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Mechanics journal impact factors 2012
Some funding agencies require that articles be published only in journals with impact factors greater than 1. Here's a list from 2012 that tells you which to choose (if you care about impact factors).
-- Biswajit
Abbreviated Journal Title
ISSN
Impact Factor
5-Year
PHIL MAG LETT
0163-7258
8.562
9.35
ADV APPL MECH
0065-2156
5
6.357
MRS BULL
0883-7694
4.95
5.384
INT J PLASTICITY
0749-6419
4.603
4.738
NEW J PHYS
1367-2630
4.177
3.773
APPL MECH REV
0003-6900
3.971
4.659
GEOPHYS RES LETT
0094-8276
3.792
3.759
BIOMECH MODEL MECHA N
1617-7959
3.192
3.269
COMPOS SCI TECHNOL
0266-3538
3.144
3.818
J GEOPHYS RES
0148-0227
3.021
3.441
J MECH PHYS SOLIDS
0022-5096
2.806
3.522
CEMENT CONCRETE RES
0008-8846
2.781
3.282
ARCH COMPUT METHOD E
1134-3060
2.767
3.323
COMPOS PART A-APPL S
1359-835X
2.695
3.16
COMPUT METHOD APPL M
0045-7825
2.651
2.615
J FLUID MECH
0022-1120
2.459
2.721
J BIOMECH
0021-9290
2.434
3.023
CEMENT CONCRETE COMP
0958-9465
2.421
2.726
J COMPUT PHYS
0021-9991
2.31
2.877
MODEL SIMUL MATER SC
0965-0393
2.298
1.78
COMPOS STRUCT
0263-8223
2.24
2.281
INT J ADHES ADHES
0143-7496
2.17
2.345
J APPL PHYS
0021-8979
2.168
2.169
CLIN BIOMECH
0268-0033
2.071
2.468
COMPUT MECH
0178-7675
2.065
2.294
ARCH RATION MECH AN
0003-9527
2.054
2.347
WAVE MOTION
0920-4741
2.054
2.359
PROBABILIST ENG MECH
0167-5877
2.046
2.277
INT J NUMER METH ENG
0029-5981
2.009
2.171
MULTISCALE MODEL SIM
1540-3459
2.009
2.527
P ROY SOC A-MATH PHY
1364-5021
1.971
1.987
INT J DAMAGE MECH
1056-7895
1.928
1.653
J BIOMECH ENG-T ASME
0148-0731
1.896
2.132
COMPUT STRUCT
0045-7949
1.874
1.961
INT J SOLIDS STRUCT
0020-7683
1.857
2.076
SMART MATER STRUCT
1520-9512
1.839
2.018
EARTHQ ENG STRUCT D
0098-8847
1.778
2.044
MECH MATER
0167-6636
1.769
2.232
GRANUL MATTER
1434-5021
1.755
1.683
COMMUN NUMER METH EN
1069-8299
1.754
1.068
COMPOS PART B-ENG
1359-8368
1.731
2.301
INT J IMPACT ENG
0734-743X
1.701
1.745
TECTONOPHYSICS
1533-0346
1.692
2.123
APPL PHYS A-MATER
0947-8396
1.63
1.823
J SOUND VIB
0022-460X
1.588
1.732
J FLUID STRUCT
0889-9746
1.567
1.745
MECCANICA
0025-6455
1.558
1.336
INT J FATIGUE
0142-1123
1.546
1.822
EXP MECH
0014-4851
1.522
1.821
INT J FRACTURE
0376-9429
1.485
1.37
EUR J MECH A-SOLID
0997-7538
1.484
1.614
GEOTECHNIQUE
0016-8505
1.461
1.579
ENG FRACT MECH
0013-7944
1.353
1.776
ENG STRUCT
0141-0296
1.351
1.754
ACTA MECH
0001-5970
1.292
1.213
MECH RES COMMUN
0093-6413
1.273
1.16
INT J ROCK MECH MIN
1365-1609
1.272
1.6
PHILOS T R SOC A
0950-0839
1.241
1.25
INT J MECH SCI
0020-7403
1.231
1.495
INT J ENG SCI
0020-7225
1.21
1.508
INT J NUMER METH FL
0271-2091
1.176
1.35
INT J APPL MECH
1758-8251
1.165
1.165
CMES-COMP MODEL ENG
1526-1492
1.123
1.318
J ELASTICITY
0374-3535
1.11
1.41
MECH TIME-DEPEND MAT
1385-2000
1.109
1.327
ENG FAIL ANAL
1350-6307
1.086
1.054
J STRAIN ANAL ENG
0309-3247
1.085
0.992
J COMPOS MATER
0021-9983
1.068
1.279
SOIL MECH FOUND ENG+
1619-1366
1.061
ENG COMPUTATION
0264-4401
1.06
0.947
FINITE ELEM ANAL DES
0168-874X
1.058
1.577
APPL ACOUST
0003-682X
1.05
1.013
PHYSICA B
1466-853X
1.043
1.214
J VIB ACOUST
1048-9002
1.022
0.978
J COMPOS CONSTR
1090-0268
1.021
1.498
COMPUT CONCRETE
1598-8198
1.015
0.967
MATH MECH SOLIDS
1081-2865
1.012
0.873
PHILOS MAG
0031-7144
1.006
0.911
APPL RHEOL
1430-6395
1
0.927
J VIB CONTROL
1077-5463
1
1.205
J ENG MECH-ASCE
0733-9399
0.99
1.144
COMPUT GEOTECH
0266-352X
