SCImago
Q1
WOS
Q1
Impact factor
4.8
SJR
1.137
CiteScore
7.6
Categories
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science (miscellaneous)
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanics of Materials
Areas
Engineering
Materials Science
Physics and Astronomy
Years of issue
1970, 1990-2025
journal names
Materials Characterization
MATER CHARACT
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations

Harbin Institute of Technology
(335 publications)

Shanghai Jiao Tong University
(332 publications)

Central South University
(315 publications)

Central South University
(193 publications)

Harbin Institute of Technology
(189 publications)

Shanghai Jiao Tong University
(151 publications)
Most cited in 5 years
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Top-100
Citing journals
Citing publishers
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Elsevier
106575 citations, 51.79%
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Springer Nature
33090 citations, 16.08%
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MDPI
15243 citations, 7.41%
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Wiley
7779 citations, 3.78%
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Taylor & Francis
6596 citations, 3.21%
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IOP Publishing
4528 citations, 2.2%
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Trans Tech Publications
3414 citations, 1.66%
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SAGE
1887 citations, 0.92%
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
1654 citations, 0.8%
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Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1488 citations, 0.72%
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Walter de Gruyter
1406 citations, 0.68%
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AIP Publishing
1236 citations, 0.6%
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Pleiades Publishing
1180 citations, 0.57%
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Cambridge University Press
935 citations, 0.45%
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
904 citations, 0.44%
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Japan Institute of Metals
774 citations, 0.38%
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Hindawi Limited
693 citations, 0.34%
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EDP Sciences
672 citations, 0.33%
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Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
554 citations, 0.27%
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Emerald
513 citations, 0.25%
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University of Science and Technology Beijing
493 citations, 0.24%
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Oxford University Press
491 citations, 0.24%
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Korean Institute of Metals and Materials
487 citations, 0.24%
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ASME International
426 citations, 0.21%
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World Scientific
403 citations, 0.2%
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ASM International
394 citations, 0.19%
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The Electrochemical Society
393 citations, 0.19%
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Frontiers Media S.A.
331 citations, 0.16%
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Universidade Federal de São Carlos
330 citations, 0.16%
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Nonferrous Metals Society of China
314 citations, 0.15%
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American Physical Society (APS)
280 citations, 0.14%
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272 citations, 0.13%
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ASTM International
238 citations, 0.12%
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
235 citations, 0.11%
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220 citations, 0.11%
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NACE International
205 citations, 0.1%
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182 citations, 0.09%
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International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
182 citations, 0.09%
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Wuhan University of Technology
172 citations, 0.08%
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IntechOpen
155 citations, 0.08%
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
146 citations, 0.07%
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Chinese Society of Rare Earths
135 citations, 0.07%
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SAE International
129 citations, 0.06%
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Laser Institute of America
124 citations, 0.06%
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Thomas Telford
120 citations, 0.06%
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Scientific Research Publishing
115 citations, 0.06%
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American Vacuum Society
107 citations, 0.05%
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IGI Global
103 citations, 0.05%
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National University of Science & Technology (MISiS)
98 citations, 0.05%
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Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
96 citations, 0.05%
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Optica Publishing Group
88 citations, 0.04%
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King Saud University
85 citations, 0.04%
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Japan Institute of Light Metals
85 citations, 0.04%
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Research Square Platform LLC
85 citations, 0.04%
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Tsinghua University Press
84 citations, 0.04%
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Editora Edgard Blucher, Ltda.
82 citations, 0.04%
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The Korean Society of Precision Engineering
74 citations, 0.04%
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71 citations, 0.03%
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68 citations, 0.03%
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SciELO
68 citations, 0.03%
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American Scientific Publishers
67 citations, 0.03%
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Associacao Brasileira da Soldagem
67 citations, 0.03%
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The Royal Society
64 citations, 0.03%
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64 citations, 0.03%
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Mary Ann Liebert
60 citations, 0.03%
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Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
58 citations, 0.03%
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Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry
58 citations, 0.03%
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National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Co. LTD Ukrinformnauka) (Publications)
57 citations, 0.03%
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Japan Society of Applied Physics
56 citations, 0.03%
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The Japan Society for Technology and Plasticity
54 citations, 0.03%
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
53 citations, 0.03%
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Acta Physica Sinica, Chinese Physical Society and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
53 citations, 0.03%
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Japan Welding Society
51 citations, 0.02%
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47 citations, 0.02%
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Institute of Technology and Production Management University of J.E. Purkyne
47 citations, 0.02%
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OAE Publishing Inc.
46 citations, 0.02%
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
45 citations, 0.02%
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Annual Reviews
44 citations, 0.02%
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The Russian Academy of Sciences
44 citations, 0.02%
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Institute for Metals Superplasticity Problems of RAS
42 citations, 0.02%
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Social Science Electronic Publishing
42 citations, 0.02%
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Editorial CSIC
42 citations, 0.02%
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Science in China Press
40 citations, 0.02%
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Hans Publishers
40 citations, 0.02%
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Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
39 citations, 0.02%
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The Society of Materials Science, Japan
38 citations, 0.02%
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