International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics

Aims & Scope

The journal will publish research articles, reviews, editorials, short communications and news based on both fundamental and applied research concerning the dynamics of all kinds of mechanical systems.

The systems concerned include not only various machinery and structures of different scales, but also integrated mechanical systems with multi-physics/multi-disciplinary nature.

This journal emphasizes the “system” point of view and system-level tools for understanding the dynamics.

It encourages papers with scientific problems emerging from practical engineering and solved by system dynamics approaches.

These are the unique features and advantages of IJMSD, which are extremely significant and helpful for efficiently solving dynamics problems associated with complex mechanical systems.

Investigations on more general dynamical systems such as complex fluid systems, aerodynamic systems, fractal systems, energy systems, granular materials, particle fluid, soft materials, metamaterials, and micro-/nano-particles are also welcome if they involve or contribute to the advancement of the mechanical system dynamics field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.6
2024	3.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1846

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	855

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.730

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	18

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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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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• Multibody system transfer matrix method: The past, the present, and the future

  Citation: 158

  Authors: Xiaoting, Jianshu, Xun, Bao, Bin, Zhan

• Aeroelastic analysis and flutter control of wings and panels: A review

  Citation: 97

  Authors: Yuyang, Wei, Benjamin, Fengming, Chuanzeng

• A review on material models for isotropic hyperelasticity

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Stephen K., Liwu, Yanju, Jinsong

• Reduced multibody system transfer matrix method using decoupled hinge equations

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Xue, Dieter

• Recent progress on flutter‐based wind energy harvesting

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Zhiyuan, Shengxi, Zhichun

• Hybrid multibody system method for the dynamic analysis of an ultra‐precision fly‐cutting machine tool

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Hanjing, Xiaoting, Ziyao, Yuanyuan, Yiheng, Yu, Xuping

• Eigenvalue sensitivity analysis based on the transfer matrix method

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Dieter

• Fractal‐based dynamic response of a pair of spur gears considering microscopic surface morphology

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Xin, Yunyun, Sheng, Shijing

• A generalized approach for implicit time integration of piecewise linear/nonlinear systems

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Huimin, Runsen, Andrea, Pierangelo

• Dynamics of triboelectric nanogenerators: A review

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Guoqiang, Chuanyang, Chaojie, Jingjing, Tingting, Yunlong

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