Surface and Coatings Technology

Aims & Scope

Surface and Coatings Technology is an international archival journal publishing scientific papers on significant developments in surface and interface engineering to modify and improve the surface properties of materials for protection in demanding contact conditions or aggressive environments, or for enhanced functional performance.

Contributions range from original scientific articles concerned with fundamental and applied aspects of research or direct applications of metallic, inorganic, organic and composite coatings, to invited reviews of current technology in specific areas.

Papers submitted to this journal are expected to be in line with the following aspects in processes, and properties/performance: A.

Processes: Physical and chemical vapour deposition techniques, thermal and plasma spraying, surface modification by directed energy techniques such as ion, electron and laser beams, thermo-chemical treatment, wet chemical and electrochemical processes such as plating, sol-gel coating, anodization, plasma electrolytic oxidation, etc., but excluding painting.

B.

Properties/performance: friction performance, wear resistance (e.g., abrasion, erosion, fretting, etc), corrosion and oxidation resistance, thermal protection, diffusion resistance, hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity, and properties relevant to smart materials behaviour and enhanced multifunctional performance for environmental, energy and medical applications, but excluding device aspects.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.211

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	209

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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.

• Plasma electrolysis for surface engineering

  Citation: 2696

  Authors: A.L., X., A., A., S.J.

• Materials selection guidelines for low thermal conductivity thermal barrier coatings

  Citation: 1234

  Authors: David R.

• Overview on advanced thermal barrier coatings

  Citation: 1113

  Authors: Robert, Maria Ophelia, Tanja, Daniel Emil, Detlev

• Functional and smart coatings for corrosion protection: A review of recent advances

  Citation: 960

  Authors: M.F.

• Hard and superhard nanocomposite coatings

  Citation: 959

  Authors: J.

• A novel pulsed magnetron sputter technique utilizing very high target power densities

  Citation: 948

  Authors: Vladimir, Karol, Jochen M., Ulf, Ivan

• High power pulsed magnetron sputtering: A review on scientific and engineering state of the art

  Citation: 944

  Authors: K., J., S.

• Modern approaches to marine antifouling coatings

  Citation: 866

  Authors: L.D., K.R., F.C., R.J.K.

• Electrodeposition of composite coatings containing nanoparticles in a metal deposit

  Citation: 748

  Authors: C.T.J., R.G.A., F.C.

• Properties of diamond-like carbon

  Citation: 705

  Authors: J.

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