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Communications in Mathematical Physics
H-index 34

Communications in Mathematical Physics

0010-3616

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/220

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mathematics 16 244 389 32
Physics 141 20 34 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 292
Documents by Best Scientists*: 429
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 12
SCIMAGO H-index: 160
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.506
Impact Factor: 2.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Communications in Mathematical Physics?

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Mathematical analysis, Pure mathematics, Mathematical physics, Complex system and Quantum mechanics. The studies on Mathematical analysis discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Boundary (topology) and Nonlinear system. The journal facilitates discussions on Pure mathematics that incorporate concepts from other fields like Discrete mathematics and Algebra.

It focuses on Mathematical physics research which is adjacent to topics in Hamiltonian (quantum mechanics). The journal facilitated discussions that integrated Complex system with the fields of Statistical physics, Classical mechanics, Lattice (order), Theoretical physics and Quantum.

  • Mathematical analysis (29.14%)
  • Pure mathematics (26.19%)
  • Mathematical physics (22.69%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Particle Creation by Black Holes (9330 citations)
  • On the Generators of Quantum Dynamical Semigroups (4931 citations)
  • Quantum field theory and the Jones polynomial (4065 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Communications in Mathematical Physics:

The journal papers focus largely on the fields of Mathematical analysis, Mathematical physics, Pure mathematics, Complex system and Quantum mechanics. The journal publications explore topics in Mathematical analysis which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Eigenvalues and eigenvectors and Nonlinear system. The published papers focus on Pure mathematics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Discrete mathematics and Algebra.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Mathematical analysis
  • Pure mathematics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of the journal are Pure mathematics, Complex system, Mathematical physics, Combinatorics and Mathematical analysis. Issues in Pure mathematics were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Structure (category theory) and Type (model theory). It aims to bridge the gap between the study of Complex system and research in different fields like Statistical physics, Quantum and Theoretical physics.

Some problems in Mathematical physics that were presented in Communications in Mathematical Physics overlapped with concepts under Space (mathematics), Operator (physics) and Limit (mathematics). The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Combinatorics, apply to Order (ring theory) as well. The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Mathematical analysis and Function (mathematics).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Symmetries in Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Gravity (56 citations)
  • Long-Time Asymptotics for the Spin-1 Gross–Pitaevskii Equation (18 citations)
  • Positive Configuration Space (17 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 Communications in Mathematical Physics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jürg Fröhlich (86 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Barry Simon (65 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Elliott H. Lieb (56 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joel L. Lebowitz (56 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Roberto Longo (44 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous 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 Communications in Mathematical Physics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Princeton University (375 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (305 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (238 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Paris (225 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (202 papers) published 3 papers 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, 2.65% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.79% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.91% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.82% of all publications and 48.48% 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

  • Symmetries in Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Gravity

    Daniel Harlow;Hirosi Ooguri;Hirosi Ooguri

    (2021)
    344 Citations
  • Line-Graph Lattices: Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Flat Bands, and Implementations in Circuit Quantum Electrodynamics

    Alicia J. Kollár;Alicia J. Kollár;Mattias Fitzpatrick;Peter Sarnak;Andrew A. Houck

    (2020)
    100 Citations
  • Vertex Algebras for S-duality

    Thomas Creutzig;Davide Gaiotto

    (2020)
    88 Citations
  • Positive Configuration Space

    Nima Arkani-Hamed;Nima Arkani-Hamed;Thomas Lam;Thomas Lam;Marcus Spradlin

    (2021)
    83 Citations
  • Efficient Unitary Designs with a System-Size Independent Number of Non-Clifford Gates

    (2022)
    66 Citations
  • Optimal Rate for Bose–Einstein Condensation in the Gross–Pitaevskii Regime

    Chiara Boccato;Christian Brennecke;Serena Cenatiempo;Benjamin Schlein

    (2020)
    62 Citations
  • Irregular Liouville Correlators and Connection Formulae for Heun Functions

    (2022)
    60 Citations
  • A PDE Construction of the Euclidean $$\Phi ^4_3$$ Quantum Field Theory

    Massimiliano Gubinelli;Martina Hofmanová

    (2021)
    56 Citations

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