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Clay Minerals
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Clay Minerals

0009-8558

Published by: Cambridge University Press

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/clay-minerals

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 516 12 24 5
Chemistry 1001 10 12 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 37
Documents by Best Scientists*: 49
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 81
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.295
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Clay Minerals?

Clay Minerals investigates areas of study like Mineralogy, Clay minerals, Geochemistry, Inorganic chemistry and Kaolinite. The concepts on Mineralogy presented in Clay Minerals can also apply to other research fields, including Analytical chemistry, Mineral, Bentonite, Chemical engineering and Weathering. More specifically, the research on Analytical chemistry in Clay Minerals is related to Infrared spectroscopy.

The works on Clay minerals deal in particular with Illite. The research on Geochemistry tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Paleontology and Feldspar. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Inorganic chemistry, it also covered topics in Ion exchange, Aqueous solution, Adsorption and Montmorillonite.

The study on Kaolinite presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Halloysite. Clay Minerals emphasizes research on Sedimentary rock, which includes concerns such as Clastic rock.

  • Mineralogy (37.31%)
  • Clay minerals (31.96%)
  • Geochemistry (24.95%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Halloysite clay minerals — a review (916 citations)
  • Cation Site occupancy in chlorites and illites as a function of temperature (667 citations)
  • Properties and applications of palygorskite-sepiolite clays (498 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Clay Minerals:

The most cited articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Mineralogy, Clay minerals, Inorganic chemistry, Geochemistry and Kaolinite. Analytical chemistry, Chemical composition, Chemical engineering, Montmorillonite and Weathering are some topics wherein Mineralogy research discussed in the published papers has an impact. Clay minerals research presented in the most cited papers is mostly focused on the subject of Illite.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Oxygen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Nuclear chemistry, Adsorption, Chemical engineering, Montmorillonite and Palygorskite. The tackled Nuclear chemistry research is interrelated with Specific surface area which concerns subjects like Infrared spectroscopy, Dithizone, Thermogravimetric analysis, Nile blue and Crystallinity. Topics in Adsorption explored in Clay Minerals were investigated in conjunction with research in Breakage, Thermal stability, Emission spectrum and Grinding.

It explores issues in Chemical engineering which can be linked to other research areas like Type (model theory), Phase (matter), Drug delivery and Polyurea. Clay Minerals aims to form a more comprehensive understanding of the field by integrating disciplines like Montmorillonite and Crystal violet. The featured Langmuir adsorption model studies mainly concentrate on Langmuir but also cover areas of interest in Nitrate, Seawater, Hydroxide, Freundlich equation and Inorganic chemistry.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Synthesis and optimization of a montmorillonite-tolerant zwitterionic polycarboxylate superplasticizer via Box-Behnken design (1 citations)
  • Characterization of Brazilian palygorskite (Guadalupe region) and adsorptive behaviour for solvatochromic dyes (1 citations)
  • In-situ synthesis of zeolites by geopolymerization with NaOH/KOH mixed solution and their potential application for Cd(II) immobilization in paddy soil (0 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 Clay Minerals (based on the number of publications) are:

  • C. V. Jeans (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Victor A. Drits (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bruce Velde (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sabine Petit (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anthony E. Fallick (20 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 Clay Minerals (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (50 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Macaulay Institute (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Poitiers (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Liège (22 papers) absent at the last 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, 52.94% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.50% of all publications and 87.50% 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

  • Clay minerals in drilling fluids: functions and challenges

    (2020)
    67 Citations
  • Recommended abbreviations for the names of clay minerals and associated phases

    Laurence N. Warr

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • Mineral stabilities in soils: how minerals can feed the world and mitigate climate change

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • Mineralogical and hydraulic characteristics of mudstone in the Tamusu candidate area in northwest China for high-level radioactive waste geological disposal

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Characterization of clays from the Fez area (northern Morocco) for potential uses in the ceramics industry

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Adsorption of lead by kaolinite, montmorillonite, goethite and ferrihydrite: performance and mechanisms based on quantitative analysis

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Effective removal of hexavalent chromium with magnetically reduced graphene oxide bentonite

    (2023)
    7 Citations
  • Adsorption of crystal violet on kaolinite clay: kinetic and equilibrium study using non-linear models

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Occurrence of anatase in reworking altered ash beds (K-bentonites and tonsteins) and discrimination of source magmas: a case study of terrestrial Permian–Triassic boundary successions in China

    Hanlie Hong;Xiaoxue Jin;Miao Wan;Kaipeng Ji

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Kaolinite-armoured polyurea microcapsules fabricated on Pickering emulsion: controllable encapsulation and release performance of a lipophilic compound

    Cunjun Li;Cunjun Li;Minghao Wang;Zhaoliang Liu;Yanqi Xu;Yanqi Xu

    (2021)
    4 Citations

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