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Protection of Metals and Physical Chemistry of Surfaces

Pleiades Publishing · Russia · ISSN 2070-2051, 2070-206X

ITS Journal Score58.4
Global rank#13,914
Rank in Materials Science#336 of 524
h-index36
Open access 2021–20253%

Overview

Protection of Metals and Physical Chemistry of Surfaces, published by Pleiades Publishing (Russia), published 753 papers in 2021–2025, and these papers have received 2,006 citations so far. Its h-index is 36 and its two-year mean citedness is 0.74. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #13,914 of 62,158 ranked journals and #336 of 524 in Materials Science.

Key figures

Papers 2021–2025753
Citations 2021–20252,006
Citations per paper2.7
h-index36
i10-index496
2-year mean citedness0.74
Open-access share3%
Change in papers (2024-25 vs 2021-22)+3.0%
Citation impact trend-61.6%
Article fee (APC)Fee not recorded in our data

Citations are those received so far by the papers published in these years, so the most recent years have had less time to collect them. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor. Citation impact trend compares how often a journal's 2024-25 papers are cited with how often its 2021-22 papers were cited, each measured against all ranked journals' papers of the same years, so newer papers are not at a disadvantage. "Not enough papers" or "Not enough data" means fewer than 50 papers in one of the two-year periods (or fewer than 50 citations to the earlier papers). Values above +300% or below -90% are shown as "+300% or more" or "-90% or less": such extreme values come from very low citation counts for the earlier papers.

Papers and citations by year

YearPapersCitations so far to that year's papersOpen-access papers
20201711,0650
20211537915
20221475615
20231444003
20241101910
2025199639

What it publishes

The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.

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CORROSIONMaterials Science70.853317%
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Anti-Corrosion Methods and MaterialsMaterials Science69.34142%
Corrosion and Materials DegradationMaterials Science61.9217100%
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Identity and sources

  • ISSN-L: 2070-2051
  • Print ISSN: 2070-2051
  • Electronic ISSN: 2070-206X
  • Publisher: Pleiades Publishing
  • Listed in DOAJ: No
  • Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
  • OpenAlex: S30184629
  • Journal website: www.springer.com

Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.

Questions

What is the ITS Journal Score of Protection of Metals and Physical Chemistry of Surfaces?

It is 58.4 out of 100, which places it #13,914 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.

What is the impact factor of Protection of Metals and Physical Chemistry of Surfaces?

This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 0.74.

Is Protection of Metals and Physical Chemistry of Surfaces open access?

3% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.

Does Protection of Metals and Physical Chemistry of Surfaces charge a publication fee?

The fee is not recorded in our data. This does not mean the journal is free. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.

Transparent methodology

How the ITS Journal Score works

One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.

A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.

What this is not: the ITS Journal Score is not a Journal Impact Factor, CiteScore or SJR, and this site does not say whether a journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed. Always confirm aims and scope, indexing, peer review and fees on the journal's own website before you submit.