Materials Science

pISSN: 1068-820XeISSN: 1573-885X• JCR: MATERIALS SCIENCESpringer Science+Business MediaUnited States
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Newest Impact Factor

1.3

Released June 18, 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

New this year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.3

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARYSCIEQ4
Q4
JCR Quartile
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CAS Block

Materials Science current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Engineering

Ranked #3,039 in Engineering by impact factor and #191 among Q4 Engineering journals. This context helps compare Materials Science against journals publishing in the same field.

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of 4,295 field journals

Materials Science publication trend

Published 591 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.3.

2025 vs 2024: +57
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Journal Details

Total Articles
8,583
H-Index
38
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Materials ChemistryGeneral Materials ScienceMechanics of MaterialsMechanics of Materials

Article Volume

2021
111
2022
116
2023
125
2024
91
2025
148
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