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Ceramics International

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Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 39 2083 5631 92

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 3451
Documents by Best Scientists*: 7410
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 61
SCIMAGO H-index: 170
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.034
Impact Factor: 5.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Ceramics International?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Composite material, Ceramic, Microstructure, Analytical chemistry and Sintering. Ceramics International concentrated on Composite material research, specifically Composite number, Flexural strength, Porosity, Fracture toughness and Coating. Ceramic research presented in Ceramics International encompasses a variety of subjects, including Phase (matter), Mineralogy, Dielectric, Piezoelectricity and Grain size.

As a part of it, discussions in Dielectric involve topics like Ferroelectricity, Dielectric loss and Permittivity. The Microstructure study featured in it draws connections with the study of Scanning electron microscope. The research on Scanning electron microscope featured in it combines topics in other fields like Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Transmission electron microscopy.

Many of the studies tackled connect Analytical chemistry with a similar field of study like Doping. It connects the study in Sintering with the closely related area of Grain growth.

  • Composite material (32.88%)
  • Ceramic (24.89%)
  • Microstructure (19.53%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • XPS and optical studies of different morphologies of ZnO nanostructures prepared by microwave methods (532 citations)
  • Detection of hazardous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by metal oxide nanostructures-based gas sensors: A review (504 citations)
  • Substituted hydroxyapatites for biomedical applications: A review (398 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Ceramics International:

The published papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Composite material, Ceramic, Microstructure, Analytical chemistry and Mineralogy. Phase (matter) and Dielectric are some topics wherein Ceramic research discussed in the journal publications has an impact. The studies on Analytical chemistry discussed at the most cited articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Doping and Scanning electron microscope.

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 Ceramics International (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Laifei Cheng (159 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Victor C. Pandolfelli (110 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Mehdi Shahedi Asl (105 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 34 less than at the previous edition,
  • Yu Zhou (97 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Litong Zhang (90 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 less 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 Ceramics International (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (1461 papers) published 190 papers at the last edition, 25 more than at the previous edition,
  • Northwestern Polytechnical University (711 papers) published 115 papers at the last edition, 13 more than at the previous edition,
  • Harbin Institute of Technology (660 papers) published 94 papers at the last edition, 16 more than at the previous edition,
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University (498 papers) published 74 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Tsinghua University (485 papers) published 37 papers at the last edition, 14 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, 5.91% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 19.49% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.65% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.13% of all publications and 54.73% 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

  • Fabrication, structure, and frequency-dependent electrical and dielectric properties of Sr-doped BaTiO3 ceramics

    Muhammad Arshad;Huiling Du;Muhammad Sufyan Javed;Muhammad Sufyan Javed;Asghari Maqsood

    (2020)
    332 Citations
  • Nd2Sn2O7 nanostructures: Green synthesis and characterization using date palm extract, a potential electrochemical hydrogen storage material

    Sahar Zinatloo-Ajabshir;Maryam Sadat Morassaei;Omid Amiri;Masoud Salavati-Niasari

    (2020)
    326 Citations
  • Recent progress and emerging challenges of transition metal sulfides based composite electrodes for electrochemical supercapacitive energy storage

    Jayaraman Theerthagiri;Jayaraman Theerthagiri;Raja Arumugam Senthil;Palaniyandy Nithyadharseni;Seung Jun Lee

    (2020)
    290 Citations
  • Magnetic CoFe2O4 nanoparticles doped with metal ions: A review

    Fariborz Sharifianjazi;Mostafa Moradi;Nader Parvin;Ali Nemati

    (2020)
    282 Citations
  • Synthesis of graphene oxides particle of high oxidation degree using a modified Hummers method

    Abedalkader Alkhouzaam;Hazim Qiblawey;Majeda Khraisheh;Muataz Atieh

    (2020)
    282 Citations
  • Luminescence and self-referenced optical temperature sensing performance in Ca2YZr2Al3O12:Bi3+,Eu3+ phosphors

    Zhigang Zheng;Jiafei Zhang;Xueyun Liu;Rongfei Wei

    (2020)
    273 Citations
  • Advancements in MXene-Polymer composites for various biomedical applications

    Suchi Mercy George;Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian

    (2020)
    261 Citations
  • Green synthesis of dysprosium stannate nanoparticles using Ficus carica extract as photocatalyst for the degradation of organic pollutants under visible irradiation

    Sahar Zinatloo-Ajabshir;Maryam Sadat Morassaei;Omid Amiri;Masoud Salavati-Niasari

    (2020)
    253 Citations
  • Structural parameters, energy states and magnetic properties of the novel Se-doped NiFe2O4 ferrites as highly efficient electrocatalysts for HER

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    (2022)
    201 Citations
  • Mechanical properties and prediction of fracture parameters of geopolymer/alkali-activated mortar modified with PVA fiber and nano-SiO2

    Peng Zhang;Kexun Wang;Juan Wang;Jinjun Guo

    (2020)
    179 Citations

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