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Chemical Engineering Journal

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 1 1445 4635 138
Chemistry 5 3391 10694 185

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 8962
Documents by Best Scientists*: 21094
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 161
SCIMAGO H-index: 337
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.696
Impact Factor: 13.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Chemical Engineering Journal?

The aim of Chemical Engineering Journal is to expand the discussion of research in Chemical engineering, Adsorption, Catalysis, Inorganic chemistry and Aqueous solution. The concepts on Chemical engineering presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Photocatalysis, Carbon, Membrane and Electrochemistry. The studies in Photocatalysis featured incorporate elements of Photochemistry and Visible spectrum.

The Electrochemistry study featured falls within the wider field of Electrode. Supercapacitor is a key component of Electrode research discussed in it. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Adsorption as it also encompasses Nuclear chemistry.

It focuses on Catalysis research as part of the broader topic of Organic chemistry. It addresses concerns in Inorganic chemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Sorption and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The study on Langmuir presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Freundlich equation.

  • Chemical engineering (29.39%)
  • Adsorption (17.96%)
  • Catalysis (16.67%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Insights into the modeling of adsorption isotherm systems (4187 citations)
  • SORPTION OF DYE FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION BY PEAT (2872 citations)
  • Renewable fuels and chemicals by thermal processing of biomass (1418 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Chemical Engineering Journal:

The published papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Adsorption, Inorganic chemistry, Chemical engineering, Aqueous solution and Catalysis. The most cited publications tackle studies in Nuclear chemistry and the interrelated subject of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Biosorption to gain insights into Adsorption. The published articles facilitate discussions on Chemical engineering that incorporate concepts from other fields like Photocatalysis, Nanotechnology, Membrane and Organic chemistry.

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:

Chemical engineering, Catalysis, Adsorption, Photocatalysis and Electrochemistry are among the topics commonly tackled in Chemical Engineering Journal. The majority of Chemical engineering studies in Chemical Engineering Journal are focused on the subject of Nanoparticle. Some problems in Catalysis that were presented in Chemical Engineering Journal overlapped with concepts under Electrocatalyst, Inorganic chemistry, Overpotential, Metal and Oxygen evolution.

The Adsorption study featured in Chemical Engineering Journal draws connections with the study of Selectivity. While Photocatalysis is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Photochemistry and Heterojunction. The Electrode study tackling the subject of Supercapacitor is the focus of it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Over 17.7% efficiency ternary-blend organic solar cells with low energy-loss and good thickness-tolerance (28 citations)
  • Facile fabrication of TaON/Bi2MoO6 core–shell S-scheme heterojunction nanofibers for boosting visible-light catalytic levofloxacin degradation and Cr(VI) reduction (12 citations)
  • Activation of peroxymonosulfate by single-atom Fe-g-C3N4 catalysts for high efficiency degradation of tetracycline via nonradical pathways: Role of high-valent iron-oxo species and Fe–Nx sites (10 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 Chemical Engineering Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Guangming Zeng (121 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Baoyu Gao (87 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Qinyan Yue (77 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dionysios D. Dionysiou (77 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Naiyun Gao (59 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 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 Chemical Engineering Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (1707 papers) published 116 papers at the last edition, 280 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tsinghua University (638 papers) published 29 papers at the last edition, 75 less than at the previous edition,
  • Harbin Institute of Technology (637 papers) published 39 papers at the last edition, 95 less than at the previous edition,
  • South China University of Technology (475 papers) published 31 papers at the last edition, 74 less than at the previous edition,
  • Zhejiang University (444 papers) published 36 papers at the last edition, 73 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 2022 edition, 4.75% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.69% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.60% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.01% of all publications and 43.70% 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

  • Reactive species in advanced oxidation processes: Formation, identification and reaction mechanism

    Jianlong Wang;Shizong Wang

    (2020)
    1486 Citations
  • A review of the recent advances on the treatment of industrial wastewaters by Sulfate Radical-based Advanced Oxidation Processes (SR-AOPs)

    Stefanos Giannakis;Kun-Yi Andrew Lin;Farshid Ghanbari

    (2021)
    1253 Citations
  • Effect of inorganic anions on the performance of advanced oxidation processes for degradation of organic contaminants

    Jianlong Wang;Shizong Wang

    (2021)
    1216 Citations
  • Increased plastic pollution due to Covid-19 pandemic: challenges and recommendations

    Ana L. Patrício Silva;Joana C. Prata;Tony R. Walker;Armando C. Duarte

    (2021)
    1026 Citations
  • Iron-mediated activation of persulfate and peroxymonosulfate in both homogeneous and heterogeneous ways: A review

    Sa Xiao;Min Cheng;Hua Zhong;Zhifeng Liu

    (2020)
    888 Citations
  • Visible light photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline over TiO2

    Suqing Wu;Haiyang Hu;Yan Lin;Junliang Zhang

    (2020)
    694 Citations
  • Valorization of biomass waste to engineered activated biochar by microwave pyrolysis: Progress, challenges, and future directions

    Shin Ying Foong;Shin Ying Foong;Rock Keey Liew;Yafeng Yang;Yoke Wang Cheng

    (2020)
    681 Citations
  • Flame-retardant poly(vinyl alcohol)/MXene multilayered films with outstanding electromagnetic interference shielding and thermal conductive performances

    Xiuxiu Jin;Xiuxiu Jin;Jianfeng Wang;Lunzhi Dai;Xiaoya Liu

    (2020)
    679 Citations
  • Recent advances in non-noble metal electrocatalysts for nitrate reduction

    Xi Zhang;Yuting Wang;Cuibo Liu;Yifu Yu

    (2021)
    631 Citations

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