Mechanics of Materials · 43 journals ranked · top 40 listed
Best open-access journals for Mechanics of Materials
The top 40 of 43 Mechanics of Materials journals, open-access only, 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 — the date our venue index was last rebuilt from OpenAlex and Scimago.
- 1International Journal of Mining Science and Technology14.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2Petroleum Exploration and Development12.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 3Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources6.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4Journal of Composites Science5.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 6Energy Exploration & Exploitation4.5 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 8Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences3.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Tech Science PressOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 9Applied Mechanics2.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · De GruyterOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 11Journal of Mechanics2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 12Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Gruppo Italiano FratturaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 13Science and Engineering of Composite Materials3.0 cites/paper · Q3 · De GruyterOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 15Journal of the Society of Materials Science Japan0.2 cites/paper · Q4 · Society of Materials ScienceOpen AccessScopus
- 16Reports of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine1.0 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Publishing House "Akademperiodyka"Open AccessDOAJ
- 17Mechanical Engineering Journal0.5 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Japan Society Mechanical EngineersOpen AccessDOAJWeb of Science
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- 20Journal of the Japan Society for Composite Materials0.2 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 21Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering8.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 26Lubricants4.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 27Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering2.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 28Advances in Civil Engineering1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Hindawi Publishing CorporationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 29Advances in Science and Technology – Research Journal1.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Society of Polish Mechanical Engineers and TechniciansOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 30Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology4.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 31Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and EngineeringOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 33Comptes Rendus Mécanique1.0 cites/paper · Q3 · Académie des sciencesOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 34Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences1.0 cites/paper · Q3Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 35Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics/Mechanika Teoretyczna i Stosowana0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · Exeley IncOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 36Shock and Vibration1.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Hindawi Publishing CorporationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 37Laser and Particle Beams0.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 39Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review0.7 cites/paper · Q4 · Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of TechnologyOpen AccessScopus
- 40International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering0.9 cites/paper · Q4 · De Gruyter OpenOpen AccessDOAJScopus
“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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