Chemical Engineering and Technology

Top Research Topics at Chemical Engineering & Technology?

The topics of Chemical engineering, Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Catalysis and Chromatography are the focal point of discussions in Chemical Engineering & Technology. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Chemical engineering, it also covered topics in Waste management, Membrane and Adsorption. The study on Mechanics presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Simulation.

The journal facilitated presentations on Thermodynamics research, particularly Mass transfer and Heat transfer. The Mass transfer study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Analytical chemistry. The study of Catalysis, which falls within the realm of Organic chemistry, was the main focus of the presentations.

Chromatography research is concerned with Extraction (chemistry) in particular.

• Chemical engineering (17.40%)
• Mechanics (15.81%)
• Thermodynamics (12.27%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Lignin Depolymerization and Conversion: A Review of Thermochemical Methods (968 citations)
• CO2‐Alkanolamine Reaction Kinetics: A Review of Recent Studies (505 citations)
• Succinic Acid: A New Platform Chemical for Biobased Polymers from Renewable Resources (486 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Chemical Engineering & Technology:

The most cited publications investigate studies in Chemical engineering, Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Chromatography and Catalysis. The published papers hold forums on Chemical engineering that merge themes from other disciplines such as Microreactor, Waste management, Adsorption, Polymer and Membrane. The journal papers tackle studies in Inorganic chemistry and the interrelated subject of Aqueous solution to gain insights into Catalysis.

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

• Organic chemistry
• Catalysis
• Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses on Chemical engineering, Mechanics, Pulp and paper industry, Catalysis and Nuclear chemistry. The research on Chemical engineering featured in it combines topics in other fields like Kinetics, Activated carbon, Adsorption and Membrane. It features Mechanics research that overlaps with concepts in Mixing (physics).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Optimization of Forward‐Osmosis Performance with low‐concentration Draw Solution using Response Surface Modelling (4 citations)
• Catalytic cracking of diverse vacuum residue hydrocracking gas oils (4 citations)
• In situ Polymerized FDU‐12/Poly(methyl methacrylate) and FDU‐12/polyamide 6 Nanocomposites for Cd2+ Adsorption (4 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 Chemical Engineering & Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Joachim Ulrich (73 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Hans-Jörg Bart (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Herbert Vogel (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Volker Hessel (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Alfons Mersmann (30 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 Chemical Engineering & Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (158 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (122 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Technische Universität München (108 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg (103 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Tianjin University (93 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 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, 4.85% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 7.45% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.92% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.12% of all publications and 74.51% 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.