ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Top Research Topics at ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces?

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces facilitates discussions on Nanotechnology, Optoelectronics, Composite material, Nanoparticle and Polymer. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces connects research in Nanotechnology with the related topic of Electrode. The work on Electrode presented in it focuses on Electrochemistry in particular.

While Electrochemistry is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Inorganic chemistry, Electrolyte, Cathode, Anode and Lithium. The concepts on Optoelectronics presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Layer (electronics), Thin film and Perovskite (structure). The journal emphasizes research on Composite material, which includes concerns such as Composite number.

The journal focuses on Nanoparticle research which is adjacent to topics in Catalysis. It features Polymer research that overlaps with concepts in Polymer chemistry. The work tackled in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces goes beyond the discipline of Graphene as it also encompasses Oxide.

• Nanotechnology (23.13%)
• Optoelectronics (15.04%)
• Composite material (10.09%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Cytotoxicity of graphene oxide and graphene in human erythrocytes and skin fibroblasts. (953 citations)
• Oxygen vacancy induced band-gap narrowing and enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity of ZnO. (883 citations)
• Tough Graphene−Polymer Microcellular Foams for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding (753 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces:

The published articles cover a variety of subjects, including Nanotechnology, Composite material, Inorganic chemistry, Graphene and Nanoparticle. Aside from discussions in Nanotechnology, the most cited papers also deal with the subject of Electrochemistry which intersects with Anode disciplines. The most cited publications explore research in Catalysis and overlapping concepts in Electrocatalyst to expand the discourse in Inorganic chemistry.

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (based on the number of publications) are:

• Wei Huang (91 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Feng Wu (86 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Lei Jiang (73 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Peter Müller-Buschbaum (71 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Jian Zhang (68 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (3725 papers) published 438 papers at the last edition, 145 less than at the previous edition,
• Tsinghua University (709 papers) published 87 papers at the last edition, 39 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Science and Technology of China (703 papers) published 102 papers at the last edition, 34 less than at the previous edition,
• Sichuan University (630 papers) published 120 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Soochow University (Suzhou) (618 papers) published 57 papers at the last edition, 47 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 1.79% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.91% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.49% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.30% of all publications and 51.30% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.