Soft Science

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ISSN: 27695441

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SCImago

WOS

Impact factor

9.0

SJR

1.280

CiteScore

7.4

Years of issue

2024-2025

journal names

Soft Science

All time from 2020

Publications

165

Citations

2 067

h-index

Publications

165

Citations

2 003

Top-3 citing journals

Soft Science (145 citations)

Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials (124 citations)

Nano Research (59 citations)

Top-3 organizations

Southern University of Science and Technology (3 publications)

Beihang University (2 publications)

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2 publications)

Top-3 countries

China (14 publications)

USA (3 publications)

Republic of Korea (2 publications)

Top-1 researchers by articles count

2 publications in journal

Rao Wei

89 publications, 3 375 citations, 68 reviews

h-index: 34

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

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Top-100

Citing journals

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Soft Science	Soft Science, 145, 7.01% Soft Science 145 citations, 7.01%
Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials	Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, 124, 6% Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials 124 citations, 6%
Nano Research	Nano Research, 59, 2.85% Nano Research 59 citations, 2.85%
Journal of Materials Science and Technology	Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 50, 2.42% Journal of Materials Science and Technology 50 citations, 2.42%
iScience	iScience, 42, 2.03% iScience 42 citations, 2.03%
Advanced Functional Materials	Advanced Functional Materials, 39, 1.89% Advanced Functional Materials 39 citations, 1.89%
Composites Science and Technology	Composites Science and Technology, 38, 1.84% Composites Science and Technology 38 citations, 1.84%
Chemical Engineering Journal	Chemical Engineering Journal, 33, 1.6% Chemical Engineering Journal 33 citations, 1.6%
ACS applied materials & interfaces	ACS applied materials & interfaces, 30, 1.45% ACS applied materials & interfaces 30 citations, 1.45%
IEEE Sensors Journal	IEEE Sensors Journal, 29, 1.4% IEEE Sensors Journal 29 citations, 1.4%
Chemical Reviews	Chemical Reviews, 27, 1.31% Chemical Reviews 27 citations, 1.31%
Nano Energy	Nano Energy, 27, 1.31% Nano Energy 27 citations, 1.31%
Sensors	Sensors, 26, 1.26% Sensors 26 citations, 1.26%
Advanced Materials	Advanced Materials, 25, 1.21% Advanced Materials 25 citations, 1.21%
Carbon	Carbon, 23, 1.11% Carbon 23 citations, 1.11%
ACS Applied Electronic Materials	ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 23, 1.11% ACS Applied Electronic Materials 23 citations, 1.11%
Nano-Micro Letters	Nano-Micro Letters, 22, 1.06% Nano-Micro Letters 22 citations, 1.06%
ACS Nano	ACS Nano, 20, 0.97% ACS Nano 20 citations, 0.97%
Polymers	Polymers, 19, 0.92% Polymers 19 citations, 0.92%
Biosensors	Biosensors, 17, 0.82% Biosensors 17 citations, 0.82%
Rare Metals	Rare Metals, 17, 0.82% Rare Metals 17 citations, 0.82%
Advanced Science	Advanced Science, 16, 0.77% Advanced Science 16 citations, 0.77%
Composites Communications	Composites Communications, 15, 0.73% Composites Communications 15 citations, 0.73%
Nanomaterials	Nanomaterials, 15, 0.73% Nanomaterials 15 citations, 0.73%
Journal of Alloys and Compounds	Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 14, 0.68% Journal of Alloys and Compounds 14 citations, 0.68%
Materials	Materials, 14, 0.68% Materials 14 citations, 0.68%
ACS Applied Polymer Materials	ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 14, 0.68% ACS Applied Polymer Materials 14 citations, 0.68%
npj Flexible Electronics	npj Flexible Electronics, 14, 0.68% npj Flexible Electronics 14 citations, 0.68%
Materials Horizons	Materials Horizons, 13, 0.63% Materials Horizons 13 citations, 0.63%
