Mechanical Engineering 2026
523 journals in P2.03 Mechanical Engineering (Engineering and Technology), ranked by PNCI. Snapshot September 2026. How the ranking works.
| Rank | Journal | PNCI | Percentile | Citation Quartile | POSI Zone | AJR | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/523 | Progress in Materials Science Elsevier BV, ISSN 0079-6425 | 12.06 | 99.9 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 2/523 | Green Energy and Intelligent Transportation Elsevier BV, ISSN 2773-1537 | 5.31 | 99.7 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 3/523 | Journal of Materials Science & Technology Elsevier BV, ISSN 1005-0302 | 5.30 | 99.5 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 4/523 | International Materials Reviews Taylor & Francis, ISSN 0950-6608 | 4.79 | 99.3 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 5/523 | International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture Elsevier BV, ISSN 0890-6955 | 4.59 | 99.1 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 6/523 | Progress in Aerospace Sciences Elsevier BV, ISSN 0376-0421 | 4.46 | 98.9 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 7/523 | International Journal of Plasticity Elsevier BV, ISSN 0749-6419 | 4.03 | 98.8 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 8/523 | Energy Conversion and Management Elsevier BV, ISSN 0196-8904 | 3.35 | 98.6 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 9/523 | Satellite Navigation Springer Nature, ISSN 2662-1363 | 3.30 | 98.4 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 10/523 | Acta Materialia Elsevier BV, ISSN 1359-6454 | 3.01 | 98.2 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 11/523 | IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, ISSN 2379-8858 | 2.71 | 98.0 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 12/523 | Energy Elsevier BV, ISSN 0360-5442 | 2.71 | 97.8 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 13/523 | npj Advanced Manufacturing Springer Science+Business Media, ISSN 3004-8621 | 2.60 | 97.6 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 14/523 | Virtual and Physical Prototyping Taylor & Francis, ISSN 1745-2759 | 2.55 | 97.4 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 15/523 | Journal of Materials Processing Technology Elsevier BV, ISSN 0924-0136 | 2.32 | 97.2 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 16/523 | Tribology International Elsevier BV, ISSN 0301-679X | 2.32 | 97.0 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 17/523 | International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials Springer Science+Business Media, ISSN 1005-8850 | 2.29 | 96.8 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 18/523 | Materials Research Letters Taylor & Francis, ISSN 2166-3831 | 2.25 | 96.7 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 19/523 | Journal of Manufacturing Processes Elsevier BV, ISSN 1526-6125 | 2.22 | 96.5 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 20/523 | Applied Thermal Engineering Elsevier BV, ISSN 1359-4311 | 2.11 | 96.3 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 21/523 | Journal of Materials Research and Technology Elsevier BV, ISSN 2238-7854 | 2.02 | 96.1 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 22/523 | Materials & Design Elsevier BV, ISSN 0264-1275 | 2.02 | 95.9 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 23/523 | Materials Science and Engineering A Elsevier BV, ISSN 0921-5093 | 2.00 | 95.7 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 24/523 | Engineering Failure Analysis Elsevier BV, ISSN 1350-6307 | 1.89 | 95.5 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 25/523 | Chinese Journal of Aeronautics Elsevier BV, ISSN 1000-9361 | 1.84 | 95.3 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 26/523 | Automotive Innovation Springer Nature, ISSN 2096-4250 | 1.80 | 95.1 | C-Q1 | Zone 1 | – | Official |
| 27/523 | Defence Technology Elsevier BV, ISSN 2214-9147 | 1.80 | 94.9 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 28/523 | Aerospace Science and Technology Elsevier BV, ISSN 1270-9638 | 1.77 | 94.7 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 29/523 | Scripta Materialia Elsevier BV, ISSN 1359-6462 | 1.77 | 94.6 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 30/523 | Drones Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, ISSN 2504-446X | 1.74 | 94.4 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 31/523 | International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer Elsevier BV, ISSN 0735-1933 | 1.72 | 94.2 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 32/523 | Case Studies in Thermal Engineering Elsevier BV, ISSN 2214-157X | 1.72 | 94.0 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 33/523 | Hydrometallurgy Elsevier BV, ISSN 0304-386X | 1.72 | 93.8 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 34/523 | Astrodynamics Springer Science+Business Media, ISSN 2522-008X | 1.71 | 93.6 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 35/523 | Minerals Engineering Elsevier