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Publish with impact when you publish with us View in Browser SUBMIT AN ARTICLE MANAGE MY ALERTS OUR JOURNALS Materials Science Portfolio Celebrating Our Success in Materials Science With Most-Cited Research Our impact extends far beyond the numbers.   We're pleased to share the latest metrics recently released from Journal Citation Reports* (JCR) as well as other ways we measure success—such as publication time, global readership, author satisfaction, and our continued commitment to serving science and the scientific community. Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and readers — as your partner in publishing, we celebrate our collective achievements from this past year and share some of the most-cited articles from our dedicated journals in materials science. FEATURED JOURNALS APL Materials A high-impact open access journal embracing all research across materials science Q2 in MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY, NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY, categories* 4.5 Impact Factor* 9.0 out of 10 author satisfaction rating 12,162 Total citations in 2024* | 1,450,007 Total article views in 2024 28 Days avg. time to 1st decision‡ | 95 Days avg. time to publish‡ MOST-CITED ARTICLES FROM APL MATERIALS IN 2023 & 2024 Roadmap on ferroelectric hafnia- and zirconia-based materials and devices José P. B. Silva, Ruben Alcala, Uygar E. Avci, Nick Barrett, et al. Saturation of the anomalous Hall effect at high magnetic fields in altermagnetic RuO2 Teresa Tschirner, Philipp Keßler, Ruben Dario Gonzalez Betancourt, Tommy Kotte, et al. Application of nanogenerators in acoustics based on artificial intelligence and machine learning Xiaofei Yu, Tengtian Ai, Kai Wang AIP Advances A peer-reviewed, open access journal covering all areas of the physical sciences 1.4 Impact Factor* 9.0 out of 10 author satisfaction rating 21,511 Total citations in 2024* | 4,066,469 Total article views in 2024 21 Days avg. time to 1st decision‡ | 89 Days avg. time to publish‡ MOST-CITED ARTICLES FROM AIP ADVANCES IN 2023 & 2024 Tuning the bandgap of cubic and orthorhombic BaZrS3 by substituting sulfur with selenium Yousef M. Odeh, Said M. Azar, Anas Y. Al-Reyahi, Ahmad A. Mousa, et al. Unraveling the strain-induced and spin–orbit coupling effect of novel inorganic halide perovskites of Ca3AsI3 using DFT Md. Ferdous Rahman, Md. Azizur Rahman, Md. Rasidul Islam, Avijit Ghosh, et al. The effects of carbon fiber surface treatment by oxidation process for enhanced mechanical properties of carbon fiber/epoxy composites for biomedical application Seto Roseno, Muhammad Imam Ammarullah, Saeful Rohman, Fitri Kurniawati, et al. Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering An open access, peer-reviewed journal that covers all areas related to nanotechnology and precision engineering 2.7 Impact Factor* 9.2 out of 10 author satisfaction rating 600 Total citations in 2024* | 120,495 Total article views in 2024 23 Days avg. time to 1st decision‡ | 98 Days avg. time to publish‡ Diamond Open Access: Free to read, free to publish MOST-CITED ARTICLES FROM NANOTECHNOLOGY AND PRECISION ENGINEERING IN 2023 & 2024 Highly sensitive and stretchable piezoelectric strain sensor enabled wearable devices for real-time monitoring of respiratory and heartbeat simultaneously Zhenjie Ji, Menglun Zhang Manipulations of micro/nanoparticles using gigahertz acoustic streaming tweezers Hang Wu, Zifan Tang, Rui You, Shuting Pan, et al. Superhydrophilic–superhydrophobic patterned surfaces: From simplified fabrication to emerging applications Hao Chen, Xiaoping Li, Dachao Li Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Understanding interfaces and surfaces at a fundamental level and using this understanding to advance the state-of-the-art in various technological applications 2.1 Impact Factor* 8.8 out of 10 author satisfaction rating 11,789 Total citations in 2024* | 781,855 Total article views in 2024 22 Days avg. time to 1st decision‡ | 89 Days avg. time to publish‡ MOST-CITED ARTICLES FROM JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A IN 2023 & 2024 Perspective on improving the quality of surface and material data analysis in the scientific literature with a focus on x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) George H. Major, Joshua W. Pinder, Daniel E. Austin, Donald R. Baer, et al. ToF-SIMS in battery research: Advantages, limitations, and best practices Teo Lombardo, Felix Walther, Christine Kern, Yannik Moryson, et al. Chemical significance of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy binding energy shifts: A Perspective Paul S. Bagus, Connie J. Nelin, C. R. Brundle Low Temperature Physics The international forum for studies of low temperature physical phenomena 0.8 Impact Factor* 9.0 out of 10 author satisfaction rating 1,831 Total citations in 2024* | 70,614 Total article views in 2024 22 Days avg. time to 1st decision‡ | 89 Days avg. time to publish‡ MOST-CITED ARTICLES FROM LOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS IN 2023 & 2024 Sensitized photon avalanche nanothermometry in Pr3+ and Yb3+ co-doped NaYF4 colloidal nanoparticles Zuzanna Korczak, Magdalena Dudek, Martyna Majak, Małgorzata Misiak, et al. Investigation of the effect of silicon carbide nanoadditives on the structure and properties of microfine corundum during electroconsolidation V. P. Nerubatskyi, R. V. Vovk, M. Gzik-Szumiata, E. S. Gevorkyan Twisted bilayer graphene as topological heavy fermion: II. Analytical approximations of the model parameters Dumitru Călugăru, Maksim Borovkov, Liam L. H. Lau, Piers Coleman, et al. OPEN SPECIAL TOPICS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE Mechanical Metamaterials Submission Deadline: September 30, 2025 J. Appl. Phys. LEARN MORE > Advanced Materials for AI Hardware and Advanced Computing Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025 APL Mater. LEARN MORE > Advances in Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Methods and Materials Characterization Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025 AIP Advances LEARN MORE > Recent Advances in Instrumented Scratching Submission Deadline: December 31, 2025 Nanotechnol. Precis. Eng. LEARN MORE > Fundamentals and Applications of Advanced Magnetic Materials Submission Deadline: January 31, 2026 AIP Advances LEARN MORE > Explore More Open Special Topics in Materials Science RECENTLY PUBLISHED SPECIAL TOPICS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE Two-Dimensional Materials and Heterostructures Under Strain J. Appl. Phys. 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