What are the best journals for Mechanics of Materials?

From a 17,500-venue index, the highest-ranked Mechanics of Materials journals include Applied Mechanics Reviews, International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, Composites Part B Engineering, Petroleum Exploration and Development, Composites Science and Technology. The top 40 of 229 ranked venues are listed on this page; all 40 are Scimago Q1. Each shows its open-access status and indexing, and predatory venues are excluded. For a shortlist matched to your specific paper, use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

How were these Mechanics of Materials journals ranked?

By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4, then venues without one). Within a quartile, venues whose main OpenAlex subfield is Mechanics of Materials come before those that list it second or third, and ties go to OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. A venue whose main subfield is unrelated to Mechanics of Materials — fewer than a quarter of the venues filed under that subfield (or fewer than five) are also filed under Mechanics of Materials — is listed after all the others. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor, and journals flagged as predatory are excluded.

Why don't all Mechanics of Materials journals show a quartile?

Scimago doesn't cover every journal — many strong regional and open-access venues are absent from it. We show "no Scimago quartile" for those rather than hide them; it's a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.

How do I find the best journal for my specific Mechanics of Materials paper?

Paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder — it returns a shortlist matched to your paper's topic from the same index, with acceptance-fit signals, open-access status, and predatory flags. A free account starts with 25 welcome credits; each run costs 15.

Mechanics of Materials · 229 journals ranked · top 40 listed

Best journals for Mechanics of Materials

The top 40 of 229 Mechanics of Materials journals, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by how central Mechanics of Materials is to each journal, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), drawn from a 17,500-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded; the FAQ below gives the exact ranking rule. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).

Data as of 18 October 2026 — the date our venue index was last rebuilt from OpenAlex and Scimago.

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Applied Mechanics Reviews
14.3 cites/paper · Q1 · American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
14.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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3
Composites Part B Engineering
13.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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4
Petroleum Exploration and Development
12.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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Composites Science and Technology
11.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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6
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
11.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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7
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
8.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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8
Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
8.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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9
Composite Structures
7.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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10
International Journal of Fatigue
7.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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11
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
7.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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12
Applied Mathematics and Mechanics
6.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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13
Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
6.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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14
Engineering Fracture Mechanics
6.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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15
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
6.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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16
Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources
6.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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17
Marine and Petroleum Geology
6.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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18
International Journal of Coal Geology
5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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19
Natural Resources Research
5.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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20
NDT & E International
5.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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21
Journal of Composites Science
5.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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22
Applied Mathematical Modelling
5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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23
European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids
4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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24
International Journal of Solids and Structures
4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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25
Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures
4.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
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26
Ultrasonics
4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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27
Computational Mechanics
4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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28
Engineering With Computers
4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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29
Acta Mechanica
4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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30
International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design
3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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31
Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements
3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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32
International Journal of Fracture
3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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33
Mechanics of Materials
3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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34
International Journal of Engineering Science
3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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35
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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36
AAPG Bulletin
3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · American Association of Petroleum Geologists
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37
Finite Elements in Analysis and Design
2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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38
Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Royal Society
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39
Rock and Soil Mechanics
2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Academia Sinica
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40
International Journal of Damage Mechanics
2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing
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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.