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Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
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Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 6 1754 3488 180

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Number of Best Scientists*: 3231
Documents by Best Scientists*: 4515
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 74
SCIMAGO H-index: 353
SCIMAGO SJR: 5.18
Impact Factor: 21.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Applied Catalysis B-environmental?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Catalysis, Inorganic chemistry, Photocatalysis, Chemical engineering and Adsorption. While the journal focused on Catalysis, it was also able to explore topics like Metal and Oxygen. It addresses concerns in Inorganic chemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Oxide, Calcination, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, NOx and Aqueous solution.

The journal investigates Oxide research which frequently intersects with Graphene. In addition to Photocatalysis research, the journal aims to explore topics under Photochemistry, Nanotechnology, Visible spectrum and Heterojunction. Most of the works presented in Applied Catalysis B-environmental deals with Photochemistry but it intersects with the subject of Radical.

The studies in Chemical engineering featured incorporate elements of Electrocatalyst, Electrochemistry, Carbon and Water splitting. Specifically, studies on Desorption are prevalent in the Adsorption works discussed. Discussions in Applied Catalysis B-environmental are anchored in the subject of Heterogeneous catalysis and the similar topic of Transition metal.

  • Catalysis (59.53%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (42.61%)
  • Photocatalysis (30.90%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Activity benchmarks and requirements for Pt, Pt-alloy, and non-Pt oxygen reduction catalysts for PEMFCs (3727 citations)
  • TiO2-assisted photocatalytic degradation of azo dyes in aqueous solution: kinetic and mechanistic investigations A review (3046 citations)
  • A review on the visible light active titanium dioxide photocatalysts for environmental applications (2625 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Applied Catalysis B-environmental:

The published articles primarily tackle Catalysis, Inorganic chemistry, Photocatalysis, Chemical engineering and Photochemistry. Catalysis research in the journal articles connects with the study of Redox. While Inorganic chemistry is the key highlight in the journal articles, thet also covered some subjects on Oxide and Graphene.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Oxygen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Applied Catalysis B-environmental focuses on Catalysis, Chemical engineering, Photocatalysis, Photochemistry and Adsorption. The concepts on Catalysis presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Inorganic chemistry, Electrochemistry, Metal and Methane. Bimetallic strip and Molecule are some topics wherein Inorganic chemistry research discussed in it have an impact.

While work presented in it provided substantial information on Chemical engineering, it also covered topics in Electrocatalyst, Carbon, Overpotential and Oxygen evolution. Applied Catalysis B-environmental explores issues in Photocatalysis which can be linked to other research areas like Charge carrier, Heterojunction, Quantum dot, Visible spectrum and Electron. Topics in Photochemistry explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Yield (chemistry), Electron paramagnetic resonance, Advanced oxidation process and Photodegradation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Ru(III) single site solid micellar catalyst for selective aqueous phase hydrogenation of carbonyl groups in biomass-derived compounds (1 citations)
  • Highly efficient adsorption and catalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin by a novel heterogeneous Fenton catalyst of hexapod-like pyrite nanosheets mineral clusters (1 citations)
  • Stabilizing the isolated Pt sites on PtGa/Al2O3 catalyst via silica coating layers for propane dehydrogenation at low temperature (1 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 B-environmental (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Yongfa Zhu (84 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • Dionysios D. Dionysiou (79 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • José Luis García Fierro (64 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Cesar Pulgarin (62 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shaobin Wang (58 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 B-environmental (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (913 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 137 less than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (386 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tsinghua University (251 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 33 less than at the previous edition,
  • Fuzhou University (219 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 18 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tianjin University (199 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 31 less 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 2022 edition, 4.94% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.57% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.39% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.99% of all publications and 48.05% 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

  • Recent advances in VOC elimination by catalytic oxidation technology onto various nanoparticles catalysts: a critical review

    Yunlong Guo;Meicheng Wen;Guiying Li;Taicheng An

    (2021)
    908 Citations
  • 2D/2D/0D TiO2/C3N4/Ti3C2 MXene composite S-scheme photocatalyst with enhanced CO2 reduction activity

    Fei He;Bicheng Zhu;Bei Cheng;Jiaguo Yu;Jiaguo Yu

    (2020)
    847 Citations
  • Highly efficient mesoporous MnO2 catalysts for the total toluene oxidation: Oxygen-Vacancy defect engineering and involved intermediates using in situ DRIFTS

    Shengpeng Mo;Qi Zhang;Jiaqi Li;Yuhai Sun

    (2020)
    825 Citations
  • Nitrogen-doped biochar fiber with graphitization from Boehmeria nivea for promoted peroxymonosulfate activation and non-radical degradation pathways with enhancing electron transfer

    Shujing Ye;Guangming Zeng;Xiaofei Tan;Haipeng Wu;Haipeng Wu

    (2020)
    806 Citations
  • Carbonized polyaniline activated peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for phenol degradation: Role of PMS adsorption and singlet oxygen generation

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    (2021)
    763 Citations
  • Comparative study of α-, β-, γ- and δ-MnO2 on toluene oxidation: Oxygen vacancies and reaction intermediates

    Wenhao Yang;Zi’ang Su;Zhenghao Xu;Weinan Yang

    (2020)
    701 Citations
  • Core-shell magnetic Fe3O4@Zn/Co-ZIFs to activate peroxymonosulfate for highly efficient degradation of carbamazepine

    Zelin Wu;Yupeng Wang;Zhaokun Xiong;Zhimin Ao

    (2020)
    695 Citations
  • 2D/2D Ti3C2 MXene/g-C3N4 nanosheets heterojunction for high efficient CO2 reduction photocatalyst: Dual effects of urea

    Chao Yang;Qiuyan Tan;Qin Li;Jie Zhou

    (2020)
    634 Citations
  • Photocatalytic activity of N-TiO2/O-doped N vacancy g-C3N4 and the intermediates toxicity evaluation under tetracycline hydrochloride and Cr(VI) coexistence environment

    Yuxiong Wang;Lei Rao;Peifang Wang;Zhenyu Shi

    (2020)
    602 Citations
  • In situ fabrication of 1D CdS nanorod/2D Ti3C2 MXene nanosheet Schottky heterojunction toward enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

    Rong Xiao;Chengxiao Zhao;Zhaoyong Zou;Zupeng Chen

    (2020)
    584 Citations

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