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Analytical Methods
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Analytical Methods

1759-9660

Published by: The Royal Society of Chemistry

https://www.rsc.org/journals-books-databases/about-journals/analytical-methods/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 259 450 631 28

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 776
Documents by Best Scientists*: 890
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 14
SCIMAGO H-index: 104
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.478
Impact Factor: 2.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Analytical Methods?

The topics of Chromatography, Detection limit, Analytical chemistry, Extraction (chemistry) and Fluorescence are the focal point of discussions in Analytical Methods. Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Chromatography and the similar topic of Solvent. It holds forums on Detection limit that merges themes from other disciplines such as Electrochemistry, Electrode, Aqueous solution and Nuclear chemistry.

The studies in Electrode featured incorporate elements of Inorganic chemistry and Graphene. The studies on Analytical chemistry discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Ion and Nanoparticle. Analytical Methods explores issues in Extraction (chemistry) which can be linked to other research areas like Elution and Adsorption.

While the journal focused on Fluorescence, it was also able to explore topics like Photochemistry and Selectivity.

  • Chromatography (41.88%)
  • Detection limit (37.88%)
  • Analytical chemistry (28.52%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Principal component analysis (1022 citations)
  • Fluorescence spectroscopy and multi-way techniques. PARAFAC (718 citations)
  • Classification tools in chemistry. Part 1: linear models. PLS-DA (570 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Analytical Methods:

The most cited publications mainly deal with areas of study such as Detection limit, Analytical chemistry, Chromatography, Extraction (chemistry) and Nanotechnology. In addition to Detection limit research, the most cited articles aim to explore topics under Inorganic chemistry, Fluorescence, Electrode and Aqueous solution. The Analytical chemistry research presented in the journal articles focuses mostly on Graphene and, on occasion, topics in Oxide.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Organic chemistry
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Detection limit, Chromatography, Fluorescence, Extraction (chemistry) and Nuclear chemistry are the subjects of interest in the journal. Analytical Methods features research on Detection limit in an attempt to reinforce studies in the field of Analytical chemistry. It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Chromatography and Solvent.

The research on Fluorescence featured in it combines topics in other fields like Photochemistry, Biophysics, Aqueous solution and Biosensor. The Extraction (chemistry) works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Adsorption and Deep eutectic solvent. While Nuclear chemistry is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Nanoparticle, Differential pulse voltammetry, Cyclic voltammetry and Electrochemical gas sensor.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Colorimetric loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for cost-effective and quantitative detection of SARS-CoV-2: the change in color in LAMP-based assays quantitatively correlates with viral copy number. (10 citations)
  • Detection of RNA viruses from influenza and HIV to Ebola and SARS-CoV-2: a review. (8 citations)
  • Detection of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in saliva with Shrinky-Dink© electrodes. (7 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 Analytical Methods (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ru-Qin Yu (47 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Craig E. Banks (39 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Amctb No. (32 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Guonan Chen (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zhenyu Lin (28 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 Analytical Methods (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (408 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hunan University (165 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Southwest University (124 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jilin University (109 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
  • Jiangnan University (94 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 9.91% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.50% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.66% 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

  • Applications of electrochemical sensors and biosensors based on modified screen-printed electrodes: a review

    Hadi Beitollahi;Sayed Zia Mohammadi;Mohadeseh Safaei;Somayeh Tajik

    (2020)
    151 Citations
  • Suspect and non-target screening: the last frontier in environmental analysis.

    B González-Gaya;N Lopez-Herguedas;D Bilbao;L Mijangos

    (2021)
    119 Citations
  • A review of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy for bioanalytical sensors.

    (2022)
    78 Citations
  • A sensitive enzyme-free electrochemical sensor based on a rod-shaped bimetallic MOF anchored on graphene oxide nanosheets for determination of glucose in huangshui

    (2023)
    61 Citations
  • Azithromycin electrochemical detection using a molecularly imprinted polymer prepared on a disposable screen-printed electrode

    Patrícia Rebelo;Patrícia Rebelo;João G. Pacheco;M. Natália D. S. Cordeiro;André Melo

    (2020)
    56 Citations
  • 2D bimetallic Ni/Fe MOF nanosheet composites as a peroxidase-like nanozyme for colorimetric assay of multiple targets.

    Qiutong Li;Qian Wang;Ying Li;Xiaodan Zhang

    (2021)
    54 Citations
  • Chiral porous organic frameworks and their application in enantioseparation.

    (2020)
    54 Citations
  • A brief review on the synthesis, characterisation and analytical applications of nitrogen doped carbon dots

    (2022)
    54 Citations
  • Lignin-derived red-emitting carbon dots for colorimetric and sensitive fluorometric detection of water in organic solvents.

    Jun Wang;Jianying Wang;Wenxin Xiao;Zhen Geng

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • A luminescent Zn-MOF for the detection of explosives and development of fingerprints.

    (2022)
    51 Citations

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