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Analytica Chimica Acta

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 76 835 1586 62

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1487
Documents by Best Scientists*: 2170
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 21
SCIMAGO H-index: 245
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.004
Impact Factor: 6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Analytica Chimica Acta?

The journal investigates areas of study like Analytical chemistry, Chromatography, Detection limit, Inorganic chemistry and Mass spectrometry. The work on Analytical chemistry tackled in Analytica Chimica Acta brings together disciplines like Electrode and Fluorescence spectrometry. Analytica Chimica Acta emphasizes research on Electrode, which includes concerns such as Electrochemistry.

The journal covers various topics on Chromatography such as Extraction (chemistry), High-performance liquid chromatography, Sample preparation, Gas chromatography and Analyte. Extraction (chemistry) research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Solid phase extraction. Biosensor, Fluorescence and Nuclear chemistry are some topics wherein Detection limit research discussed in Analytica Chimica Acta have an impact.

It facilitates discussions on Inorganic chemistry that incorporate concepts from other fields like Ion, Reagent, Aqueous solution and Copper.

  • Analytical chemistry (31.44%)
  • Chromatography (31.42%)
  • Detection limit (20.52%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A modified single solution method for the determination of phosphate in natural waters (15620 citations)
  • Partial least-squares regression: a tutorial (5300 citations)
  • Sensitive optical biosensors for unlabeled targets: a review. (1678 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Analytica Chimica Acta:

The journal papers mostly deal with topics like Chromatography, Analytical chemistry, Detection limit, Inorganic chemistry and Extraction (chemistry). The most cited publications hold forums on Analytical chemistry that merge themes from other disciplines such as Electrode, Aqueous solution and Nuclear chemistry. Issues in Detection limit were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Reagent, Elution, Fluorescence, Chemiluminescence and Biosensor.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Organic chemistry
  • Biochemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in Analytica Chimica Acta mainly cover the fields of Detection limit, Chromatography, Fluorescence, Biosensor and Combinatorial chemistry. Detection limit research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Selectivity, Electrochemistry, Aptamer and Nuclear chemistry. The journal focused on Electrochemistry research conducted under the discipline of Electrode.

It aims to address concerns in Chromatography, specifically in the areas of Mass spectrometry, Extraction (chemistry), Analyte and Sample preparation. The journal addresses concerns in Fluorescence which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Photochemistry and Biophysics. Analytica Chimica Acta explores topics in Biosensor which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Nanoparticle and DNA.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Multi-omics integration in biomedical research - A metabolomics-centric review. (16 citations)
  • Recent advances in black phosphorus-based electrochemical sensors: A review (14 citations)
  • Novel materials for dispersive (micro) solid-phase extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in environmental water samples: A review. (14 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 Analytica Chimica Acta (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Miguel Valcárcel (151 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alan Townshend (150 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ru-Qin Yu (116 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joseph Wang (115 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • M. D. Luque de Castro (103 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 Analytica Chimica Acta (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (621 papers) published 46 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ghent University (320 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Barcelona (317 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Córdoba (Spain) (314 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Valencia (283 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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, 3.49% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 9.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.90% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.19% of all publications and 74.24% 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

  • A review on recent advances in the applications of surface-enhanced Raman scattering in analytical chemistry

    Meikun Fan;Gustavo F.S. Andrade;Alexandre G. Brolo

    (2020)
    501 Citations
  • Additive-manufactured (3D-printed) electrochemical sensors: A critical review.

    Rafael M. Cardoso;Cristiane Kalinke;Raquel G. Rocha;Pãmyla L. dos Santos

    (2020)
    436 Citations
  • Application of graphene/zinc-based metal-organic framework nanocomposite for electrochemical sensing of As(III) in water resources

    Mehdi Baghayeri;Masoud Ghanei-Motlagh;Reza Tayebee;Maryam Fayazi

    (2020)
    241 Citations
  • Biomolecular and bioanalytical applications of infrared spectroscopy - A review.

    Krzysztof B. Beć;Justyna Grabska;Christian W. Huck

    (2020)
    224 Citations
  • Development of dispersive solid-liquid extraction method based on organic polymers followed by deep eutectic solvents elution; application in extraction of some pesticides from milk samples prior to their determination by HPLC-MS/MS.

    Unknown

    (2022)
    212 Citations
  • Electrochemical neuron-specific enolase (NSE) immunosensor based on CoFe2O4@Ag nanocomposite and AuNPs@MoS2/rGO.

    Unknown

    (2022)
    170 Citations
  • Methodology and applications of elemental mapping by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy.

    A. Limbeck;L. Brunnbauer;H. Lohninger;P. Pořízka

    (2021)
    170 Citations
  • Multivariate Curve Resolution: 50 years addressing the mixture analysis problem - A review.

    Anna de Juan;Romà Tauler

    (2021)
    163 Citations
  • Emerging applications of paper-based analytical devices for drug analysis: A review.

    Eka Noviana;Eka Noviana;Daniel Blascke Carrão;Rimadani Pratiwi;Charles S. Henry

    (2020)
    150 Citations
  • Oriented immobilization of antibodies onto sensing platforms- A critical review

    Shipeng Gao;José M. Guisán;Javier Rocha-Martin

    (2022)
    146 Citations

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