 0.650 +0.5% from indicator year 2021
- Rising journals (2025)
- 60Comparison-group list (60)
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2021–2023 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 | 229 | 231 | 236 | 251 | 262 | 265 | 267 | 284 | 289 | 302 | 306 | 321 | 338 | 363 | 395 | 419 | 433 | 442 | 458 | 467 | 476 | 473 | 490 | 506 | 508 | 504 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 163,946 | 175,484 | 187,103 | 200,299 | 212,830 | 229,805 | 247,827 | 270,857 | 293,613 | 315,775 | 336,201 | 355,696 | 382,365 | 404,167 | 431,123 | 448,942 | 462,729 | 463,329 | 462,648 | 467,211 | 482,821 | 499,970 | 513,549 | 515,160 | 517,536 | 533,293 | |
| Median OJR | 0.61 | 0.629 | 0.660 | 0.6582 | 0.657 | 0.640 | 0.653 | 0.645 | 0.628 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.634 | 0.67 | 0.6541 | 0.6577 | 0.637 | 0.593 | 0.60 | 0.590 | 0.592 | 0.627 | 0.647 | 0.6542 | 0.648 | 0.650 | 0.639 |
| Measure | Category statistic | Eligible population |
|---|---|---|
| Journal self-citation share | Median: 3.9% | 455 journals |
| Retracted papers per 1,000 | Pooled rate: 1.792 per 1,000 | 384 journals |
| Output growth | Median: +2.0% | 446 journals |
| Open access share | Median: 43.0% | 504 journals |
| Listed APC (USD) | Median including $0 listed prices: $3,328 | 348 ranked journals with a known listed price, including $0 listed prices |
| International collaboration share | Median: 24.1% | 495 journals |
| Review share | Median: 0.0% | 504 journals |
| Articles-only OJR | Median: 0.64 | 498 journals |
| Uncited share | Median: 22.3% | 504 journals |
| Citation concentration | Median: 43.1% | 503 journals |
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.