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Bulletin of Materials Science
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Bulletin of Materials Science

0250-4707

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/12034

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 419 108 128 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 189
Documents by Best Scientists*: 196
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 91
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.406
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Bulletin of Materials Science?

Bulletin of Materials Science mainly tackles studies in Analytical chemistry, Composite material, Scanning electron microscope, Crystallography and Metallurgy. In addition to Analytical chemistry research, it aims to explore topics under Thin film, Doping, Electrical resistivity and conductivity and Dielectric. Thin film study tackled is connected to the field of Substrate (electronics).

Bulletin of Materials Science links adjacent topics like Electrical resistivity and conductivity with Condensed matter physics. Bulletin of Materials Science covers various topics on Composite material such as Composite number, Ceramic, Ultimate tensile strength and Nanocomposite. Issues in Scanning electron microscope were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Transmission electron microscopy.

Crystallography research discussed connects with the study of Diffraction. The journal concentrates on Metallurgy topics that focus on Microstructure, Alloy and Corrosion.

  • Analytical chemistry (25.86%)
  • Composite material (15.63%)
  • Scanning electron microscope (11.36%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Deposition of metal chalcogenide thin films by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method (474 citations)
  • Raman spectroscopy of graphene on different substrates and influence of defects (437 citations)
  • Serrated plastic flow (416 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Bulletin of Materials Science:

The journal publications generally zeroe in on subjects such as Analytical chemistry, Composite material, Inorganic chemistry, Scanning electron microscope and Dielectric. The published papers hold forums on Analytical chemistry that merge themes from other disciplines such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Thin film and Doping. The most cited papers address concerns in Scanning electron microscope which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Transmission electron microscopy and Diffraction.

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

  • Composite material
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Organic chemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Bulletin of Materials Science covers a variety of subjects, including Analytical chemistry, Scanning electron microscope, Nanoparticle, Raman spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The research on Analytical chemistry tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Doping, Band gap and Dielectric. The discussions emphasized the topic of Scanning electron microscope in an attempt to further explore the field of Composite material.

Corrosion is part of Composite material studies tackled in Bulletin of Materials Science. Nanoparticle research in it involves the investigation of Nuclear chemistry studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Methylene blue, Photodegradation and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The journal focuses on Raman spectroscopy but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Thin film which is concerned with Optoelectronics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Investigation on SnO 2 /TiO 2 nanocomposites and their enhanced photocatalytic properties for the degradation of methylene blue under solar light irradiation (7 citations)
  • A facile synthesis of g-C 3 N 4 /BaTiO 3 photocatalyst with enhanced activity for degradation of methylene blue under visible light (5 citations)
  • Temperature effect to investigate optical and structural properties of AZO nanostructures for optoelectronics (5 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 Bulletin of Materials Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • K. J. Rao (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Devendra Kumar (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • A. K. Shukla (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • C M Srivastava (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • S. V. Suryanarayana (17 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 Bulletin of Materials Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Indian Institute of Science (283 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (181 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Indian Institutes of Technology (152 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Banaras Hindu University (116 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (116 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 2021 edition, 12.27% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 5.51% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.36% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.17% of all publications and 77.97% 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

  • First-principles computations of $$\hbox {Y}_{x}\hbox {Ga}_{1-{x}}$$ Y x Ga 1 - x As-ternary alloys: a study on structural, electronic, optical and elastic properties

    S Touam;R Belghit;R Mahdjoubi;Y Megdoud

    (2020)
    116 Citations
  • Influence of $$\hbox {NH}_{4}$$ NH 4 Br as an ionic source on the structural/electrical properties of dextran-based biopolymer electrolytes and EDLC application

    M H Hamsan;M F Shukur;Shujahadeen B Aziz;Shujahadeen B Aziz;Y M Yusof

    (2020)
    55 Citations
  • Organic–inorganic hybrid nanocomposites for the photoreduction of CO2: environment and energy technologies

    (2022)
    52 Citations
  • Luminescence properties of BiPO4:Ln (Ln = Dy3+, Tb3+ and Sm3+) orthophosphate phosphors for near-UV-based solid-state lighting

    (2023)
    43 Citations
  • Synthesis and evaluation of antibacterial properties of magnesium oxide nanoparticles

    Joyshree Maji;Sanjeev Pandey;Soumen Basu

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Synthesis, transfer and application of graphene as a transparent conductive film: a review

    A B Suriani;Muqoyyanah;A Mohamed;S Alfarisa

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Optical properties of rare earth-activated Ca3(PO4)2:RE (RE = Eu3+ and Dy3+) phosphors prepared by wet chemical synthesis

    S K Ramteke;A N Yerpude;N S Kokode;S J Dhoble

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • Electronic band structure, mechanical and optical characteristics of new lead-free halide perovskites for solar cell applications based on DFT computation

    (2023)
    23 Citations
  • Metal mesh-based transparent electrodes as high-performance EMI shields

    Sunil Walia;Ashutosh K Singh;Veena S G Rao;Suryasarathi Bose

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Effect of addition of a mixed filler of CoCl2 and LiBr into PEMA and its morphological, thermal and electrical properties

    (2020)
    19 Citations

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