Best Materials Science Journals

The ranking of best journals for Materials Science was published by Research.com, one of the prominent websites for computer science research providing trusted data on scientific contributions since 2014.

The position in the ranking is based on a unique bibliometric score created by Research.com which is computed using the estimated h-index and the number of leading scientists who have endorsed the journal during the last three previous years. Show more

The ranking contains Impact Score values gathered on December 21st, 2022.

The process for ranking journals involves examining more than 4,822 journals which were selected after detailed inspection and rigorous examination of over 227,723 scientific documents published during the last three years by 10,189 leading and well-respected scientists in the area of computer science.

More details on the methodology for computing the score can be found on our Methodology Page.

Rank
Journal Details
Best Scientists
Documents
Impact Score
1 Rank Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

0935-9648
Best Scientists 3058 5611 Impact Score 71.00
2 Rank Advanced Energy Materials Best Scientists 1771 2893 Impact Score 56.10
3 Rank ACS Nano

ACS Nano

1936-0851 , Monthly
Best Scientists 2679 3966 Impact Score 54.10
4 Rank Advanced Functional Materials Best Scientists 3211 5733 Impact Score 52.40
5 Rank Nano Energy

Nano Energy

2211-2855
Best Scientists 1852 2976 Impact Score 45.20
6 Rank Nature Materials

Nature Materials

1476-1122
Best Scientists 822 657 Impact Score 43.50
7 Rank Joule

Joule

2542-4351
Best Scientists 632 481 Impact Score 42.20
8 Rank Nature Energy Best Scientists 415 258 Impact Score 42.00
9 Rank Journal of Materials Chemistry A Best Scientists 2896 6017 Impact Score 39.30
10 Rank Nature Nanotechnology Best Scientists 588 491 Impact Score 39.00
11 Rank ACS Energy Letters Best Scientists 1107 1318 Impact Score 37.90
12 Rank Small

Small

1613-6810
Best Scientists 2261 3231 Impact Score 37.70
13 Rank ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces Best Scientists 4637 11179 Impact Score 35.70
14 Rank Nano Letters

Nano Letters

1530-6984
Best Scientists 2120 2989 Impact Score 35.50
15 Rank Advanced Science

Advanced Science

2198-3844
Best Scientists 1354 1484 Impact Score 32.10
16 Rank Energy Storage Materials Best Scientists 976 1335 Impact Score 31.80
17 Rank Nanoscale

Nanoscale

2040-3364
Best Scientists 2839 4339 Impact Score 28.50
18 Rank Chemistry of Materials Best Scientists 1833 2499 Impact Score 27.30
19 Rank Carbon

Carbon

0008-6223
Best Scientists 1391 2104 Impact Score 25.90
20 Rank Journal of Power Sources Best Scientists 1300 2035 Impact Score 24.90
21 Rank Journal of Materials Chemistry C Best Scientists 1764 3105 Impact Score 24.80
22 Rank Nature Reviews Materials Best Scientists 221 141 Impact Score 24.40
23 Rank Materials Today

Materials Today

1369-7021
Best Scientists 593 381 Impact Score 24.20
24 Rank Nature Photonics

Nature Photonics

1749-4885
Best Scientists 245 173 Impact Score 23.30
25 Rank Acta Materialia

Acta Materialia

1359-6454
Best Scientists 850 1882 Impact Score 23.00
26 Rank Small Methods Best Scientists 740 659 Impact Score 22.20
27 Rank Applied Surface Science Best Scientists 1789 3295 Impact Score 21.70
28 Rank Advanced Optical Materials Best Scientists 974 1516 Impact Score 21.10
29 Rank Biomaterials

Biomaterials

0142-9612
Best Scientists 463 892 Impact Score 20.90
30 Rank Materials Horizons Best Scientists 731 609 Impact Score 20.30
31 Rank Progress in Materials Science Best Scientists 242 176 Impact Score 20.10
32 Rank Nano Research

Nano Research

1998-0124
Best Scientists 1213 1469 Impact Score 19.90
33 Rank Nano-Micro Letters

Nano-Micro Letters

2311-6706
Best Scientists 455 391 Impact Score 19.50
34 Rank Chemical Communications Best Scientists 1672 2528 Impact Score 19.40
35 Rank Journal of Alloys and Compounds Best Scientists 1888 4423 Impact Score 19.20
36 Rank Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Best Scientists 1147 2177 Impact Score 19.20
37 Rank Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Best Scientists 1279 1924 Impact Score 19.00
38 Rank Composites Part B: Engineering Best Scientists 638 1174 Impact Score 18.10
39 Rank Materials and Design Best Scientists 717 1027 Impact Score 17.90
40 Rank Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical Best Scientists 837 1772 Impact Score 17.40
41 Rank Journal of Physical Chemistry C Best Scientists 2230 3500 Impact Score 17.30
42 Rank ACS Applied Energy Materials Best Scientists 1856 2286 Impact Score 17.20
43 Rank ChemSusChem

ChemSusChem

1864-5631
Best Scientists 767 837 Impact Score 17.20
44 Rank Composites Science and Technology Best Scientists 473 804 Impact Score 16.90
45 Rank Progress in Polymer Science Best Scientists 177 156 Impact Score 16.50
46 Rank Advanced Materials Interfaces Best Scientists 1248 1449 Impact Score 16.40
47 Rank Nano Today

