Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

pISSN: 0167-8442eISSN: 1872-7638• JCR: THEOR APPL FRACT MECElsevier BVUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

6.0

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.4 (+7.1%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    6.0
  2. Metric year 2024

    5.6

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
ENGINEERING, MECHANICALSCIEQ1
MECHANICSSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Engineering

Ranked #622 in Engineering by impact factor and #591 among Q1 Engineering journals. This context helps compare Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics against journals publishing in the same field.

#622
of 4,295 field journals

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics publication trend

Published 2,085 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 6.0.

2026 vs 2025: -398
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Journal Details

Total Articles
5,418
H-Index
98
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$3,620 USD
Subject Areas
Mechanics of MaterialsMechanics of MaterialsMechanics of MaterialsMechanics of Materials

Article Volume

2022
448
2023
453
2024
520
2025
531
2026
133
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