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

2024-2026

journal names

Soft Science

All time from 2021

Publications

165

Citations

2 203

h-index

Publications

165

Citations

2 092

Top-3 citing journals

Soft Science (145 citations)

Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials (126 citations)

Nano Research (61 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

90 publications, 3 492 citations, 70 reviews

h-index: 35

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Found

Top-100

Citing journals

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Soft Science	Soft Science, 145, 6.58% Soft Science 145 citations, 6.58%
Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials	Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, 126, 5.72% Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials 126 citations, 5.72%
Nano Research	Nano Research, 61, 2.77% Nano Research 61 citations, 2.77%
Journal of Materials Science and Technology	Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 50, 2.27% Journal of Materials Science and Technology 50 citations, 2.27%
Advanced Functional Materials	Advanced Functional Materials, 45, 2.04% Advanced Functional Materials 45 citations, 2.04%
iScience	iScience, 43, 1.95% iScience 43 citations, 1.95%
Composites Science and Technology	Composites Science and Technology, 39, 1.77% Composites Science and Technology 39 citations, 1.77%
Chemical Engineering Journal	Chemical Engineering Journal, 38, 1.72% Chemical Engineering Journal 38 citations, 1.72%
ACS applied materials & interfaces	ACS applied materials & interfaces, 33, 1.5% ACS applied materials & interfaces 33 citations, 1.5%
IEEE Sensors Journal	IEEE Sensors Journal, 29, 1.32% IEEE Sensors Journal 29 citations, 1.32%
Chemical Reviews	Chemical Reviews, 28, 1.27% Chemical Reviews 28 citations, 1.27%
Sensors	Sensors, 27, 1.23% Sensors 27 citations, 1.23%
Nano Energy	Nano Energy, 27, 1.23% Nano Energy 27 citations, 1.23%
Advanced Materials	Advanced Materials, 26, 1.18% Advanced Materials 26 citations, 1.18%
ACS Applied Electronic Materials	ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 24, 1.09% ACS Applied Electronic Materials 24 citations, 1.09%
Carbon	Carbon, 23, 1.04% Carbon 23 citations, 1.04%
Nano-Micro Letters	Nano-Micro Letters, 22, 1% Nano-Micro Letters 22 citations, 1%
ACS Nano	ACS Nano, 20, 0.91% ACS Nano 20 citations, 0.91%
Polymers	Polymers, 19, 0.86% Polymers 19 citations, 0.86%
Biosensors	Biosensors, 17, 0.77% Biosensors 17 citations, 0.77%
Rare Metals	Rare Metals, 17, 0.77% Rare Metals 17 citations, 0.77%
Advanced Science	Advanced Science, 16, 0.73% Advanced Science 16 citations, 0.73%
Composites Communications	Composites Communications, 15, 0.68% Composites Communications 15 citations, 0.68%
Journal of Alloys and Compounds	Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 15, 0.68% Journal of Alloys and Compounds 15 citations, 0.68%
Nanomaterials	Nanomaterials, 15, 0.68% Nanomaterials 15 citations, 0.68%
npj Flexible Electronics	npj Flexible Electronics, 15, 0.68% npj Flexible Electronics 15 citations, 0.68%
Chaos, Solitons and Fractals	Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, 14, 0.64% Chaos, Solitons and Fractals 14 citations, 0.64%
Materials	Materials, 14, 0.64% Materials 14 citations, 0.64%
ACS Applied Polymer Materials	ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 14, 0.64% ACS Applied Polymer Materials 14 citations, 0.64%
Materials Horizons	Materials Horizons, 13, 0.59% Materials Horizons 13 citations, 0.59%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 13, 0.59% Nature Communications 13 citations, 0.59%
Gels	Gels, 13, 0.59% Gels 13 citations, 0.59%
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids	Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 12, 0.54% Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 12 citations, 0.54%
Materials Today Communications	Materials Today Communications, 12, 0.54% Materials Today Communications 12 citations, 0.54%
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences	International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 12, 0.54% International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 12 citations, 0.54%
Advanced Materials Technologies	Advanced Materials Technologies, 11, 0.5% Advanced Materials Technologies 11 citations, 0.5%
ACS Applied Nano Materials	ACS Applied Nano Materials, 11, 0.5% ACS Applied Nano Materials 11 citations, 0.5%
Small	Small, 11, 0.5% Small 11 citations, 0.5%
Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical	Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical, 11, 0.5% Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical 11 citations, 0.5%
Science China Materials	Science China Materials, 11, 0.5% Science China Materials 11 citations, 0.5%
Materials Today Nano	Materials Today Nano, 10, 0.45% Materials Today Nano 10 citations, 0.45%
Composites Part B: Engineering	Composites Part B: Engineering, 10, 0.45% Composites Part B: Engineering 10 citations, 0.45%
ACS Omega	ACS Omega, 10, 0.45% ACS Omega 10 citations, 0.45%
Polymer	Polymer, 10, 0.45% Polymer 10 citations, 0.45%
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules	International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 10, 0.45% International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 10 citations, 0.45%
Journal of Materials Chemistry C	Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 9, 0.41% Journal of Materials Chemistry C 9 citations, 0.41%
Science China Technological Sciences	Science China Technological Sciences, 9, 0.41% Science China Technological Sciences 9 citations, 0.41%
Journal of Materials Science	Journal of Materials Science, 9, 0.41% Journal of Materials Science 9 citations, 0.41%
