Polymer Bulletin

pISSN: 0170-0839eISSN: 1436-2449• JCR: POLYM BULLSpringer Science+Business MediaGermany
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2026 Impact Factor

4.2

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.2 (+5.0%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    4.2
  2. Metric year 2024

    4.0

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
POLYMER SCIENCESCIEQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B3
CAS Block

Polymer Bulletin current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Materials Science

Ranked #391 in Materials Science by impact factor and #106 among Q2 Materials Science journals. This context helps compare Polymer Bulletin against journals publishing in the same field.

#391
of 1,121 field journals

Polymer Bulletin publication trend

Published 2,364 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 4.2.

2026 vs 2025: -469
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Journal Details

Total Articles
13,269
H-Index
106
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$3,390 USD
Subject Areas
BiomaterialsOrganic ChemistryPolymers and PlasticsPolymers and Plastics

Article Volume

2022
673
2023
448
2024
510
2025
601
2026
132
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