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CIRP Annals
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CIRP Annals

0007-8506

Published by: Elsevier

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/cirp-annals

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 302 45 111 25

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 148
Documents by Best Scientists*: 298
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 194
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.193
Impact Factor: 3.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at CIRP Annals?

CIRP Annals primarily focuses on research topics in Mechanical engineering, Machining, Metallurgy, Engineering drawing and Composite material. CIRP Annals focuses on Mechanical engineering but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Process (computing) and Structural engineering, Finite element method. The journal facilitates discussions on Machining that incorporate concepts from other fields like Edge (geometry), Machine tool and Cutting tool.

The research on Machine tool discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Control engineering. The in-depth study on Control engineering also explores topics in the intersecting field of Control theory. The majority of Metallurgy studies are focused on the issues of Diamond.

CIRP Annals investigates Engineering drawing research which frequently intersects with Computer Aided Design. Grinding research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Grinding wheel. The Surface finish study featured in it draws connections with the study of Surface roughness.

  • Mechanical engineering (22.30%)
  • Machining (21.20%)
  • Metallurgy (14.18%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (1515 citations)
  • Analytical Prediction of Stability Lobes in Milling (1354 citations)
  • Consolidation phenomena in laser and powder-bed based layered manufacturing (947 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at CIRP Annals:

The journal articles investigate areas of study like Machining, Mechanical engineering, Metallurgy, Engineering drawing and Grinding. In addition to Machining research, the journal publications aim to explore topics under Structural engineering, Composite material, Machine tool and Cutting tool. Issues in Mechanical engineering were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Chip, Process (computing), Edge (geometry) and 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:

CIRP Annals aims to foster the development of research in Mechanical engineering, Composite material, Machining, Process (computing) and Machine tool. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Mechanical engineering, apply to Work (thermodynamics) as well. The journal explores topics in Composite material which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Surface (mathematics) and Metal.

The work on Machining tackled in it brings together disciplines like Rake, Silicon carbide and Digital image correlation. The featured Process (computing) studies mainly concentrate on Kinematics but also cover areas of interest in Range (statistics) and Position (vector). While Machine tool is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Thermal, Compensation (engineering), Vibration, Simulation and Productivity.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Digital image correlation analysis and modelling of the strain rate in metal cutting (3 citations)
  • Tool wear mechanisms of PcBN in machining Inconel 718 : Analysis across multiple length scale (3 citations)
  • Feature-based characterisation of surface topography and its application (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 CIRP Annals (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hans Kurt Tönshoff (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ekkard Brinksmeier (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yusuf Altintas (40 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Yoram Koren (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Moshe Shpitalni (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 CIRP Annals (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Tokyo (279 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • RWTH Aachen University (148 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Osaka University (111 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Leibniz University of Hanover (106 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (101 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 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, 2.38% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.58% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.63% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 24.39% of all publications and 37.40% 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

  • Design for additive manufacturing: Framework and methodology

    Tom Vaneker;Alain Bernard;Giovanni Moroni;Ian Gibson

    (2020)
    262 Citations
  • Evolution and future of manufacturing systems

    Hoda ElMaraghy;Laszlo Monostori;Guenther Schuh;Waguih ElMaraghy

    (2021)
    257 Citations
  • Absolute sustainability: Challenges to life cycle engineering

    Michael Zwicky Hauschild;Sami Kara;Inge Røpke

    (2020)
    181 Citations
  • Process monitoring of machining

    Unknown

    (2022)
    159 Citations
  • Big data analytics for smart factories of the future

    Robert X. Gao;Lihui Wang;Moneer Helu;Roberto Teti

    (2020)
    155 Citations
  • Closed-loop systems to circular economy: A pathway to environmental sustainability?

    (2022)
    148 Citations
  • Energy efficient machine tools

    Berend Denkena;Eberhard Abele;Christian Brecher;Marc-André Dittrich

    (2020)
    136 Citations
  • Recurrent neural network for motion trajectory prediction in human-robot collaborative assembly

    Jianjing Zhang;Hongyi Liu;Qing Chang;Lihui Wang

    (2020)
    127 Citations
  • Manufacturing of multiscale structured surfaces

    Ekkard Brinksmeier;Ekkard Brinksmeier;Bernhard Karpuschewski;Bernhard Karpuschewski;Jiwang Yan;Lars Schönemann;Lars Schönemann

    (2020)
    123 Citations
  • Deep learning enhanced digital twin for Closed-Loop In-Process quality improvement

    Unknown

    (2020)
    109 Citations

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