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Computer-Aided Design and Applications
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Computer-Aided Design and Applications

1686-4360

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tcad20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Computer Science 1069 7 9 2
Engineering and Technology 1351 9 12 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 28
Documents by Best Scientists*: 41
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Computer-aided Design and Applications?

The journal focuses on CAD, Engineering drawing, Artificial intelligence, Algorithm and Surface (mathematics). Topics in CAD were tackled in line with various other fields like Manufacturing engineering and Process (engineering). Issues in Engineering drawing were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Process (computing), Computer Aided Design, Reverse engineering, Machining and Computer-aided.

It addresses concerns in Artificial intelligence which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Computer vision and Pattern recognition. The Surface (mathematics) study featured falls within the larger field of Geometry.

  • CAD (20.36%)
  • Engineering drawing (19.64%)
  • Artificial intelligence (12.25%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Product Lifecycle Management: Closing the Knowledge Loops (284 citations)
  • Computer-Aided Design for Additive Manufacturing of Cellular Structures (260 citations)
  • Design for Additive Manufacturing of Cellular Structures (209 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Computer-aided Design and Applications:

The most cited papers mainly deal with areas of study such as CAD, Engineering drawing, Artificial intelligence, Systems engineering and Algorithm. While the most cited publications focused on CAD, they were also able to explore topics like Context (language use), Representation (mathematics), Human–computer interaction, Shape matching and Software engineering. In addition to Engineering drawing research, the journal publications aim to explore topics under Reverse engineering, Deformation (meteorology), Machining, Rapid prototyping and Process (engineering).

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

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Geometry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Computer-aided, Engineering drawing, CAD, Virtual reality and Human–computer interaction. The research on Computer-aided featured in it combines topics in other fields like Computer graphics (images), Multimedia, Physical education and Translation (geometry), Artificial intelligence. Some problems in Artificial intelligence that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Natural language processing, Computer vision and Pattern recognition.

It focuses on Engineering drawing as well as the interrelated topic of Computer Aided Design. The research on Human–computer interaction discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Visual communication.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Design of Computer-aided Teaching Network Management System for College Physical Education (4 citations)
  • Exploration on the Teaching Mode of Contemporary Art Computer Aided Design Centered on Creativity (1 citations)
  • Model Optimization of Computer-Aided English Teaching in Local Area Networks (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 Computer-aided Design and Applications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • C. Greg Jensen (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Caterina Rizzi (23 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Kenjiro T. Miura (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Qingjin Peng (21 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Michele Germani (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 Computer-aided Design and Applications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Brigham Young University (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Polytechnic University of Milan (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Hong Kong (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (18 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, 97.97% 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 33.33% of all publications and 66.67% 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

  • Metal additive manufacturing for the rapid prototyping of shaped parts: A case study

    Paolo Cicconi;Marco Mandolini;Claudio Favi;Federico Campi

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • An Augmented Reality System for Operator Training in the Footwear Sector

    Marta Rossi;Alessandra Papetti;Michele Germani;Marco Marconi

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • A Characterization of 3D Printability

    Ioannis Fudos;Margarita Ntousia;Vasiliki Stamati;Paschalis Charalampous

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Comparison of the Renormalization Group and the Realizable k-ε Turbulence Models for Dynamic Performance of HVOF Process with a Coupled Two-Stage CAE Method

    Jiangzhuo Ren;Yiming Rong;Yongsheng Ma

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • A Domain-Dependent Lexicon to Augment CAD Peer Review

    Zachariah Beasley;Les Piegl

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Design for X Tool to Introduce Sustainability in the Design Process

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • Digital Marketing Strategies Leveraging Data Fusion and Communication Technology for Effective Human Resource Management and Organizational Configuration

    (2023)
    3 Citations
  • Design and Simulation of Multi-Tiered 4D Printed Objects

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • A Virtual Design Approach to Simulate the Hob Energy Performance

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • An Approach for Integrating Analytical and Experiential Knowledge for Structural Design

    (2024)
    1 Citations

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