Chaos, Solitons and Fractals	Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, 13, 0.63% Chaos, Solitons and Fractals 13 citations, 0.63%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 12, 0.58% Nature Communications 12 citations, 0.58%
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences	International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 12, 0.58% International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 12 citations, 0.58%
Gels	Gels, 12, 0.58% Gels 12 citations, 0.58%
ACS Applied Nano Materials	ACS Applied Nano Materials, 11, 0.53% ACS Applied Nano Materials 11 citations, 0.53%
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids	Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 11, 0.53% Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 11 citations, 0.53%
Small	Small, 11, 0.53% Small 11 citations, 0.53%
Materials Today Communications	Materials Today Communications, 11, 0.53% Materials Today Communications 11 citations, 0.53%
Advanced Materials Technologies	Advanced Materials Technologies, 10, 0.48% Advanced Materials Technologies 10 citations, 0.48%
Materials Today Nano	Materials Today Nano, 10, 0.48% Materials Today Nano 10 citations, 0.48%
Composites Part B: Engineering	Composites Part B: Engineering, 10, 0.48% Composites Part B: Engineering 10 citations, 0.48%
Polymer	Polymer, 10, 0.48% Polymer 10 citations, 0.48%
Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical	Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical, 10, 0.48% Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical 10 citations, 0.48%
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules	International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 10, 0.48% International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 10 citations, 0.48%
Science China Technological Sciences	Science China Technological Sciences, 9, 0.44% Science China Technological Sciences 9 citations, 0.44%
Journal of Materials Science	Journal of Materials Science, 9, 0.44% Journal of Materials Science 9 citations, 0.44%
Thin-Walled Structures	Thin-Walled Structures, 9, 0.44% Thin-Walled Structures 9 citations, 0.44%
ACS Omega	ACS Omega, 9, 0.44% ACS Omega 9 citations, 0.44%
Science China Materials	Science China Materials, 9, 0.44% Science China Materials 9 citations, 0.44%
Journal of Applied Polymer Science	Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 8, 0.39% Journal of Applied Polymer Science 8 citations, 0.39%
Journal of Materials Chemistry C	Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 8, 0.39% Journal of Materials Chemistry C 8 citations, 0.39%
Nano Letters	Nano Letters, 8, 0.39% Nano Letters 8 citations, 0.39%
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters	IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 8, 0.39% IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 8 citations, 0.39%
Biomimetics	Biomimetics, 8, 0.39% Biomimetics 8 citations, 0.39%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 8, 0.39% Scientific Reports 8 citations, 0.39%
Langmuir	Langmuir, 8, 0.39% Langmuir 8 citations, 0.39%
Wearable Electronics	Wearable Electronics, 8, 0.39% Wearable Electronics 8 citations, 0.39%
Surfaces and Interfaces	Surfaces and Interfaces, 7, 0.34% Surfaces and Interfaces 7 citations, 0.34%
Micromachines	Micromachines, 7, 0.34% Micromachines 7 citations, 0.34%
Materials Today Physics	Materials Today Physics, 7, 0.34% Materials Today Physics 7 citations, 0.34%
Diamond and Related Materials	Diamond and Related Materials, 7, 0.34% Diamond and Related Materials 7 citations, 0.34%
Progress in Materials Science	Progress in Materials Science, 7, 0.34% Progress in Materials Science 7 citations, 0.34%
Advanced healthcare materials	Advanced healthcare materials, 7, 0.34% Advanced healthcare materials 7 citations, 0.34%
Polymer Composites	Polymer Composites, 7, 0.34% Polymer Composites 7 citations, 0.34%
Journal of Polymer Science	Journal of Polymer Science, 7, 0.34% Journal of Polymer Science 7 citations, 0.34%
Advanced Intelligent Systems	Advanced Intelligent Systems, 7, 0.34% Advanced Intelligent Systems 7 citations, 0.34%
