Powder Diffraction

Aims & Scope

Powder Diffraction is a quarterly journal publishing articles, both experimental and theoretical, on the use of powder diffraction and related techniques for the characterization of crystalline materials.

It is published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) for the International Centre for Diffraction Data (ICDD).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.153

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	53

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	24350

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	46

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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 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.

• <i>R</i>factors in Rietveld analysis: How good is good enough?

  Citation: 1263

  Authors: Brian H.

• The Powder Diffraction File: a quality materials characterization database

  Citation: 1117

  Authors: Stacy, Thomas

• The HighScore suite

  Citation: 1088

  Authors: Thomas, Mustapha, Egbert, Uwe, Gwilherm

• Whole powder pattern decomposition methods and applications: A retrospection

  Citation: 679

  Authors: Armel

• RIR - Measurement and Use in Quantitative XRD

  Citation: 512

  Authors: Camden R., Robert L.

• Computer Programs for Standardless Quantitative Analysis of Minerals Using the Full Powder Diffraction Profile

  Citation: 478

  Authors: J. C.

• The new Material Science Powder Diffraction beamline at ALBA Synchrotron

  Citation: 350

  Authors: F., I., C., M.

• Quantification of phases with partial or no known crystal structures

  Citation: 300

  Authors: Nicola V. Y., Ian C.

• The T<scp>OPAS</scp> symbolic computation system

  Citation: 287

  Authors: A. A., J., I., A., S.

• Dysnomia, a computer program for maximum-entropy method (MEM) analysis and its performance in the MEM-based pattern fitting

  Citation: 279

  Authors: Koichi, Takuji, Alexei A., Fujio

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