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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

2168-0485

Published by: American Chemical Society Publications

https://pubs.acs.org/journal/ascecg

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 30 548 959 68
Chemistry 34 2138 3206 87

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 4189
Documents by Best Scientists*: 5172
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 95
SCIMAGO H-index: 193
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.623
Impact Factor: 7.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering?

The journal mostly deals with topics like Chemical engineering, Catalysis, Organic chemistry, Inorganic chemistry and Nanotechnology. In particular, the Chemical engineering works presented emphasize discussions on Nanoparticle. Research on Catalysis addressed in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering frequently intersections with the field of Yield (chemistry).

Lignin, Ionic liquid and Cellulose are some of the facets of Organic chemistry tackled in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.

  • Chemical engineering (36.41%)
  • Catalysis (18.89%)
  • Organic chemistry (14.07%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents – Solvents for the 21st Century (916 citations)
  • Progress in Green Polymer Composites from Lignin for Multifunctional Applications: A Review (818 citations)
  • Biogenic Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles by Plant Extracts (447 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering:

The most cited publications are mainly concerned with subjects like Chemical engineering, Organic chemistry, Catalysis, Inorganic chemistry and Nanotechnology. The studies on Chemical engineering discussed at the most cited publications can also contribute to research in the domains of Photocatalysis, Polymer chemistry and Adsorption. The journal papers explore research in Catalysis alongside concepts in Electrocatalyst and other areas of study in Oxygen evolution.

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.

The top authors publishing in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Bala Subramaniam (52 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Rafael Luque (47 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • David T. Allen (46 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • João A. P. Coutinho (41 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Arthur J. Ragauskas (40 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 9 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (628 papers) published 78 papers at the last edition, 39 less than at the previous edition,
  • South China University of Technology (200 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 22 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sichuan University (156 papers) published 25 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Beijing University of Chemical Technology (120 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
  • Zhejiang University (119 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 11 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, 3.17% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.14% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.44% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.83% of all publications and 62.59% 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.

Top Publications

  • Degradation Rates of Plastics in the Environment

    Ali Chamas;Hyunjin Moon;Jiajia Zheng;Yang Qiu

    (2020)
    3051 Citations
  • Toward an Intensified Process of Biomass-Derived Monomers:The Influence of 5‑(Hydroxymethyl)furfural Byproducts on theGold-Catalyzed Synthesis of 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid

    Weiss Naim;Oliver R. Schade;Erisa Saraçi;Dominik Wüst

    (2020)
    680 Citations
  • Bacterial Cellulose-Based Composite Scaffolds for Biomedical Applications: A Review

    Wei Liu;Haishun Du;Miaomiao Zhang;Kun Liu

    (2020)
    421 Citations
  • Electrolyte Engineering for Efficient Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia on a Titanium Electrode

    Joshua M. McEnaney;Sarah J. Blair;Adam C. Nielander;Jay A. Schwalbe

    (2020)
    380 Citations
  • Lignin monomers from beyond the canonical monolignol biosynthetic pathway: Another brick in the wall

    José C. del Río;Jorge Rencoret;Ana Gutiérrez;Thomas Elder

    (2020)
    274 Citations
  • Nonignorable Influence of Oxygen in Hard Carbon for Sodium Ion Storage

    Chen Chen;Ying Huang;Yade Zhu;Zheng Zhang

    (2020)
    260 Citations
  • Metal–Organic Framework-Derived Bimetallic NiFe Selenide Electrocatalysts with Multiple Phases for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction

    Yajie Guo;Chunrui Zhang;Jianghai Zhang;Kamran Dastafkan

    (2021)
    227 Citations
  • A Comprehensive Review of the Advancement in Recycling the Anode and Electrolyte from Spent Lithium Ion Batteries

    Faiza Arshad;Li Li;Kamran Amin;Ersha Fan

    (2020)
    223 Citations
  • Technical, Economic, and Environmental Comparison of Closed-Loop Recycling Technologies for Common Plastics

    (2023)
    205 Citations

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