ACS Macro Letters

Top Research Topics at ACS Macro Letters?

The objective of ACS Macro Letters is to combine knowledge in the areas of Polymer, Polymer chemistry, Copolymer, Chemical engineering and Polymerization. The journal addresses concerns in Polymer which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Chemical physics and Nanoparticle, Nanotechnology. It focuses on Polymer chemistry but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Methacrylate, Monomer, Radical polymerization, Ethylene glycol and Catalysis.

Copolymer research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Self-assembly and Micelle. The study on Chemical engineering presented in ACS Macro Letters intersects with subjects under the field of Aqueous solution. The Polymerization study featured in ACS Macro Letters draws parallels with the field of Photochemistry.

The research on Chain transfer tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Reversible addition−fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization and Raft.

• Polymer (43.31%)
• Polymer chemistry (33.67%)
• Copolymer (21.88%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Catalytic Control of the Vitrimer Glass Transition (422 citations)
• Visible Light and Sunlight Photoinduced ATRP with ppm of Cu Catalyst (415 citations)
• Dynamic Hydrogels with an Environmental Adaptive Self-Healing Ability and Dual Responsive Sol–Gel Transitions (390 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at ACS Macro Letters:

The journal articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Polymer, Polymer chemistry, Polymerization, Copolymer and Chemical engineering. The featured Polymer studies in the journal articles mainly concentrate on Nanotechnology but also cover areas of interest in Chemical physics. The most cited papers focus on Polymerization but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Self-assembly, Photochemistry and Monomer.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Polymer
• Organic chemistry
• Catalysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as Polymer, Chemical engineering, Polymer chemistry, Copolymer and Composite material. The work on Polymer tackled in it brings together disciplines like Chemical physics, Polymer science and Sequence (medicine). The study on Chemical engineering presented in it intersects with the topics under Membrane.

Polymer chemistry research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Catalysis and Monomer. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Copolymer, apply to Self-assembly as well.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• 100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Redefining Sustainable Polymers (31 citations)
• Geared Toward Applications: A Perspective on Functional Sequence-Controlled Polymers. (13 citations)
• PET-RAFT Polymerization: Mechanistic Perspectives for Future Materials (11 citations)

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 Macro Letters (based on the number of publications) are:

• Krzysztof Matyjaszewski (40 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Frank S. Bates (30 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Christopher Barner-Kowollik (29 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Timothy P. Lodge (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Marc A. Hillmyer (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 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 Macro Letters (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (86 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Minnesota (67 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Warwick (60 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Akron (53 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Max Planck Society (48 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 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, 7.39% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.09% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.17% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.74% of all publications and 50.00% 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.