Particle and Particle Systems Characterization

Aims & Scope

Particle & Particle Systems Characterization is an international, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal focusing on all aspects of particle research.

The journal joined the Advanced Materials family of journals in 2013.

Particle has an impact factor of 4.194 (2018 Journal Impact Factor, Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2019)).

Topics covered include the synthesis, characterization, and application of particles in a variety of systems and devices.

Particle covers nanotubes, fullerenes, micelles and alloy clusters, organic and inorganic materials, polymers, quantum dots, 2D materials, proteins, and other molecular biological systems.

Particle Systems include those in biomedicine, catalysis, energy-storage materials, environmental science, micro/nano-electromechanical systems, micro/nano-fluidics, molecular electronics, photonics, sensing, and others.

Characterization methods include microscopy, spectroscopy, electrochemical, diffraction, magnetic, and scattering techniques.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3
2024	2.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.625

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9263

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	774

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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 Chemistry, 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.

• Graphene Quantum Dots

  Citation: 919

  Authors: Mitchell, Siobhan J., Thomas

• Mercury Porosimetry: A General (Practical) Overview

  Citation: 730

  Authors: Herbert

• High‐Capacity Anode Materials for Lithium‐Ion Batteries: Choice of Elements and Structures for Active Particles

  Citation: 651

  Authors: Naoki, Gleb

• Successive, Seed‐Mediated Growth for the Synthesis of Single‐Crystal Gold Nanospheres with Uniform Diameters Controlled in the Range of 5–150 nm

  Citation: 350

  Authors: Yiqun, Xiaolan, Zhiyuan, Younan

• Noble Metal Clusters: Applications in Energy, Environment, and Biology

  Citation: 312

  Authors: Ammu, Thalappil

• A Review of the Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of 2D Materials

  Citation: 301

  Authors: Vigneshwaran, Rhoda Afriyie, Karthik, Sidique, Avishek, Yongming, Rasoul Esmaeely, Michael, Gabriel, Oisik

• Fabrication of Macroscopically Flexible and Highly Porous 3D Semiconductor Networks from Interpenetrating Nanostructures by a Simple Flame Transport Approach

  Citation: 296

  Authors: Yogendra K., Sören, Arnim, Ingo, Xin, Dawit, Stefan, Maria, Sebastian, Alexander, Stanislav N., Rainer

• Estimating Average Particle Size by Focused Beam Reflectance Measurement (FBRM)

  Citation: 254

  Authors: Alex R., Phillip D., Parisa A., Jean D.

• Modeling and Experimental Analysis of PSD Measurements through FBRM

  Citation: 208

  Authors: Alfred, Jörg, Marco

• The Colloidal Probe Technique and its Application to Adhesion Force Measurements

  Citation: 207

  Authors: Michael, Hans-Jürgen

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