Journal of Catalysis

Aims & Scope

Journal of Catalysis is the premier scholarly publication in the field of catalysis and an indispensable source of information for chemists and chemical engineers in both industrial and academic fields.

Over the last decade, Journal of Catalysis has been ranked among the top five chemical engineering journals in terms of impact and relevance.

During this period, it has published some of the most important contributions to physical chemistry and the science and applications of catalysis.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.5
2024	6.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.558

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	283

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2230

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	8762

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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 Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, 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.

• Gold catalysts prepared by coprecipitation for low-temperature oxidation of hydrogen and of carbon monoxide

  Citation: 2917

  Authors: M

• Determination of Integrated Molar Extinction Coefficients for Infrared Absorption Bands of Pyridine Adsorbed on Solid Acid Catalysts

  Citation: 2722

  Authors: C.A.

• Studies on pore systems in catalysts V. The t method

  Citation: 2074

  Authors: B

• Low-Temperature Oxidation of CO over Gold Supported on TiO2, α-Fe2O3, and Co3O4

  Citation: 2040

  Authors: M., S., T., H., M.J., B.

• From the Sabatier principle to a predictive theory of transition-metal heterogeneous catalysis

  Citation: 1845

  Authors: Andrew J., Aleksandra, Jens S., Johannes, Frank, Felix, Thomas, Anders, Jens K.

• Photocatalytic degradation of organic water contaminants: Mechanisms involving hydroxyl radical attack

  Citation: 1829

  Authors: C

• Ceria in automotive exhaust catalysts I. Oxygen storage

  Citation: 1685

  Authors: H

• The Brønsted–Evans–Polanyi relation and the volcano curve in heterogeneous catalysis

  Citation: 1515

  Authors: T., J.K., S., J., C.H., J.

• An infrared study of pyridine adsorbed on acidic solids. Characterization of surface acidity

  Citation: 1489

  Authors: E

• The design and development of highly reactive titanium oxide photocatalysts operating under visible light irradiation

  Citation: 1483

  Authors: Masakazu, Masato

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