Osnovan v 1966 g. Zhurnal «Izvestiya RAN. Mehanika tverdogo tela» publikuet stati po osnovny'm oblastyam izucheniya dinamiki sistem materialny'h tochek i absolyutno tverdogo tela; teorii ustojchivosti dvizheniya i proczessov upravleniya dvizhushhimisya obyektami; teorii giroskopov i navigaczionny'h ustrojstv; mehaniki deformiruemy'h tel, teorii uprugosti, plastichnosti i polzuchesti; mehaniki polimerov, gruntov i geterogenny'h tverdy'h sred; fundamentalnoj teorii mehaniki i dr. Izdanie vklyucheno v Perechen VAK. Zhurnal vhodit v bibliograficheskie bazy' Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, Scopus, INSPEC, Expanded Academic, Digital Mathematics Registry, Google Scholar, PASCAL, Academic OneFile, Summon by Serial Solutions, OCLC, INIS Atomindex, Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch), VINITI RAN, RINCz, Science Index (elibrary).