Cryogenics

Aims & Scope

Cryogenics is the world's leading journal focusing on all aspects of cryoengineering and cryogenics.

Papers published in Cryogenics cover a wide variety of subjects in low temperature engineering and research.

Among the areas covered are: - Applications of superconductivity: magnets, electronics, devices - Superconductors and their properties - Properties of materials: metals, alloys, composites, polymers, insulations - New applications of cryogenic technology to processes, devices, machinery - Refrigeration and liquefaction technology - Thermodynamics - Fluid properties and fluid mechanics - Heat transfer - Thermometry and measurement science - Cryogenics in medicine - Cryoelectronics

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	1.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11442

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	869

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.507

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	73

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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 Materials Science and Physics and Astronomy, 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.

• Critical examination of heat capacity measurements made on a Quantum Design physical property measurement system

  Citation: 414

  Authors: J.C., M.F., A., J.L., P.G., T.W., M., J.C., W.L., L., D.J., J.L., J., B.F., G.R., R.A., N.E.

• General analysis of magnetic refrigeration and its optimization using a new concept: maximization of refrigerant capacity

  Citation: 409

  Authors: M.E., W.H.

• Strain scaling law for flux pinning in practical superconductors. Part 1: Basic relationship and application to Nb3Sn conductors

  Citation: 368

  Authors: J.W.

• Measurement of friction factors for the flow of gases in very fine channels used for microminiature Joule-Thomson refrigerators

  Citation: 346

  Authors: Wu, W.A.

• Relation of critical current irreversibility to trapped flux and microstructure in polycrystalline YBa2Cu3O7

  Citation: 334

  Authors: J.E., B.A.

• New vapour pressure measurements for argon and nitrogen and a new method for establishing rational vapour pressure equations

  Citation: 300

  Authors: W.

• Cryogenic treatment to augment wear resistance of tool and die steels

  Citation: 298

  Authors: D, S, A

• Critical currents and flux creep in melt processed high Tc oxide superconductors

  Citation: 277

  Authors: M., S., N., S., T., S., K.

• Magnetic refrigeration in the temperature range from 10 K to room temperature: the ferromagnetic refrigerants

  Citation: 265

  Authors: T., T., M., T.

• Measurement of the heat transfer characteristics of gas flow in fine channel heat exchangers used for microminiature refrigerators

  Citation: 228

  Authors: Peiyi, W.A.

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