Journal History

2015 The Inaugural issue was released. Gels was published as a quarterly journal.

2016 Gels was indexed in CAS—Chemical Abstracts - ACS.

2017 Gels was indexed in Polymer Library - Smithers Rapra.

2019 Gels was indexed in PubMed - NLM.

Gels was indexed in Scopus - Elsevier.
Gels was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) - Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics).

2020 Gels was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) - Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics).

2021 Gels received its first Impact Factor (4.702).

2022 Gels received an updated Impact Factor (4.432).

Editor-in-Chief
2015–present Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. David Díaz Díaz

Section Editor-in-Chief
2022–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Miguel A. Cerqueira for the section on Gel Applications
Section Editor-in-Chief:  Dr. Filippo Rossi for the section on Gel Processing and Engineering
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Esmaiel Jabbari for the section on Gel Chemistry and Physics
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Jean-Michel Guenet for the section on Gel Analysis and
Characterization

Gels Statistics

Overview
Gels in Numbers
Gels (ISSN: 2310-2861)
Founded: 2015 (Volumes: 9)
1,546 articles published so far
226 articles have been cited 10 times or more
H5-Index: 28 (Dispersion Chemistry)

Impact Factor
Current Impact Factor: 4.432
5-year Impact Factor: 5.523
JCR category rank: Q1: Polymer Science

Impact Factor

2020202106123454.7024.432

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Citable Items & Citations

20202021030010020001,7003406801,0201,360Citable ItemsCitations

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Gels Access Trend

Article Views Past 6 Months Trend

2022 2023*

Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb*

           

Views 106,162 130,051 133,164 127,900 147,716 57,383

Article Views per Year Trend

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023*

           

Views 230,148 229,080 236,599 527,493 1,280,722 205,099

* data as of 11 February 2023

Top 10 Cited Papers

 All Time

 Last 2 Years
Citations Article

  Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications: Their Characteristics and the Mechanisms

463
behind Them
by Qinyuan Chai,Yang Jiao andXinjun Yu

  Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and Copolymers: A Review on Recent Progresses in

210
Biomedical Applications
by Sonia Lanzalaco andElaine Armelin

  Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications: Cellulose, Chitosan, and Protein/Peptide

114
Derivatives
by Luís J. Del Valle,Angélica Díaz andJordi Puiggalí

  Properties of Water Bound in Hydrogels

113 by Vladimir M. Gun’ko,Irina N. Savina andSergey V. Mikhalovsky

  Functional Stimuli-Responsive Gels: Hydrogels and Microgels

107 by Coro Echeverria,Susete N. Fernandes,Maria H. Godinho,João Paulo Borges andPaula I. P. Soares

  Thermoresponsive Gels
98 by M. Joan Taylor,Paul Tomlins andTarsem S. Sahota

  Nanoparticle-Integrated Hydrogels as Multifunctional Composite Materials for

79
Biomedical Applications
by Marco Biondi,Assunta Borzacchiello,Laura Mayol andLuigi Ambrosio

  Cryostructuring of Polymeric Systems. 50.† Cryogels and Cryotropic Gel-Formation:

77
Terms and Definitions
by Vladimir I. Lozinsky

  Recent Developments in Tough Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications

67 by Yuan Liu,Weilue He,Zhongtian Zhang andBruce P. Lee

  Non-Conventional Methods for Gelation of Alginate

67 by Pavel Gurikov andIrina Smirnova

Gels Statistics from Scopus

CiteScore: 4.2
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SJR data, view statistics from SCImago

Gels Statistics
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Publication Time
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Jan2022Jan2023Feb2022Mar2022Apr2022May2022Jun2022Jul2022Aug2022Sep2022Oct2022Nov2022Dec202201

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About Gels

Aims
The journal Gels (ISSN 2310-2861) is an international, open access journal on physical (supramolecular) and
chemical gel-based materials. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results
in as much detail as possible. Therefore, there is no restriction on the length of the papers, and full experimental
details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. Short communications, full research papers and
review papers are accepted formats for the preparation of the manuscripts.
Gels aims to serve as a reference journal with a focus on gel materials for researchers working in both academia and
industry. Therefore, papers demonstrating practical applications of these materials are particularly welcome.
Occasionally, invited contributions (i.e., original research and review articles) on emerging issues and high-tech
applications of gels are published as special issues.

Scope
General subject areas include:

 Organogels, hydrogels and ionic gels made either from low molecular weight compounds and/or polymers
(i.e., physical (supramolecular) and chemical gels);

 Composite and hybrid materials where a metal is by some means incorporated into the gel network (i.e.,
metallogels);

 Dried-gels;

 Colloidal gels;

 Gels made in mixtures of solvents;

 Computational modeling of these materials in order to provide a better understanding of gelation

mechanism;

 Synthesis, characterization and applications of the above-mentioned materials

 Gels as raw materials for the synthesis of non-gel functional materials

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to add high quality scientific works to the field of scholarly publication. Unfortunately, cases of plagiarism, data
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Editorial Office
Ms. Miranda Song
Managing Editor

For further MDPI contacts, see here.

Editorial Board
 Gel Chemistry and Physics Section

 Gel Analysis and Characterization Section

 Gel Processing and Engineering Section

 Gel Applications Section

Members (146)

Prof. Dr. David Díaz Díaz Website 

SciProfiles
Editor-in-Chief
1. Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez, 38206 La
Laguna, Spain
2. Institut für Organische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstr. 31,
93053 Regensburg, Germany
Interests: development of advanced functional soft materials; through bio-inspired synthetic approaches; for
biomedical; catalytic; sensing; coatings and energy applications
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Prof. Dr. Esmaiel Jabbari * Website 

SciProfiles

Associate Editor
Biomimetic Materials and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South
Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Interests: bioinspired gels; gels for stem cell delivery; self-assembled micelles for growth factor immobilization;
models gels to control cell microenvironment; composite materials with structure at multiple length scales; skeletal
tissue engineering
* Section Editor-in-Chief of Section 'Gel Chemistry and Physics'
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Prof. Dr. Dirk Kuckling Website 

SciProfiles

Associate Editor
Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Paderborn, Warburger Str. 100, D-
33098 Paderborn, Germany
Interests: controlled polymer synthesis; polymer characterization; smart polymers; hydrolgels; actuators and sensors
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
 Dr. Miguel A. Cerqueira  grade Website 
SciProfiles

Section Editor-in-Chief
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Av. Mestre José Veiga s/n, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
Interests: food science; packaging; biopolymers; oleogels; controlled delivery systems
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Prof. Dr. Jean-Michel Guenet Website 

SciProfiles

Section Editor-in-Chief
Institut Charles Sadron, UPR 22, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Strasbourg,
France
Interests: thermoreversible gelation of polymers and biopolymers; organogels; polymer-solvent compounds; self-
assembled systems; hybrid gels; neutron scattering; calorimetry; rheology
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Dr. Filippo Rossi * Website 

SciProfiles

Section Editor-in-Chief
Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Via Mancinelli 7,
20131 Milan, Italy
Interests: colloids; drug delivery; nanogels; tissue engineering; transport phenomena
* Section 'Gel Processing and Engineering'
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Prof. Dr. Yasuhisa Adachi Website

Editorial Board Member
Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
Interests: flocculation and coagulation of colloidal suspensions; particle gel
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Dr. Samad Ahadian Website 
SciProfiles

Editorial Board Member

Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI), Los Angeles, CA 90064, USA
Interests: biomedical engineering; bioengineering; biomaterials; tissue engineering; lab on a chip
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Prof. Dr. Sharif Ahmad Website
Editorial Board Member
Materials Research Laboratory, Department Of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi 110025, India
Interests: nano-materials; nano-hydrogel; nano conducting polymers; anticorrosive coating materials;
nano-organic/inorganic hybrid coatings; high temperature oxidation; hot corrosion

Dr. Mohsen Akbari Website 

SciProfiles

Editorial Board Member

Laboratory for Innovations in Microengineering (LiME), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria,
Victoria, BC V9P0C8, Canada
Interests: biomaterials; tissue engineering; microfluidics; organs-on-chip; bioprinting; drug delivery
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
 Prof. Dr. Nasim Annabi  grade Website 
SciProfiles

Editorial Board Member

Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Interests: biomaterials; tissue engineering; tissue adhesives; sealants; surgical glues; nanomaterials; regenerative
medicine; hydrogels; scaffolds; elastin-like polypeptides; elastic biomaterials; photo-crosslinking
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Prof. Dr. Baojun Bai Website 

SciProfiles

Editorial Board Member

Department of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science and
Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, USA
Interests: particle gels; chemical EOR methods; reservoir numerical simulation

Prof. Dr. Rama Bansil Website 

SciProfiles
Editorial Board Member
Materials Science and Engineering Division, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Interests: mucin and mucus gelation; phase transitions in biological and synthetic gels; diffusion of particles and
polymers in gels; motility of bacteria in gels; block copolymer gels; kinetics of gelation; light, x-ray, neutron and
dynamic light scattering and rheological methods applied to gels

Prof. Dr. Rolando Barbucci Website

Editorial Board Member
Centro Interuniversitario Sistemi Medici Avanzati (CRISMA), 53034 Colle di Val d'Elsa, Siena, Italy
Interests: synthesis of polysaccharide hydrogels; modification of metallic materials
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Prof. Dr. Liming Bian Website 

SciProfiles

Editorial Board Member

School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 511442, China
Interests: biomaterials; stem cell tissue engineering; hydrogels
Dr. Fei Bin Website
Editorial Board Member
Institute of Textiles & Clothing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Interests: advanced fibers and protective textiles; smart gels and sustainable energy

Prof. Dr. Georgios Bokias Website 

SciProfiles

Editorial Board Member

Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
Interests: polymer synthesis and characterization; stimuli-responsive and functional polymeric materials; synthetic
and reversible hydrogels; optically-labelled polymers; hybrid inorganic/organic soft materials
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Dr. Wuge H. Briscoe Website
Editorial Board Member
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK
Interests: eutectogels; gelation; interfacial gels; lubrication; surface forces; polymer brushes
 Dr. Gulden Camci-Unal Website 
SciProfiles

Editorial Board Member

Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
Interests: biomaterials; tissue engineering; cardiovascular diseases; biomineralization; wound healing; additive
manufacturing; point of care diagnostics
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Prof. Dr. Osvaldo H. Campanella Website 

SciProfiles

Editorial Board Member

Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Interests: food science; rheology; self-assembled nanoparticles; polymer behavior
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
 Dr. Yi Cao Website 
SciProfiles

Editorial Board Member

School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
Interests: protein; peptide; hydrogel; single-molecule; mechanical properties; self-assembly; force spectroscopy;
biomaterials
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Prof. Dr. Emiliano Carretti Website 

SciProfiles

Editorial Board Member

Chemistry Department "Ugo Schiff" and CSGI Consortium, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Interests: polymer gels; molecular gels; cultural heritage conservation; rheology; small angle scattering
Prof. Dr. Qiang Chen Website
Editorial Board Member
Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China
Interests: hydrogels; tough hydrogels; adhesive; biomedical gels; elastomer

Prof. Dr. Wei-Chun Chin Website 

SciProfiles

Editorial Board Member

UC Merced, Merced, CA, USA
Interests: application of polymer physics; microfabrication and engineering principles to biological systems
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
 Prof. Dr. Traian V. Chirila Website 
SciProfiles

Editorial Board Member

Queensland Eye Institute, 140 Melbourne Street, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
Interests: development of polymer substrates for cellular growth; biodegradable hydrogels; calcification of hydrogels;
interpenetrating polymers networks; artificial vitreous substitutes; self-healing hydrogels; tissue engineering; ocular
surface reconstruction; controlled release of bioactive agents; artificial corneal endothelium
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Prof. Dr. Hyun-Joong Chung Website 

SciProfiles

Editorial Board Member

Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, 116 Street and 85 Avenue, Edmonton, AB
T6G 2V4, Canada
Interests: soft materals; hydrogels; elastomers; bioelectronics; energy storage materials
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
 Dr. Thibaud Coradin Website 
SciProfiles

Editorial Board Member

Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR 7574, 4 Place Jussieu,
Paris, France
Interests: biomaterials; bionanocomposites; bio-hybrids; hydrogels: silica; collagen; biominerals
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Dr. Kunpeng Cui Website 

SciProfiles

Editorial Board Member

Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
Interests: hydrogels; tough; self-healing
Prof. Dr. Emanuela Del Gado Website 
SciProfiles

Editorial Board Member

Department of Physics and Institute for Soft Matter Synthesis and Metrology, Georgetown University, Washington,
DC, USA
Interests: amorphous materials gel networks; microstructure, dynamical processes and mechanics in glassy
materials; cementitious gels; nano-composites; plant cell wall; tissue mechanics; assembly at interfaces
 Dr. Christian Demitri Website 
SciProfiles

Editorial Board Member

Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Interests: biomaterials; scaffold; tissue engineering; material characterization; viscoelasticity; hydrogels; green
chemistry; natural polymers
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

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Transdisciplinary Rheology, a Bridge to Sustainable Progress and Welfare

edited by 

Maria Teresa Cidade

,
 Alberto Romero García

Anabela Raymundo

 and

Luis Alfonso Trujillo-Cayado

submission deadline 20 Aug 2022 | Viewed by 1032

Participating journals: Applied Sciences, Foods, Gels, Materials, Polymers

Polymer Electrolytes
edited by 

Rong-Ho Lee

 and
 Catalin Gainaru

submission deadline 31 Oct 2022 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6334

Participating journals: Batteries, Gels, Membranes, Polymers, Energies

Hydrogel-Based Platforms for Advanced Therapy and Theranostics

edited by 

Sérgio R. S. Veloso

Elisabete M. S. Castanheira

,Valéria Gomes,Verónica Salgueiriño,

Paula M. T. Ferreira

 and
 Miguel A. Correa-Duarte

submission deadline 30 Apr 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4043 | Submission Open

Participating journals: Biomedicines, Gels, Materials, Micro, Polymers

Insight into Liquid/Fluid Interfaces

edited by 

Eduardo Guzmán

 and

Armando Maestro

submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6446 | Submission Open

Participating journals: Coatings, Colloids and Interfaces, Gels, Molecules, Polymers

Recent Advances in Hydrogels

edited by Aline F. Miller and

Florian J. Stadler
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 885 | Submission Open

Participating journals: Gels, Journal of Composites Science, Molecules, Polymers

Modelling and Characterization of Soft and Supersoft Materials

edited by 

Aleksander Czekanski

 and

Cuiying Jian

submission deadline 20 Nov 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1598 | Submission Open

Participating journals: Applied Sciences, Gels, Materials, Molecules, Nanomaterials

Multi-Phase Flow and Unconventional Oil/Gas Development

edited by 

Binfei Li

,Wei Liu andShibao Yuan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Participating journals: Applied Sciences, Energies, Gases, Gels, Nanomaterials, Processes

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