Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Materials Horizons
ISSN 2051-6347 · eISSN 2051-6355 · Royal Society of Chemistry · ENGLAND
Materials Horizons: CAS Zone 2 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 11.49; hybrid open access; 928 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Materials Horizons is published by Royal Society of Chemistry and is in Zone 2 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Conducting polymers and applications and Perovskite Materials and Applications, together about 25.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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Research area (LetPub): CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering11.9%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science7.5%
- Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsEngineering6.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Advanced Materials and MechanicsEngineering5%
- Organic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsEngineering4.5%
- Luminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsMaterials Science4.5%
- Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingEngineering4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 11.49LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 176OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,445OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 767LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,785 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 691 | 235 | 659 |
| 2025 | 928 | 341 | 7,375 |
| 2024 | 673 | 265 | 11,366 |
| 2023 | 566 | 215 | 17,758 |
| 2022 | 309 | 69 | 10,534 |
| 2021 | 325 | 101 | 15,123 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2051-6347
- Electronic ISSN
- 2051-6355
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Materials Horizons
What CAS zone is Materials Horizons in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Materials Horizons is in Zone 2 of Materials Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Chemistry, Multidisciplinary / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Materials Horizons?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 11.49; CiteScore 15.3, h-index 176.
Which databases index Materials Horizons?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Materials Horizons is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Materials Horizons open access, and what is the APC?
Materials Horizons is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .