Journal History
| 2010 | Nanomaterials is founded. Prof. Dr. Thomas Nann, from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, serves as the founding Editor-in-Chief. |
| 2011 | The first issue of Nanomaterials is published. |
| 2013 | The number of Editorial Board Members of Nanomaterials increases to 32. |
| 2014 | Nanomaterials is indexed by Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE). |
| 2015 | Nanomaterials is covered by Scopus. The first impact factor is 2.076. Nanomaterials enters the ranking in the categories “Materials Science, Multidisciplinary” (SCIE) in 82nd position out of 259 (Q2) and “Nanoscience & Nanotechnology” (SCIE), in 41st position out of 79 (Q3). |
| 2016 | Nanomaterials becomes a monthly journal. The 2015 impact factor increases to 2.690, and Nanomaterials is ranked 36/83 (Q2) in the category “Nanoscience & Nanotechnology” and 64/271 (Q1) in the category “Materials Science, Multidisciplinary”. Nanomaterials launches its “Travel Awards”. Also, a Twitter account for Nanomaterials is created. |
| 2017 | Nanomaterials is covered by PubMed. The impact factor increases to 3.553, and Nanomaterials is ranked 33/87 (Q2) in the category “Nanoscience & Nanotechnology” and 58/275 (Q1) in the category “Materials Science, Multidisciplinary”. The “Outstanding Reviewer Award” is offered. |
| 2018 | Nanomaterials impact factor is 3.504. The journal’s 5-Year Impact Factor is 3.811. Nanomaterials is now ranked 71/285 (Q1) in the category “Materials Science, Multidisciplinary” and 39/92 (Q2) in “Nanoscience & Nanotechnology”. The “Young Investigator Award” is offered. Nanomaterials launches its 1st International Online Conference. |
| 2019 | Nanomaterials impact factor is 4.034. The journal's 5-Year Impact Factor is 4.358. Nanomaterials now ranks 71/293 (Q1) in the category "Materials Science, Multidisciplinary" and 39/94 (Q2) in the category "Nanoscience & Nanotechnology". The “Outstanding Reviewer Awards” is offered. |
| 2020 | The Impact Factor of Nanomaterials is 4.324, and the journal’s 5-Year Impact Factor is 4.514. The total number of publications in Nanomaterials has exceeded 6000. A total of 1448 articles have been cited 10 times or more. Nanomaterials is now ranked 89/314 (Q2) in the category “Materials Science, Multidisciplinary” and 42/103 (Q2) in “Nanoscience & Nanotechnology”. The “Travel Award” and “Young Investigator Award” are offered. Nanomaterials organizes and hosts the 2nd International Online Conference on Nanomaterials and successfully holds its first webinar. |
| 2021 | 12 new Sections were set up and 12 Section Editor-in-Chief have been appointed: Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Eleonore Fröhlich for Section “Biology and Medicines” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Paul F. McMillan for Section “Nanophotonics Materials and Devices” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Paolo M. Scrimin for Section “Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Nikolaos Dimitratos for Section “Energy and Catalysis” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Seung Hwan Ko for Section “Nanoelectronics, Nanosensors and Devices” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Sotirios Baskoutas for Section “Theory and Simulation of Nanostructures” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Ioannis V. Yentekakis for Section “Environmental Nanoscience and Nanotechnology” Section Editor-in-Chief Dr. Mikhael Bechelany for Section “Nanofabrication and Nanomanufacturing” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Jordi Sortfor Section “Nanocomposite Materials” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Antonio Di Bartolomeo for Section “2D and Carbon Nanomaterials” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Félix Zamora for Section “Inorganic Materials and Metal-Organic Frameworks” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Dongling Ma for Section “Solar Energy and Solar Cells” |
| Nanomaterials received an Impact Factor of 5.076 for the year 2020; the 5-year Impact Factor was 5.346. | |
Nanomaterials had been approved for coverage within two new categories of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR):
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| 2022 | Nanomaterials adopted a semimonthly publication schedule. Nanomaterials organized the 3rd International Online Conference. The impact factor of Nanomaterials was 5.719, and the journal’s five-year Impact Factor was 5.810. |
Editor-in-Chief
| 2010–2017 | Founding Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Thomas Nann |
| 2018–present | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Shirley Chiang |
Section Editor-in-Chief
| 2023–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Kwang Leong Choy for the section on Solar Energy and Solar Cells |
