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Defence Technology
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Defence Technology

Published by: International Ballistics Society

https://www.ballistics.org/defence_technology.php

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 144 41 54 18
Engineering and Technology 488 32 36 17

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 170
Documents by Best Scientists*: 188
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 60
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.144
Impact Factor: 5.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Defence Technology?

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Composite material, Mechanics, Projectile, Metallurgy and Explosive material. Composite number, Ultimate tensile strength, Aluminium, Alloy and Microstructure are all aspects of Composite material research featured in it. Mechanics, which encompasses Computer simulation and Shock wave, is the main subject of Defence Technology.

Defence Technology explores research in Projectile and the adjacent study of Penetration (firestop). The journal concentrated on Metallurgy research, specifically Welding, Corrosion, Heat-affected zone and Arc welding. Topics like Gas tungsten arc welding and Friction stir welding are tackled as part of the discussions on Welding.

The journal is focused mainly on Explosive material, particularly Detonation.

  • Composite material (29.08%)
  • Mechanics (15.62%)
  • Projectile (12.57%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Research Advance in Swarm Robotics (210 citations)
  • A review on machinability of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) and glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite materials (141 citations)
  • A review: On path planning strategies for navigation of mobile robot (118 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Defence Technology:

The published papers facilitate discussions on Metallurgy, Composite material, Welding, Alloy and Friction stir welding. The studies tackled in the journal papers, which mainly focus on Composite material, apply to Machining as well. The published papers explore topics in Friction stir welding which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Structural engineering and Finite element method.

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

  • Composite material
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Mechanical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in Defence Technology are Composite material, Mechanics, Explosive material, Projectile and Composite number. The journal facilitated presentations on Composite material research, particularly Ultimate tensile strength, Aluminium, Alloy, Welding and Reactive material. The study of Finite element method and how it intertwines with concepts under Boundary value problem were explored in the presented Mechanics research.

Explosive material research featured in Defence Technology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Shock wave, Overpressure and Ignition system. Projectile study tackled is connected to the field of Penetration (firestop). Detonation velocity is a primary topic of Detonation research in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • On vibration analysis of functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced magneto-electro-elastic plates with different electro-magnetic conditions using higher order finite element methods (21 citations)
  • A comprehensive review on material selection for polymer matrix composites subjected to impact load (14 citations)
  • Static and free vibration analyses of functionally graded porous variable-thickness plates using an edge-based smoothed finite element method (13 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 Defence Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • G. Madhusudhan Reddy (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • V. Balasubramanian (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Haifu Wang (13 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • K. Srinivasa Rao (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Madhusudhan (11 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 Defence Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Nanjing University of Science and Technology (149 papers) published 54 papers at the last edition, 28 more than at the previous edition,
  • Beijing Institute of Technology (99 papers) published 52 papers at the last edition, 31 more than at the previous edition,
  • Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • North University of China (18 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Northwestern Polytechnical University (18 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 7 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, 13.44% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 48.11% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.85% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.39% of all publications and 27.65% 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

  • Polymer composite for antistatic application in aerospace

    Ramdayal Yadav;Manoj Tirumali;Xungai Wang;Minoo Naebe

    (2020)
    274 Citations
  • MABAC method for multiple attribute group decision making under q-rung orthopair fuzzy environment

    Jie Wang;Guiwu Wei;Cun Wei;Cun Wei;Yu Wei

    (2020)
    192 Citations
  • A review on lightweight materials for defence applications: Present and future developments

    (2023)
    178 Citations
  • Recent applications of carbon-based composites in defence industry: A review

    (2022)
    127 Citations
  • Size dependent free vibration analysis of functionally graded piezoelectric micro/nano shell based on modified couple stress theory with considering thickness stretching effect

    Maryam Lori Dehsaraji;Mohammad Arefi;Abbas Loghman

    (2021)
    78 Citations
  • Effect of friction stir processing on mechanical properties and heat transfer of TIG welded joint of AA6061 and AA7075

    Husain Mehdi;R.S. Mishra

    (2021)
    73 Citations
  • Static and free vibration analyses of functionally graded porous variable-thickness plates using an edge-based smoothed finite element method

    Trung Thanh Tran;Quoc-Hoa Pham;Trung Nguyen-Thoi

    (2021)
    65 Citations
  • Physical and damping properties of kenaf fibre filled natural rubber/thermoplastic polyurethane composites

    A.M. Noor Azammi;A.M. Noor Azammi;S.M. Sapuan;Mohamad R. Ishak;Mohamed T.H. Sultan

    (2020)
    64 Citations
  • Research progress on advanced rail materials for electromagnetic railgun technology

    Hong-bin Xie;Hui-ya Yang;Jian Yu;Ming-yu Gao

    (2021)
    51 Citations

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