Thin-Walled Structures	Thin-Walled Structures, 9, 0.41% Thin-Walled Structures 9 citations, 0.41%
Advanced Intelligent Systems	Advanced Intelligent Systems, 9, 0.41% Advanced Intelligent Systems 9 citations, 0.41%
Journal of Applied Polymer Science	Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 8, 0.36% Journal of Applied Polymer Science 8 citations, 0.36%
Nano Letters	Nano Letters, 8, 0.36% Nano Letters 8 citations, 0.36%
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters	IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 8, 0.36% IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 8 citations, 0.36%
Biomimetics	Biomimetics, 8, 0.36% Biomimetics 8 citations, 0.36%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 8, 0.36% Scientific Reports 8 citations, 0.36%
Langmuir	Langmuir, 8, 0.36% Langmuir 8 citations, 0.36%
Engineering Research Express	Engineering Research Express, 8, 0.36% Engineering Research Express 8 citations, 0.36%
Wearable Electronics	Wearable Electronics, 8, 0.36% Wearable Electronics 8 citations, 0.36%
Surfaces and Interfaces	Surfaces and Interfaces, 7, 0.32% Surfaces and Interfaces 7 citations, 0.32%
Micromachines	Micromachines, 7, 0.32% Micromachines 7 citations, 0.32%
Materials Today Physics	Materials Today Physics, 7, 0.32% Materials Today Physics 7 citations, 0.32%
Diamond and Related Materials	Diamond and Related Materials, 7, 0.32% Diamond and Related Materials 7 citations, 0.32%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)	Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 7, 0.32% Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 7 citations, 0.32%
Progress in Materials Science	Progress in Materials Science, 7, 0.32% Progress in Materials Science 7 citations, 0.32%
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects	Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 7, 0.32% Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 7 citations, 0.32%
Advanced healthcare materials	Advanced healthcare materials, 7, 0.32% Advanced healthcare materials 7 citations, 0.32%
Polymer Composites	Polymer Composites, 7, 0.32% Polymer Composites 7 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Polymer Science	Journal of Polymer Science, 7, 0.32% Journal of Polymer Science 7 citations, 0.32%
InfoMat	InfoMat, 7, 0.32% InfoMat 7 citations, 0.32%
Advanced Physics Research	Advanced Physics Research, 7, 0.32% Advanced Physics Research 7 citations, 0.32%
Discover Oncology	Discover Oncology, 7, 0.32% Discover Oncology 7 citations, 0.32%
International Journal of Solids and Structures	International Journal of Solids and Structures, 6, 0.27% International Journal of Solids and Structures 6 citations, 0.27%
Smart Materials and Structures	Smart Materials and Structures, 6, 0.27% Smart Materials and Structures 6 citations, 0.27%
IEEE Electron Device Letters	IEEE Electron Device Letters, 6, 0.27% IEEE Electron Device Letters 6 citations, 0.27%
Superconductor Science and Technology	Superconductor Science and Technology, 6, 0.27% Superconductor Science and Technology 6 citations, 0.27%
Materials and Design	Materials and Design, 6, 0.27% Materials and Design 6 citations, 0.27%
Science China Chemistry	Science China Chemistry, 6, 0.27% Science China Chemistry 6 citations, 0.27%
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics	Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 6, 0.27% Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 6 citations, 0.27%
Batteries	Batteries, 6, 0.27% Batteries 6 citations, 0.27%
Nanoscale	Nanoscale, 5, 0.23% Nanoscale 5 citations, 0.23%
Materials Today	Materials Today, 5, 0.23% Materials Today 5 citations, 0.23%
Sustainable Materials and Technologies	Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 5, 0.23% Sustainable Materials and Technologies 5 citations, 0.23%
Extreme Mechanics Letters	Extreme Mechanics Letters, 5, 0.23% Extreme Mechanics Letters 5 citations, 0.23%
Mathematics	Mathematics, 5, 0.23% Mathematics 5 citations, 0.23%
Polymer Degradation and Stability	Polymer Degradation and Stability, 5, 0.23% Polymer Degradation and Stability 5 citations, 0.23%
Applied Surface Science	Applied Surface Science, 5, 0.23% Applied Surface Science 5 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Power Sources	Journal of Power Sources, 5, 0.23% Journal of Power Sources 5 citations, 0.23%
Soft Matter	Soft Matter, 5, 0.23% Soft Matter 5 citations, 0.23%
Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences	Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 5, 0.23% Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 5 citations, 0.23%
Flexible and Printed Electronics	Flexible and Printed Electronics, 5, 0.23% Flexible and Printed Electronics 5 citations, 0.23%
Advanced Engineering Materials	Advanced Engineering Materials, 5, 0.23% Advanced Engineering Materials 5 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Manufacturing Processes	Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 5, 0.23% Journal of Manufacturing Processes 5 citations, 0.23%
Science advances	Science advances, 5, 0.23% Science advances 5 citations, 0.23%
Device	Device, 5, 0.23% Device 5 citations, 0.23%
cMat	cMat, 5, 0.23% cMat 5 citations, 0.23%
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, 0.18% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 4 citations, 0.18%
Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation	Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, 4, 0.18% Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation 4 citations, 0.18%
Materials Today Bio	Materials Today Bio, 4, 0.18% Materials Today Bio 4 citations, 0.18%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 4, 0.18% Applied Physics Letters 4 citations, 0.18%
Electronics (Switzerland)	Electronics (Switzerland), 4, 0.18% Electronics (Switzerland) 4 citations, 0.18%

