CIRP Annals

Aims & Scope

CIRP, The International Academy for Production Engineering, was founded in 1951 to promote, by scientific research, the development of all aspects of manufacturing technology covering the optimization, control and management of processes, machines and systems.

This biannual ISI cited journal contains approximately 140 refereed technical and keynote papers.

Subject areas covered include: Assembly, Cutting, Design, Electro-Physical and Chemical Processes, Forming, Abrasive processes, Surfaces, Machines, Production Systems and Organizations, Precision Engineering and Metrology, Life-Cycle Engineering, Microsystems Technology (MST), Nanotechnology.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.6
2024	3.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.193

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	194

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3583

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1966

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Engineering, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Design for Additive Manufacturing: Trends, opportunities, considerations, and constraints

  Citation: 1512

  Authors: Mary Kathryn, Giovanni, Tom, Georges, R. Ian, Ian, Alain, Joachim, Patricia, Bhrigu, Filomeno

• Analytical Prediction of Stability Lobes in Milling

  Citation: 1500

  Authors: Y., E.

• Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems

  Citation: 1492

  Authors: Y., U., F., T., G., G., H.

• Cyber-physical systems in manufacturing

  Citation: 1357

  Authors: L., B., T., S., S., G., O., G., W., K.

• Consolidation phenomena in laser and powder-bed based layered manufacturing

  Citation: 1184

  Authors: J.-P., G., F., T.H.C.

• Progress in Additive Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping

  Citation: 1058

  Authors: J.-P., M.C., T.

• Advanced monitoring of machining operations

  Citation: 1057

  Authors: R., K., G., D.

• Shaping the digital twin for design and production engineering

  Citation: 1056

  Authors: Benjamin, Nabil, Luc, Sandro

• Asymmetric Single Point Incremental Forming of Sheet Metal

  Citation: 926

  Authors: J., F., G., A., J., J.

• Towards energy and resource efficient manufacturing: A processes and systems approach

  Citation: 926

  Authors: Joost R., John W., David, Christoph, Jack, Sami, Michael, Karel

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