Fractals

Top Research Topics at Fractals?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Fractal, Mathematical analysis, Fractal dimension, Statistical physics and Combinatorics. It facilitates discussions on Fractal that incorporate concepts from other fields like Geometry, Mechanics and Porous medium. The majority of Mathematical analysis studies in the journal are focused on the subject of Fractal derivative.

The research on Statistical physics discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Scaling. Most of the works presented in Fractals deals with Combinatorics but it intersects with the subject of Discrete mathematics.

• Fractal (39.72%)
• Mathematical analysis (16.00%)
• Fractal dimension (15.32%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• ESTIMATORS FOR LONG-RANGE DEPENDENCE: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY (1037 citations)
• SOME FRACTAL CHARACTERS OF POROUS MEDIA (456 citations)
• Multifractal Cascade Dynamics and Turbulent Intermittency (237 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Fractals:

The published papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Fractal, Mathematical analysis, Fractal dimension, Multifractal system and Statistical physics. The published papers explore research in Porous medium and overlapping concepts in Permeability (earth sciences) to expand the discourse in Fractal. The most cited publications address concerns in Mathematical analysis which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Fractional Brownian motion and Wavelet.

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

• Quantum mechanics
• Mathematical analysis
• Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Fractals mainly deals with areas of study such as Fractal, Applied mathematics, Nonlinear system, Mathematical analysis and Pure mathematics. The main emphasis of it is the subject of Fractal, focusing on Fractal derivative. The study on Fractal derivative presented in Fractals intersects with the topics under Variational principle.

The studies in Applied mathematics featured incorporate elements of Order (group theory) and Stability (probability). The journal investigates Pure mathematics research which frequently intersects with Type (model theory).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• A FRACTAL MODEL FOR CAPILLARY FLOW THROUGH A SINGLE TORTUOUS CAPILLARY WITH ROUGHENED SURFACES IN FIBROUS POROUS MEDIA (64 citations)
• Comparison of Fly Ash, Pva Fiber, Mgo and Shrinkage-Reducing Admixture on the Frost Resistance of Face Slab Concrete via Pore Structural and Fractal Analysis (41 citations)
• PORE STRUCTURAL AND FRACTAL ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF FLY ASH AND SILICA FUME ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTY AND ABRASION RESISTANCE OF CONCRETE (37 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 Fractals (based on the number of publications) are:

• Hamidreza Namazi (49 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Boming Yu (25 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Boqi Xiao (21 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Lifeng Xi (20 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Ji-Huan He (19 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 more 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 Fractals (based on the number of publications) are:

• China University of Mining and Technology (54 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• China University of Petroleum (42 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Huazhong University of Science and Technology (41 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Boston University (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Monash University (33 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 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, 33.92% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.89% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.94% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.23% of all publications and 50.94% 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.