2014 Impact Factors Released
19 June 2015
We are pleased to announce the Impact Factors for 2014 based on the 2015 release of the Journal Citation Reports® Science Edition, which was published by Thomson Reuters in June 2015. Six MDPI open access journals received a first Impact Factor for 2014, while 14 journals report a rising impact factor between 2013 and 2014.
Updated Impact Factors for Journals Previously Covered in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
| Journal | 2014 Impact Factor | Details | Category Rank |
| Atmosphere | 1.132 | Link | 58/77 (Q4) in ‘Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences’. |
| Energies | 2.072 | Link | 43/88 (Q2) in ‘Energy & Fuels’ |
| Entropy | 1.502 | Link | 34/78 (Q2) in ‘Physics, Multidisciplinary’ |
| Forests | 1.449 | Link | 23/65 (Q2) in ‘Forestry’ |
| International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) | 2.063 | Link | 96/221 (Q2) in ‘Environmental Sciences’ |
| International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS) | 2.862 | Link | 134/289 (Q2) in ‘Biochemistry & Molecular Biology’ 45/155 (Q2) in ‘Chemistry, Multidisciplinary’ |
| Marine Drugs | 2.853 | Link | 22/59 (Q2) in ‘Chemistry, Medicinal’ |
| Materials | 2.651 | Link | 54/259 (Q2) in ‘Materials Science, Multidisciplinary’ |
| Micromachines | 1.269 | Link | 30/56 (Q3) in ‘Instruments & Instrumentation’ 60/79 (Q4) in ‘Nanoscience & Nanotechnology’ |
| Molecules | 2.416 | Link | 21/57 (Q2) in ‘Chemistry, Organic’ |
| Nutrients | 3.270 | Link | 21/77 (Q2) in ‘Nutrition & Dietetics’ |
| Polymers | 3.681 | Link | 13/82 (Q1) in ‘Polymer Science’ |
| Remote Sensing | 3.180 | Link | 5/28 (Q1) in ‘Remote Sensing’ |
| Sensors | 2.245 | Link | 31/74 (Q2) in ‘Chemistry, Analytical’ 14/28 (Q2) in ‘Electrochemistry’ 10/56 (Q1) in ‘Instruments & Instrumentation’ |
| Sustainability | 0.942 | Link | 175/221 (Q4) in ‘Environmental Sciences’ 75/100 (Q4) in ‘Environmental Studies’, JCR Social Science Edition |
| Symmetry | 0.826 | Link | 26/56 (Q2) in ‘Multidisciplinary Sciences’ |
| Toxins | 2.938 | Link | 28/87 (Q2) in ‘Toxicology’ |
| Viruses | 3.353 | Link | 12/33 (Q2) in ‘Virology’ |
| Water | 1.428 | Link | 39/83 (Q2) in ‘Water Resources’ |
Journals With First Impact Factors
| Journal | 2014 Impact Factor | Details | Category Rank |
| Applied Sciences | 1.484 | Link | 78/157 (Q2) in ‘Chemistry, Multidisciplinary’ 138/259 (Q3) in ‘Materials Science, Multidisciplinary’ 78/143 (Q3) in ‘Physics, Applied’ |
| Catalysts | 2.000 | Link | 77/139 (Q3) in ‘Chemistry, Physical’ |
| Genes | 1.151 | Link | 144/167 (Q4) in ‘Genetics & Heredity’. |
| Metals | 0.883 | Link | 31/74 (Q2) in ‘Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering’ 192/259 (Q3) in ‘Materials Science, Multidisciplinary’ |
| Minerals | 1.000 | Link | 8/20 (Q2) in ‘Mining & Mineral Processing’ 20/28 (Q3) in ‘Mineralogy’ |
| Nanomaterials | 2.076 | Link | 82/259 (Q2) in ‘Materials Science, Multidisciplinary’ 41/79 (Q3) in ‘Nanoscience & Nanotechnology’ |