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Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
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Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

0009-2673

Published by: The Chemical Society of Japan

https://www.journal.csj.jp/journal/bcsj

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 175 374 523 38

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 486
Documents by Best Scientists*: 584
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 15
SCIMAGO H-index: 108
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.678
Impact Factor: 3.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan?

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Organic chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Medicinal chemistry, Stereochemistry and Photochemistry. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan connects the study in Organic chemistry with the closely related area of Polymer chemistry. Some problems in Inorganic chemistry that were presented in Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan overlapped with concepts under Adsorption, Metal, Copper, Ion and Aqueous solution.

The study on Stereochemistry presented in Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan intersects with subjects under the field of Crystallography. Crystallography research discussed connects with the study of Molecule. The work tackled in Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan goes beyond the discipline of Photochemistry as it also encompasses Radical.

  • Organic chemistry (22.33%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (22.09%)
  • Medicinal chemistry (14.94%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A New Method of Analyzing Thermogravimetric Data (4844 citations)
  • A rapid esterification by means of mixed anhydride and its application to large-ring lactonization. (1785 citations)
  • The preparation of alkyltrimethylammonium-kanemite complexes and their conversion to microporous materials. (1490 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan:

The most cited papers facilitate discussions on Organic chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Crystallography, Medicinal chemistry and Photochemistry. The journal publications feature Organic chemistry research that overlaps with concepts in Polymer chemistry. The journal papers with studies in Crystallography featured incorporate elements of Molecule and Stereochemistry.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Catalysis, Nanotechnology, Crystallography, Photochemistry and Molecule are the subjects of interest in the journal. Research in Catalysis discussed is concerned with the study of Organic chemistry as a whole. Many of the studies tackled connect Nanotechnology with a similar field of study like Supramolecular chemistry.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Nanoarchitectonics for Coordination Asymmetry and Related Chemistry (16 citations)
  • A Review on the Synthesis and Applications of Nanoporous Carbons for the Removal of Complex Chemical Contaminants (10 citations)
  • Next Generation Multifunctional Nano-Science of Advanced Metal Complexes with Quantum Effect and Nonlinearity (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 Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michinori Oki (166 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shigeru Oae (156 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Teruaki Mukaiyama (121 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yoichi Shimura (117 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yoshio Matsunaga (116 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 the Chemical Society of Japan (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kyushu University (325 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Tokyo (207 papers) published 36 papers at the last edition, 24 more than at the previous edition,
  • Kyoto University (183 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Osaka University (150 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tokyo Institute of Technology (125 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 7 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 2021 edition, 4.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 41.48% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.81% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.59% of all publications and 31.11% 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

  • Functional Mesoporous Silica Nanomaterials for Catalysis and Environmental Applications

    Baljeet Singh;Jongbeom Na;Jongbeom Na;Muxina Konarova;Toru Wakihara

    (2020)
    166 Citations
  • Materials Nanoarchitectonics from Atom to Living Cell: A Method for Everything

    (2022)
    126 Citations
  • Recent Progress on Mixed-Anion Materials for Energy Applications

    Kazuhiko Maeda;Fumitaka Takeiri;Genki Kobayashi;Satoru Matsuishi

    (2021)
    107 Citations
  • Fabrication of Flexible Microsupercapacitors with Binder-Free ZIF-8 Derived Carbon Films via Electrophoretic Deposition

    Yang Li;Yang Li;Joel Henzie;Teahoon Park;Jie Wang

    (2020)
    103 Citations
  • Nanoarchitectonics for Coordination Asymmetry and Related Chemistry

    Katsuhiko Ariga;Katsuhiko Ariga;Mitsuhiko Shionoya

    (2021)
    91 Citations
  • Achieving a Carbon Neutral Future through Advanced Functional Materials and Technologies

    (2022)
    88 Citations
  • Molecular Confinement Effects by Self-Assembled Coordination Cages

    Hiroki Takezawa;Makoto Fujita

    (2021)
    84 Citations
  • A Review on the Synthesis and Applications of Nanoporous Carbons for the Removal of Complex Chemical Contaminants

    Gurwinder Singh;Jang Mee Lee;Gopalakrishnan Kothandam;Thavamani Palanisami

    (2021)
    77 Citations
  • Next Generation Multifunctional Nano-Science of Advanced Metal Complexes with Quantum Effect and Nonlinearity

    Masahiro Yamashita;Masahiro Yamashita

    (2021)
    76 Citations
  • Nanoarchitectonics: Method for Everything in Material Science

    (2023)
    76 Citations

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