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Mechanics journal impact factors 2012

Submitted by Biswajit Banerjee on
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impact factors

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