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About the Rare Metals format

Rare Metals is a peer-reviewed journal published by Springer Nature, covering Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties.

PublisherSpringer Nature
Reference styleSuperscript numbered (Nature)
Superscript — small raised numerals in the text
1. Smith, A., Jones, B. & Lee, C. A representative article title. Rare Metals 12, 45–58 (2023).

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Publishes research inAdvancements in Battery Materials Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
ISSN1001-0521
Citation impact (2-yr)10.67
h-index94
i10-index2,901
Total citations98,450
Article processing charge$2,890
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Science and Technology Beijing
Journal websitelink.springer.com
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Papers published in Rare Metals per year

222
2014
259
2015
215
2016
176
2017
201
2018
178
2019
280
2020
265
2021
324
2022
341
2023
540
2024
731
2025

Citation impact of Rare Metals by publication year

3K
2014
4.3K
2015
3K
2016
3.1K
2017
3.6K
2018
4.4K
2019
9.6K
2020
10.8K
2021
11.7K
2022
10.8K
2023
11.6K
2024
4.7K
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Rare Metals

A brief review of hole transporting materials commonly used in perovskite solar cells

Li Song, Yongli Cao, Wenhua Li et al. · 11 May 2021

Abstract Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been brought into sharp focus in the photovoltaic field due to their excellent performance in recent years. The power conversion efficiency (PCE) has reached to be 25.2% in state‐of‐the‐art PSCs due to the outstanding intrinsic properties of perovskite materials as well as progressive optimization of each functional layer, especially…

A review and perspective on molybdenum‐based electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction

Wei Hua, Huanhuan Sun, Fei Xu et al. · 1 Apr 2020

Abstract Water electrolysis has been considered as a sustainable way for producing renewable energy of hydrogen. However, this process requires a low‐cost and high‐efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalyst to improve the overall reaction efficiency. Molybdenum (Mo)‐based electrocatalysts are regarded as the promising candidates to replace the benchmark but expensive Pt‐based HER catalysts, due to…

Biomedical titanium alloys and their additive manufacturing

Yu‐Lin Hao, Shujun Li, Rui Yang · 15 Jul 2016

Abstract Titanium and its alloys have been widely used for biomedical applications due to their better biomechanical and biochemical compatibility than other metallic materials such as stainless steels and Co‐based alloys. A brief review on the development of the β‐type titanium alloys with high strength and low elastic modulus is given, and the use of…

Stir casting process for manufacture of Al–SiC composites

Shahin Soltani, R. Azari Khosroshahi, R. Taherzadeh Mousavian et al. · 22 Jul 2015

Abstract Stir casting is an economical process for the fabrication of aluminum matrix composites. There are many parameters in this process, which affect the final microstructure and mechanical properties of the composites. In this study, micron‐sized SiC particles were used as reinforcement to fabricate Al‐3 wt% SiC composites at two casting temperatures (680 and 850…

Rare Metals template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Rare Metals use?
Rare Metals uses Superscript numbered (Nature) references, shown as superscript numerals 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. Rare Metals 12, 45–58 (2023).
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