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European Physical Journal H
H-index 3

European Physical Journal H

2102-6459

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/13129

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 316 5 5 2

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 7
Documents by Best Scientists*: 8
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 26
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.406
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at European Physical Journal H?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Theoretical physics, History of science, Nuclear physics, Einstein and Particle physics. Issues in Theoretical physics were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Quantum field theory, Quantization (physics), Quantum, Statistical physics and Gravitation. The featured Quantum study falls within the wider topic of Quantum mechanics.

The History of science study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Astrophysics. Large Hadron Collider and Bubble chamber studies are all carried out as a component of the study in Nuclear physics presented. Aside from discussions in Einstein, the journal also deals with the subject of Cosmological constant which intersects with Metric expansion of space disciplines.

It primarily discusses Particle physics topics, particularly Quark and Neutrino. Most of the Quark studies addressed also intersect with Quantum chromodynamics. European Physical Journal H investigates Neutrino research which frequently intersects with Astronomy.

  • Theoretical physics (33.19%)
  • History of science (30.57%)
  • Nuclear physics (10.48%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Long-Time Behavior of Macroscopic Quantum Systems: Commentary Accompanying the English Translation of John von Neumann's 1929 Article on the Quantum Ergodic Theorem (148 citations)
  • Proof of the ergodic theorem and the H-theorem in quantum mechanics Translation of: Beweis des Ergodensatzes und des H-Theorems in der neuen Mechanik (125 citations)
  • Resolution enhancement techniques in microscopy (107 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at European Physical Journal H:

The most cited articles primarily focus on research topics in Astronomy, Cosmic ray, Theoretical physics, Cosmological constant and Metric expansion of space. The works on Cosmic ray tackled in the journal papers bring together disciplines like Internationalism (politics), The Renaissance and History of science. The published articles aim to bridge the gap between the study of Theoretical physics and Magnetic refrigeration.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Photon

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Theoretical physics, History of science, Classical mechanics, Context (language use) and Quantum. The main emphasis of the journal is the research on Theoretical physics, emphasizing the topic of Cosmological constant. The research on History of science tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Meaning (non-linguistic) and Moore–Penrose pseudoinverse.

Scale (ratio), Subject (philosophy) and Boltzmann constant are some topics wherein Classical mechanics research discussed in European Physical Journal H have an impact. It addresses concerns in Quantum which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Hawking radiation, Rotating black hole and Thermodynamics. The study of Einstein and how it intertwines with concepts under Planck, Curvature and Metric expansion of space were explored in the presented Theory of relativity research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • On the development of effective field theory (4 citations)
  • The history of LHCb (2 citations)
  • The early years of quantum Monte Carlo (1): the ground state (1 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 European Physical Journal H (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Luisa Bonolis (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Cormac O'Raifeartaigh (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Helge Kragh (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Simon Mitton (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Werner Nahm (4 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 European Physical Journal H (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Cambridge (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • CERN (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sapienza University of Rome (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 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, 24.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.79% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 36.84% of all publications and 47.37% 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

  • On the development of effective field theory

    Steven Weinberg

    (2021)
    38 Citations
  • Matrix mechanics mis-prized: Max Born's belated nobelization

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • Half-a-century of gamma-ray astrophysics at the Max-Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

    Volker Schönfelder;Jochen Greiner

    (2021)
    0 Citations
  • The ADM version of GR at Sixty: a brief account for historians

    S. Deser;S. Deser

    (2021)
    0 Citations
  • EPJH Editorial

    (2021)
    0 Citations

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