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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Materials Characterization (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Materials Characterization published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Q1Materials Science, Characterization, Testingrank 3 of 40 journals
- Q1Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineeringrank 16 of 101 journals
- Q2Materials Science, Multidisciplinaryrank 144 of 489 journals
Quartiles here rank journals of the same Web of Science category by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR quartiles.
Citations and papers per year
Article processing charge listed at about US$3,320.
02Indexing
Indexing of Materials Characterization
- ISSN
- 1044-5803
- eISSN
- 1873-4189
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc.
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Materials Science, Multidisciplinary, Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, Characterization, Testing
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
03What it publishes
What Materials Characterization publishes: real papers
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04Published papers
Papers published in Materials Characterization
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
- Mechanical property evaluation of natural fiber coir composite2008554 citations
- Microstructural evolutions and mechanical properties enhancement of AA 6063 alloy reinforced with Tungsten (W) nanoparticles processed by friction stir processing202161 citations
- Metal insulator transition of bulk and nanocrystalline La1− xCaxMnO3 perovskite manganite materials through in-situ ultrasonic measurements201331 citations
05Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Materials Characterization
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06Similar journals
Journals similar to Materials Characterization
Journals that publish the closest work to the papers above, from the indexing lists:
- Indian Journal of Science and TechnologyScopus9 similar papers
- International Journal of Applied Engineering ResearchScopus3 similar papers
- Journal of Natural FibersSCIEScopusJCR 20248 similar papers
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07Journal Finder
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How it works: no AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; “not found in our indexing lists” does not prove a journal is unindexed. Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
08Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of Materials Characterization?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Materials Characterization is 5.74: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 5.74 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Materials Characterization?
The h-index of Materials Characterization is 157 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 157 of its papers have each been cited at least 157 times. Its i10-index is 7,438.
What is the APC of Materials Characterization?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$3,320 for Materials Characterization (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
Is Materials Characterization a Q1 journal?
By 2-year citedness, Materials Characterization ranks 3 of 40 journals in Materials Science, Characterization, Testing, which places it in Q1 of that Web of Science category. This ranking is calculated by ScholarsColab from OpenAlex data; the official JCR quartile can differ.
Is Materials Characterization indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Materials Characterization appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Materials Characterization an SCIE journal?
Yes. Materials Characterization is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Materials Characterization in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Materials Characterization is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
What topics does Materials Characterization publish?
The papers published in Materials Characterization that we track most often mention mechanical, property, evaluation, natural, fiber, coir. Check the journal’s aims and scope for its full coverage.
How many papers published in Materials Characterization does ScholarsColab track?
We track 3 papers published in Materials Characterization between 2008 and 2021, cited 646 times in total, with a median of 61 citations per paper.
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