Journal profile · MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Materials Performance and Characterization
ISSN 2379-1365 · eISSN 2165-3992 · American Society for Testing and Materials
Materials Performance and Characterization: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Materials Performance and Characterization is published by American Society for Testing and Materials and is in Zone 4 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels, Fatigue and fracture mechanics and Metallurgy and Material Forming, together about 27.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering10%
- Fatigue and fracture mechanicsEngineering9.6%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering7.7%
- Metal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterials Science7.3%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering6.4%
- Welding Techniques and Residual StressesEngineering5.6%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering5.1%
- Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsMaterials Science4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 138OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,021 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 18 | 3 | 13 |
| 2024 | 29 | 3 | 49 |
| 2023 | 49 | 2 | 139 |
| 2022 | 39 | 1 | 117 |
| 2021 | 95 | 1 | 568 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- American Society for Testing and Materials
- ISSN
- 2379-1365
- Electronic ISSN
- 2165-3992
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Materials Performance and Characterization
What CAS zone is Materials Performance and Characterization in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Materials Performance and Characterization is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Materials Performance and Characterization?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Materials Performance and Characterization is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Materials Performance and Characterization open access, and what is the APC?
Materials Performance and Characterization is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .