Journal of Surface Investigation

Aims & Scope

Journal of Surface Investigation: X-ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques publishes original articles on the topical problems of solid-state physics, materials science, experimental techniques, condensed media, nanostructures, surfaces of thin films, and phase boundaries: geometric and energetical structures of surfaces, the methods of computer simulations; physical and chemical properties and their changes upon radiation and other treatments; the methods of studies of films and surface layers of crystals (XRD, XPS, synchrotron radiation, neutron and electron diffraction, electron microscopic, scanning tunneling microscopic, atomic force microscopic studies, and other methods that provide data on the surfaces and thin films).

Articles related to the methods and technics of structure studies are the focus of the journal.

The journal accepts manuscripts of regular articles and reviews in English or Russian language from authors of all countries.

All manuscripts are peer-reviewed.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.165

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	27

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	23451

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	310

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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, 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.

• Study of the crystalline and magnetic structures of BaFe11.4Al0.6O19 in a wide temperature range

  Citation: 106

  Authors: V. A., A. V., I. A., S. V., A. M.

• Cold Metal Transfer (CMT) Based Wire and Arc Additive Manufacture (WAAM) System

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Chuanchu, Yangfan, Arshad Noor, Konovalov, S., R. Arvind

• Additive Manufacturing Based on Welding Arc: A low-Cost Method

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Yanhu, Xizhang, S. V.

• Mechanism of the interaction between Al2O3 and SiO2 during the chemical-mechanical polishing of sapphire with silicon dioxide

  Citation: 59

  Authors: E. A., A. T., M. V., S. I., A. Ya.

• Current status and development prospects for multilayer X-ray optics at the Institute for Physics of Microstructures, Russian Academy of Sciences

  Citation: 52

  Authors: A. D., E. B., A. Ya., V. I., A. N., A. E., V. N., N. N., M. V., M. N., N. N., N. I., A. V.

• Radiation effects on spacecraft materials

  Citation: 44

  Authors: L. S., V. N., E. N., L. I., A. A., V. V.

• The surface inhomogeneity of ion-exchange membranes by SEM and AFM data

  Citation: 43

  Authors: V. I., N. A., M. D., E. M., A. V.

• NanoPES Photoelectron Beamline of the Kurchatov Synchrotron Radiation Source

  Citation: 38

  Authors: A. M., K. A., V. G., V. G., M. B., R. G.

• Formation of surface gradient structural-phase states under electron-beam treatment of stainless steel

  Citation: 38

  Authors: V. E., S. V., Yu. F., S. V., S. V.

• New Measurement Control Software on the Yellow Submarine SANS Instrument at the Budapest Neutron Centre

  Citation: 36

  Authors: L.

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