2017 Impact Factors are out for MDPI Journals

We are pleased to report the 2017 Journal Impact Factors, which have been published by Clarivate Analytics in the latest edition of the Journal Citation Reports®.

Ten journals are ranked in the first quartile in at least one of the categories to which it belongs; and nine journals have received a first Impact Factor in this year's JCR release: Cancers, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Cells, Processes, Pharmaceutics, Animals, Agronomy, Insects and Electronics.

By the end of 2017, articles published in MDPI journals have been cited more than 233,000 times in Web of Science indexes.

Updated Impact Factors

Journal	Impact Factor	Rank	Category	Details
Applied Sciences	1.689	170/285 (Q3) 98/171 (Q3) 77/146 (Q3)	• Materials Science, Multidisciplinary • Chemistry, Multidisciplinary • Physics, Applied	Link
Atmosphere	1.704	57/86 (Q3)	• Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Link
Catalysts	3.465	55/146 (Q2)	• Chemistry, Physical	Link
Coatings	2.350	5/19 (Q2)	• Materials Science, Coatings & Films	Link
Crystals	2.144	13/26 (Q2) 136/285 (Q2)	• Crystallography • Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	Link
Energies	2.676	48/97 (Q2)	• Energy & Fuels	Link
Entropy	2.305	22/78 (Q2)	• Physics, Multidisciplinary	Link
Forests	1.956	18/66 (Q2)	• Forestry	Link
Genes	3.191	69/171 (Q2)	• Genetics & Heredity	Link
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)	2.145	73/180 (Q2) 44/156 (Q2) 116/241 (Q2)	• Public, Environmental & Occupational Health (SCIE) • Public, Environmental & Occupational Health (SSCI) • Environmental Sciences (SCIE)	Link
International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS)	3.687	90/292 (Q2) 52/171 (Q2)	• Biochemistry & Molecular Biology • Chemistry, Multidisciplinary	Link
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (IJGI)	1.723	33/49 (Q3) 18/30 (Q3)	• Geography, Physical • Remote Sensing	Link
Marine Drugs	4.379	5/59 (Q1)	• Chemistry, Medicinal	Link
Materials	2.467	111/285 (Q2)	• Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	Link
Medicina	1.429	83/154 (Q3)	• Medicine, General & Internal	Link
Metals	1.704	23/75 (Q2) 169/285 (Q3)	• Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering • Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	Link
Micromachines	2.222	56/92 (Q3) 22/61 (Q2)	• Nanoscience & Nanotechnology • Instruments & Instrumentation	Link
Minerals	1.835	7/20 (Q2) 13/29 (Q2)	• Mining & Mineral Processing • Mineralogy	Link
Molecules	3.098	68/171 (Q2) 133/292 (Q2)	• Chemistry, Multidisciplinary • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Link
Nanomaterials	3.504	58/275 (Q1) 33/87 (Q2)	• Materials Science, Multidisciplinary • Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Link
Nutrients	4.196	18/81 (Q1)	• Nutrition & Dietetics	Link
Polymers	2.935	19/87 (Q1)	• Polymer Science	Link
Remote Sensing	3.406	8/30 (Q2)	• Remote Sensing	Link
Sensors	2.475	30/80 (Q2) 15/28 (Q2) 16/61 (Q2)	• Chemistry, Analytical • Electrochemistry • Instruments & Instrumentation	Link
Sustainability	2.075	120/241 (Q2) 21/33 (Q3) 51/108 (Q2)	• Environmental Sciences (SCIE) • Green & Sustainable Science & Technology (SCIE) • Environmental Studies (SSCI)	Link
Symmetry	1.256	29/64 (Q2)	• Multidisciplinary Sciences	Link
Toxins	3.273	25/94 (Q2) 21/133 (Q1)	• Toxicology • Food Science & Technology	Link
Viruses	3.761	11/35 (Q2)	• Virology	Link
Water	2.069	34/90 (Q2)	• Water Resources	Link

First Impact Factors

Journal	Impact Factor	Rank	Category	Details
Agronomy	1.419	35/87 (Q2) 112/222 (Q2)	• Agronomy • Plant Sciences	Link
Animals	1.654	13/60 (Q1) 29/140 (Q1)	• Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science • Veterinary Sciences	Link
Cancers	5.326	44/222 (Q1)	• Oncology	Link
Cells	4.829	55/190 (Q2)	• Cell Biology	Link
Electronics	2.110	113/260 (Q2)	• Engineering, Electrical & Electronic	Link
Insects	1.848	21/96 (Q1)	• Entomology	Link
Journal of Clinical Medicine	5.583	15/154 (Q1)	• Medicine, General & Internal	Link
Pharmaceutics	3.746	52/261 (Q1)	• Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Link
Processes	2.973	38/137 (Q2)	• Engineering, Chemical	Link

Source: data from InCites Journal Citation Reports®, 2018 release, a Clarivate Analytics product.