Frontiers in Chemistry

Top Research Topics at Frontiers in Chemistry?

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Chemical engineering, Nanotechnology, Catalysis, Nanoparticle and Combinatorial chemistry. The journal explores issues in Chemical engineering which can be linked to other research areas like Adsorption, Polymer, Electrolyte, Anode and Electrochemistry. The study of Electrochemistry, which falls within the realm of Electrode, was the main focus of the presentations.

Nanotechnology research is concerned with Nanomaterials in particular.

• Chemical engineering (15.67%)
• Nanotechnology (12.83%)
• Catalysis (10.24%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Nanomaterials for biosensing applications: a review (484 citations)
• Review on dry reforming of methane, a potentially more environmentally-friendly approach to the increasing natural gas exploitation (233 citations)
• Metal Cations in G-Quadruplex Folding and Stability (233 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Frontiers in Chemistry:

The journal papers aim to foster the development of research in Nanotechnology, Chemical engineering, Nanoparticle, Biochemistry and Catalysis. The journal papers explore topics in Nanotechnology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Surface modification and Polymer. Colloidal gold is a focus of the presented Nanoparticle works in the journal articles and they dives deep in Colloidal gold.

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

• Enzyme
• Organic chemistry
• Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Frontiers in Chemistry focuses largely on the fields of Nanotechnology, Chemical engineering, Catalysis, Molecule and Combinatorial chemistry. As a part of Frontiers in Chemistry, discussions in Nanotechnology involve topics like Nanomaterials, Nanoparticle, Biosensor and Drug delivery. The studies on Chemical engineering discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Oxide and Adsorption.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Revisiting Activity of Some Nocodazole Analogues as a Potential Anticancer Drugs Using Molecular Docking and DFT Calculations. (18 citations)
• Structural Basis of Potential Inhibitors Targeting SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease (16 citations)
• Molecular Docking and Dynamics Simulation Revealed the Potential Inhibitory Activity of ACEIs Against SARS-CoV-2 Targeting the hACE2 Receptor (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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Frontiers in Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

• John D. Wade (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Nosang V. Myung (8 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Svetlana Ivanova (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Florent Allais (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Andrea Buettner (8 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 Frontiers in Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (182 papers) published 38 papers at the last edition, 23 less than at the previous edition,
• Jilin University (50 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (48 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Central South University (45 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 13 less than at the previous edition,
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University (40 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 8.48% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.27% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.01% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.47% of all publications and 66.25% 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.