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Chinese Journal of Aeronautics
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Chinese Journal of Aeronautics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 52 91 172 33
Engineering and Technology 318 65 94 24

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 339
Documents by Best Scientists*: 439
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 9
SCIMAGO H-index: 87
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.44
Impact Factor: 5.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Chinese Journal of Aeronautics?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Control theory, Mechanics, Composite material, Structural engineering and Aerodynamics. It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Control theory and Control engineering. The Mechanics research presented places emphasis on topics like Vortex, Mach number, Boundary layer, Turbulence and Flow (psychology).

Microstructure and Ultimate tensile strength are all subfields of Composite material research that were featured in Chinese Journal of Aeronautics. Finite element method is a focus of the presented Structural engineering works and it dives deep in Finite element method. Aerodynamics research discussed connects with the study of Computational fluid dynamics.

  • Control theory (20.92%)
  • Mechanics (15.88%)
  • Composite material (10.39%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Modeling and Backstepping-based Nonlinear Control Strategy for a 6 DOF Quadrotor Helicopter (160 citations)
  • Advances and Trends on Tube Bending Forming Technologies (132 citations)
  • Large-eddy simulation: Past, present and the future (131 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Chinese Journal of Aeronautics:

The most cited publications tackle a plethora of topics, such as Control theory, Structural engineering, Control engineering, Mechanical engineering and Metallurgy. The journal articles explore research in Control theory and the adjacent study of Aerodynamics. In particular, the Structural engineering works presented in the journal publications emphasize discussions on Finite element method.

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

  • Composite material
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Artificial intelligence

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Control theory, Mechanics, Composite material, Aerodynamics and Algorithm are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. Many of the studies tackled connect Control theory with a similar field of study like Control (management). Topics like Mach number, Flow (psychology), Vortex, Boundary layer and Shock wave are tackled as part of the discussions on Mechanics.

Composite material research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Finite element method and Machining. The Machining research discussed is included in the broader subject of Mechanical engineering. Aerodynamics study tackled is connected to the field of Wing.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Recent progress of residual stress measurement methods: A review (49 citations)
  • Random copolymer membrane coated PBO fibers with significantly improved interfacial adhesion for PBO fibers/cyanate ester composites (38 citations)
  • Electrochemical machining of complex components of aero-engines: Developments, trends, and technological advances (33 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 Chinese Journal of Aeronautics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Shaoping Wang (29 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Zongxia Jiao (19 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Di Zhu (15 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Wenfeng Ding (15 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • He Yang (13 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 Chinese Journal of Aeronautics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Beihang University (925 papers) published 101 papers at the last edition, 13 more than at the previous edition,
  • Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (386 papers) published 73 papers at the last edition, 38 more than at the previous edition,
  • Northwestern Polytechnical University (371 papers) published 70 papers at the last edition, 32 more than at the previous edition,
  • Harbin Institute of Technology (208 papers) published 31 papers at the last edition, 12 more than at the previous edition,
  • National University of Defense Technology (115 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 4 more 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, 3.94% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 72.57% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.15% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.34% of all publications and 9.94% 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

  • A review of topology optimization for additive manufacturing: Status and challenges

    Jihong Zhu;Han Zhou;Chuang Wang;Lu Zhou

    (2021)
    702 Citations
  • Machining of SiC ceramic matrix composites: A review

    Qinglong An;Jie Chen;Weiwei Ming;Ming Chen

    (2021)
    404 Citations
  • Recent progress of residual stress measurement methods: A review

    Jiang Guo;Haiyang Fu;Bo Pan;Renke Kang

    (2021)
    363 Citations
  • Effects of FDM-3D printing parameters on mechanical properties and microstructure of CF/PEEK and GF/PEEK

    Peng Wang;Bin Zou;Shouling Ding;Lei Li

    (2021)
    321 Citations
  • Minimum quantity lubrication machining of aeronautical materials using carbon group nanolubricant: From mechanisms to application

    Xin Cui;Changhe Li;Wenfeng Ding;Yun Chen

    (2021)
    202 Citations
  • Review of hybrid electric powered aircraft, its conceptual design and energy management methodologies

    Ye Xie;Al Savvarisal;Antonios Tsourdos;Dan Zhang

    (2021)
    182 Citations
  • Vibration coupling effects and machining behavior of ultrasonic vibration plate device for creep-feed grinding of Inconel 718 nickel-based superalloy

    Yang Cao;Yejun Zhu;Wenfeng Ding;Yutong Qiu

    (2021)
    147 Citations
  • Analysis of grinding mechanics and improved grinding force model based on randomized grain geometric characteristics

    (2022)
    141 Citations
  • Advances in fabrication of ceramic corundum abrasives based on sol–gel process

    Baoteng Huang;Changhe Li;Yanbin Zhang;Wenfeng Ding

    (2020)
    139 Citations

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