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Q1Nuclear Materials and Energy
About Nuclear Materials and Energy
Nuclear Materials and Energy is a scholarly journal published by Elsevier Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.807 and H-index of 47.
Coverage: 2015-2026. Research categories: Nuclear and High Energy Physics (Q1); Nuclear Energy and Engineering (Q1); Materials Science (miscellaneous) (Q2).
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Topics in published research
Fusion materials and technologies; Nuclear Materials and Properties; Magnetic confinement fusion research; Nuclear reactor physics and engineering; Metal and Thin Film Mechanics; Advanced materials and composites.
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