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Cellulose
H-index 54

Cellulose

0969-0239

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10570

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 121 459 755 50

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 871
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1275
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 13
SCIMAGO H-index: 167
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.964
Impact Factor: 4.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Cellulose?

Cellulose mostly deals with topics like Cellulose, Chemical engineering, Composite material, Nuclear chemistry and Polymer chemistry. Cellulose studies covered in Cellulose falls within the purview of Organic chemistry. Hydrolysis and Bioorganic chemistry are all areas of Organic chemistry tackled in Cellulose.

It explores topics in Chemical engineering which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Adsorption and Polymer. Langmuir adsorption model is part of Adsorption studies tackled in the journal. Composite material studies presented include Ultimate tensile strength, Composite number, Fiber, Scanning electron microscope and Nanocomposite.

Cellulose fiber is the primary subject of Fiber works presented in Cellulose. Kraft process is a focus of the Pulp (paper) works in Cellulose. Thermal stability and Thermogravimetric analysis are closely related fields of research discussed in Cellulose.

  • Cellulose (53.43%)
  • Chemical engineering (35.89%)
  • Composite material (27.08%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Microfibrillated cellulose and new nanocomposite materials: a review (1985 citations)
  • Idealized powder diffraction patterns for cellulose polymorphs (1167 citations)
  • Cellulose: the structure slowly unravels (1149 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Cellulose:

Cellulose, Composite material, Chemical engineering, Organic chemistry and Polymer chemistry are the main subjects of interest in the most cited articles. Aside from discussions in Cellulose, the journal papers also deal with the subject of Inorganic chemistry which intersects with Dissolution and Solvent disciplines. While Chemical engineering is the focus of the most cited papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Adsorption and Scanning electron microscope.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Composite material
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Cellulose generally zeroes in on subjects such as Chemical engineering, Cellulose, Composite material, Ultimate tensile strength and Nuclear chemistry. In it, Polymer, Adsorption and Aqueous solution are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Chemical engineering research. Cellulose holds forums on Cellulose that merges themes from other disciplines such as Fiber, Crystallinity and Lignin.

Cellulose focuses on different Composite material studies like Composite number and Coating. The work tackled in Cellulose goes beyond the discipline of Composite number as it also encompasses Nanofiber. The study of Thermogravimetric analysis and how it intertwines with concepts under Fire retardant were explored in the presented Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Cellulose and its derivatives: towards biomedical applications (23 citations)
  • Fabrication of high value cellulose nanofibers@Ni foam by non carbonization: various application developed during the preparation (16 citations)
  • Development of antimicrobial, UV blocked and photocatalytic self-cleanable cotton fibers decorated with silver nanoparticles using silver carbamate and plasma activation (15 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 Cellulose (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Akira Isogai (63 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Antje Potthast (61 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Thomas Rosenau (57 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Thomas Heinze (51 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Herbert Sixta (50 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous 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 Cellulose (based on the number of publications) are:

  • South China University of Technology (167 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Aalto University (166 papers) published 25 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Kyoto University (151 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Donghua University (129 papers) published 25 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (125 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 6.89% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.46% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.32% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.42% of all publications and 50.80% 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

  • Cellulose and the role of hydrogen bonds: not in charge of everything

    Malin Wohlert;Tobias Benselfelt;Lars Wågberg;István Furó

    (2021)
    488 Citations
  • Increment in evolution of cellulose crystallinity analysis

    Alfred D. French

    (2020)
    316 Citations
  • Trends in the production of cellulose nanofibers from non-wood sources

    Jordan Pennells;Ian D. Godwin;Nasim Amiralian;Darren J. Martin

    (2020)
    240 Citations
  • A review of bacterial cellulose: sustainable production from agricultural waste and applications in various fields

    Leire Urbina;María Ángeles Corcuera;Nagore Gabilondo;Arantxa Eceiza

    (2021)
    177 Citations
  • Cellulose-based fiber spinning processes using ionic liquids

    Unknown

    (2022)
    166 Citations
  • Cellulose from the green macroalgae Ulva lactuca: isolation, characterization, optotracing, and production of cellulose nanofibrils

    Niklas Wahlström;Ulrica Edlund;Henrik Pavia;Gunilla Toth

    (2020)
    159 Citations
  • Tomato plant residue as new renewable source for cellulose production: extraction of cellulose nanocrystals with different surface functionalities

    Zineb Kassab;Ihsane Kassem;Hassan Hannache;Rachid Bouhfid

    (2020)
    156 Citations
  • Highly viscoelastic, stretchable, conductive, and self-healing strain sensors based on cellulose nanofiber-reinforced polyacrylic acid hydrogel

    Yue Jiao;Kaiyue Lu;Ya Lu;Yiying Yue

    (2021)
    127 Citations

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