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Chirality

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 454 122 184 17

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 167
Documents by Best Scientists*: 215
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 84
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.682
Impact Factor: 3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Chirality?

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Enantiomer, Chirality (chemistry), Stereochemistry, Chromatography and Organic chemistry. The studies on Enantiomer discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of High-performance liquid chromatography, Enantiomeric excess, Stereoisomerism and Stereoselectivity. The in-depth study on Stereoselectivity also explores topics in the intersecting field of Pharmacokinetics.

The journal facilitates discussions on Chirality (chemistry) that incorporate concepts from other fields like Enantioselective synthesis, Crystallography, Circular dichroism, Molecule and Computational chemistry. The work on Circular dichroism tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Spectroscopy, Spectral line and Density functional theory. The research on Stereochemistry tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Amino acid, Stereocenter and Medicinal chemistry.

In the journal, Phase (matter) and Analytical chemistry are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Chromatography research. Catalysis is a focus of the Organic chemistry works in Chirality. The Chiral column chromatography study tackling the subject of Chiral derivatizing agent is the focus of Chirality.

  • Enantiomer (42.00%)
  • Chirality (chemistry) (38.84%)
  • Stereochemistry (31.53%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • SpecDis: quantifying the comparison of calculated and experimental electronic circular dichroism spectra. (628 citations)
  • The use of X-ray crystallography to determine absolute configuration. (503 citations)
  • Absolute configuration determination of chiral molecules in the solution state using vibrational circular dichroism. (422 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Chirality:

The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Enantiomer, Chirality (chemistry), Stereochemistry, Chromatography and Organic chemistry. The studies on Enantiomer discussed at the most cited publications can also contribute to research in the domains of Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology, Stereoselectivity and Stereoisomerism. The most cited papers explore topics in Chirality (chemistry) which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Absolute configuration, Enantioselective synthesis, Crystallography, Circular dichroism and Computational chemistry.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Enzyme
  • Catalysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Enantiomer, Enantioselective synthesis, Chirality (chemistry), Combinatorial chemistry and Yield (chemistry). Topics in Enantiomer explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in High-performance liquid chromatography, Detection limit, Chromatography, Cyclodextrin and Physical chemistry. While High-performance liquid chromatography is the key highlight in the journal, it also covered some subjects on Resolution (mass spectrometry) and Phase (matter).

In it, researchers investigate new studies in Enantioselective synthesis to understand Organic chemistry and Catalysis as a whole. While Chirality focused on Chirality (chemistry), it was also able to explore topics like Helix, Peptide and Circular dichroism. Chirality addresses concerns in Yield (chemistry) which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Stereochemistry and Diastereomer.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Enantioseparation of ketoconazole and miconazole by capillary electrophoresis and a study on their inclusion interactions with β-cyclodextrin and derivatives. (4 citations)
  • Full optical rotation tensor at coupled cluster with single and double excitations level in the modified velocity gauge. (2 citations)
  • Application of nanoparticles in chiral analysis and chiral separation. (2 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 Chirality (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hassan Y. Aboul-Enein (54 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Nina Berova (51 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Daniel W. Armstrong (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zhiqiang Zhou (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gennaro Pescitelli (38 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 Chirality (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Pisa (84 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sapienza University of Rome (62 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (58 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Columbia University (57 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • China Agricultural University (51 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 9.09% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.43% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.29% of all publications and 60.00% 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

  • ECD exciton chirality method today: a modern tool for determining absolute configurations.

    Gennaro Pescitelli

    (2021)
    82 Citations
  • Vibrational optical activity: From discovery and development to future challenges.

    Laurence A. Nafie

    (2020)
    80 Citations
  • Chiral stationary phases and applications in gas chromatography

    (2022)
    59 Citations
  • Pasteur and chirality: A story of how serendipity favors the prepared minds

    Ghislaine Vantomme;Jeanne Crassous

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • New pharmaceuticals approved by FDA in 2020: Small-molecule drugs derived from amino acids and related compounds.

    Aiyao Liu;Jianlin Han;Arina Nakano;Hiroyuki Konno

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • Recent advances in the field of chiral crystallization.

    (2022)
    32 Citations
  • Spin polarization through axially chiral linkers: Length dependence and correlation with the dissymmetry factor.

    (2023)
    30 Citations
  • Circularly polarized luminescence in molecular recognition systems: Recent achievements

    (2022)
    28 Citations
  • Spin‐selective electron transmission through self‐assembled monolayers of double‐stranded peptide nucleic acid

    Paul Valerian Möllers;Selma Ulku;Dilhara Jayarathna;Francesco Tassinari

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • d-Amino acids in biological systems.

    (2023)
    25 Citations

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