Advanced Physics Research	Advanced Physics Research, 7, 0.34% Advanced Physics Research 7 citations, 0.34%
Discover Oncology	Discover Oncology, 7, 0.34% Discover Oncology 7 citations, 0.34%
Engineering Research Express	Engineering Research Express, 7, 0.34% Engineering Research Express 7 citations, 0.34%
International Journal of Solids and Structures	International Journal of Solids and Structures, 6, 0.29% International Journal of Solids and Structures 6 citations, 0.29%
Smart Materials and Structures	Smart Materials and Structures, 6, 0.29% Smart Materials and Structures 6 citations, 0.29%
IEEE Electron Device Letters	IEEE Electron Device Letters, 6, 0.29% IEEE Electron Device Letters 6 citations, 0.29%
Superconductor Science and Technology	Superconductor Science and Technology, 6, 0.29% Superconductor Science and Technology 6 citations, 0.29%
Materials and Design	Materials and Design, 6, 0.29% Materials and Design 6 citations, 0.29%
Science China Chemistry	Science China Chemistry, 6, 0.29% Science China Chemistry 6 citations, 0.29%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)	Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 6, 0.29% Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 6 citations, 0.29%
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics	Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 6, 0.29% Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 6 citations, 0.29%
Batteries	Batteries, 6, 0.29% Batteries 6 citations, 0.29%
Nanoscale	Nanoscale, 5, 0.24% Nanoscale 5 citations, 0.24%
Sustainable Materials and Technologies	Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 5, 0.24% Sustainable Materials and Technologies 5 citations, 0.24%
Extreme Mechanics Letters	Extreme Mechanics Letters, 5, 0.24% Extreme Mechanics Letters 5 citations, 0.24%
Mathematics	Mathematics, 5, 0.24% Mathematics 5 citations, 0.24%
Polymer Degradation and Stability	Polymer Degradation and Stability, 5, 0.24% Polymer Degradation and Stability 5 citations, 0.24%
Applied Surface Science	Applied Surface Science, 5, 0.24% Applied Surface Science 5 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Power Sources	Journal of Power Sources, 5, 0.24% Journal of Power Sources 5 citations, 0.24%
Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences	Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 5, 0.24% Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 5 citations, 0.24%
Flexible and Printed Electronics	Flexible and Printed Electronics, 5, 0.24% Flexible and Printed Electronics 5 citations, 0.24%
Advanced Engineering Materials	Advanced Engineering Materials, 5, 0.24% Advanced Engineering Materials 5 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Manufacturing Processes	Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 5, 0.24% Journal of Manufacturing Processes 5 citations, 0.24%
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects	Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 5, 0.24% Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 5 citations, 0.24%
InfoMat	InfoMat, 5, 0.24% InfoMat 5 citations, 0.24%
Device	Device, 5, 0.24% Device 5 citations, 0.24%
cMat	cMat, 5, 0.24% cMat 5 citations, 0.24%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 4, 0.19% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 4 citations, 0.19%
Materials Today Bio	Materials Today Bio, 4, 0.19% Materials Today Bio 4 citations, 0.19%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 4, 0.19% Applied Physics Letters 4 citations, 0.19%
Electronics (Switzerland)	Electronics (Switzerland), 4, 0.19% Electronics (Switzerland) 4 citations, 0.19%
Materials Today	Materials Today, 4, 0.19% Materials Today 4 citations, 0.19%
Applied Materials Today	Applied Materials Today, 4, 0.19% Applied Materials Today 4 citations, 0.19%
Robotics	Robotics, 4, 0.19% Robotics 4 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME	Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME, 4, 0.19% Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME 4 citations, 0.19%