0.987
1.256
AEROSP SCI TECHNOL
1270-9638
0.983
0.934
CMC-COMPUT MATER CON
1546-2218
0.972
0.939
J STRUCT ENG-ASCE
0733-9445
0.955
1.296
J ENG MATER-T ASME
0094-4289
0.954
1.107
ARCH APPL MECH
0939-1533
0.95
1.096
J APPL MECH-T ASME
0021-8936
0.949
1.197
J ADHES SCI TECHNOL
0169-4243
0.948
1.143
INT J AEROACOUST
1475-472X
0.943
INT J COMPUT FLUID D
1061-8562
0.943
0.948
MECH ADV MATER STRUC
1537-6494
0.926
0.938
BIOACOUSTICS
0952-4622
0.895
1.49
ACTA MECH SINICA-PRC
0567-7718
0.86
0.865
ARCH CIV MECH ENG
1644-9665
0.855
COMPUT METHOD BIOMEC
1025-5842
0.849
1.25
ARCH ACOUST
0137-5075
0.847
FATIGUE FRACT ENG M
8756-758X
0.847
0.918
NONDESTRUCT TEST EVA
1058-9759
0.827
0.916
ACTA GEOTECH
1861-1125
0.811
J THERM STRESSES
0149-5739
0.805
1.006
CR MECANIQUE
1631-0721
0.799
0.744
HIGH PRESSURE RES
0895-7959
0.778
0.932
ACTA MECH SOLIDA SIN
0894-9166
0.766
0.722
J APPL BIOMECH
1065-8483
0.761
1.264
GEOTECTONICS+
0016-8521
0.754
1.019
ADV APPL MATH MECH
2070-0733
0.75
0.75
ACOUST PHYS+
1063-7710
0.7
0.615
J MECH MATER STRUCT
1559-3959
0.675
0.763
APPL COMPOS MATER
0929-189X
0.658
0.986
THEOR APPL FRACT MEC
0730-2347
0.655
0.781
EARTHQ ENG ENG VIB
1671-3664
0.57
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC
1610-1928
0.569
0.714
J COMPUT SCI TECH-CH
1000-9000
0.564
0.498
J SANDW STRUCT MATER
1099-6362
0.561
0.79
P I MECH ENG B-J ENG
1741-7597
0.559
0.526
APPL MATH MECH-ENGL
0253-4827
0.558
0.481
COMBUST EXPLO SHOCK+
0010-5082
0.539
0.544
ACTA GEODYN GEOMATER
1214-9705
0.53
AM CERAM SOC BULL
0002-7812
0.522
0.323
GEOTECH TEST J
0149-6115
0.505
0.599
ACTA METALL SIN
0412-1961
0.464
0.442
ACTA BIOENG BIOMECH
1509-409X
0.449
J MECH SCI TECHNOL
1738-494X
0.448
0.401
APPL GEOPHYS
1672-7975
0.446
REP PROG PHYS
2037-4631
0.446
P I CIVIL ENG-GEOTEC
1353-2618
0.443
0.38
COMPOS INTERFACE
0927-6440
0.438
0.581
ADV COMPOS LETT
0963-6935
0.432
0.457
J OFFSHORE MECH ARCT
0892-7219
0.427
0.507
ADV COMPOS MATER
0924-3046
0.426
0.52
INT J ACOUST VIB
1027-5851
0.421
ADV MATER SCI ENG
1687-6822
0.415
MECH COMPOS MATER
0191-5665
0.409
0.509
ACTA METALL SIN-ENGL
1006-7191
0.407
PLAST RUBBER COMPOS
1009-0630
0.407
0.41
J COMPUT ACOUST
0218-396X
0.381
0.5
ACTA GEOD GEOPHYS HU
1217-8977
0.346
J VIBROENG
1392-8716
0.346
ADV STEEL CONSTR
1816-112X
0.339
CAN J CIVIL ENG
0315-1468
0.334
0.475
ADV VIB ENG
0972-5768
0.328
ADV STRUCT ENG
1369-4332
0.324
0.549
Q J MECH APPL MATH
1558-8599
0.321
0.564
FLUID DYNAM+
0015-4628
0.296
0.319
ACTA MATH APPL SIN-E
0168-9673
0.289
J THEOR APP MECH-POL
1429-2955
0.283
MECH BASED DES STRUC
1539-7734
0.259
0.321
NUOVO CIM B
2037-4895
0.243
0.239
J APPL MECH TECH PH+
0021-8944
0.233
P I MECH ENG C-J MEC
0965-0903
0.209
0.271
CHIN J MECH ENG-EN
1000-9345
0.208
J BRAZ SOC MECH SCI
1678-5878
0.2
AIRCR ENG AEROSP TEC
1748-8842
0.195
0.281
ACOUST AUST
0814-6039
0.182
HEAT TRANSF RES
1064-2285
0.181
0.08
MECH SOLIDS+
0025-6544
0.148
RHEOL ACTA
0375-1325
0.146
0.23
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Thank you for initiative
I wish to thanks your initiative. Today we have many journals and this info is precious. Let me ask you we can update this info ?
Regards,
Rodrigo
Re: Impact factors
Rodrigo,
I don't have access to the newly released 2013 data. However, if you or others can provide me with a complete list of the 8000 or so journals and impact factors provided by Thomson-Reuters, I can write a short program to extract the latest information.
-- Biswajit