Faraday Discussions

Top Research Topics at Faraday Discussions?

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Nanotechnology, Chemical physics, Molecule, Analytical chemistry and Atomic physics. Nanotechnology and Chemical engineering are closely related fields of research discussed in Faraday Discussions. Chemical engineering study tackled is connected to the field of Catalysis.

It explores research in Catalysis and the adjacent study of Inorganic chemistry. The journal facilitates discussions on Chemical physics that incorporate concepts from other fields like Crystallography and Molecular dynamics. The in-depth study on Analytical chemistry also explores topics in the intersecting field of Electrode.

Ion, Spectroscopy and Excitation are some topics wherein Atomic physics research discussed in the journal have an impact.

• Nanotechnology (14.87%)
• Chemical physics (12.98%)
• Molecule (10.92%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Interface and surface effects on the glass-transition temperature in thin polymer films (833 citations)
• Triboelectric nanogenerators as new energy technology and self-powered sensors – Principles, problems and perspectives (775 citations)
• Hydrogen evolution on nano-particulate transition metal sulfides. (647 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Faraday Discussions:

The main points discussed in the most cited publications deal with Chemical physics, Analytical chemistry, Nanotechnology, Molecule and Crystallography. The most cited publications hold forums on Analytical chemistry that merge themes from other disciplines such as Ion and Electrode. The journal publications facilitate discussions on Molecule that incorporate concepts from other fields like Photochemistry, Adsorption and Atomic physics.

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

• Quantum mechanics
• Organic chemistry
• Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Catalysis, Chemical engineering, Adsorption, Nanotechnology and Metal-organic framework. Topics in Catalysis were tackled in line with various other fields like Stoichiometry, Metal and Methanol. The majority of Nanotechnology studies are focused on the issues of Graphene.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Is reducing new particle formation a plausible solution to mitigate particulate air pollution in Beijing and other Chinese megacities (16 citations)
• Avoiding high ozone pollution in Delhi, India (11 citations)
• Can 3D electron diffraction provide accurate atomic structures of metal–organic frameworks? (11 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 Faraday Discussions (based on the number of publications) are:

• Graham J. Hutchings (31 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition,
• Peter Styring (22 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition,
• Ali Reza Kamali (20 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
• Jeremy J. Baumberg (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Andrew R. Mount (20 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Faraday Discussions (based on the number of publications) are:

• Max Planck Society (132 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
• Imperial College London (86 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University College London (83 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (81 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Cambridge (72 papers) published 6 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, 20.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.11% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.00% of all publications and 45.56% 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.