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Carbohydrate Polymers
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Carbohydrate Polymers

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 26 773 1491 96
Materials Science 30 772 1278 98

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1845
Documents by Best Scientists*: 2776
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 33
SCIMAGO H-index: 294
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.004
Impact Factor: 12.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Carbohydrate Polymers?

Chemical engineering, Chitosan, Cellulose, Nuclear chemistry and Chromatography are the subjects of interest in Carbohydrate Polymers. While Carbohydrate Polymers focused on Chemical engineering, it was also able to explore topics like Polymer, Aqueous solution, Polymer chemistry and Starch. Starch studies tackled cover an aspect of the field of Food science.

The work tackled in Carbohydrate Polymers goes beyond the discipline of Chitosan as it also encompasses Nanoparticle. The journal addresses concerns in Cellulose which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Nanofiber, Crystallinity and Composite material. The study on Composite material presented in Carbohydrate Polymers intersects with subjects under the field of Thermal stability.

The journal explores research in Organic chemistry and overlapping concepts in Chemical modification to expand the discourse in Nuclear chemistry. While Chromatography is the focus of Carbohydrate Polymers, it also provided insights into the studies of Hydrolysis and Polysaccharide. Topics in Polysaccharide were tackled in line with various other fields like Arabinose, Galactose and Antioxidant.

  • Chemical engineering (23.33%)
  • Chitosan (14.74%)
  • Cellulose (13.99%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Biofibres and Biocomposites (1467 citations)
  • Adsorption of dyes and heavy metal ions by chitosan composites: A review (1394 citations)
  • FT-IR study of plant cell wall model compounds: pectic polysaccharides and hemicelluloses (1160 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Carbohydrate Polymers:

The most cited papers explore disciplines such as Chemical engineering, Composite material, Chitosan, Starch and Nuclear chemistry. The journal papers focus on Chemical engineering but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Polymer chemistry and Polymer. The published articles explore issues in Nuclear chemistry which can be linked to other research areas like Organic chemistry, Adsorption and Aqueous solution.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Organic chemistry
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Chemical engineering, Polysaccharide, Cellulose, Chitosan and Starch. The work on Chemical engineering tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Scanning electron microscope, Polymer, Wastewater and Solvent. The Polysaccharide research presented falls under the domain of Biochemistry.

In it, Nanocrystal, Stearic acid, Hydroxide and Nucleation are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Cellulose research. Chitosan research presented in Carbohydrate Polymers encompasses a variety of subjects, including Nanofiber, Antibacterial activity, Reactive oxygen species and Aspergillus fumigatus. The research on Starch featured in Carbohydrate Polymers combines topics in other fields like Crystallinity, Polymer science and Thermodynamics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Cellulose nanocrystals: Fundamentals and biomedical applications (1 citations)
  • Macroporous chitin microspheres prepared by surfactant micelle swelling strategy for rapid capture of lead (II) from wastewater (0 citations)
  • Application of polysaccharide-based metal organic framework membranes in separation science (0 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 Carbohydrate Polymers (based on the number of publications) are:

  • John F. Kennedy (825 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Charles J. Knill (116 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Run-Cang Sun (79 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lina Zhang (69 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Manuel A. Coimbra (69 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 Carbohydrate Polymers (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (479 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Birmingham (451 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • South China University of Technology (378 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 47 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jiangnan University (297 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 36 less than at the previous edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (241 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, 7.41% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 4.00% of all publications and 62.00% 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

  • Egg-box model-based gelation of alginate and pectin: A review

    Lianqi Cao;Wei Lu;Analucia Mata;Katsuyoshi Nishinari

    (2020)
    753 Citations
  • Hyaluronic acid - Based wound dressings: A review

    Mariana F.P. Graça;Sónia P. Miguel;Cátia S.D. Cabral;Ilídio J. Correia;Ilídio J. Correia

    (2020)
    748 Citations
  • Starch, cellulose, pectin, gum, alginate, chitin and chitosan derived (nano)materials for sustainable water treatment: A review

    Mahmoud Nasrollahzadeh;Mohaddeseh Sajjadi;Siavash Iravani;Rajender S. Varma

    (2021)
    668 Citations
  • Wound healing and antimicrobial effect of active secondary metabolites in chitosan-based wound dressings: A review

    Arash Moeini;Parisa Pedram;Parisa Pedram;Pooyan Makvandi;Mario Malinconico

    (2020)
    644 Citations
  • Chitosan nanoparticles loaded with clove essential oil: Characterization, antioxidant and antibacterial activities

    Milad Hadidi;Shiva Pouramin;Fateme Adinepour;Shaghayegh Haghani

    (2020)
    543 Citations
  • Chitosan-based nanoparticles against bacterial infections.

    Somaye Rashki;Kasra Asgarpour;Hossein Tarrahimofrad;Maryam Hashemipour

    (2021)
    400 Citations
  • Recent advances in cellulose and its derivatives for oilfield applications.

    Kun Liu;Haishun Du;Ting Zheng;Huayu Liu

    (2021)
    370 Citations
  • Applications of chitin and chitosan nanofibers in bone regenerative engineering

    Fenghua Tao;Yanxiang Cheng;Xiaowen Shi;Huifeng Zheng

    (2020)
    357 Citations

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