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European Polymer Journal
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European Polymer Journal

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 105 599 962 56
Chemistry 117 451 807 49

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 960
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1378
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 16
SCIMAGO H-index: 179
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.076
Impact Factor: 6.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at European Polymer Journal?

The journal mainly tackles studies in Polymer chemistry, Polymer, Copolymer, Polymerization and Chemical engineering. While Polymer chemistry is the focus of European Polymer Journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Monomer, Radical polymerization, Organic chemistry, Thermal stability and Styrene. It investigates Thermal stability research which frequently intersects with Thermogravimetric analysis.

Polymer studies tackled cover an aspect of the field of Composite material. The Composite material research presented places emphasis on topics like Nanocomposite, Ultimate tensile strength, Natural rubber, Polymer blend and Composite number. Copolymer research featured in European Polymer Journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Reactivity (chemistry) and Aqueous solution.

Polymerization research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Photochemistry, Cationic polymerization and Catalysis. Most of the Chemical engineering studies addressed also intersect with Membrane.

  • Polymer chemistry (49.83%)
  • Polymer (30.26%)
  • Copolymer (18.89%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Biomedical applications of hydrogels: A review of patents and commercial products (1188 citations)
  • Chitosan-based biomaterials for tissue engineering (1176 citations)
  • Review on gel polymer electrolytes for lithium batteries (994 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at European Polymer Journal:

The journal articles explore disciplines such as Polymer chemistry, Polymer, Composite material, Chemical engineering and Polymerization. While the primary focus in the published papers is Polymer chemistry, they also dissect topics surrounding Thermal stability and Thermogravimetric analysis as a whole. The published articles explore issues in Polymer which can be linked to other research areas like Photochemistry, Nanotechnology and Analytical chemistry.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Polymer
  • Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in European Polymer Journal deals with Chemical engineering, Polymer, Polymerization, Copolymer and Monomer. Topics in Chemical engineering explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Differential scanning calorimetry and Glass transition. Nanoparticle, Nanocomposite, Nanotechnology, Surface modification and Combinatorial chemistry are some topics wherein Polymer research discussed in the journal have an impact.

The studies in Polymerization featured incorporate elements of Photochemistry, Catalysis and Polymer chemistry. The work on Photochemistry addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Photopolymer. Methacrylate is a focus of the Copolymer works in European Polymer Journal.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Molecularly imprinted polymers by the surface imprinting technique (17 citations)
  • The fabrication of antibacterial hydrogels for wound healing (12 citations)
  • Biodegradable polymers in drug delivery and oral vaccination (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 European Polymer Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Bernard Boutevin (69 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gerald Scott (60 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yusuf Yagci (46 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Albert Zilkha (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Philippe Dubois (41 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 Polymer Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (403 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (341 papers) published 27 papers at the last edition, 11 more than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (300 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (227 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of the Basque Country (207 papers) published 6 papers 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, 5.49% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.66% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.43% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.17% of all publications and 70.75% 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

  • Nanocellulose based biodegradable polymers

    Chinmay Zinge;Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian

    (2020)
    302 Citations
  • Polymer scaffolds as drug delivery systems

    Italo Rodrigo Calori;Italo Rodrigo Calori;Gustavo Braga;Priscila da Costa Carvalho de Jesus;Hong Bi

    (2020)
    273 Citations
  • Polyethylene terephthalate degradation under natural and accelerated weathering conditions

    Tian Sang;Christopher J. Wallis;Gavin Hill;George J.P. Britovsek

    (2020)
    240 Citations
  • Bio-inspired encapsulation and functionalization of iron oxide nanoparticles for biomedical applications

    Samson O. Aisida;Paul A. Akpa;Ishaq Ahmad;Ting-kai Zhao

    (2020)
    192 Citations
  • 4D printing of shape memory polymers

    Alsha Subash;Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian

    (2020)
    188 Citations
  • Chitosan/PVA hydrogels incorporated with green synthesized cerium oxide nanoparticles for wound healing applications

    Katayoon Kalantari;Ebrahim Mostafavi;Bahram Saleh;Pooneh Soltantabar

    (2020)
    180 Citations
  • Surface and interface modification of aramid fiber and its reinforcement for polymer composites: A review

    Bo Zhang;Lihua Jia;Ming Tian;Nanying Ning

    (2021)
    180 Citations
  • Recent advances on carbazole-based photoinitiators of polymerization

    Unknown

    (2020)
    140 Citations
  • Mxene functionalized polymer composites: Synthesis and applications

    John Jimmy;Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian

    (2020)
    139 Citations
  • Bio-based poly (butylene succinate): Recent progress, challenges and future opportunities

    Oskars Platnieks;Sergejs Gaidukovs;Vijay Kumar Thakur;Anda Barkane

    (2021)
    126 Citations

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