| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomaterials | 14 / 146 | 90th | Q1 |
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Materials Futures
Materials Futures is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 16.8), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Institute of Physics.
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Publisher: Institute of Physics
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Quick answers
Is Materials Futures indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2022–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 16.8.
What quartile is Materials Futures in Scopus?
Materials Futures is Q1 in Biomaterials (rank 14 of 146), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Materials Futures?
Materials Futures is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 16.8, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 90th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 2.341, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 34.
How much does it cost to publish in Materials Futures?
No article processing charge is recorded for it (source: OpenAlex). Confirm on the journal's own website, since some journals charge for extras such as colour figures.
Who publishes Materials Futures and what is its ISSN?
Materials Futures is published by Institute of Physics. Its ISSN is 2752-5724.
Is Materials Futures in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Materials Futures open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Materials Futures? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Materials Futures has an h-index of 40 and a 2-year mean of 9.34 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 16.8, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #12 of 142 Scopus journals in Biomaterials.
Materials Futures published 73 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Materials Futures? — latest 99 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from China (71.2%), United States (4.8%) and Australia (3.7%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Materials Futures? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration71.2% of recent authorship from China
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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