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Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
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Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

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Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 74 1085 1809 62

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SCIMAGO H-index: 205
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.944
Impact Factor: 5.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects?

The objective of Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects is to combine knowledge in the areas of Chemical engineering, Adsorption, Inorganic chemistry, Aqueous solution and Pulmonary surfactant. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects facilitates discussions on Chemical engineering that incorporate concepts from other fields like Chromatography, Organic chemistry, Polymer and Polymer chemistry. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects links adjacent topics like Chromatography with Emulsion.

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects focuses on Polymer chemistry but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Copolymer and Polymerization. Topics in Adsorption were tackled in line with various other fields like Nuclear chemistry, Zeta potential and Analytical chemistry. Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Analytical chemistry and the similar topic of Monolayer.

The study on Inorganic chemistry presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Catalysis. The research on Pulmonary surfactant tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Cationic polymerization, Micelle, Surface tension and Phase (matter). The discussions emphasized the topic of Nanoparticle in an attempt to further explore the field of Nanotechnology.

  • Chemical engineering (36.18%)
  • Adsorption (22.27%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (16.76%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide )-poly (ethylene oxide) block copolymer surfactants in aqueous solutions and at interfaces: thermodynamics, structure, dynamics, and modeling (1556 citations)
  • The surface chemistry of amorphous silica. Zhuravlev model (1525 citations)
  • Wetting of textured surfaces (1086 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects:

The most cited articles tackle a plethora of topics, such as Chemical engineering, Adsorption, Inorganic chemistry, Aqueous solution and Analytical chemistry. Issues in Chemical engineering were discussed in the published papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Chromatography, Organic chemistry and Polymer chemistry. The study on Adsorption presented in the journal articles is investigated in conjunction with research in Nuclear chemistry.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Composite material
  • Chemical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects investigates areas of study like Chemical engineering, Adsorption, Nuclear chemistry, Nanoparticle and Aqueous solution. Chemical engineering research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Photocatalysis, Catalysis and Polymer. Some problems in Photocatalysis that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Heterojunction, Visible spectrum and Degradation (geology).

Issues in Adsorption were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Inorganic chemistry, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Zeta potential and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The Contact angle study featured falls within the larger field of Composite material. The study on Composite material featured in Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects expounds on the topic of Coating in particular.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Preparation of PdNPs doped chitosan-based composite hydrogels as highly efficient catalysts for reduction of 4-nitrophenol (53 citations)
  • Facile preparation and highly efficient photodegradation performances of self-assembled Artemia eggshell-ZnO nanocomposites for wastewater treatment (34 citations)
  • Facile preparation of self-assembled black phosphorus-based composite LB films as new chemical gas sensors (30 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 Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Reinhard Miller (205 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Vinod K. Aswal (47 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Imre Dékány (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • V. B. Fainerman (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pratap Bahadur (45 papers) published 6 papers 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 Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (816 papers) published 94 papers at the last edition, 36 more than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (428 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Shandong University (368 papers) published 31 papers at the last edition, 13 more than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (320 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • China University of Petroleum (222 papers) published 43 papers at the last edition, 9 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, 6.65% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.11% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.67% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.84% of all publications and 68.38% 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

  • Facial conjugate adsorbent for sustainable Pb(II) ion monitoring and removal from contaminated water

    Unknown

    (2023)
    386 Citations
  • Improving toxic dye removal and remediation using novel nanocomposite fibrous adsorbent

    Unknown

    (2023)
    358 Citations
  • The heavy lanthanide of Thulium(III) separation and recovery using specific ligand-based facial composite adsorbent

    (2023)
    219 Citations
  • Efficient and highly selective adsorption of cationic dyes and removal of ciprofloxacin antibiotic by surface modified nickel sulfide nanomaterials: Kinetics, isotherm and adsorption mechanism

    Sunita Kumari;Afaq Ahmad Khan;Arif Chowdhury;Arvind Kumar Bhakta

    (2020)
    212 Citations
  • Imidazolium-derived polymeric ionic liquid as a green inhibitor for corrosion inhibition of mild steel in 1.0 M HCl: Experimental and computational study

    Ebrahim Kamali Ardakani;Elaheh Kowsari;Ali Ehsani

    (2020)
    187 Citations
  • Synthesis of Self-Assembled Phytic Acid-MXene Nanocomposites via a Facile Hydrothermal Approach with Elevated Dye Adsorption Capacities

    Chong Cai;Ran Wang;Shufeng Liu;Xiaoya Yan

    (2020)
    186 Citations
  • A comparative study of chemical treatment by MgCl2, ZnSO4, ZnCl2, and KOH on physicochemical properties and acetaminophen adsorption performance of biobased porous materials from tree bark residues

    (2022)
    153 Citations
  • Preparation of PdNPs doped chitosan-based composite hydrogels as highly efficient catalysts for reduction of 4-nitrophenol

    Junlin Zhu;Xuan Zhang;Zhihui Qin;Lexin Zhang

    (2021)
    147 Citations
  • Enhanced tetracycline adsorption using alginate-graphene-ZIF67 aerogel

    Yan Kong;Yuan Zhuang;Kun Han;Baoyou Shi

    (2020)
    142 Citations
  • Preparation of highly porous nitrogen-doped biochar derived from birch tree wastes with superior dye removal performance

    (2023)
    125 Citations

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