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Materials Research Letters Template

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About the Materials Research Letters format

Materials Research Letters is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Microstructure and mechanical properties, High Entropy Alloys Studies, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes. Over its lifetime it has published 1,056 papers, which have received 47,302 citations.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver/NLM)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Materials Research Letters. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inMicrostructure and mechanical properties High Entropy Alloys Studies Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
ISSN2166-3831
Citation impact (2-yr)7.3
h-index96
i10-index680
Article processing charge$1,459
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereChinese Academy of Sciences
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Materials Research Letters per year

35
2014
29
2015
53
2016
61
2017
85
2018
71
2019
65
2020
47
2021
113
2022
79
2023
121
2024
126
2025

Citation impact of Materials Research Letters by publication year

6.1K
2014
1.8K
2015
6.1K
2016
5K
2017
5.4K
2018
5.2K
2019
4K
2020
1.6K
2021
3.9K
2022
1.7K
2023
1.6K
2024
765
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Materials Research Letters

High-Entropy Alloys: A Critical Review

Ming‐Hung Tsai, Jien‐Wei Yeh · 30 Apr 2014

High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are alloys with five or more principal elements. Due to the distinct design concept, these alloys often exhibit unusual properties. Thus, there has been significant interest in these materials, leading to an emerging yet exciting new field. This paper briefly reviews some critical aspects of HEAs, including core effects, phases and crystal…

3,431 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Back stress strengthening and strain hardening in gradient structure

Muxin Yang, Yue Pan, Fuping Yuan et al. · 2 Mar 2016

We report significant back stress strengthening and strain hardening in gradient structured (GS) interstitial-free (IF) steel. Back stress is long-range stress caused by the pileup of geometrically necessary dislocations (GNDs). A simple equation and a procedure are developed to calculate back stress basing on its formation physics from the tensile unloading-reloading hysteresis loop. The gradient…

1,530 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Perspective on hetero-deformation induced (HDI) hardening and back stress

Yuntian Zhu, Xiaolei Wu · 29 May 2019

Heterostructured materials have been reported as a new class of materials with superior mechanical properties, which was attributed to the development of back stress. There are numerous reports on back stress theories and measurements with no consensus. Back stress is developed in soft domains to offset the applied stress, making them appear stronger, while forward…

1,528 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Heterogeneous materials: a new class of materials with unprecedented mechanical properties

Xiaolei Wu, Yuntian Zhu · 26 Jun 2017

Here we present a perspective on heterogeneous materials, a new class of materials possessing superior combinations of strength and ductility that are not accessible to their homogeneous counterparts. Heterogeneous materials consist of domains with dramatic strength differences. The domain sizes may vary in the range of micrometers to millimeters. Large strain gradients near domain interfaces…

1,362 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Heterostructured materials: superior properties from hetero-zone interaction

Yuntian Zhu, Kei Ameyama, Peter M. Anderson et al. · 27 Sep 2020

Heterostructured materials are an emerging class of materials with superior performances that are unattainable by their conventional homogeneous counterparts. They consist of heterogeneous zones with dramatic (>100%) variations in mechanical and/or physical properties. The interaction in these hetero-zones produces a synergistic effect where the integrated property exceeds the prediction by the rule-of-mixtures. The heterostructured materials…

1,105 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Materials Research Letters template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Materials Research Letters format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Materials Research Letters template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Materials Research Letters use?
Materials Research Letters uses Numbered (Vancouver/NLM) 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 Research Letters. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Materials Research Letters?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Materials Research Letters document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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What is Materials Research Letters?
Taylor & Francis journal (Interact). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by Taylor & Francis.
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