Nano Today

1748-0132
Best Scientists 359 321 Impact Score 16.20
48 Rank Matter

Matter

2590-2393 , Monthly
Best Scientists 538 415 Impact Score 16.10
49 Rank Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

0956-5663 , Monthly
Best Scientists 403 743 Impact Score 16.10
50 Rank Nature Electronics Best Scientists 209 177 Impact Score 16.10
51 Rank Acta Biomaterialia

Acta Biomaterialia

1742-7061
Best Scientists 417 653 Impact Score 15.90
52 Rank Carbohydrate Polymers Best Scientists 416 737 Impact Score 15.90
53 Rank ACS Photonics Best Scientists 624 815 Impact Score 15.80
54 Rank Advanced Electronic Materials Best Scientists 831 989 Impact Score 15.60
55 Rank Journal of Membrane Science Best Scientists 371 1120 Impact Score 15.50
56 Rank Macromolecules

Macromolecules

0024-9297
Best Scientists 875 2161 Impact Score 15.20
57 Rank Advanced healthcare materials Best Scientists 500 847 Impact Score 15.10
58 Rank Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing Best Scientists 322 590 Impact Score 15.10
59 Rank Scripta Materialia

Scripta Materialia

1359-6462
Best Scientists 676 1178 Impact Score 14.80
60 Rank 2D Materials Best Scientists 439 495 Impact Score 14.60
61 Rank Materials Chemistry Frontiers Best Scientists 686 754 Impact Score 14.50
62 Rank NPG Asia Materials

NPG Asia Materials

1884-4049
Best Scientists 290 213 Impact Score 14.50
63 Rank Journal of Materials Chemistry B Best Scientists 722 1094 Impact Score 14.30
64 Rank Nanoscale Horizons Best Scientists 370 274 Impact Score 14.30
65 Rank Journal of the Electrochemical Society Best Scientists 858 1712 Impact Score 14.20
66 Rank Light: Science and Applications Best Scientists 268 220 Impact Score 14.00
67 Rank InfoMat Best Scientists 224 142 Impact Score 14.00
68 Rank Advanced Materials Technologies Best Scientists 627 789 Impact Score 13.90
69 Rank Journal of Materials Science and Technology Best Scientists 598 1089 Impact Score 13.80
70 Rank Solar RRL

Solar RRL

2367-198X
Best Scientists 620 826 Impact Score 13.70
71 Rank Physical Review B

Physical Review B

2469-9950
Best Scientists 1004 1962 Impact Score 13.50
72 Rank Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports Best Scientists 119 76 Impact Score 13.40
73 Rank Materials

Materials

1996-1944
Best Scientists 1182 2138 Impact Score 13.30
74 Rank ACS Applied Nano Materials Best Scientists 1495 1506 Impact Score 13.20
75 Rank Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Best Scientists 716 856 Impact Score 13.20
76 Rank Ceramics International Best Scientists 1002 2763 Impact Score 12.90
77 Rank Nanomaterials Best Scientists 1136 1704 Impact Score 12.70
78 Rank Science China Materials Best Scientists 650 687 Impact Score 12.70
79 Rank Electrochemical Energy Reviews Best Scientists 133 87 Impact Score 12.60
80 Rank npj Computational Materials Best Scientists 258 304 Impact Score 12.50
81 Rank Materials Science and Engineering C Best Scientists 542 857 Impact Score 12.30
82 Rank Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology

0957-4484
Best Scientists 1223 1684 Impact Score 12.20
83 Rank Biomacromolecules

Biomacromolecules

1525-7797
Best Scientists 427 682 Impact Score 12.20
84 Rank Construction and Building Materials Best Scientists 211 1306 Impact Score 11.90
85 Rank Applied Materials Today Best Scientists 515 562 Impact Score 11.80
86 Rank ACS Materials Letters Best Scientists 416 318 Impact Score 11.80
87 Rank Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells Best Scientists 400 619 Impact Score 11.80
88 Rank Langmuir

Langmuir

0743-7463
Best Scientists 1112 1719 Impact Score 11.60
89 Rank Materials Letters

Materials Letters

0167-577X
Best Scientists 911 1360 Impact Score 11.50
90 Rank Corrosion Science

Corrosion Science

0010-938X
Best Scientists 334 834 Impact Score 11.50
91 Rank Polymers

Polymers

2073-4360
Best Scientists 816 1768 Impact Score 11.40
92 Rank Materials Today Energy Best Scientists 501 421 Impact Score 11.40
93 Rank ACS Sensors Best Scientists 289 320 Impact Score 11.10
94 Rank Sustainable Energy and Fuels Best Scientists 524 540 Impact Score 10.70
95 Rank Additive Manufacturing Best Scientists 292 543 Impact Score 10.70
96 Rank Macromolecular Rapid Communications Best Scientists 451 632 Impact Score 10.40
97 Rank APL Materials

APL Materials

2166-532X
Best Scientists 524 529 Impact Score 10.00
98 Rank Biomaterials Science Best Scientists 382 596 Impact Score 9.90
99 Rank ACS Macro Letters Best Scientists 375 563 Impact Score 9.90
100 Rank Polymer

Polymer

0032-3861
Best Scientists 667 1226 Impact Score 9.80

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