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Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters)
H-index 27

Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters)

1006-7191

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/40195/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 274 215 309 27

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 279
Documents by Best Scientists*: 365
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 53
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.837
Impact Factor: 3.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Acta Metallurgica Sinica (english Letters)?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Metallurgy, Microstructure, Composite material, Alloy and Corrosion. Metallurgy study tackled is connected to the field of Scanning electron microscope. Scanning electron microscope and Transmission electron microscopy are closely related fields of research discussed in Acta Metallurgica Sinica (english Letters).

In the journal, Annealing (metallurgy), Precipitation (chemistry) and Grain size are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Microstructure research. Presentations on Composite material include those discussing Ultimate tensile strength, Composite number, Deformation (engineering), Dynamic recrystallization and Strain rate. The Ultimate tensile strength research presented places emphasis on topics like Elongation and Ductility.

While Acta Metallurgica Sinica (english Letters) focused on Alloy, it was also able to explore topics like Aluminium and Analytical chemistry. The studies in Corrosion featured incorporate elements of Polarization (electrochemistry), Dielectric spectroscopy, Electrochemistry and Coating. Research on Austenite addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Ferrite (iron).

  • Metallurgy (48.60%)
  • Microstructure (34.93%)
  • Composite material (34.42%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Review on Research and Development of Magnesium Alloys (312 citations)
  • Effect of pH on Crystal Size and Photoluminescence Property of ZnO Nanoparticles Prepared by Chemical Precipitation Method (127 citations)
  • Some Aspects of High Manganese Twinning-Induced Plasticity (TWIP) Steel, A Review (104 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Acta Metallurgica Sinica (english Letters):

The journal articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Metallurgy, Microstructure, Composite material, Alloy and Ultimate tensile strength. Metallurgy study tackled in the journal publications is connected to the field of Precipitation (chemistry). The published papers explore issues in Microstructure which can be linked to other research areas like Optical microscope, Scanning electron microscope and Intermetallic.

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

  • Composite material
  • Thermodynamics
  • Aluminium

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Acta Metallurgica Sinica (english Letters) investigates areas of study like Composite material, Microstructure, Alloy, Ultimate tensile strength and Corrosion. The Microstructure research presented falls under the domain of Metallurgy. The main emphasis of it is the subject of Metallurgy, focusing on Ferrite (iron).

Acta Metallurgica Sinica (english Letters) facilitates discussions on Alloy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Coating, Precipitation (chemistry) and Scanning electron microscope. The Ultimate tensile strength works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Titanium alloy, Extrusion and High entropy alloys. Corrosion research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Electrochemistry and Magnesium alloy.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Nano-SnO2 Decorated Carbon Cloth as Flexible, Self-supporting and Additive-Free Anode for Sodium/Lithium-Ion Batteries (32 citations)
  • Tribological Behavior of In Situ TiC/Graphene/Graphite/Ti6Al4V Matrix Composite Through Laser Cladding (13 citations)
  • Recent Progress in Metallurgical Bonding Mechanisms at the Liquid/Solid Interface of Dissimilar Metals Investigated via in situ X-ray Imaging Technologies (8 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.

The top authors publishing in Acta Metallurgica Sinica (english Letters) (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ke Yang (21 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • En-Hou Han (20 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Fusheng Pan (17 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Dianzhong Li (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Xiaofeng Sun (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 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 Acta Metallurgica Sinica (english Letters) (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (301 papers) published 46 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Science and Technology Beijing (112 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Northeastern University (China) (108 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 11 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Science and Technology of China (97 papers) published 33 papers at the last edition, 15 more than at the previous edition,
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (75 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 5.07% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 52.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.14% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.42% of all publications and 16.02% 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

  • Review of Hydrogen Embrittlement in Metals: Hydrogen Diffusion, Hydrogen Characterization, Hydrogen Embrittlement Mechanism and Prevention

    Xinfeng Li;Xinfeng Li;Xianfeng Ma;Jin Zhang;Eiji Akiyama

    (2020)
    464 Citations
  • Advance in Antibacterial Magnesium Alloys and Surface Coatings on Magnesium Alloys: A Review

    Yang Shao;Rong-Chang Zeng;Rong-Chang Zeng;Shuo-Qi Li;Lan-Yue Cui

    (2020)
    95 Citations
  • Microstructure and Mechanical Performance of Ti–6Al–4V Lattice Structures Manufactured via Electron Beam Melting (EBM): A Review

    Guercio Giuseppe Del;Manuela Galati;Abdollah Saboori;Paolo Fino

    (2020)
    94 Citations
  • Nano-SnO2 Decorated Carbon Cloth as Flexible, Self-supporting and Additive-Free Anode for Sodium/Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Xu Yang;Ying-Ying Wang;Bao-Hua Hou;Hao-Jie Liang

    (2021)
    87 Citations
  • Enhanced Electromagnetic Interference Shielding in a Duplex-Phase Mg–9Li–3Al–1Zn Alloy Processed by Accumulative Roll Bonding

    Jiahao Wang;Lin Xu;Ruizhi Wu;Jing Feng

    (2020)
    84 Citations
  • Current Challenges and Opportunities Toward Understanding Hydrogen Embrittlement Mechanisms in Advanced High-Strength Steels: A Review

    Binhan Sun;Dong Wang;Xu Lu;Di Wan

    (2021)
    76 Citations
  • Influence of Sintering Temperature on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al2O3 Ceramic via 3D Stereolithography

    He Li;Yongsheng Liu;Yansong Liu;Kehui Hu

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • Achieving a High-Strength CoCrFeNiCu High-Entropy Alloy with an Ultrafine-Grained Structure via Friction Stir Processing

    Ning Li;Ning Li;Cun-Lei Jia;Zhi-Wei Wang;Li-Hui Wu

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • A High-Strength and Biodegradable Zn–Mg Alloy with Refined Ternary Eutectic Structure Processed by ECAP

    He Huang;Huan Liu;Li-Sha Wang;Yu-Hua Li

    (2020)
    50 Citations
  • Mechanical Properties and Phase Stability of WTaMoNbTi Refractory High-Entropy Alloy at Elevated Temperatures

    Yixing Wan;Jinyong Mo;Xin Wang;Zhibin Zhang

    (2021)
    46 Citations

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