Science China Materials

Aims & Scope

SCIENCE CHINA Materials (SCMs) is an international peer-reviewed journal that covers all aspects of materials science.

The journal is supervised by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and co-sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

It is jointly published monthly in both printed and electronic forms by Science China Press and Springer.

The mission of SCIENCE CHINA Materials is to encourage communication of high quality, innovative research results at the cutting-edge interface of materials science with chemistry, physics, biology and engineering, especially focusing on breakthroughs made by Chinese scientists, and it is aimed to become a world-leading academic journal of materials science.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	7.4
2024	6.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.663

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	72

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2005

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	7964

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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.

• Science and technology in high-entropy alloys

  Citation: 954

  Authors: Weiran, Peter K., Yong

• Design and fabrication of semiconductor photocatalyst for photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to solar fuel

  Citation: 492

  Authors: Xin, Jiuqing, Jingxiang, Yueping, Jiaguo

• Oxygen vacancies in metal oxides: recent progress towards advanced catalyst design

  Citation: 386

  Authors: Guoxin, Yawen, Zanyong, Yan, Jiaguo

• Nanostructured CdS for efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution: A review

  Citation: 339

  Authors: Rongchen, Doudou, Yingna, Yatong, Yun Hau, Peng, Xin

• Beyond Li-ion: electrode materials for sodium- and magnesium-ion batteries

  Citation: 277

  Authors: Robert C., Evan, Guozhong

• Biomass-derived carbon materials with structural diversities and their applications in energy storage | 生物质衍生碳材料的结构多样性及其在能量存储方面的应用

  Citation: 258

  Authors: Lili, Lizhi, Zhuangjun

• Photo-stability of CsPbBr3 perovskite quantum dots for optoelectronic application

  Citation: 237

  Authors: Junsheng, Dongzhou, Mohammed J., Lauri, Heli, Kaibo

• Recent progress on nanostructured conducting polymers and composites: synthesis, application and future aspects | 纳米结构导电聚合物及其复合材料的研究进展: 制备, 应用和展望

  Citation: 234

  Authors: Lin, Wenya, Amit, Zhen, Xinyu

• Antibacterial mechanism and activity of cerium oxide nanoparticles

  Citation: 233

  Authors: Mengzhen, Chao, Xinyun, Feng, Yaping, Chunhua

• Fabrication of tunable hierarchical MXene@AuNPs nanocomposites constructed by self-reduction reactions with enhanced catalytic performances

  Citation: 230

  Authors: Kaikai, Tifeng, Ruirui, Guodong, Jingxin, Lexin, Qiuming

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