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Applied Surface Science

ISSN 0169-4332 · Elsevier BV · Netherlands · active 1980–2026

Metrics

Scimago quartile
Q1
Cites per paper (2y)
5.2
SJR
1.117
h-index
272

“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric. Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline.

Indexing & access

ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed

Access status: unknown. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.

Scope

advancedphotocatalysistechniquesrenewableenergysustainabilityenvironmentsemiconductormaterialsdeviceselectricalelectronic

Frequently asked

Is Applied Surface Science a predatory journal?

Our screening does not flag Applied Surface Science. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, which is a positive signal.

Is Applied Surface Science indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?

Per our venue index, Applied Surface Science appears in: Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.

What is Applied Surface Science's impact?

Papers in Applied Surface Science are cited about 5.2 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q1, with an h-index of 272. This is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric — and a citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.

Is Applied Surface Science open access?

We hold no reliable open-access classification for Applied Surface Science. Check the journal's own site for its access model and any article processing charge.

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