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Aerosol Science and Technology
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Aerosol Science and Technology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 176 153 154 26
Chemistry 518 46 68 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 253
Documents by Best Scientists*: 264
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 16
SCIMAGO H-index: 128
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.606
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Aerosol Science and Technology?

Aerosol Science and Technology covers a variety of subjects, including Aerosol, Particle, Analytical chemistry, Particle size and Mechanics. The journal focuses on Aerosol but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Environmental chemistry, Particulates, Mineralogy and Optics. The journal features studies on Optics, including topics such as Scattering.

The journal explores topics in Particle which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Range (particle radiation), Particle-size distribution, Condensation, Composite material and Chemical engineering. It facilitates discussions on Analytical chemistry that incorporate concepts from other fields like Soot, Nanoparticle, Differential mobility analyzer and Volumetric flow rate. While the journal focused on Particle size, it was also able to explore topics like Ultrafine particle and Particle number.

It explores issues in Mechanics which can be linked to other research areas like Particle deposition and Classical mechanics. Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Meteorology but it intersects with the subject of Atmospheric sciences.

  • Aerosol (48.08%)
  • Particle (30.10%)
  • Analytical chemistry (25.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Microphysics of Clouds and Precipitation (1783 citations)
  • Light Absorption by Carbonaceous Particles: An Investigative Review (1769 citations)
  • Species contributions to PM2.5 mass concentrations: Revisiting common assumptions for estimating organic mass (1533 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Aerosol Science and Technology:

The most cited publications facilitate discussions on Aerosol, Particle, Analytical chemistry, Particle size and Mineralogy. Research in the field of Meteorology was used to conduct the presented Aerosol studies in the journal papers. Issues in Particle were discussed in the published articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Condensation, Mechanics, Relative humidity and Optics.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Organic chemistry
  • Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates studies in Aerosol, Particle, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak and Environmental chemistry. Aerosol research featured in Aerosol Science and Technology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Combustion, Atmospheric sciences, Sampling (statistics), Particle size and Ion. Issues in Particle were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Turbulence, Mechanics, Analytical chemistry, Composite material and Chemical engineering.

The concepts on Analytical chemistry presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Range (particle radiation) and Particle number. Aerosol Science and Technology focuses on Chemical engineering but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Nucleation which is concerned with Condensation. The research on Environmental chemistry tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Carbon black and Particulates.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Aerosol filtration efficiency of household materials for homemade face masks: Influence of material properties, particle size, particle electrical charge, face velocity, and leaks (51 citations)
  • Efficacy of face masks, neck gaiters and face shields for reducing the expulsion of simulated cough-generated aerosols (40 citations)
  • The Influence of Temperature, Humidity, and Simulated Sunlight on the Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 in Aerosols (36 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 Aerosol Science and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Peter H. McMurry (64 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Philip K. Hopke (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David Y.H. Pui (51 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Richard C. Flagan (50 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • John H. Seinfeld (47 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Aerosol Science and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Minnesota (195 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • California Institute of Technology (75 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Clarkson University (75 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Research Triangle Park (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of California, Davis (63 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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, 3.51% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.27% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.18% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.82% of all publications and 62.73% 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

  • The coronavirus pandemic and aerosols: Does COVID-19 transmit via expiratory particles?

    Sima Asadi;Nicole Bouvier;Anthony S. Wexler;William D. Ristenpart

    (2020)
    745 Citations
  • Fine particle mass monitoring with low-cost sensors: Corrections and long-term performance evaluation

    Carl Malings;Rebecca Tanzer;Aliaksei Hauryliuk;Provat K. Saha

    (2020)
    300 Citations
  • Real-time sensing of bioaerosols: Review and current perspectives

    J. Alex Huffman;Anne E. Perring;Nicole J. Savage;Bernard Clot

    (2020)
    275 Citations
  • Aerosol filtration efficiency of household materials for homemade face masks: Influence of material properties, particle size, particle electrical charge, face velocity, and leaks

    Frank Drewnick;Julia Pikmann;Friederike Fachinger;Lasse Moormann

    (2021)
    196 Citations
  • Comparing aerosol concentrations and particle size distributions generated by singing, speaking and breathing

    Florence K. A. Gregson;Natalie A. Watson;Christopher M. Orton;Allen E. Haddrell

    (2021)
    182 Citations
  • Testing mobile air purifiers in a school classroom: Reducing the airborne transmission risk for SARS-CoV-2

    J. Curtius;M. Granzin;J. Schrod

    (2021)
    170 Citations
  • Inward and outward effectiveness of cloth masks, a surgical mask, and a face shield

    (2021)
    159 Citations
  • Bioaerosol field measurements: Challenges and perspectives in outdoor studies

    Tina Šantl-Temkiv;Branko Sikoparija;Teruya Maki;Federico Carotenuto

    (2020)
    159 Citations
  • Filtration efficiency of a large set of COVID-19 face masks commonly used in Brazil

    Fernando Gonçalves Morais;Victor Sakano;Lucas de Lima;Marco Aurélio de Menezes Franco

    (2021)
    62 Citations
  • Characterizing the performance of a do-it-yourself (DIY) box fan air filter

    (2022)
    58 Citations

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