Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Top Research Topics at Canadian Journal of Chemistry?

Canadian Journal of Chemistry primarily focuses on research topics in Organic chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Stereochemistry, Photochemistry and Medicinal chemistry. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Organic chemistry, apply to Polymer chemistry as well. It explores topics in Inorganic chemistry which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Ion, Kinetics and Aqueous solution.

The studies on Stereochemistry discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Crystallography, Crystal structure and Ring (chemistry). Canadian Journal of Chemistry connects research in Crystallography with the related topic of Molecule. It connects the study in Photochemistry with the closely related area of Radical.

• Organic chemistry (25.48%)
• Inorganic chemistry (17.61%)
• Stereochemistry (17.39%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Optimization of Gaussian-type basis sets for local spin density functional calculations. Part I. Boron through neon, optimization technique and validation (2513 citations)
• Relativistic compact effective potentials and efficient, shared-exponent basis sets for the third-, fourth-, and fifth-row atoms (1864 citations)
• CHEMICAL SHIFTS IN THE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTRA OF MOLECULES CONTAINING POLAR GROUPS (657 citations)

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

The most cited articles explore disciplines such as Organic chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Stereochemistry, Photochemistry and Crystallography. While Organic chemistry is the focus of the most cited publications, it also provides insights into the studies of Medicinal chemistry and Polymer chemistry. While Inorganic chemistry is the key highlight in the most cited papers, thet also covered some subjects on Infrared spectroscopy and Infrared.

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

• Organic chemistry
• Enzyme
• Catalysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Catalysis, Medicinal chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Photochemistry and Nanoparticle are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. The Medicinal chemistry study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Pincer movement.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Adsorption of 1-chloro-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethane on pristine, Al, Ga-doped boron nitride nanotubes: a study involving PBC-DFT, NBO analysis, and QTAIM (4 citations)
• New pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one hybrids linked to arene units: synthesis of potential MRSA, VRE, and COX-2 inhibitors (3 citations)
• A comprehensive investigation of the intermolecular interactions between CH2N2 and X12Y12 (x= B, Al,Ga; Y =N, P, As) nanocages (2 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Canadian Journal of Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

• Steven J. Rettig (217 papers) absent at the last edition,
• James Trotter (214 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ted Schaefer (149 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Nick Henry Werstiuk (91 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Erwin Buncel (86 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Canadian Journal of Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Western Ontario (78 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• University of Calgary (69 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Alberta (63 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition,
• Dalhousie University (59 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• University of British Columbia (54 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, 5.93% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.47% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.96% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.39% of all publications and 51.18% 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.