Actuators

Top Research Topics at Actuators?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Actuator, Control theory, Mechanical engineering, Control theory and Robot. The journal addresses concerns in Actuator which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Control engineering, Torque, Finite element method and Piezoelectricity. The Piezoelectricity study featured falls within the wider field of Acoustics.

Actuators facilitated presentations on Control theory research, particularly Nonlinear system, Robustness (computer science), PID controller, Control system and Sliding mode control.

• Actuator (48.08%)
• Control theory (31.29%)
• Mechanical engineering (14.51%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Status and Perspectives of Multiferroic Magnetoelectric Composite Materials and Applications (245 citations)
• Recent Progress on PZT Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Technologies (112 citations)
• Recent Progress on BaTiO3-Based Piezoelectric Ceramics for Actuator Applications (93 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Actuators:

The published papers are mainly concerned with subjects like Actuator, Control engineering, Piezoelectricity, Mechanical engineering and Control theory. The most cited publications explore issues in Actuator which can be linked to other research areas like Mechanism (engineering), Structural engineering and Simulation. Stiffness, Magnetic bearing and Electric motor are some topics wherein Control theory research discussed in the published articles has an impact.

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

• Mechanical engineering
• Composite material
• Artificial intelligence

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Control theory, Actuator, Control theory, Mechanical engineering and Control system. Actuators concentrated on Control theory research, specifically Robustness (computer science), Torque, Sliding mode control, Trajectory and Nonlinear system. Actuator research presented in Actuators encompasses a variety of subjects, including Automotive engineering, Finite element method and Voltage.

Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Finite element method and the similar topic of Mechanics. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Control theory, it also covered topics in Robot and Model predictive control. The Mechanical engineering study featured in Actuators draws connections with the study of Stiffness.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Analysis of the Nonlinear Response of Piezo-Micromirrors with the Harmonic Balance Method (5 citations)
• Design of a 2dof ankle exoskeleton with a polycentric structure and a bi-directional tendon-driven actuator controlled using a pid neural network (5 citations)
• Tracking Control of Pneumatic Artificial Muscle-Activated Robot Arm Based on Sliding-Mode Control (3 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 Actuators (based on the number of publications) are:

• Yuji Ishino (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Masaya Takasaki (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Hideaki Kato (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Nariman Sepehri (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Takayoshi Narita (6 papers) absent at the last 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 Actuators (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Texas at Austin (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Saitama University (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Okayama University (3 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Korea Institute of Science and Technology (3 papers) absent at the last 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, 95.22% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.08% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 30.77% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.08% of all publications and 23.08% 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.