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Australian Journal of Chemistry
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Australian Journal of Chemistry

0004-9425

Published by: Csiro Publishing

https://www.publish.csiro.au/CH

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 675 157 185 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 218
Documents by Best Scientists*: 228
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 88
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.279
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Australian Journal of Chemistry?

The foci of Australian Journal of Chemistry are Biocatalysis, Reaction mechanism, Organic chemistry, Green chemistry and Physical chemistry. Topics in Biocatalysis were tackled in line with various other fields like Supramolecular chemistry, Amino acid, Medicinal chemistry, Macromolecule and Stereochemistry. It focused on Supramolecular chemistry research conducted under the discipline of Crystal structure.

The concepts on Crystal structure presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Molecule and Ligand. The Reaction mechanism study featured falls within the wider field of Catalysis. Organic chemistry research is the primary subject tackled in Australian Journal of Chemistry with a focus on Carbohydrate.

While the primary focus in it is Physical chemistry, it also dissects topics surrounding Ab initio quantum chemistry methods and Density functional theory and Quantum chemistry as a whole. The studies in Ionic liquid featured incorporate elements of Inorganic chemistry and Colloid. Electrochemistry and Aqueous solution are some topics wherein Inorganic chemistry research discussed in the journal have an impact.

  • Biocatalysis (37.53%)
  • Reaction mechanism (30.65%)
  • Organic chemistry (29.29%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Living radical polymerization by the RAFT process (1918 citations)
  • Living Radical Polymerization by the RAFT Process - A Second Update (1413 citations)
  • Experimental Designs Balanced for the Estimation of Residual Effects of Treatments (727 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Australian Journal of Chemistry:

The published papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Biocatalysis, Organic chemistry, Physical chemistry, Crystal structure and Supramolecular chemistry. Issues in Biocatalysis were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Macromolecule, Green chemistry and Medicinal chemistry. The Physical chemistry research tackled in the most cited articles is interrelated with Density functional theory which concerns subjects like Ab initio quantum chemistry methods.

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 Australian Journal of Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Allan H. White (396 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Brian W. Skelton (290 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Raymond M. Carman (126 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Colin L. Raston (105 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • A. H. White (105 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 Australian Journal of Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (307 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Melbourne (196 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Western Australia (174 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Monash University (171 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Queensland (166 papers) absent 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 2022 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 100.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 0.00% 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

  • The Mechanism of Membrane Permeabilization by Peptides: Still an Enigma.

    William C. Wimley;Kalina Hristova

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Initiation of RAFT Polymerization: Electrochemically Initiated RAFT Polymerization in Emulsion (Emulsion eRAFT), and Direct PhotoRAFT Polymerization of Liquid Crystalline Monomers*

    Caroline Bray;Guoxin Li;Almar Postma;Lisa T. Strover

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Synthesis and Characterisation of Two Lithium Tetramethylberyllate Salts and a Series of β-Diketiminato Beryllium Alkyl Complexes*

    Albert Paparo;Caspar N. de Bruin-Dickason;Cameron Jones

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Amino Acid and Secondary Structure Integrity of Sonicated Milk Proteins

    Rachana Pathak;Thomas S. H. Leong;Gregory J. O. Martin;Muthupandian Ashokkumar

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • ‘Simple’ Oligopyridine Complexes – Sources of Unexpected Structural Diversity

    Edwin C. Constable;Catherine E. Housecroft

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Emerging Ionic Polymers for CO2 Conversion to Cyclic Carbonates: An Overview of Recent Developments*

    Rabia Jamil;Liliana C. Tomé;David Mecerreyes;David Mecerreyes;Debbie S. Silvester

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Efficient flow synthesis of human antimicrobial peptides.

    John S. Albin;Bradley L. Pentelute

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Electrochemistry of neodymium in phosphonium ionic liquids: the influence of cation, water content, and mixed anions

    Laura Sanchez-Cupido;Jennifer M. Pringle;Amal Siriwardana;Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Structural Characteristics of Low-Aromaticity Marine and Lacustrine Oil Shales and their NaOH-HCl Kerogens Determined Using 13C NMR and XPS*

    Mohammad W. Amer;Mohammad W. Amer;Jameel S. Aljariri Alhesan;Thomas Gengenbach;Marc Marshall

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • 'Live and Large': Super-Resolution Optical Fluctuation Imaging (SOFI) and Expansion Microscopy (ExM) of Microtubule Remodelling by Rabies Virus P Protein

    Ashley M. Rozario;Fabian Zwettler;Sam Duwé;Riley B. Hargreaves

    (2020)
    10 Citations

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