Gels Receives an Increased CiteScore of 7.6

We are pleased to share that Gels (ISSN: 2310-2861) has received an increased CiteScore of 7.6 in June 2025. The CiteScore ranks the journal 41 out of 167 titles (Q1) in the “Polymers and Plastics” category, 39 out of 212 titles (Q1) in the “Organic Chemistry” category, an impressive achievement for a journal running in Volume 11.

You can find more statistics on our website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/gels/stats.

The current CiteScores measure the average number of citations within a journal over a four-year window (2021–2024). The Scopus database provides a comprehensive suite of metrics that support informed publishing strategies, research evaluation and enable benchmarking of journal performance.

This achievement reflects the collective efforts of our authors, reviewers, and editors. Together we will continue to track the progress of Gels and its growing impact on physical (supramolecular) and chemical gel-based materials.