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Chem
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Chem

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Published by: Elsevier

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/chem

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 25 877 877 97

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1380
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1082
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 75
SCIMAGO H-index: 167
SCIMAGO SJR: 6.01
Impact Factor: 19.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Chem?

Chem focuses largely on the fields of Catalysis, Nanotechnology, Combinatorial chemistry, Chemical engineering and Molecule. While Catalysis is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Photochemistry and Electrocatalyst. Nanotechnology and Supramolecular chemistry are closely related fields of research discussed in it.

The study on Combinatorial chemistry presented in Chem intersects with the topics under Enantioselective synthesis.

  • Catalysis (17.92%)
  • Nanotechnology (15.53%)
  • Combinatorial chemistry (12.01%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks for Energy Applications (609 citations)
  • Nitrogen Fixation by Ru Single-Atom Electrocatalytic Reduction (389 citations)
  • Fundamentals and Challenges of Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Using Two-Dimensional Materials (385 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Chem:

The journal publications are organized to address concerns in the fields of Nanotechnology, Catalysis, Chemical engineering, Electrochemistry and Electrocatalyst. The most cited publications explore issues in Nanotechnology which can be linked to other research areas like Electrolyte, Anode, Metal-organic framework and Energy storage. The published papers hold forums on Catalysis that merge themes from other disciplines such as Combinatorial chemistry and Oxygen evolution.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Quantum mechanics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Catalysis, Combinatorial chemistry, Nanotechnology, Molecule and Photochemistry. Catalysis research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Chemical engineering and Surface modification. The study on Chemical engineering presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Polymer.

The studies in Combinatorial chemistry featured incorporate elements of Radical, Alkyl, Enantioselective synthesis and Reactivity (chemistry). Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Molecule and the similar topic of Chemical physics. Most of the Photochemistry studies addressed also intersect with Photocatalysis.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A nitrogen-rich covalent organic framework for simultaneous dynamic capture of iodine and methyl iodide (21 citations)
  • Transition-metal-catalyzed C–H allylation reactions (18 citations)
  • Electrochemical ammonia synthesis: Mechanistic understanding and catalyst design (17 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 Chem (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Olga K. Sharutina (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • О. К. Шарутина (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • В. В. Шарутин (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bin Liu (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jonathan L. Sessler (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 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 Chem (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (119 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Northwestern University (40 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • National University of Singapore (37 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Peking University (36 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Science and Technology of China (32 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 6 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, 5.71% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.41% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.42% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.05% of all publications and 41.13% 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

  • Microporous Metal-Organic Framework Materials for Gas Separation

    Rui-Biao Lin;Shengchang Xiang;Wei Zhou;Banglin Chen

    (2020)
    830 Citations
  • New Strategies for Novel MOF-Derived Carbon Materials Based on Nanoarchitectures

    Chaohai Wang;Chaohai Wang;Jeonghun Kim;Jeonghun Kim;Jing Tang;Minjun Kim

    (2020)
    718 Citations
  • Activity Origins and Design Principles of Nickel-Based Catalysts for Nucleophile Electrooxidation

    Wei Chen;Chao Xie;Yanyong Wang;Yuqin Zou

    (2020)
    704 Citations
  • Enabling Direct H2O2 Production in Acidic Media through Rational Design of Transition Metal Single Atom Catalyst

    Jiajian Gao;Hong bin Yang;Xiang Huang;Sung Fu Hung

    (2020)
    676 Citations
  • Porous materials for hydrogen storage

    Unknown

    (2022)
    615 Citations
  • Catalytic processing of plastic waste on the rise

    Antonio J. Martín;Cecilia Mondelli;Shibashish D. Jaydev;Javier Pérez-Ramírez

    (2021)
    541 Citations
  • Recent Developments and Future Challenges in Controlled Radical Polymerization: A 2020 Update

    Kostas Parkatzidis;Hyun Suk Wang;Nghia P. Truong;Athina Anastasaki

    (2020)
    452 Citations
  • Organic-Inorganic-Induced Polymer Intercalation into Layered Composites for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Battery

    Duan Bin;Wangchen Huo;Yingbo Yuan;Jianhang Huang

    (2020)
    429 Citations
  • Triplet Energy Transfer Photocatalysis: Unlocking the Next Level

    Felix Strieth-Kalthoff;Frank Glorius

    (2020)
    413 Citations
  • Powering the Future: How Can Electrochemistry Make a Difference in Organic Synthesis?

    Tjark H. Meyer;Isaac Choi;Cong Tian;Lutz Ackermann

    (2020)
    333 Citations

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