Mechanics of Materials · 220 journals indexed
Best journals for Mechanics of Materials
The top Mechanics of Materials journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. 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).
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- 2International Journal of Mining Science and Technology12.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 3Applied Mechanics Reviews11.6 cites/paper · Q1 · American Society of Mechanical EngineersScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4Petroleum Exploration and Development11.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 6International Journal of Mechanical Sciences10.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 7Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering9.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 8International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences7.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 9Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing7.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 12Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids6.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 15Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 16Applied Mathematics and Mechanics5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering5.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 21Natural Resources Research4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of Science
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- 24European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids4.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 25International Journal of Solids and Structures4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 27Computational Mechanics4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 30Engineering With Computers3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 31Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 32International Journal of Engineering Science3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 33International Journal of Fracture3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 35AAPG Bulletin2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · American Association of Petroleum GeologistsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 36International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 39Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Royal SocietyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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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.
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