Applied Surface Science

pISSN: 0169-4332eISSN: 1873-5584• JCR: APPL SURF SCIElsevier BVNetherlands
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2026 Impact Factor

6.6

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↓ 0.3 (-4.3%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    6.6
  2. Metric year 2024

    6.9

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICALSCIEQ2
MATERIALS SCIENCE, COATINGS & FILMSSCIEQ1
PHYSICS, APPLIEDSCIEQ1
PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTERSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

Applied Surface Science current release and JCR quartile

Applied Surface Science's newest impact factor is 6.6, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q1 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Engineering

Ranked #496 in Engineering by impact factor and #486 among Q1 Engineering journals. This context helps compare Applied Surface Science against journals publishing in the same field.

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Applied Surface Science publication trend

Published 13,075 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 6.6.

2026 vs 2025: -2,346
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Journal Details

Total Articles
68,091
H-Index
272
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$3,670 USD
Subject Areas
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic Engineering

Article Volume

2022
3,562
2023
2,680
2024
2,739
2025
3,220
2026
874
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