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Granular Matter

Springer New York · United States · Est. 1994

ISSN1434-7636

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.698

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.182

Total Works

1,854

Total Citations

46,301

2yr Mean Citedness

2.40

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Aims & Scope

Granular Matter is a peer-reviewed journal serving as premier interdisciplinary forum for research on the complex behavior of granular materials, cutting across topics in a wide range of disciplines in fundamental science as well as engineering.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

FrequencyFour Issues Yearly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,854

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1434-7636

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Mechanics of MaterialsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryMechanicsPhysics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Granular flow and fluidized bedsLandslides and related hazardsGeotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresMaterial Dynamics and PropertiesParticle Dynamics in Fluid FlowsSoil and Unsaturated FlowRock Mechanics and ModelingGeotechnical and Geomechanical EngineeringFluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions