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Composites Part B: Engineering
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Composites Part B: Engineering

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 10 169 312 59
Materials Science 21 1024 1591 114

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1509
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1995
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 34
SCIMAGO H-index: 227
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.961
Impact Factor: 14.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Composites Part B-engineering?

The main research concerns discussed in Composites Part B-engineering are Composite material, Composite number, Structural engineering, Ultimate tensile strength and Epoxy. The study on Composite material presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Finite element method. It focuses on Composite number but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Glass fiber, Microstructure and Polymer.

The journal concentrates on Structural engineering topics that focus on Stiffness, Buckling, Beam (structure), Reinforcement and Bending. It facilitates discussions on Nanocomposite that incorporate concepts from other fields like Carbon nanotube and Graphene.

  • Composite material (98.47%)
  • Composite number (25.45%)
  • Structural engineering (18.39%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Effects of particle size, particle/matrix interface adhesion and particle loading on mechanical properties of particulate–polymer composites (2166 citations)
  • Additive manufacturing (3D printing): A review of materials, methods, applications and challenges (1966 citations)
  • A review on the tensile properties of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites (1292 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Composites Part B-engineering:

The most cited publications are organized to reinforce research efforts on Composite material, Composite number, Structural engineering, Ultimate tensile strength and Epoxy. Nanocomposite, Flexural strength, Fibre-reinforced plastic, Carbon nanotube and Fiber are all topics related to Composite material research discussed in the most cited articles. The published articles focus on Structural engineering but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Material properties which is concerned with Boundary value problem and Vibration.

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 Composites Part B-engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • David Hui (202 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kyong Yop Rhee (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Luciano Feo (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kin-tak Lau (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joong Hee Lee (53 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 Composites Part B-engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of New Orleans (193 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harbin Institute of Technology (153 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Salerno (152 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (131 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Northwestern Polytechnical University (126 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 2022 edition, 0.00% 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 0.00% of all publications and 100.00% 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

  • A review of recent research on bio-inspired structures and materials for energy absorption applications

    Ngoc San Ha;Guoxing Lu

    (2020)
    1045 Citations
  • New development of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC)

    Jiang Du;Weina Meng;Kamal H. Khayat;Yi Bao

    (2021)
    841 Citations
  • Current status of carbon fibre and carbon fibre composites recycling

    Jin Zhang;Venkata S. Chevali;Hao Wang;Chun-Hui Wang

    (2020)
    711 Citations
  • Recent advancements of plant-based natural fiber–reinforced composites and their applications

    Mi Li;Yunqiao Pu;Valerie M. Thomas;Chang Geun Yoo

    (2020)
    679 Citations
  • 30 Years of functionally graded materials: An overview of manufacturing methods, Applications and Future Challenges

    Bassiouny Saleh;Bassiouny Saleh;Jinghua Jiang;Reham Fathi;Tareq Al-hababi

    (2020)
    631 Citations
  • Large deformation and energy absorption of additively manufactured auxetic materials and structures: A review

    Jianjun Zhang;Jianjun Zhang;Guoxing Lu;Zhong You

    (2020)
    578 Citations
  • A hyperbranched P/N/B-containing oligomer as multifunctional flame retardant for epoxy resins

    (2022)
    400 Citations

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