Fire and Materials

Top Research Topics at Fire and Materials?

Composite material, Fire retardant, Combustion, Forensic engineering and Cone calorimeter are among the topics commonly tackled in Fire and Materials. Topics in Composite material were tackled in line with various other fields like Thermogravimetric analysis, Ignition system and Heat flux. Fire retardant research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Char, Limiting oxygen index, Chemical engineering and Nuclear chemistry.

The journal addresses concerns in Combustion which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Waste management and Pyrolysis. Smoke is a primary topic of Waste management research in the journal. The study on Forensic engineering presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Occupational safety and health.

It links adjacent topics like Cone calorimeter with Calorimetry. The journal tackles topics on Fire test, which can potentially contribute to the wider field of Structural engineering. The Structural engineering study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Fire resistance.

• Composite material (30.71%)
• Fire retardant (14.37%)
• Combustion (13.64%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Development of fire-retarded materials—Interpretation of cone calorimeter data (887 citations)
• Estimation of rate of heat release by means of oxygen consumption measurements (695 citations)
• Development of the cone calorimeter—A bench-scale heat release rate apparatus based on oxygen consumption† (412 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Fire and Materials:

The journal articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Composite material, Fire retardant, Combustion, Cone calorimeter and Fire test. In addition to Composite material research, the published papers aim to explore topics under Thermogravimetric analysis and Heat flux. The studies on Cone calorimeter discussed at the most cited papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Smoke, Fire performance, Ignition system, Calorimetry and Forensic engineering.

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 Fire and Materials (based on the number of publications) are:

• Vytenis Babrauskas (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Patrick Van Hees (24 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Wan Ki Chow (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Edwin R. Galea (19 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Marcelo M. Hirschler (19 papers) published 1 paper 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 Fire and Materials (based on the number of publications) are:

• National Institute of Standards and Technology (112 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Science and Technology of China (58 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• National Research Council (42 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
• Ulster University (41 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Lund University (33 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 3.95% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 32.19% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.22% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.38% of all publications and 45.21% 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.