Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, PHYSICALMATERIALS SCIENCE, COAT-MATERIALS SCIENCE, COATINGS & FILMS
Surface Innovations
ISSN 2050-6252 · eISSN 2050-6260 · ICE Publishing Ltd. · ENGLAND
Surface Innovations: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.83; subscription journal; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Surface Innovations is published by ICE Publishing Ltd. 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 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity, Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, together about 34.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The material innovations on surfaces, combined with understanding and manipulation of physics and chemistry of functional surfaces and coatings, have exploded in the past decade at an incredibly rapid pace. Superhydrophobicity, superhydrophlicity, self-cleaning, self-healing, anti-fouling, anti-bacterial, etc., have become important fundamental topics of surface science research community driven by curiosity of physics, chemistry, and biology of interaction phenomenon at surfaces and their enormous potential in practical applications. Materials having controlled-functionality surfaces and coatings are important to the manufacturing of new products for environmental control, liquid manipulation, nanotechnological advances, biomedical engineering, pharmacy, biotechnology, and many others, and are part of the most promising technological innovations of the twenty-first century.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): CHEMISTRY, PHYSICALMATERIALS SCIENCE, COAT-MATERIALS SCIENCE, COATINGS & FILMS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityMaterials Science19.5%
- Adhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsEngineering7.7%
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering6.9%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering5.3%
- Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionMaterials Science5%
- Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and IrradiationMaterials Science4.4%
- Fluid Dynamics and Heat TransferEngineering3.9%
- Diamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchMaterials Science3.6%
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, Coatings & Films | 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 | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Coatings & Films | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Coatings & Films | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.83LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 156OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 26.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 538 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 1 | 17 |
| 2025 | 42 | 6 | 96 |
| 2024 | 32 | 3 | 104 |
| 2023 | 33 | 3 | 190 |
| 2022 | 59 | 4 | 595 |
| 2021 | 41 | 2 | 359 |
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
- ICE Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2050-6252
- Electronic ISSN
- 2050-6260
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Surface Innovations
What CAS zone is Surface Innovations in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Surface Innovations is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Coatings & Films. 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.
What is the impact factor of Surface Innovations?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.83; CiteScore 6.2, h-index 35.
Which databases index Surface Innovations?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Surface Innovations is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Surface Innovations open access, and what is the APC?
Surface Innovations 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .