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Applied Catalysis A: General
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Applied Catalysis A: General

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 154 639 761 43

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 869
Documents by Best Scientists*: 916
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 15
SCIMAGO H-index: 244
SCIMAGO SJR: 1
Impact Factor: 4.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Applied Catalysis A-general?

The aim of Applied Catalysis A-general is to expand the discussion of research in Catalysis, Inorganic chemistry, Heterogeneous catalysis, Organic chemistry and Selectivity. The Catalysis works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Adsorption and Nuclear chemistry. The main emphasis of the journal is the research on Adsorption, emphasizing the topic of Desorption.

Inorganic chemistry research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Hydrogen, Oxide, Methanol, Dehydrogenation and Catalyst support. The journal addresses concerns in Heterogeneous catalysis which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Nickel, Palladium, Platinum, Hydrocarbon and Methane. While Organic chemistry is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Medicinal chemistry and Polymer chemistry.

The Zeolite study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Molecular sieve.

  • Catalysis (90.94%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (58.10%)
  • Heterogeneous catalysis (28.90%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Mechanisms of catalyst deactivation (2065 citations)
  • Carbon nanotubes and nanofibers in catalysis (1597 citations)
  • Ionic liquids and catalysis: Recent progress from knowledge to applications (1273 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Applied Catalysis A-general:

Catalysis, Inorganic chemistry, Heterogeneous catalysis, Organic chemistry and Transition metal are the main subjects of interest in the journal articles. The journal papers explore issues in Catalysis which can be linked to other research areas like Methanol and Adsorption. The most cited publications hold forums on Inorganic chemistry that merge themes from other disciplines such as Hydrogen, Oxide, Calcination, Methane and Steam reforming.

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

  • Catalysis
  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Catalysis, Selectivity, Inorganic chemistry, Nuclear chemistry and Adsorption are tackled in Applied Catalysis A-general. The Catalysis research discussed is included in the broader subject of Organic chemistry. The research on Selectivity featured in Applied Catalysis A-general combines topics in other fields like Combinatorial chemistry, Mesoporous material and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

Some problems in Inorganic chemistry that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Zeolite, Oxygen, Ethylene and Selective catalytic reduction. The study on Nuclear chemistry presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Carbon. Applied Catalysis A-general features Oxide research that overlaps with concepts in Dehydrogenation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Catalyst design and tuning for oxidative dehydrogenation of propane – A review (11 citations)
  • Green synthesis of heterogeneous copper-alumina catalyst for selective hydrogenation of pure and biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan (11 citations)
  • Cobalt catalysts on carbon-based materials for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: a review (8 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 Applied Catalysis A-general (based on the number of publications) are:

  • José Luis García Fierro (108 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Burtron H. Davis (93 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Graham J. Hutchings (65 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gary Jacobs (57 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Alfons Baiker (51 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 Applied Catalysis A-general (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Spanish National Research Council (378 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (372 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (331 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition,
  • National Scientific and Technical Research Council (258 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (179 papers) published 6 papers 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, 4.92% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.18% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.47% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.94% of all publications and 64.40% 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

  • Analysis and control of acid sites in zeolites

    Ana Palčić;Valentin Valtchev;Valentin Valtchev

    (2020)
    131 Citations
  • An overview of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: XtL processes, catalysts and reactors

    Michela Martinelli;Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani;Steve LeViness;Gary Jacobs

    (2020)
    117 Citations
  • 2D Ti3C2 as electron harvester anchors on 2D g-C3N4 to create boundary edge active sites for boosting photocatalytic performance

    Hongjun Dong;Xiaoxu Zhang;Yan Zuo;Ning Song

    (2020)
    113 Citations
  • CO2 valorisation via reverse water-gas shift reaction using promoted Fe/CeO2-Al2O3 catalysts: Showcasing the potential of advanced catalysts to explore new processes design

    L. Yang;L. Pastor-Pérez;J.J. Villora-Pico;S. Gu

    (2020)
    103 Citations
  • Revisiting terephthalic acid and coumarin as probes for photoluminescent determination of hydroxyl radical formation rate in heterogeneous photocatalysis

    Gregor Žerjav;Alen Albreht;Irena Vovk;Albin Pintar

    (2020)
    97 Citations
  • Highly efficient oxidative desulfurization of dibenzothiophene using Ni modified MoO3 catalyst

    Ying Cao;Huixiang Wang;Ruimin Ding;Liancheng Wang

    (2020)
    90 Citations
  • Efficient Sm modified Mn/TiO2 catalysts for selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3 at low temperature

    Lijun Liu;Kai Xu;Sheng Su;Limo He

    (2020)
    83 Citations
  • Synthesis, characterization and application of Fe-zeolite: A review

    (2021)
    83 Citations
  • High-entropy oxides for catalysis: Status and perspectives

    (2022)
    80 Citations
  • The Co3O4 catalyst derived from ZIF-67 and their catalytic performance of toluene

    (2020)
    80 Citations

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