Environmental Science: Nano

Top Research Topics at Environmental science. Nano?

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Chemical engineering, Nanoparticle, Adsorption, Nanotechnology and Environmental chemistry. The work on Chemical engineering tackled in Environmental science. Nano brings together disciplines like Photocatalysis, Catalysis, Oxide and Membrane. Many of the studies tackled connect Photocatalysis with a similar field of study like Visible spectrum.

In addition to Nanoparticle research, Environmental science. Nano aims to explore topics under Dissolution and Nuclear chemistry. The journal focuses on Adsorption but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Inorganic chemistry, Specific surface area and Aqueous solution. The study on Inorganic chemistry presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Metal.

The majority of Nanotechnology studies in the journal are focused on the subject of Nanomaterials. Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Environmental chemistry and the similar topic of Toxicity. The journal links adjacent topics like Toxicity with Biophysics.

• Chemical engineering (25.77%)
• Nanoparticle (19.27%)
• Adsorption (18.53%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Recent advances in BiOX (X = Cl, Br and I) photocatalysts: synthesis, modification, facet effects and mechanisms (359 citations)
• Catalytic Properties and Biomedical Applications of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles (218 citations)
• An insight into metal organic framework derived N-doped graphene for the oxidative degradation of persistent contaminants: formation mechanism and generation of singlet oxygen from peroxymonosulfate (218 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Environmental science. Nano:

The most cited publications investigate areas of study like Nanotechnology, Adsorption, Nanoparticle, Chemical engineering and Inorganic chemistry. Nanotechnology research presented in the journal publications is mostly focused on the subject of Nanomaterials. While Adsorption is the key highlight in the most cited articles, thet also covered some subjects on Aqueous solution and Carbon.

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

• Enzyme
• Organic chemistry
• Oxygen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Chemical engineering, Adsorption, Nanoparticle, Photocatalysis and Biophysics. Issues in Chemical engineering were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Membrane, Catalysis and Aqueous solution. The journal holds forums on Adsorption that merges themes from other disciplines such as Inorganic chemistry, Porosity, Carbon and Nanomaterials.

The Nanomaterials study which was featured in the journal aims to expound on the research in Nanotechnology. Some problems in Nanoparticle that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Coating and Dissolution. The studies in Biophysics featured incorporate elements of Oxidative stress, Reactive oxygen species, Toxicity and Cytotoxicity.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Piezoelectric activation of peroxymonosulfate by MoS2 nanoflowers for the enhanced degradation of aqueous organic pollutants (10 citations)
• Environmentally relevant concentrations of titanium dioxide nanoparticles pose negligible risk to marine microbes (7 citations)
• Strategies for enhancing the perylene diimide photocatalytic degradation activity: method, effect factor, and mechanism (7 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 Environmental science. Nano (based on the number of publications) are:

• Baoshan Xing (46 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
• Jason C. White (36 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
• Paul Westerhoff (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Guangming Zeng (18 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Wei Chen (17 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Environmental science. Nano (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (140 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 14 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Massachusetts Amherst (50 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
• Nankai University (41 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Duke University (34 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (33 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 5 less 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, 5.79% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.49% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.07% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.44% of all publications and 50.00% 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.