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Citing publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 659, 29.91% Elsevier 659 citations, 29.91%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 325, 14.75% Springer Nature 325 citations, 14.75%
Wiley	Wiley, 267, 12.12% Wiley 267 citations, 12.12%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 185, 8.4% American Chemical Society (ACS) 185 citations, 8.4%
MDPI	MDPI, 184, 8.35% MDPI 184 citations, 8.35%
OAE Publishing Inc.	OAE Publishing Inc., 148, 6.72% OAE Publishing Inc. 148 citations, 6.72%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 90, 4.09% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 90 citations, 4.09%
Tsinghua University Press	Tsinghua University Press, 61, 2.77% Tsinghua University Press 61 citations, 2.77%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 55, 2.5% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 55 citations, 2.5%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 44, 2% IOP Publishing 44 citations, 2%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 23, 1.04% Taylor & Francis 23 citations, 1.04%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 19, 0.86% AIP Publishing 19 citations, 0.86%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 10, 0.45% Frontiers Media S.A. 10 citations, 0.45%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 8, 0.36% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 8 citations, 0.36%
SAGE	SAGE, 7, 0.32% SAGE 7 citations, 0.32%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 5, 0.23% The Royal Society 5 citations, 0.23%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 5, 0.23% Optica Publishing Group 5 citations, 0.23%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 4, 0.18% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 4 citations, 0.18%
ASME International	ASME International, 4, 0.18% ASME International 4 citations, 0.18%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 3, 0.14% Cambridge University Press 3 citations, 0.14%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 3, 0.14% American Physical Society (APS) 3 citations, 0.14%
Science in China Press	Science in China Press, 3, 0.14% Science in China Press 3 citations, 0.14%
Emerald	Emerald, 2, 0.09% Emerald 2 citations, 0.09%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2, 0.09% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 2 citations, 0.09%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 2, 0.09% EDP Sciences 2 citations, 0.09%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 2, 0.09% The Electrochemical Society 2 citations, 0.09%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 2, 0.09% Annual Reviews 2 citations, 0.09%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 2, 0.09% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 2 citations, 0.09%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 2, 0.09% IGI Global 2 citations, 0.09%
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics	Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, 2, 0.09% Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics 2 citations, 0.09%
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%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 1, 0.05% Mary Ann Liebert 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%
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

90 publications, 3 492 citations, 70 reviews

h-index: 35