Ship Technology Research

Aims & Scope

The Ship Technology Research (Schiffstechnik) journal seeks to provide a sound and internationally-recognised platform for the presentation and discussion of the latest developments in research, design and manufacture as well as operation and maintenance concerning ships and offshore structures.

Engineers and researchers involved in the design and fabrication of ships and offshore structures are the primary audiences of interest.

The journal covers applied research in the following topics for ships and offshore structures: • Resistance and propulsion in calm water and in waves • Motions in waves and dynamic stability • Wave loads, extreme and fatigue loads • Fluid-structure interaction, whipping and springing • Manoeuvring in calm water and in waves • Slamming, sloshing and green-water loads • Loads on appendages • Cavitation and ventilation • Ship dynamics in shallow and restricted waters • Hydrodynamic interaction and multi-body problems • Mooring, anchoring and station keeping • Modelling of environment – wind and waves • Development and validation of numerical methods • Model tests and full-scale measurements • Design loads and rule development • Linear and nonlinear structural response for service loads and accidental actions • Novel materials and material modeling including fatigue and fracture • Design method developments and applications with a special focus on risk-based design methods as well as optimization techniques • Design method developments and applications for Arctic conditions • Life-cycle considerations and assessment incl. manufacture, inspection, monitoring, repair and maintenance • Structural dynamics • Strength and fatigue • Mechanics of offshore structures.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.547

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	25

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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, 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.

• Duisburg Test Case: Post-Panamax Container Ship for Benchmarking

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Ould el, Vladimir, Tobias

• A Machine-Learning Approach to Predict Main Energy Consumption under Realistic Operational Conditions

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Joan P., Ole, Daniel J.

• Reliable damping of free-surface waves in numerical simulations

  Citation: 73

  Authors: R., M.

• Challenges when creating a cohesive digital twin ship: a data modelling perspective

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Ícaro Aragão, Henrique Murilo

• Neural-network-based modelling and analysis for time series prediction of ship motion

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Guoyuan, Bikram, Hao, Houxiang

• Decision Support Framework for Exploiting Northern Sea Route Transport Opportunities

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Stein Ove, Sören

• Experimental investigation of impact loads during water entry

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Matthias, Ould el, Thomas E.

• Accurate Capture of Propeller-Rudder Interaction using a Coupled Blade Element Momentum-RANS Approach

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Alexander B., Stephen R., Maaten

• Investigation of a semi-submersible floating wind turbine in surge decay using CFD

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Simon, Guilherme, Sebastien, Ould

• Development and application of optimisation algorithms for propeller design

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Florian, Rickard, Rickard E.

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