BV, ISSN 0892-6875 | 1.68 | 93.4 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 36/523 | IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, ISSN 0018-9251 | 1.66 | 93.2 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 37/523 | International Journal of Thermal Sciences Elsevier BV, ISSN 1290-0729 | 1.66 | 93.0 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 38/523 | IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation IEEE Antennas & Propagation Society, ISSN 0018-926X | 1.62 | 92.8 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 39/523 | CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology Elsevier BV, ISSN 1755-5817 | 1.59 | 92.6 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 40/523 | Materials Characterization Elsevier BV, ISSN 1044-5803 | 1.57 | 92.4 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 41/523 | Additive Manufacturing Frontiers Elsevier BV, ISSN 2950-4317 | 1.50 | 92.3 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 42/523 | Design Studies Elsevier BV, ISSN 0142-694X | 1.46 | 92.1 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 43/523 | Railway Engineering Science Springer Science+Business Media, ISSN 2662-4745 | 1.45 | 91.9 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 44/523 | Intermetallics Elsevier BV, ISSN 0966-9795 | 1.43 | 91.7 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 45/523 | SAE International journal of vehicle dynamics, stability, and NVH ISSN 2380-2162 | 1.43 | 91.5 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 46/523 | IEEE transactions on field robotics. IEEE, ISSN 2997-1101 | 1.41 | 91.3 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 47/523 | International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials Elsevier BV, ISSN 0263-4368 | 1.40 | 91.1 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 48/523 | Advanced Membranes Elsevier BV, ISSN 2772-8234 | 1.39 | 90.9 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 49/523 | Artificial Intelligence for Transportation Elsevier BV, ISSN 3050-8606 | 1.38 | 90.7 | Provisional C-Q1 | No zone | – | Provisional |
| 50/523 | Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China Elsevier BV, ISSN 1003-6326 | 1.36 | 90.5 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 51/523 | Smart Materials in Manufacturing Elsevier BV, ISSN 2772-8102 | 1.31 | 90.3 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 52/523 | GPS Solutions Springer Science+Business Media, ISSN 1080-5370 | 1.29 | 90.2 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 53/523 | Carbon Capture Science & Technology Elsevier BV, ISSN 2772-6568 | 1.28 | 90.0 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 54/523 | Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering Elsevier BV, ISSN 2667-1433 | 1.28 | 89.8 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 55/523 | Wear Elsevier BV, ISSN 0043-1648 | 1.28 | 89.6 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 56/523 | Progress in Additive Manufacturing Springer Science+Business Media, ISSN 2363-9512 | 1.28 | 89.4 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 57/523 | Space Science & Technology American Association for the Advancement of Science, ISSN 2692-7659 | 1.26 | 89.2 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 58/523 | Acta Astronautica Elsevier BV, ISSN 0094-5765 | 1.20 | 89.0 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 59/523 | International Journal of Refrigeration Elsevier BV, ISSN 0140-7007 | 1.19 | 88.8 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 60/523 | Materials and Manufacturing Processes Taylor & Francis, ISSN 1042-6914 | 1.17 | 88.6 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 61/523 | International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping Elsevier BV, ISSN 0308-0161 | 1.08 | 88.4 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 62/523 | Materials Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, ISSN 1996-1944 | 1.07 | 88.2 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 63/523 | Vehicle System Dynamics Taylor & Francis, ISSN 0042-3114 | 1.06 | 88.0 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 64/523 | Additive Manufacturing Elsevier BV, ISSN 2214-8604 | 1.06 | 87.9 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 65/523 | High Entropy Alloys & Materials Springer Science+Business Media, ISSN 2731-5819 | 1.06 | 87.7 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 66/523 | Materials Science in Additive Manufacturing ISSN 2810-9635 | 1.06 | 87.5 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 67/523 | IEEE Transactions on Radar Systems Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, ISSN 2832-7357 | 1.04 | 87.3 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 68/523 | Vehicles Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, ISSN 2624-8921 | 1.03 | 87.1 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 69/523 | Lubricants Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, ISSN 2075-4442 | 1.02 | 86.9 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 70/523 | Progress in Nuclear Energy Elsevier BV, ISSN 0149-1970 | 1.01 | 86.7 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 71/523 | The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Springer Science+Business Media, ISSN 0268-3768 | 1.00 | 86.5 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 72/523 | Review of Materials Research Elsevier BV, ISSN 3050-9130 | 1.00 | 86.3 | Provisional C-Q1 | No zone | – | Provisional |
