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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 45 1293 1828 73
Materials Science 78 1071 1230 65
Engineering and Technology 105 207 287 43

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 2228
Documents by Best Scientists*: 2483
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 51
SCIMAGO H-index: 214
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.845
Impact Factor: 6.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Chemsuschem?

The foci of the journal are Catalysis, Chemical engineering, Inorganic chemistry, Organic chemistry and Electrochemistry. Catalysis research presented in Chemsuschem encompasses a variety of subjects, including Electrocatalyst, Hydrogen and Photochemistry. The work on Electrocatalyst addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Overpotential.

The study on Photochemistry presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Photocatalysis. The study of Water splitting and how it intertwines with concepts under Oxygen evolution were explored in the presented Chemical engineering research. The concepts on Inorganic chemistry presented in Chemsuschem can also apply to other research fields, including Nanoparticle, Ionic liquid, Adsorption and Aqueous solution.

The research on Organic chemistry discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Biomass. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Electrochemistry, it also covered topics in Battery (electricity), Cathode, Nanotechnology and Lithium. The majority of Nanotechnology studies are focused on the issues of Graphene.

  • Catalysis (36.93%)
  • Chemical engineering (28.24%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (22.49%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Solar Water Splitting: Progress Using Hematite (α‐Fe2O3) Photoelectrodes (1933 citations)
  • Adsorbent Materials for Carbon Dioxide Capture from Large Anthropogenic Point Sources (1869 citations)
  • Furfural—A Promising Platform for Lignocellulosic Biofuels (896 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Chemsuschem:

The most cited articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Catalysis, Organic chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Chemical engineering and Nanotechnology. The works on Catalysis tackled in the journal publications bring together disciplines like Yield (chemistry) and Hydrogen. The journal papers explore issues in Inorganic chemistry which can be linked to other research areas like Photocatalysis, Water splitting, Adsorption, Electrolyte and Electrochemistry.

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

  • Catalysis
  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Chemical engineering, Catalysis, Electrochemistry, Electrocatalyst and Electrolyte. Issues in Chemical engineering were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Polymer, Cathode, Anode, Water splitting and Carbon. Chemsuschem holds forums on Catalysis that merges themes from other disciplines such as Combinatorial chemistry and Inorganic chemistry.

The presentations focused mostly on Electrochemistry in an attempt to further explore topics in Electrode. The research on Electrocatalyst featured in it combines topics in other fields like Faraday efficiency, Overpotential and Nanotechnology. Electrolyte research discussed connects with the study of Battery (electricity).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Front Cover: A Combined Experimental–Theoretical Study on Diels-Alder Reaction with Bio-Based Furfural: Towards Renewable Aromatics (ChemSusChem 1/2021) (19 citations)
  • More Sustainable Chemical Activation Strategies for the Production of Porous Carbons (19 citations)
  • Moisture-Resistant FAPbI3 Perovskite Solar Cell with 22.25 % Power Conversion Efficiency through Pentafluorobenzyl Phosphonic Acid Passivation (18 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 Chemsuschem (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Dang Sheng Su (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Matthias Beller (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Licheng Sun (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sheng Dai (36 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Gabriele Centi (33 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 Chemsuschem (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (404 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 28 less than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (146 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (113 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (88 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory (87 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 5 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, 1.73% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.93% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.87% of all publications and 61.20% 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

  • Biodegradable Plastics: Standards, Policies, and Impacts

    Layla Filiciotto;Gadi Rothenberg

    (2021)
    428 Citations
  • The Chemical Recycling of Polyesters for a Circular Plastics Economy: Challenges and Emerging Opportunities.

    Jack Payne;Matthew D. Jones

    (2021)
    382 Citations
  • Recent Advances in the Catalytic Depolymerization of Lignin towards Phenolic Chemicals: A Review.

    Xudong Liu;Xudong Liu;Florent P. Bouxin;Jiajun Fan;Vitaliy L. Budarin

    (2020)
    357 Citations
  • Investigating electrode flooding in a flowing electrolyte, gas‐fed carbon dioxide electrolyzer

    McLain E. Leonard;Lauren E. Clarke;Antoni Forner-Cuenca;Antoni Forner-Cuenca;Steven M. Brown

    (2020)
    348 Citations
  • What is Next in Anion‐Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers? Bottlenecks, Benefits, and Future

    Unknown

    (2022)
    342 Citations
  • Transition Metal Phosphide-Based Materials for Efficient Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution: A Critical Review

    Chen-Chen Weng;Jin-Tao Ren;Zhong-Yong Yuan

    (2020)
    316 Citations
  • Biomass Fractionation and Lignin Fractionation towards Lignin Valorization

    Jiayun Xu;Jiayun Xu;Chenyu Li;Lin Dai;Chunlin Xu

    (2020)
    302 Citations
  • A Metal‐Free Donor–Acceptor Covalent Organic Framework Photocatalyst for Visible‐Light‐Driven Reduction of CO2 with H2O

    Kai Lei;Di Wang;Liqun Ye;Mingpu Kou

    (2020)
    301 Citations
  • Issues and Opportunities Facing Aqueous Mn2+/MnO2-based batteries.

    (2022)
    239 Citations

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