Nippon Kinzoku Gakkaishi/Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals

Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.224

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	33

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19861

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	58

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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Licensing & Copyright

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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.

• Improvement in Room Temperature Ductility of the L1<SUB>2</SUB> Type Intermetallic Compound Ni<SUB>3</SUB>Al by Boron Addition

  Citation: 438

  Authors: Kiyoshi, Osamu

• Corrosion Resistivity of Amorphous Iron Alloys Containing Chromium

  Citation: 200

  Authors: Masaaki, Koji, Tsuyoshi

• Diffusion of Ni<SUP>63</SUP> and Cr<SUP>51</SUP> in Nickel-Chromium Alloys (On the Relation between High-Temperature Creep and Diffusion in Nickel Base Solid Solutions. I)

  Citation: 131

  Authors: Kaizo, Hajime, Hiroshi

• Generation Rate of Ultrafine Metal Particles in “Hydrogen Plasma-Metal” Reaction

  Citation: 111

  Authors: Satoru, Masahiro

• Thermodynamic Study of Phase Equilibria in the Sn-Ag-Zn System

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Hiroshi, Masamitsu, Kiyohito

• Effect of Silicon Substitution on Thermoelectric Properties of Heusler-type Fe<SUB>2</SUB>VAl Alloy

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Hideaki, Masaaki, Yoichi, Uichiro, Shigeru

• Influence of Chemical Composition on Martensitic Transformation in Fe-Cr-Ni Stainless Steel

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Toshinari, Masahiko

• Effect of Temperature on Hydrogen Environment Embrittlement of Type 316 Series Austenitic Stainless Seels at Low Temperatures

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Seiji, Dongsheng, Lin, Mao, Kiyoshi

• Effects of Third Elements on the Structures of TiAl-based Alloys

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Kenki, Haruo, Kazuo, Tokuzou, Tomoo

• Finite Element Analysis of Thermal Stress of the Metal/Ceramic Multi-Layer Composites with Controlled Compositional Gradients

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Akira, Ryuzo

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