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Citing publishers

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Elsevier	Elsevier, 629, 30.43% Elsevier 629 citations, 30.43%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 328, 15.87% Springer Nature 328 citations, 15.87%
Wiley	Wiley, 228, 11.03% Wiley 228 citations, 11.03%
MDPI	MDPI, 178, 8.61% MDPI 178 citations, 8.61%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 176, 8.51% American Chemical Society (ACS) 176 citations, 8.51%
OAE Publishing Inc.	OAE Publishing Inc., 148, 7.16% OAE Publishing Inc. 148 citations, 7.16%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 86, 4.16% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 86 citations, 4.16%
Tsinghua University Press	Tsinghua University Press, 55, 2.66% Tsinghua University Press 55 citations, 2.66%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 53, 2.56% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 53 citations, 2.56%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 43, 2.08% IOP Publishing 43 citations, 2.08%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 22, 1.06% Taylor & Francis 22 citations, 1.06%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 19, 0.92% AIP Publishing 19 citations, 0.92%
SAGE	SAGE, 7, 0.34% SAGE 7 citations, 0.34%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 7, 0.34% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 7 citations, 0.34%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 7, 0.34% Frontiers Media S.A. 7 citations, 0.34%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 5, 0.24% The Royal Society 5 citations, 0.24%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 4, 0.19% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 4 citations, 0.19%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 4, 0.19% Optica Publishing Group 4 citations, 0.19%
ASME International	ASME International, 4, 0.19% ASME International 4 citations, 0.19%
Science in China Press	Science in China Press, 3, 0.15% Science in China Press 3 citations, 0.15%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 2, 0.1% Cambridge University Press 2 citations, 0.1%
Emerald	Emerald, 2, 0.1% Emerald 2 citations, 0.1%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2, 0.1% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 2 citations, 0.1%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 2, 0.1% EDP Sciences 2 citations, 0.1%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 2, 0.1% American Physical Society (APS) 2 citations, 0.1%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 2, 0.1% Annual Reviews 2 citations, 0.1%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 2, 0.1% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 2 citations, 0.1%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 2, 0.1% IGI Global 2 citations, 0.1%
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics	Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, 2, 0.1% Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics 2 citations, 0.1%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 1, 0.05% Oxford University Press 1 citation, 0.05%
Trans Tech Publications	Trans Tech Publications, 1, 0.05% Trans Tech Publications 1 citation, 0.05%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 1, 0.05% Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 1 citation, 0.05%
Zhejiang University Press	Zhejiang University Press, 1, 0.05% Zhejiang University Press 1 citation, 0.05%
Kazan Federal University	Kazan Federal University, 1, 0.05% Kazan Federal University 1 citation, 0.05%
Beilstein-Institut	Beilstein-Institut, 1, 0.05% Beilstein-Institut 1 citation, 0.05%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 1, 0.05% The Electrochemical Society 1 citation, 0.05%
BMJ	BMJ, 1, 0.05% BMJ 1 citation, 0.05%
Opto-Electronic Advances	Opto-Electronic Advances, 1, 0.05% Opto-Electronic Advances 1 citation, 0.05%
FSUE VNIIMS All-Russian Research Institute of Metrological Service	FSUE VNIIMS All-Russian Research Institute of Metrological Service, 1, 0.05% FSUE VNIIMS All-Russian Research Institute of Metrological Service 1 citation, 0.05%

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Publishing organizations

	1 2 3
Southern University of Science and Technology	Southern University of Science and Technology, 3, 1.82% Southern University of Science and Technology 3 publications, 1.82%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2, 1.21% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 2 publications, 1.21%
Beihang University	Beihang University, 2, 1.21% Beihang University 2 publications, 1.21%
University of Houston	University of Houston, 2, 1.21% University of Houston 2 publications, 1.21%
Beijing Institute of Technology	Beijing Institute of Technology, 1, 0.61% Beijing Institute of Technology 1 publication, 0.61%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 1, 0.61% Tsinghua University 1 publication, 0.61%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1, 0.61% Shanghai Jiao Tong University 1 publication, 0.61%
Tongji University	Tongji University, 1, 0.61% Tongji University 1 publication, 0.61%
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 1, 0.61% University of Electronic Science and Technology of China 1 publication, 0.61%
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1, 0.61% Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 publication, 0.61%
Hebei University of Technology	Hebei University of Technology, 1, 0.61% Hebei University of Technology 1 publication, 0.61%
Northeastern University	Northeastern University, 1, 0.61% Northeastern University 1 publication, 0.61%
China Agricultural University	China Agricultural University, 1, 0.61% China Agricultural University 1 publication, 0.61%
Xi'an Technological University	Xi'an Technological University, 1, 0.61% Xi'an Technological University 1 publication, 0.61%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 1, 0.61% Pennsylvania State University 1 publication, 0.61%
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology	Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 1, 0.61% Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology 1 publication, 0.61%
Chosun University	Chosun University, 1, 0.61% Chosun University 1 publication, 0.61%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 1, 0.61% University of California, Davis 1 publication, 0.61%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 1, 0.61% University of Bristol 1 publication, 0.61%
Texas A&M University	Texas A&M University, 1, 0.61% Texas A&M University 1 publication, 0.61%
University of Nebraska Medical Center	University of Nebraska Medical Center, 1, 0.61% University of Nebraska Medical Center 1 publication, 0.61%
Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1, 0.61% Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences 1 publication, 0.61%
Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1, 0.61% Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 1 publication, 0.61%
Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1, 0.61% Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences 1 publication, 0.61%
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Publishing countries

	2 4 6 8 10 12 14
China	China, 14, 8.48% China 14 publications, 8.48%
USA	USA, 3, 1.82% USA 3 publications, 1.82%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 2, 1.21% Republic of Korea 2 publications, 1.21%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1, 0.61% United Kingdom 1 publication, 0.61%
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2 publications in journal

Rao Wei

89 publications, 3 375 citations, 68 reviews

h-index: 34