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Journal of Functional Biomaterials

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1957

ISSN2079-4983eISSN2079-4983

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.969

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.062

Total Worksi

9,888

Total Citationsi

49,268

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Biomedical; Materials Science, Biomaterials; Biomaterials; Biomedical Engineering.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1957

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,888

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2079-4983 / 2079-4983

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2.5k

2019

3.1k

2020

3.2k

2021

331

8.5k

2022

560

10k

2023

382

2024

490

2.7k

2025

406

209

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

BiomaterialsQ2

Biomedical EngineeringQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, BiomedicalMaterials Science, Biomaterials

Scopus Categories

Biomedical EngineeringBiomaterials

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsDental materials and restorationsDental Implant Techniques and OutcomesConducting polymers and applicationsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsAdvanced ceramic materials synthesisMetal and Thin Film MechanicsOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyWater Quality Monitoring and Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Functional Biomaterials

Is Journal of Functional Biomaterials a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Functional Biomaterials: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Functional Biomaterials?

Journal of Functional Biomaterials is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 4.39.

Is Journal of Functional Biomaterials indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Functional Biomaterials is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Functional Biomaterials?