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Nature Materials

Nature Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 1859

ISSN1476-4660
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
60
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
Total60
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
14.204
H-Index
643
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
6.733
Total Works
6,897
Total Citations
1,656,566
2yr Mean Citedness
19.49
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Retractions
6
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Nature Materials is a monthly multi-disciplinary journal aimed at bringing together cutting-edge research across the entire spectrum of materials science and engineering. Materials research is a diverse and fast-growing discipline, which has moved from a largely applied, engineering focus to a position where it has an increasing impact on other classical disciplines such as physics, chemistry and biology. Nature Materials covers all applied and fundamental aspects of the synthesis/processing, structure/composition, properties and performance of materials, where "materials" are identified as substances in the condensed states (liquid, solid, colloidal) designed or manipulated for technological ends. Nature Materials provides a forum for the development of a common identity among materials scientists while encouraging researchers to cross established subdisciplinary divides. To achieve this, and strengthen the cohesion of the community, the journal takes an interdisciplinary, integrated and balanced approach to all areas of materials research while fostering the exchange of ideas between scientists involved in the different disciplines. Nature Materials is an invaluable resource for all scientists, in both academia and industry, who are active in the process of discovering and developing materials and materials-related concepts. Nature Materials offers an engaging, informative and accessible product including papers of exceptional significance and quality in a discipline which promises to have great influence on the development of society in years to come.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1859
FrequencyAnnual
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications6,897
Publisher OrgNature Portfolio
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/12 · 67%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Nature Publishing Group
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1476-4660
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

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.

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1
Condensed Matter PhysicsQ1
Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1
Mechanical EngineeringQ1
Mechanics of MaterialsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, AppliedPhysics, Condensed Matter

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsMechanics of MaterialsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)Mechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Graphene research and applicationsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides2D Materials and ApplicationsQuantum and electron transport phenomenaTopological Materials and PhenomenaMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsMagnetic properties of thin filmsPhysics of Superconductivity and MagnetismOrganic Electronics and Photovoltaics
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref