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Applied Spectroscopy Reviews
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Applied Spectroscopy Reviews

0570-4928

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/laps20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 471 28 38 17

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 57
Documents by Best Scientists*: 61
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 86
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.032
Impact Factor: 5.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Applied Spectroscopy Reviews?

Applied Spectroscopy Reviews mainly deals with areas of study such as Analytical chemistry, Spectroscopy, Nanotechnology, Raman spectroscopy and Infrared spectroscopy. Analytical chemistry research presented in Applied Spectroscopy Reviews encompasses a variety of subjects, including Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Infrared. The journal focuses on Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy research which is adjacent to topics in Fourier transform.

Most of the Spectroscopy studies addressed also intersect with Optics. The Optics research dealing mostly with Spectrometer is the focus of it. Raman scattering is a primary topic of Raman spectroscopy research in the journal.

Mass spectrometry research discussed in it aim to provide more information in the subject of Chromatography.

  • Analytical chemistry (31.96%)
  • Spectroscopy (17.68%)
  • Nanotechnology (15.50%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Raman spectroscopy of biological tissues (1143 citations)
  • Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy of Biological Tissues (878 citations)
  • Implementing the Theory of Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy: A Tutorial Review (528 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Applied Spectroscopy Reviews:

The most cited papers mostly deal with topics like Analytical chemistry, Spectroscopy, Nanotechnology, Raman spectroscopy and Infrared. The most cited articles with studies in Analytical chemistry featured incorporate elements of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Atomic spectroscopy. While work presented in the published articles provide substantial information on Infrared, it also covers topics in Molecule and Infrared spectroscopy.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Organic chemistry
  • Electron

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in Applied Spectroscopy Reviews deals with Spectroscopy, Analytical chemistry, Raman spectroscopy, Nanotechnology and Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The journal features works in Spectroscopy, more specifically Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, and explores their relation to disciplines like Conditional analysis. Analytical chemistry research is the primary subject tackled in Applied Spectroscopy Reviews with a focus on Mass spectrometry.

Topics in Raman spectroscopy were tackled in line with various other fields like Infra red spectroscopy and Physical chemistry. The studies in Biosensor under the umbrella field of Nanotechnology overlap with concepts in Medical diagnostic. The overlapping concepts between Nanomaterials and Enzymatic digestion, Cadmium, Atomic fluorescence spectrometry and Cobalt ions are the key highlights of Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry study.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Current trends in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy: a tutorial review (14 citations)
  • Environmental applications and recent innovations in single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (SP-ICP-MS) (13 citations)
  • The current state of heavy metal pollution in Pacific Island Countries: a review (10 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 Spectroscopy Reviews (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Xiandeng Hou (29 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Ihtesham Ur Rehman (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David J. Butcher (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Yong-Ill Lee (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joseph Sneddon (11 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 Spectroscopy Reviews (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Sichuan University (38 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Sheffield (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pusan National University (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Changwon National University (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Western Carolina University (14 papers) published 1 paper 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, 2.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.37% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.20% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.29% of all publications and 57.14% 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

  • Overview of imaging methods based on terahertz time-domain spectroscopy

    Qi Wang;Lijuan Xie;Yibin Ying

    (2021)
    107 Citations
  • Desorption and ionization mechanisms and signal enhancement in surface assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (SALDI-MS)

    Kyuseok Song;Quan Cheng

    (2020)
    63 Citations
  • Fluorescent chemical sensors: applications in analytical, environmental, forensic, pharmaceutical, biological, and biomedical sample measurement, and clinical diagnosis

    (2023)
    53 Citations
  • Graphene-based SERS for sensor and catalysis

    Yi Cao;Yuqing Cheng;Mengtao Sun

    (2021)
    48 Citations
  • Molecular (Raman, NIR, and FTIR) spectroscopy and multivariate analysis in consumable products analysis1

    Sayo O. Fakayode;Gary A. Baker;David K. Bwambok;Nakara Bhawawet

    (2020)
    47 Citations
  • Recent advances in ratiometric luminescence sensors

    Xueyu Pei;Yi Pan;Lichun Zhang;Yi Lv

    (2021)
    45 Citations
  • Application of infrared spectroscopy techniques for the assessment of quality and safety in spices: a review

    R. Kaavya;R. Pandiselvam;Mahadhir Mohammed;R. Dakshayani

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Environmental applications and recent innovations in single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (SP-ICP-MS)

    Kenneth Flores;Reagan S. Turley;Carolina Valdes;Yuqing Ye

    (2021)
    44 Citations
  • Liquid-phase microextraction: update May 2016 to December 2018

    Natalia Campillo;Kiril Gavazov;Pilar Viñas;Ingrid Hagarova

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Particulate matter indoors: a strategy to sample and monitor size-selective fractions

    (2022)
    29 Citations

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