Research in Nondestructive Evaluation

Aims & Scope

Research in Nondestructive Evaluation® is the archival research journal of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Inc.

RNDE® contains the results of original research in all areas of nondestructive evaluation (NDE).

The journal covers experimental and theoretical investigations dealing with the scientific and engineering bases of NDE, its measurement and methodology, and a wide range of applications to materials and structures that relate to the entire life cycle, from manufacture to use and retirement.

Illustrative topics include advances in the underlying science of acoustic, thermal, electrical, magnetic, optical and ionizing radiation techniques and their applications to NDE problems.

These problems include the nondestructive characterization of a wide variety of material properties and their degradation in service, nonintrusive sensors for monitoring manufacturing and materials processes, new techniques and combinations of techniques for detecting and characterizing hidden discontinuities and distributed damage in materials, standardization concepts and quantitative approaches for advanced NDE techniques, and long-term continuous monitoring of structures and assemblies.

Of particular interest is research which elucidates how to evaluate the effects of imperfect material condition, as quantified by nondestructive measurement, on the functional performance.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.295

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	36

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16827

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	73

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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 Engineering, 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.

• Nonlinear Elastic Wave Spectroscopy (NEWS) Techniques to Discern Material Damage, Part I: Nonlinear Wave Modulation Spectroscopy (NWMS)

  Citation: 426

  Authors: K. E.-A., P. A., A.

• Nonlinear Elastic Wave Spectroscopy (NEWS) Techniques to Discern Material Damage, Part II: Single-Mode Nonlinear Resonance Acoustic Spectroscopy

  Citation: 288

  Authors: K. E.-A., J., J. A., P. A.

• Comparative Study of Active Thermography Techniques for the Nondestructive Evaluation of Honeycomb Structures

  Citation: 241

  Authors: Clemente, Jean-Marc, Stéphane, Nicolas P., Marc, Abdelhakim, Xavier P. V.

• Acoustic Emission Theory for Moment Tensor Analysis

  Citation: 150

  Authors: M.

• Amplitude-Modulated Lock-In Vibrothermography for NDE of Polymers and Composites

  Citation: 127

  Authors: J., D., G.

• Development of Advanced Actuators Using Shape Memory Alloys and Electrorheological Fluids

  Citation: 108

  Authors: C.

• Elastic Property Measurement Using Rayleigh-Lamb Waves

  Citation: 91

  Authors: W. P.

• Ultrasonic Guided Wave NDT for Hidden Corrosion Detection

  Citation: 85

  Authors: W., J. L., J. N., V. S.

• Application of Modal Flexibility and Its Derivatives in Structural Identification

  Citation: 80

  Authors: Z., A. E.

• Nonlinear Elastic Wave Spectroscopy (NEWS) Techniques to Discern Material Damage, Part I: Nonlinear Wave Modulation Spectroscopy (NWMS)

  Citation: 61

  Authors: K. E.-A. Van Den, P. A., A.

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