Best open-access journals for Mechanical Engineering

1. 1
   Virtual and Physical Prototyping

   8.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

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2. 2
   International Journal of Thermofluids

   7.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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3. 3
   Journal of Materials Research and Technology

   6.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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4. 4
   Case Studies in Thermal Engineering

   6.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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5. 5
   Materials Research Letters

   5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

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6. 6
   Materials & Design

   4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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7. 7
   Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China

   4.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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8. 8
   Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering

   4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · China Machine Press

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9. 9
   International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies

   3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press

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10. 10
    Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing

    3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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11. 11
    Science Progress

    1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing

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12. 12
    Journal of Engineering Research

    4.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV

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13. 13
    Materials

    3.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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14. 14
    Lubricants

    3.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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15. 15
    Metals

    2.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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16. 16
    Machines

    2.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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17. 17
    Advances in Mechanical Engineering

    2.3 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE Publishing

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18. 18
    Engineering Reports

    2.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Wiley

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19. 19
    Eksploatacja i Niezawodnosc - Maintenance and Reliability

    1.8 cites/paper · Q2

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20. 20
    FME Transaction

    1.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Faculty of Agronomy in Čačak

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21. 21
    ISIJ International

    1.4 cites/paper · Q2 · The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan

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22. 22
    Agricultural Engineering/Inżynieria Rolnicza

    1.2 cites/paper · Q2

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23. 23
    KONA Powder and Particle Journal

    1.1 cites/paper · Q2

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24. 24
    Advances in Science and Technology – Research Journal

    1.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Society of Polish Mechanical Engineers and Technicians

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25. 25
    International Journal of Automation Technology

    0.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Fuji Technology Press Ltd.

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26. 26
    High Temperature Materials and Processes

    1.8 cites/paper · Q3 · Begell House

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27. 27
    Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

    1.6 cites/paper · Q3 · De Gruyter Open

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28. 28
    Journal of Thermal Engineering

    1.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Yıldız Technical University

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29. 29
    Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical Gazette

    1.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod, Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Osijek, Faculty of Civil Engineering i

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30. 30
    INMATEH Agricultural Engineering

    1.2 cites/paper · Q3

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31. 31
    Periodica Polytechnica Mechanical Engineering

    1.2 cites/paper · Q3 · Budapest University of Technology and Economics

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32. 32
    Strojniški vestnik – Journal of Mechanical Engineering

    1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · University of Ljubljana

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33. 33
    MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

    1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem

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34. 34
    METALLOFIZIKA I NOVEISHIE TEKHNOLOGII

    1.1 cites/paper · Q3

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35. 35
    Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

    1.0 cites/paper · Q3 · The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials

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36. 36
    International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering

    1.0 cites/paper · Q3 · Universiti Malaysia Pahang

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37. 37
    Journal of Vibroengineering

    0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · JVE International

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38. 38
    Acta Mechanica et Automatica

    0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · De Gruyter Open

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39. 39
    Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design Systems and Manufacturing

    0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · Japan Society Mechanical Engineers

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40. 40
    Materials Research

    0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímer

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