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Surface Innovations

Abbreviation (ISO):SURF. INNOVATIONS
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.313•SCImago Rank: #16,751•Identifier (ISSN):2050-6252(Print)/2050-6260(Online)•Articles / Year: 31•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,779 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.9
↓ -1.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
12

12 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate25.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
31articles/year
0% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.5)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.7)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.5)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.397)
🔵 Computed
20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.016)
🔵 Computed
20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.845)
🔵 Computed
20191.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.333)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.268)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

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.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Materials science99.2%Engineering80.1%Physics78.6%Chemistry77.1%Nanotechnology72.8%Organic chemistry71.8%Composite material70.8%Chemical engineering65.2%Quantum mechanics64%Metallurgy47.9%Physical chemistry42.6%Biology41.3%Thermodynamics38%Mechanical engineering27%Biochemistry25.7%Geology23.7%Optics23.4%Computer science22.9%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #16,751Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2013-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Chemical EngineeringMaterials Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.313

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
34

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.72

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,779 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations234
3-Year Documents122
Citable Documents108

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate37.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Materials ChemistryQ3
Process Chemistry and TechnologyQ3
Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Materials Science
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
ICE Publishing Ltd.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Editorial Address
INST CIVIL ENGINEERS, 1 GREAT GEORGE ST, WESTMINISTER, ENGLAND, SW 1P 3AA
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
JCRSCIE
161/191Q4
MATERIALS SCIENCE, COATINGS & FILMS
JCRSCIE
18/25Q3
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
JCISCIE
113/191Q3
MATERIALS SCIENCE, COATINGS & FILMS
JCISCIE
12/25Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—2713
20253.54294
20242.732103
20233.533189
20222.39759594
20213.01641358
20202.84545644
20192.33346725
20181.26831565
2017—451,069
2016—23335
2015—38285
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Surface Innovations

WoS Q4
0235201820192020202120222023202420253.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 25.9%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01