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Chemistry of Materials
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Chemistry of Materials

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Published by: American Chemical Society Publications

https://pubs.acs.org/journal/cmatex

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 32 2201 3153 96
Chemistry 36 1739 2544 85

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 3532
Documents by Best Scientists*: 4040
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 99
SCIMAGO H-index: 435
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.065
Impact Factor: 7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Chemistry of Materials?

Chemical engineering, Inorganic chemistry, Nanotechnology, Crystallography and Polymer are the subjects of interest in Chemistry of Materials. The Chemical engineering works, particularly on Nanoparticle are tackled in the journal. While work presented in Chemistry of Materials provided substantial information on Inorganic chemistry, it also covered topics in Oxide, Catalysis, Metal, Ion and Electrochemistry.

Nanotechnology studies presented in Chemistry of Materials focus on topics such as Nanostructure and Nanocrystal. It explores issues in Crystallography which can be linked to other research areas like Molecule, Stereochemistry and Phase (matter). The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Polymer, apply to Polymer chemistry as well.

It holds forums on Polymer chemistry that merges themes from other disciplines such as Copolymer and Polymerization. The research on Thin film discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Analytical chemistry.

  • Chemical engineering (23.76%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (19.73%)
  • Nanotechnology (16.68%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Challenges for Rechargeable Li Batteries (6772 citations)
  • Experimental Determination of the Extinction Coefficient of CdTe, CdSe, and CdS Nanocrystals (4290 citations)
  • Preparation and Growth Mechanism of Gold Nanorods (NRs) Using Seed-Mediated Growth Method (4017 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Chemistry of Materials:

The journal articles primarily focus on research topics in Chemical engineering, Inorganic chemistry, Nanotechnology, Polymer and Nanoparticle. The journal articles focus on Chemical engineering but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Thin film, Organic chemistry, Mesoporous material and Mineralogy. In addition to Inorganic chemistry research, the most cited articles aim to explore topics under Oxide, Catalysis, Metal, Lithium and Electrochemistry.

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 Chemistry of Materials (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mercouri G. Kanatzidis (160 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
  • Jillian M. Buriak (117 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Clare P. Grey (95 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Galen D. Stucky (82 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Steven L. Suib (72 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Chemistry of Materials (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (700 papers) published 54 papers at the last edition, 21 less than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (538 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Northwestern University (480 papers) published 31 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • Argonne National Laboratory (371 papers) published 31 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (357 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 16 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, 2.31% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.89% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.22% of all publications and 52.89% 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

  • Raman Spectroscopy Analysis of the Structure and Surface Chemistry of Ti3C2Tx MXene

    Asia Sarycheva;Yury Gogotsi

    (2020)
    919 Citations
  • MXene/Polymer Membranes: Synthesis, Properties, and Emerging Applications

    Lingfeng Gao;Chao Li;Weichun Huang;Shan Mei

    (2020)
    635 Citations
  • Machine Learning for Materials Scientists: An Introductory Guide toward Best Practices

    Anthony Yu-Tung Wang;Ryan J. Murdock;Steven K. Kauwe;Anton O. Oliynyk

    (2020)
    431 Citations
  • Degradable Gelatin-Based IPN Cryogel Hemostat for Rapidly Stopping Deep Noncompressible Hemorrhage and Simultaneously Improving Wound Healing

    Ying Huang;Xin Zhao;Zhiyi Zhang;Yongping Liang

    (2020)
    359 Citations
  • Two-Pronged Strategy of Biomechanically Active and Biochemically Multifunctional Hydrogel Wound Dressing To Accelerate Wound Closure and Wound Healing

    Meng Li;Yongping Liang;Jiahui He;Hualei Zhang

    (2020)
    354 Citations
  • Bright Blue and Green Luminescence of Sb(III) in Double Perovskite Cs2MInCl6 (M = Na, K) Matrices.

    Agnieszka Noculak;Agnieszka Noculak;Viktoriia Morad;Viktoriia Morad;Kyle M. McCall;Kyle M. McCall;Sergii Yakunin;Sergii Yakunin

    (2020)
    335 Citations
  • Sb3+ Dopant and Halogen Substitution Triggered Highly Efficient and Tunable Emission in Lead-Free Metal Halide Single Crystals

    Yuyu Jing;Ying Liu;Xingxing Jiang;Maxim S. Molokeev

    (2020)
    329 Citations
  • Layered Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries: Review of Computational Studies on LiNi1–x–yCoxMnyO2 and LiNi1–x–yCoxAlyO2

    Arup Chakraborty;Sooraj Kunnikuruvan;Sandeep Kumar;Boris Markovsky

    (2020)
    309 Citations
  • Enhancing Near-Infrared Photoluminescence Intensity and Spectral Properties in Yb3+ Codoped LiScP2O7:Cr3+

    Leqi Yao;Qiyue Shao;Shouyu Han;Chao Liang

    (2020)
    275 Citations

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