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Dalton Transactions
H-index 57

Dalton Transactions

1477-9226

Published by: Royal Society of Chemistry

http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/dt/index.asp

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 98 2076 3995 53

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 3035
Documents by Best Scientists*: 4874
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 57
SCIMAGO H-index: 219
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.653
Impact Factor: 3.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Dalton Transactions?

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Crystallography, Ligand, Stereochemistry, Inorganic chemistry and Medicinal chemistry. The studies on Crystallography discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Ion, Molecule and Metal. Ligand research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Photochemistry, Lanthanide and Pyridine.

The work on Photochemistry tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Luminescence and Fluorescence. The studies in Stereochemistry featured incorporate elements of Chelation, Hydrogen bond and Ruthenium. Aqueous solution and Copper are some topics wherein Inorganic chemistry research discussed in it have an impact.

Some problems in Medicinal chemistry that were presented in Dalton Transactions overlapped with concepts under Reactivity (chemistry), Catalysis, Carbene, Phosphine and Deprotonation. The Catalysis works featured in it incorporate elements from Combinatorial chemistry, Chemical engineering and Polymer chemistry. The journal investigates Chemical engineering research which frequently intersects with Nanotechnology.

  • Crystallography (31.02%)
  • Ligand (22.15%)
  • Stereochemistry (21.26%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Engineering coordination polymers towards applications (3027 citations)
  • Covalent radii revisited (2278 citations)
  • Structural variation in copper(I) complexes with pyridylmethylamide ligands: structural analysis with a new four-coordinate geometry index, tau4. (1674 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Dalton Transactions:

The published articles mainly tackle studies in Crystallography, Stereochemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Ligand and Catalysis. While the primary focus in the published articles is Crystallography, they also dissect topics surrounding Luminescence and Photoluminescence as a whole. In addition to Ligand research, the most cited papers aim to explore topics under Photochemistry and Pyridine.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Crystallography, Ligand, Catalysis, Chemical engineering and Medicinal chemistry are the focal point of discussions in the journal. Dalton Transactions focuses on Crystallography but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Ion, Molecule and Metal. The research on Ion tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Luminescence and Analytical chemistry.

In it, Combinatorial chemistry, Oxygen evolution and Polymer chemistry are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Catalysis research. Chemical engineering research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Electrochemistry, Anode, Electrode and Lithium. The Medicinal chemistry study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Reactivity (chemistry).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • OctaDist: a tool for calculating distortion parameters in spin crossover and coordination complexes. (23 citations)
  • Recent strategies to improve the photoactivity of metal-organic frameworks. (17 citations)
  • Synthesis and control strategies of nanomaterials for photoelectrochemical water splitting. (12 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 Dalton Transactions (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Euan K. Brechin (89 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Douglas W. Stephan (89 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alexandra M. Z. Slawin (86 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zhong-Min Su (85 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Brian W. Skelton (85 papers) published 2 papers 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 Dalton Transactions (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (1399 papers) published 87 papers at the last edition, 17 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (626 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Nanjing University (513 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jilin University (320 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (279 papers) published 26 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 4.61% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.78% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.15% of all publications and 66.77% 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 practical guide to calculate the isosteric heat/enthalpy of adsorption via adsorption isotherms in metal-organic frameworks, MOFs.

    Alexander Nuhnen;Christoph Janiak

    (2020)
    393 Citations
  • OctaDist: a tool for calculating distortion parameters in spin crossover and coordination complexes.

    Rangsiman Ketkaew;Yuthana Tantirungrotechai;Phimphaka Harding;Guillaume Chastanet

    (2021)
    259 Citations
  • Enhanced red luminescence in CaAl12O19:Mn4+via doping Ga3+ for plant growth lighting

    Li Kong;Yingying Liu;Langping Dong;Langping Dong;Liang Zhang;Liang Zhang

    (2020)
    214 Citations
  • Recent advances in Ti-based MOFs in biomedical applications.

    Unknown

    (2022)
    151 Citations
  • Flexible metal-organic frameworks for gas storage and separation.

    (2022)
    137 Citations
  • Recent progress on pristine two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks as active components in supercapacitors

    Yuxuan Guo;Kuaibing Wang;Ye Hong;Hua Wu

    (2021)
    133 Citations
  • Ionic liquid induced highly dense assembly of porphyrin in MOF nanosheets for photodynamic therapy

    Jian-Hua Qin;Hua Zhang;Pengfei Sun;Ya-Dan Huang

    (2020)
    124 Citations
  • The unique β-diketiminate ligand in aluminum(i) and gallium(i) chemistry.

    Mingdong Zhong;Soumen Sinhababu;Herbert W Roesky

    (2020)
    119 Citations
  • Recent advances in metal–organic framework-based electrode materials for supercapacitors

    (2021)
    114 Citations
  • Highlights of the development and application of luminescent lanthanide based coordination polymers, MOFs and functional nanomaterials

    Tumpa Gorai;Wolfgang Schmitt;Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson

    (2021)
    110 Citations

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