Overview
Refractories and Industrial Ceramics, published by Springer Science+Business Media (United States), published 404 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 802 citations in those years. Its h-index is 28 and its two-year mean citedness is 1.03. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #14,287 of 62,158 ranked journals and #345 of 525 in Materials Science.
Key figures
Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. 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.
Papers and citations by year
| Year | Papers | Citations received | Open-access papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 125 | 467 | 2 |
| 2021 | 126 | 370 | 3 |
| 2022 | 119 | 222 | 2 |
| 2023 | 121 | 171 | 4 |
| 2024 | 38 | 39 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What it publishes
The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.
Similar journals
Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.
| Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of the European Ceramic Society | Materials Science | 86.3 | 4,230 | 23% |
| International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology | Materials Science | 75.9 | 1,676 | 32% |
| Scientific research on refractories and technical ceramics | Materials Science | 19.0 | 67 | 100% |
| International Journal of Ceramic Engineering & Science | Materials Science | 59.2 | 246 | 100% |
| Open Ceramics | Engineering | 70.2 | 837 | 100% |
| Journal of Advanced Ceramics | Materials Science | 87.0 | 813 | 100% |
| Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society | Materials Science | 54.6 | 133 | 2% |
| Ceramics International | Materials Science | 87.7 | 23,006 | 8% |
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Identity and sources
- ISSN-L: 1083-4877
- Print ISSN: 1083-4877
- Electronic ISSN: 1573-9139
- Publisher: Springer Science+Business Media
- Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
- Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
- OpenAlex: S109691728
- 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 Refractories and Industrial Ceramics?
It is 57.8 out of 100, which places it #14,287 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 Refractories and Industrial Ceramics?
This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 1.03.
Is Refractories and Industrial Ceramics open access?
2% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.
Does Refractories and Industrial Ceramics charge a publication fee?
No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.