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Applied Composite Materials
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Applied Composite Materials

0929-189X

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10443

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 429 59 78 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 115
Documents by Best Scientists*: 125
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 63
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.6
Impact Factor: 2.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Applied Composite Materials?

Composite material, Composite number, Structural engineering, Finite element method and Ultimate tensile strength are among the topics commonly tackled in Applied Composite Materials. Fiber, Epoxy, Delamination, Glass fiber and Composite laminates are some of the study areas of Composite material discussed. Delamination and Fracture (geology) are closely related fields of research discussed in it.

The studies in Composite number featured incorporate elements of Volume fraction, Flexural strength, Stress (mechanics) and Microstructure. The research on Structural engineering discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Compression (physics). The Finite element method study featured in Applied Composite Materials draws parallels with the field of Numerical analysis.

  • Composite material (97.68%)
  • Composite number (40.56%)
  • Structural engineering (31.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Oil Palm Fibre Reinforced Phenol Formaldehyde Composites: Influence of Fibre Surface Modifications on the Mechanical Performance (339 citations)
  • Composites from Natural Fibers and Soy Oil Resins (274 citations)
  • Manufacturing Aspects of Advanced Polymer Composites for Automotive Applications (271 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Applied Composite Materials:

Composite material, Structural engineering, Composite number, Finite element method and Ultimate tensile strength are the main subjects of interest in the journal papers. The journal papers with studies in Structural engineering featured incorporate elements of Numerical analysis and Compression (physics). The most cited articles hold forums on Composite number that merge themes from other disciplines such as Transverse plane, Scanning electron microscope, Brittleness, Fracture toughness and Polypropylene.

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

  • Composite material
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Structural engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Composite material, Composite number, Ultimate tensile strength, Fiber and Epoxy. It links adjacent topics like Composite material with Finite element method. Concepts in Microstructure, as well as related topics in Anisotropy and Fiber-reinforced composite, are covered in the Composite number research presented in it.

In Applied Composite Materials, Young's modulus, Accelerated aging, Fatigue limit and Thermosetting polymer are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Ultimate tensile strength research. It explores issues in Fiber which can be linked to other research areas like Stress (mechanics) and Fracture (geology). The journal focuses on Epoxy but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Flexural strength, Aramid, Carbon nanotube, Fracture toughness and Graphene.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Development of Eco-friendly Shock-absorbing Cork Composites Enhanced by a Non-Newtonian Fluid (7 citations)
  • Vibration Characteristics of Functionally Graded Porous Nanocomposite Blade-disk-shaft Rotor System Reinforced with Graphene Nanoplatelets (6 citations)
  • Optimization on Tensile Properties of Kenaf / Multi-walled CNT Hybrid Composites with Box-Behnken Design (6 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 Composite Materials (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Constantinos Soutis (30 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Peter Davies (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yingdong Song (20 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Li Longbiao (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zhigang Sun (14 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous 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 Composite Materials (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (76 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Beihang University (61 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Manchester (45 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Northwestern Polytechnical University (27 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Delft University of Technology (24 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, 10.48% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 24.32% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 1.80% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.71% of all publications and 62.16% 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

  • Mechanical and Acoustic Properties of Alkali-Treated Sansevieria ehrenbergii/Camellia sinensis Fiber–Reinforced Hybrid Epoxy Composites: Incorporation of Glass Fiber Hybridization

    L. Prabhu;V. Krishnaraj;S. Sathish;S. Gokulkumar

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • Damage Detection in Composites By Artificial Neural Networks Trained By Using in Situ Distributed Strains

    America Califano;America Califano;Neha Chandarana;Luigi Grassia;Alberto D’Amore

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • Effects of Impactor Geometry on the Low-Velocity Impact Behaviour of Fibre-Reinforced Composites: An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation

    Haibao Liu;Jun Liu;Yuzhe Ding;Jin Zhou

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Adhesion Improvement of Thermoplastics-Based Composites by Atmospheric Plasma and UV Treatments

    Gennaro Scarselli;Gennaro Scarselli;Dong Quan;Neal Murphy;Brian Deegan

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • Additive Manufacturing of Carbon Fiber-reinforced Composites: A Review

    (2023)
    24 Citations
  • Experimental Investigation on Low-Velocity Impact Performance of 3D Woven Textile Composites

    (2022)
    23 Citations
  • Review on Manufacture of Military Composite Helmet

    Yazhen Liang;Xiaogang Chen;Constantinos Soutis

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • High-Velocity Impact Behavior of Aramid/S2-Glass Interply Hybrid Laminates

    Amanda Albertin Xavier da Silva;Riccardo Scazzosi;Andrea Manes;Sandro Campos Amico

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • 3D Fabrics with Negative Poisson’s Ratio: A Review

    Yuping Chang;Hong Hu

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Highly Sensitive Flexible Strain Sensor Based on a Double-percolation Structured Elastic Fiber of Carbon Nanotube (CNT)/Styrene Butadiene Styrene (SBS) @ Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) for Human Motion and Tactile Recognition

    (2022)
    18 Citations

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