Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering

Top Research Topics at Current opinion in chemical engineering?

Current opinion in chemical engineering tackles a plethora of topics, such as Nanotechnology, Process (engineering), Biochemical engineering, Membrane and Chemical engineering. Current opinion in chemical engineering explores issues in Nanotechnology which can be linked to other research areas like Catalysis, Adsorption and Polymer. While it focused on Process (engineering), it was also able to explore topics like Risk analysis (engineering) and Process engineering.

The study on Biochemical engineering presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Bioprocess.

• Nanotechnology (26.85%)
• Process (engineering) (10.21%)
• Biochemical engineering (9.79%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Electrochemical conversion of CO2 to useful chemicals: current status, remaining challenges, and future opportunities (475 citations)
• Emerging forward osmosis (FO) technologies and challenges ahead for clean water and clean energy applications (273 citations)
• Forty years of Heat Integration: Pinch Analysis (PA) and Mathematical Programming (MP) (255 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Current opinion in chemical engineering:

The most cited articles primarily tackle Nanotechnology, Membrane, Waste management, Chemical engineering and Polymer. Aside from discussions in Nanotechnology, the journal papers also deal with the subject of Biochemical engineering which intersects with Process (engineering) disciplines. While the primary focus in the most cited articles is Chemical engineering, they also dissect topics surrounding Organic chemistry and Biomass as a whole.

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

• Organic chemistry
• Enzyme
• Catalysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Computer-aided, Risk analysis (engineering), Engineering design process, Artificial intelligence and Chemical industry. Risk analysis (engineering) study tackled is connected to the field of Quality (business). The Engineering design process works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Work (electrical) and Management science.

In it, Extraction (chemistry), Extractive distillation, Solvent, Stochastic optimization and Process engineering are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Chemical industry research. It aims to form a more comprehensive understanding of the field by integrating disciplines like Paradigm shift and Process (engineering). Current opinion in chemical engineering blends together research topics in Process (engineering) and Crystalline materials.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Search methods for inorganic materials crystal structure prediction (0 citations)
• Trends and perspectives on emulsified product design (0 citations)
• Machine learning for the design and discovery of zeolites and porous crystalline materials (0 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Current opinion in chemical engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

• Thein Kyu (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Mahmoud M. El-Halwagi (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jainagesh A. Sekhar (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Hua Chun Zeng (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ka Ming Ng (7 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Current opinion in chemical engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

• National University of Singapore (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Texas A&M University (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Texas at Austin (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Imperial College London (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Purdue University (14 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, 18.18% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.11% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.11% 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.