Journal metric profile

BULLETIN OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 2.100 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.100 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 317/460 Recorded category rank

BULLETIN OF MATERIALS SCIENCE JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

BULLETIN OF MATERIALS SCIENCE is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by INDIAN ACAD SCIENCES. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 2.100, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q3.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 317 out of 460 journals in its listed category. A Q3 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 7,262 total citations, 276 total articles, 285 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 2.100, which is equal to the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 2.000. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.350.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 8.4 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 8.8 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

BULLETIN OF MATERIALS SCIENCE is identified in this record by print ISSN 0250-4707 and electronic ISSN 0973-7669. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameBULLETIN OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
Abbreviated journalB MATER SCI
PublisherINDIAN ACAD SCIENCES
Metric year2025
Overall rank7,872
ISSN0250-4707
eISSN0973-7669
Total cites7,262
Total articles276
Citable items285
Cited half-life8.4 years
Citing half-life8.8 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.100
5-Year Impact Factor2.100
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.000
Journal Citation Indicator0.350
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank317/460
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of BULLETIN OF MATERIALS SCIENCE?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for BULLETIN OF MATERIALS SCIENCE is 2.100 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is BULLETIN OF MATERIALS SCIENCE?

BULLETIN OF MATERIALS SCIENCE is listed in quartile Q3. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes BULLETIN OF MATERIALS SCIENCE?

BULLETIN OF MATERIALS SCIENCE is listed as being published by INDIAN ACAD SCIENCES.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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