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Combustion, Explosion and Shock Waves
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Combustion, Explosion and Shock Waves

0010-5082

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10573

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 431 7 8 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 17
Documents by Best Scientists*: 20
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 51
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.255
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Combustion, Explosion, and Shock Waves?

The journal focuses on Mechanics, Combustion, Thermodynamics, Detonation and Explosive material. It focuses on Mechanics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Dynamical system, Ignition system and Classical mechanics. The studies on Combustion discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Propellant, Inorganic chemistry, Analytical chemistry, Metallurgy and Chemical engineering.

The research on Thermodynamics featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Hydrogen, Chemical reaction, Phase (matter) and Kinetic energy. Detonation studies presented in Combustion, Explosion, and Shock Waves focus on topics such as Deflagration to detonation transition and Detonation velocity. Studies on Explosive material discussed in it link to the field of Composite material.

Research on Shock wave addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Shock (mechanics).

  • Mechanics (35.01%)
  • Combustion (32.60%)
  • Thermodynamics (25.41%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Penetration of a rod into a target at high velocity (224 citations)
  • Correlating Aluminum Burning Times (201 citations)
  • Propagation of a pulsating exothermic reaction front in the condensed phase (200 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Combustion, Explosion, and Shock Waves:

The most cited papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Combustion, Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Detonation and Chemical engineering. The journal articles hold forums on Combustion that merge themes from other disciplines such as Propellant, Inorganic chemistry, Ignition system, Aluminium and Analytical chemistry. The published papers explore issues in Mechanics which can be linked to other research areas like Dynamical system and Classical mechanics.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Composite material
  • Organic chemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates studies in Combustion, Ignition system, Detonation, Chemical engineering and Mechanics. Combustion research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Hydrogen, Chemical reaction, Work (thermodynamics), Thermodynamics and Oxygen. Many of the research works in Thermodynamics, specifically Heat capacity, closely connected to disciplines like Mathematical simulation.

While Ignition system is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Particle, Computational fluid dynamics, Volumetric flow rate, Pulverized coal-fired boiler and Kinetic energy. The studies in Detonation featured incorporate elements of Charge (physics), Laser and Analytical chemistry. The studies on Mechanics discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Constant (mathematics), Numerical analysis and Combustion chamber.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Studies on Aluminum Agglomeration and Combustion in Catalyzed Composite Propellants (2 citations)
  • Experimental Investigation of Flame Propagation Caused by Interfaces of the Flame, Turbulence Eddies, and Negative Shock Waves (1 citations)
  • Novel Jet Cutter Cartridge for Eliminating Deepwater Stuck Pipe Hazards (1 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 Combustion, Explosion, and Shock Waves (based on the number of publications) are:

  • A. V. Fedorov (90 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yu. M. Maksimov (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Oleg P. Korobeinichev (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yu. N. Shebeko (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • S. A. Zhdan (43 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 Combustion, Explosion, and Shock Waves (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Russian Academy of Sciences (1288 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 21 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tomsk State University (139 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Novosibirsk State University (110 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics (58 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bauman Moscow State Technical University (48 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, 14.55% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 63.83% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.89% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 8.51% of all publications and 12.77% 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

  • Kinetic Simulation of Unsteady Detonation with Thermodynamic Nonequilibrium Effects

    C. Lin;K. H. Luo

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Inhibition of Developed Detonation of a Hydrogen–Air Mixture by a Small Addition of a Hydrocarbon Inhibitor

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Suppression of Flaming Combustion and Thermal Decomposition of Condensed Matter at Different Heights of the Beginning of Water Array Motion

    R. S. Volkov;G. V. Kuznetsov;P. A. Strizhak

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Multiple-Criteria Analysis of Energy Utilization of Coal, Oil and Plant Waste in the Composition of Fuel Mixtures

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Mathematical Model of Critical Condition for Friction Ignition

    (2020)
    0 Citations
  • Effect of Computational Constraints on Zero-Dimensional Computations for the Nanosecond-Order Ignition Process of the CH4/Air Mixture

    M. Suzuki;Yuhi Morii;Hisashi Nakamura;K. Maruta

    (2021)
    0 Citations
  • Suppression Characteristics of Flaming Combustion and Thermal Decomposition of Forest Fuels

    D. V. Antonov;A. O. Zhdanova;G. V. Kuznetsov

    (2020)
    0 Citations
  • Air-Blown Conversion of Micronized Coal: Numerical Simulation and Experiment

    (2021)
    0 Citations

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