Chemical Science

Top Research Topics at Chemical Science?

The main research concerns discussed in Chemical Science are Catalysis, Combinatorial chemistry, Photochemistry, Stereochemistry and Nanotechnology. The discussions emphasized the topic of Catalysis in an attempt to further explore the field of Organic chemistry. The study on Combinatorial chemistry presented in Chemical Science intersects with the topics under Aryl.

The studies in Photochemistry featured incorporate elements of Excited state, Molecule and Fluorescence. Fluorescence study tackled is connected to the field of Biophysics. Chemical Science dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Stereochemistry and Crystallography.

Nanoparticle is a primary topic of Nanotechnology research in the journal.

• Catalysis (19.33%)
• Combinatorial chemistry (13.34%)
• Photochemistry (11.91%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Exploiting single-ion anisotropy in the design of f-element single-molecule magnets (1336 citations)
• Dialkylbiaryl Phosphines in Pd-Catalyzed Amination: A User's Guide. (1099 citations)
• Reversible photo-induced trap formation in mixed-halide hybrid perovskites for photovoltaics (1090 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Chemical Science:

The published articles mostly deal with topics like Catalysis, Nanotechnology, Photochemistry, Organic chemistry and Stereochemistry. While Catalysis is the key highlight in the most cited publications, thet also covered some subjects on Inorganic chemistry and Metal. The study of Photochemistry in the most cited articles encompasses disciplines such as Fluorescence, as well as fields such as Biophysics, all of which overlap with one another.

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

• Enzyme
• Organic chemistry
• Catalysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Chemical Science was organized to reinforce research efforts on Catalysis, Combinatorial chemistry, Molecule, Photochemistry and Crystallography. Ligand and Medicinal chemistry are some topics wherein Catalysis research discussed in Chemical Science have an impact. Some problems in Combinatorial chemistry that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Reagent, Functional group, Reactivity (chemistry), Substrate (chemistry) and Aryl.

Chemical Science connects research in Molecule with the related topic of Chemical physics. Chemical Science links adjacent topics like Photochemistry with Fluorescence.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Ultrasensitive single-cell proteomics workflow identifies >1000 protein groups per mammalian cell (36 citations)
• Structural and process controls of AIEgens for NIR-II theranostics (35 citations)
• Mechanism of inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 M-pro by N3 peptidyl Michael acceptor explained by QM/MM simulations and design of new derivatives with tunable chemical reactivity (30 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 Science (based on the number of publications) are:

• Ben Zhong Tang (62 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Chi-Ming Che (43 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Bo Tang (38 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Christopher A. Hunter (37 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Dirk M. Guldi (36 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Chemical Science (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (570 papers) published 84 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Cambridge (218 papers) published 32 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Oxford (214 papers) published 31 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Nanjing University (172 papers) published 26 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Max Planck Society (155 papers) published 19 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, 6.82% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.94% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.89% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.82% of all publications and 55.35% 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.