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Materials Template

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About the Materials format

Materials is a peer-reviewed journal published by MDPI, covering Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies. Over its lifetime it has published 57,386 papers, which have received 1,055,793 citations.

PublisherMDPI
Reference styleNumbered (MDPI)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Materials 2023, 12, 45–58.

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Publishes research inConcrete and Cement Materials Research Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
ISSN1996-1944
Citation impact (2-yr)4.16
h-index244
i10-index27,833
Article processing charge$2,490
Open accessYes
Top institutions publishing hereAGH University of Krakow
Journal websitewww.mdpi.com
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Papers published in Materials per year

464
2014
596
2015
1K
2016
1.5K
2017
2.7K
2018
4.3K
2019
5.9K
2020
8K
2021
9.2K
2022
7.6K
2023
6.2K
2024
5.7K
2025

Citation impact of Materials by publication year

28.2K
2014
28.3K
2015
41.2K
2016
57.6K
2017
93.2K
2018
130.9K
2019
148.1K
2020
155.3K
2021
134.7K
2022
83K
2023
42.2K
2024
15.4K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Materials

Zinc Oxide—From Synthesis to Application: A Review

Agnieszka Kołodziejczak‐Radzimska, Teofil Jesionowski · 9 Apr 2014

Zinc oxide can be called a multifunctional material thanks to its unique physical and chemical properties. The first part of this paper presents the most important methods of preparation of ZnO divided into metallurgical and chemical methods. The mechanochemical process, controlled precipitation, sol-gel method, solvothermal and hydrothermal method, method using emulsion and microemulsion enviroment and…

2,421 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
A Review: Fundamental Aspects of Silicate Mesoporous Materials

Zeid A. ALOthman · 17 Dec 2012

Silicate mesoporous materials have received widespread interest because of their potential applications as supports for catalysis, separation, selective adsorption, novel functional materials, and use as hosts to confine guest molecules, due to their extremely high surface areas combined with large and uniform pore sizes. Over time a constant demand has developed for larger pores with…

2,043 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Alginate-Based Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine Applications

Jinchen Sun, Huaping Tan · 26 Mar 2013

Alginate is a natural polysaccharide exhibiting excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability, having many different applications in the field of biomedicine. Alginate is readily processable for applicable three-dimensional scaffolding materials such as hydrogels, microspheres, microcapsules, sponges, foams and fibers. Alginate-based biomaterials can be utilized as drug delivery systems and cell carriers for tissue engineering. Alginate can be…

1,379 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Quantum Dots and Their Multimodal Applications: A Review

Debasis Bera, Lei Qian, Teng-Kuan Tseng et al. · 24 Mar 2010

Semiconducting quantum dots, whose particle sizes are in the nanometer range, have very unusual properties. The quantum dots have band gaps that depend in a complicated fashion upon a number of factors, described in the article. Processing-structure-properties-performance relationships are reviewed for compound semiconducting quantum dots. Various methods for synthesizing these quantum dots are discussed, as…

1,332 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Biodegradable Polymers

Isabelle Vroman, Lan Tighzert · 1 Apr 2009

Biodegradable materials are used in packaging, agriculture, medicine and other areas. In recent years there has been an increase in interest in biodegradable polymers. Two classes of biodegradable polymers can be distinguished: synthetic or natural polymers. There are polymers produced from feedstocks derived either from petroleum resources (non renewable resources) or from biological resources (renewable…

1,308 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Materials template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Materials format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Materials template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official MDPI format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Materials use?
Materials uses Numbered (MDPI) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Materials 2023, 12, 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Materials?
No. DocuGuru generates the mdpi LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a MDPI-ready Materials document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Materials template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Materials format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Materials?
Materials - MDPI Journal. It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by MDPI.
Can I export a submission-ready Materials PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Materials template (the mdpi class) that is ready to submit to MDPI, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Materials template cost?
You can start writing in the Materials template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Materials PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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