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CrystEngComm
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CrystEngComm

1466-8033

Published by: Royal Society of Chemistry

https://www.rsc.org/journals-books-databases/about-journals/crystengcomm/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 194 785 1251 35
Materials Science 233 628 847 32

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1355
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1761
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 15
SCIMAGO H-index: 162
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.52
Impact Factor: 2.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at CrystEngComm?

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Crystallography, Chemical engineering, Nanotechnology, Crystal structure and Stereochemistry. It explores topics in Crystallography which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Molecule, Hydrogen bond and Ligand. The Molecule works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Inorganic chemistry and Solvent.

The studies in Inorganic chemistry featured incorporate elements of Ion and Polymer chemistry. Ligand research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Luminescence, Metal and Metal-organic framework. Chemical engineering research discussed connects with the study of Photocatalysis.

The journal connects research in Nanotechnology with the related topic of Scanning electron microscope. The Crystal structure study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Single crystal. The study on Stereochemistry presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Polymer.

  • Crystallography (41.19%)
  • Chemical engineering (18.66%)
  • Nanotechnology (15.64%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Hirshfeld surface analysis (3414 citations)
  • Fingerprinting intermolecular interactions in molecular crystals (1944 citations)
  • CH/π hydrogen bonds in crystals (1149 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at CrystEngComm:

The most cited articles primarily focus on research topics in Crystallography, Nanotechnology, Chemical engineering, Stereochemistry and Inorganic chemistry. While the primary focus in the most cited publications is Crystallography, they also dissect topics surrounding Ligand and Metal-organic framework as a whole. While work presented in the most cited papers provide substantial information on Chemical engineering, it also covers topics in Phase (matter) and Scanning electron microscope.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Composite material
  • Catalysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly tackles studies in Crystallography, Chemical engineering, Crystal, Crystal structure and Ligand. CrystEngComm facilitates discussions on Crystallography that incorporate concepts from other fields like Ion and Molecule, Hydrogen bond. CrystEngComm focuses on Chemical engineering but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Photocatalysis, Catalysis and Electrochemistry.

The work on Crystal structure addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Intermolecular force. Topics in Ligand explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Luminescence, Metal and Polymer. CrystEngComm addresses concerns in Luminescence which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Photochemistry, Fluorescence, Photoluminescence and Metal-organic framework.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • An exceptionally stable luminescent cadmium(II) metal–organic framework as a dual-functional chemosensor for detecting Cr(VI) anions and nitro-containing antibiotics in aqueous media (35 citations)
  • Efficient photocatalytic degradation of methyl violet using two new 3D MOFs directed by different carboxylate spacers (28 citations)
  • Viologen-derived material showing photochromic, visually oxygen responsive, and photomodulated luminescence behaviors (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 CrystEngComm (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Antonio Frontera (84 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Zhong-Min Su (54 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Jian Zhang (52 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jian-Fang Ma (51 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dario Braga (48 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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 CrystEngComm (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (1136 papers) published 40 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • Nanjing University (340 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Shandong University (313 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Jilin University (311 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Northeast Normal University (204 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 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, 7.23% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.19% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.53% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.47% of all publications and 64.81% 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

  • Atomic scale modulation strategies and crystal phase transition of flower-like CoAl layered double hydroxides for supercapacitors

    (2022)
    105 Citations
  • The landscape of mechanical properties of molecular crystals

    Chenguang Wang;Changquan Calvin Sun

    (2020)
    93 Citations
  • Series of highly stable Cd(II)-based MOFs as sensitive and selective sensors for detection of nitrofuran antibiotic

    Shanhe Zhou;Lu Lu;Dong Liu;Jun Wang

    (2021)
    79 Citations
  • 2D organ-like molybdenum carbide (MXene) coupled with MoS2 nanoflowers enhances the catalytic activity in the hydrogen evolution reaction

    Jie Ren;Hui Zong;Yuyun Sun;Shijing Gong

    (2020)
    73 Citations
  • Cocrystal engineering of pharmaceutical solids: therapeutic potential and challenges

    Si Nga Wong;Yu Chee Sonia Chen;Yu Chee Sonia Chen;Bianfei Xuan;Changquan Calvin Sun

    (2021)
    68 Citations
  • Functional group induced structural diversities and photocatalytic, magnetic and luminescence sensing properties of four cobalt(<scp>ii</scp>) coordination polymers based on 1,3,5-tris(2-methylimidazol-1-yl)benzene

    (2020)
    67 Citations
  • A highly stable Eu-MOF multifunctional luminescent sensor for the effective detection of Fe<sup>3+</sup>, Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub><sup>2−</sup>/CrO<sub>4</sub><sup>2−</sup> and aspartic acid in aqueous systems

    (2021)
    65 Citations
  • Recent advances in excited state intramolecular proton transfer mechanism-based solid state fluorescent materials and stimuli-responsive fluorescence switching

    Parthasarathy Gayathri;Mehboobali Pannipara;Mehboobali Pannipara;Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi;Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi;Savarimuthu Philip Anthony

    (2021)
    64 Citations
  • MOF-74-type frameworks: tunable pore environment and functionality through metal and ligand modification

    Hyojin Kim;Chang Seop Hong

    (2021)
    64 Citations

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