| 73/523 | Journal of Advanced Joining Processes Elsevier BV, ISSN 2666-3309 | 0.97 | 86.1 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 74/523 | Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) Springer Science+Business Media, ISSN 1006-7191 | 0.97 | 85.9 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 75/523 | Metals and Materials International Springer Science+Business Media, ISSN 1225-9438 | 0.97 | 85.8 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 76/523 | Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal Elsevier BV, ISSN 2215-0986 | 0.96 | 85.6 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 77/523 | Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, ISSN 2504-4494 | 0.95 | 85.4 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 78/523 | Journal of Iron and Steel Research International Springer Nature, ISSN 2210-3988 | 0.95 | 85.2 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 79/523 | Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, ISSN 0731-5090 | 0.95 | 85.0 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 80/523 | Rapid Prototyping Journal Emerald Publishing Limited, ISSN 1355-2546 | 0.93 | 84.8 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 81/523 | Engineering Perspective ISSN 2757-9077 | 0.93 | 84.6 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 82/523 | Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy Springer Science+Business Media, ISSN 2199-3823 | 0.92 | 84.4 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 83/523 | Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering: Additive Manufacturing Frontiers Elsevier BV, ISSN 2772-6657 | 0.92 | 84.2 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 84/523 | Alloys ISSN 2674-063X | 0.90 | 84.0 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 85/523 | Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Elsevier BV, ISSN 2666-9129 | 0.90 | 83.8 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 86/523 | Discover Mechanical Engineering Springer Science+Business Media, ISSN 2731-6564 | 0.89 | 83.7 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 87/523 | International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture Elsevier BV, ISSN 2588-8404 | 0.89 | 83.5 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 88/523 | Journal of Thermal Spray Technology Springer Science+Business Media, ISSN 1059-9630 | 0.88 | 83.3 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 89/523 | 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., ISSN 2329-7662 | 0.88 | 83.1 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 90/523 | Designs Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, ISSN 2411-9660 | 0.88 | 82.9 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 91/523 | Additive Manufacturing Letters Elsevier BV, ISSN 2772-3690 | 0.87 | 82.7 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 92/523 | Metals Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, ISSN 2075-4701 | 0.86 | 82.5 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 93/523 | Drone Systems and Applications Canadian Science Publishing, ISSN 2564-4939 | 0.85 | 82.3 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 94/523 | Journal of Alloys and Metallurgical Systems Elsevier BV, ISSN 2949-9178 | 0.85 | 82.1 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 95/523 | Advanced Engineering Materials Wiley, ISSN 1438-1656 | 0.85 | 81.9 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 96/523 | Nuclear Engineering and Technology Elsevier BV, ISSN 1738-5733 | 0.85 | 81.7 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 97/523 | European Journal of Materials Taylor & Francis, ISSN 2688-9277 | 0.84 | 81.5 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 98/523 | International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM) Springer Science+Business Media, ISSN 1955-2505 | 0.84 | 81.4 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 99/523 | Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B Springer Science+Business Media, ISSN 1073-5615 | 0.83 | 81.2 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
| 100/523 | Integrating materials and manufacturing innovation Springer Nature, ISSN 2193-9764 | 0.83 | 81.0 | C-Q1 | Zone 2 | – | Official |
CITATION-RANK-1.0. Provisional rankings (dashed) have 10–19 eligible items or items from a single publication year, and carry no zone. 1,472 further journals in this category have citation data but no rank (too few items, incomplete citation coverage, or category too small); their PNCI is shown on their journal pages.