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Annual Review of Materials Research
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Annual Review of Materials Research

1531-7331

Published by: Annual Reviews

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

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 314 63 49 24

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 83
Documents by Best Scientists*: 64
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: 10.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Annual Review of Materials Research?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Nanotechnology, Composite material, Condensed matter physics, Characterization (materials science) and Crystallography. The journal holds forums on Nanotechnology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Oxide, Polymer and Electronics. Ceramic is a focus of the presented Composite material works and it dives deep in Ceramic.

Most of the Condensed matter physics studies addressed also intersect with Ferroelectricity.

  • Nanotechnology (36.58%)
  • Composite material (9.21%)
  • Condensed matter physics (7.37%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Wetting and Roughness (1803 citations)
  • Phase-Field Models for Microstructure Evolution (1795 citations)
  • Proton-conducting oxides (1624 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Annual Review of Materials Research:

The most cited publications cover a variety of subjects, including Nanotechnology, Composite material, Polymer, Forensic engineering and Microstructure. While the journal articles focused on Nanotechnology, they were also able to explore topics like Thermoelectric effect, Thermoelectric materials and Semiconductor. The published articles facilitate discussions on Polymer that incorporate concepts from other fields like Nanoparticle, Nanocomposite and Chemical engineering.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Composite material
  • Electron

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Annual Review of Materials Research is organized to address concerns in the fields of Nanotechnology, Perovskite (structure), Engineering physics, Crystallography and Ionic bonding. The journal explores topics in Nanotechnology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Phosphide and Structural chemistry. Annual Review of Materials Research explores issues in Perovskite (structure) which can be linked to other research areas like Photovoltaics, Chemical physics, Semiconductor, Crystal structure and Halide.

Topics in Engineering physics were tackled in line with various other fields like Ultra-high-temperature ceramics, Ceramic, Field (physics), Carbide and Energy (signal processing). Topics in Crystallography explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Work (thermodynamics) and Chemical composition. Inorganic chemistry and Polymer are some topics wherein Ionic bonding research discussed in the journal have an impact.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Gallium Liquid Metal: The Devil's Elixir (5 citations)
  • Chemistry Under Shock Conditions (3 citations)
  • Mixed Ionic-Electronic Transport in Polymers (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 Materials Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Richard LeSar (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David R. Clarke (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gregory S. Rohrer (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Simon R. Phillpot (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Venkatraman Gopalan (3 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 Materials Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (23 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of California, Santa Barbara (14 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Northwestern University (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (10 papers) published 1 paper 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, 13.04% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 50.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.00% of all publications and 25.00% 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

  • Opportunities and Challenges for Machine Learning in Materials Science

    Dane Morgan;Ryan Jacobs

    (2020)
    360 Citations
  • Gallium Liquid Metal: The Devil's Elixir

    Shi-Yang Tang;Christopher Tabor;Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh;Michael D. Dickey

    (2021)
    259 Citations
  • Grain Boundary Complexion Transitions

    Patrick R. Cantwell;Timofey Frolov;Timothy J. Rupert;Amanda R. Krause

    (2020)
    132 Citations
  • High-Entropy Ultra-High-Temperature Borides and Carbides: A New Class of Materials for Extreme Environments

    Lun Feng;William G. Fahrenholtz;Donald W. Brenner

    (2021)
    80 Citations
  • Epitaxial Growth of Two-Dimensional Layered Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

    Tanushree H. Choudhury;Xiaotian Zhang;Xiaotian Zhang;Zakaria Y. Al Balushi;Mikhail Chubarov

    (2020)
    78 Citations
  • High-Energy X-Ray Diffraction Microscopy in Materials Science

    Joel V. Bernier;Robert M. Suter;Anthony D. Rollett;Jonathan D. Almer

    (2020)
    72 Citations
  • Mixed Ionic-Electronic Transport in Polymers

    Bryan D. Paulsen;Simone Fabiano;Jonathan Rivnay

    (2021)
    68 Citations
  • Using Severe Plastic Deformation to Produce Nanostructured Materials with Superior Properties

    (2022)
    68 Citations
  • Oxides with Mixed Protonic and Electronic Conductivity

    Rotraut Merkle;Maximilian F. Hoedl;Giulia Raimondi;Reihaneh Zohourian

    (2021)
    67 Citations
  • Frontiers in the Simulation of Dislocations

    Nicolas Bertin;Ryan B. Sills;Wei Cai;Wei Cai

    (2020)
    56 Citations

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