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Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
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Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

1947-5438

Published by: Annual Reviews Inc.

https://www.annualreviews.org/journal/chembioeng

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 401 32 32 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 71
Documents by Best Scientists*: 58
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 85
SCIMAGO SJR: 3.037
Impact Factor: 12.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering?

Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is mainly concerned with subjects like Nanotechnology, Polymer, Biochemical engineering, Process engineering and Chemical engineering. It connects research in Nanotechnology with the related topic of Catalysis. The journal features Polymer research that overlaps with concepts in Membrane.

  • Nanotechnology (27.95%)
  • Polymer (8.27%)
  • Biochemical engineering (7.48%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Polymers for Drug Delivery Systems (806 citations)
  • Deconstruction of lignocellulosic biomass to fuels and chemicals (701 citations)
  • Delivery of molecular and nanoscale medicine to tumors: transport barriers and strategies. (397 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering:

The journal articles aim to foster the development of research in Nanotechnology, Waste management, Biochemical engineering, Catalysis and Biomedical engineering. The published papers address concerns in Nanotechnology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Copolymer, Process engineering and Organic radical battery. In addition to Waste management research, the published papers aim to explore topics under Biomass, Hydrogen economy and Compressed hydrogen.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering investigates studies in Nanotechnology, Process engineering, Data science, Chemical engineering and Synthetic biology. Nanotechnology research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Biocompatibility and Iron oxide. The studies on Process engineering discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Computational fluid dynamics, Two-phase flow and Scale (chemistry).

In addition to Data science research, Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering aims to explore topics under Crystal structure prediction and Organic molecules. Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering explores topics in Chemical engineering which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Polymer and Cheminformatics. It explores issues in Synthetic biology which can be linked to other research areas like Artificial cell and Biochemical engineering.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Tough Double Network Hydrogel and Its Biomedical Applications. (5 citations)
  • Dynamic Interconversion of Metal Active Site Ensembles in Zeolite Catalysis. (4 citations)
  • Stepping on the Gas to a Circular Economy: Accelerating Development of Carbon-Negative Chemical Production from Gas Fermentation (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.

The top authors publishing in Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Sankaran Sundaresan (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sotiris E. Pratsinis (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David V. Schaffer (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yi Tang (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stephanie S. Lee (2 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 Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Georgia Institute of Technology (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Princeton University (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Texas at Austin (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Berkeley (9 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, 11.54% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 34.78% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 26.09% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 26.09% of all publications and 13.04% 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

  • Everything You Wanted to Know about Deep Eutectic Solvents but Were Afraid to Be Told

    (2023)
    152 Citations
  • Water Structure and Properties at Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Surfaces

    Jacob Monroe;Mikayla Barry;Audra DeStefano;Pinar Aydogan Gokturk

    (2020)
    109 Citations
  • The Critical Role of Process Analysis in Chemical Recycling and Upcycling of Waste Plastics.

    (2022)
    101 Citations
  • Tough Double Network Hydrogel and Its Biomedical Applications.

    Takayuki Nonoyama;Jian Ping Gong

    (2021)
    86 Citations
  • Water Treatment: Are Membranes the Panacea?

    Matthew R. Landsman;Rahul Sujanani;Samuel H. Brodfuehrer;Carolyn M. Cooper

    (2020)
    80 Citations
  • Scale-Up of Photochemical Reactions: Transitioning from Lab Scale to Industrial Production

    (2023)
    66 Citations
  • Quorum Sensing Communication: Molecularly Connecting Cells, Their Neighbors, and Even Devices.

    Sally Wang;Gregory F Payne;William E Bentley

    (2020)
    61 Citations
  • Direct Air Capture of CO<sub>2</sub>Using Solvents

    (2022)
    59 Citations
  • Mechanistic Modeling of Preparative Column Chromatography for Biotherapeutics.

    Vijesh Kumar;Abraham M Lenhoff

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • Characterization of Nanoporous Materials.

    M. Thommes;C. Schlumberger

    (2021)
    45 Citations

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