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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 732 37 41 9
Engineering and Technology 800 35 39 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 108
Documents by Best Scientists*: 103
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 83
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.473
Impact Factor: 3.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Fuel Cells?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Chemical engineering, Proton exchange membrane fuel cell, Electrolyte, Anode and Inorganic chemistry. In addition to Chemical engineering research, the journal aims to explore topics under Carbon, Membrane, Electrochemistry and Conductivity. Topics in Membrane were tackled in line with various other fields like Ionomer, Nafion, Polymer chemistry and Polymer.

The research topics discussed in Fuel Cells include Proton exchange membrane fuel cell as well as Stack (abstract data type). The research on Anode tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Cathode, Oxide, Composite material and Yttria-stabilized zirconia. The study on Cathode presented in Fuel Cells intersects with subjects under the field of Analytical chemistry.

It addresses concerns in Analytical chemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Polarization (electrochemistry), Dielectric spectroscopy and Electrode. The overlapping concepts between Methanol and Direct methanol fuel cell are the key highlights of Inorganic chemistry study. The Catalysis research dealing mostly with Platinum is the focus of the journal.

  • Chemical engineering (31.96%)
  • Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (27.23%)
  • Electrolyte (19.95%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • DMFCs: From Fundamental Aspects to Technology Development (1262 citations)
  • Fuel Cells - Fundamentals and Applications (1215 citations)
  • Prospects for Alkaline Anion-Exchange Membranes in Low Temperature Fuel Cells† (1035 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Fuel Cells:

The published articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Proton exchange membrane fuel cell, Chemical engineering, Electrolyte, Membrane and Inorganic chemistry. The published articles discuss concepts in Direct-ethanol fuel cell under Proton exchange membrane fuel cell and how they intertwine with disciplines like Stack (abstract data type). The most cited articles address concerns in the field of Chemical engineering by exploring it in line with topics in Electrochemistry which intersect with Methanol and Redox subjects.

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

  • Oxygen
  • Organic chemistry
  • Hydrogen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Chemical engineering, Fuel cells, Proton exchange membrane fuel cell, Catalysis and Biodiesel are the subjects of interest in the journal. Some problems in Chemical engineering that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Electrocatalyst, Oxide, Solid oxide fuel cell, Methanol and Cathode. Research in Lattice boltzmann simulation and the interrelating topic of Carbon were among the subjects of interest in the Cathode studies discussed in Fuel Cells.

In it, Graphene, Electrolyte, Anode, Systems design and Relative humidity are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Fuel cells research. It explores issues in Electrolyte which can be linked to other research areas like Backpropagation, Polymer, Membrane, Process engineering and Steam reforming. It facilitates discussions on Proton exchange membrane fuel cell that incorporate concepts from other fields like Power density and Automotive industry.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Bone Marrow Derived Extracellular Vesicles Activate Osteoclast Differentiation in Traumatic Brain Injury Induced Bone Loss (9 citations)
  • Porous Silicon Fabrication and Surface Cracking Behavior Research Based on Anodic Electrochemical Etching (4 citations)
  • Adhesion of Nafion for advanced proton exchange membrane fuel cell architectures under low fabrication temperature (2 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 Fuel Cells (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ulrich Stimming (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Petra Bele (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • J. Van herle (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anke Hagen (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zhe Lü (15 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 Fuel Cells (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Forschungszentrum Jülich (54 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Technical University of Denmark (43 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (37 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Harbin Institute of Technology (36 papers) absent at the last 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, 4.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.42% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 45.83% of all publications and 43.75% 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

  • Ni migration in solid oxide cell electrodes: Review and revised hypothesis

    Mogens B. Mogensen;Ming Chen;Henrik Lund Frandsen;Christopher Graves

    (2021)
    165 Citations
  • Development of 1 kW-class Ammonia-fueled Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack

    M. Kishimoto;H. Muroyama;S. Suzuki;M. Saito

    (2020)
    126 Citations
  • Feasibility of Hydrogen Compression in an Electrochemical System: Focus on Water Transport Mechanisms

    G. Sdanghi;J. Dillet;S. Didierjean;V. Fierro

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • ZrC Coating Modified Ti Bipolar Plate for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell

    P.C. Zhang;Y. T. Han;J. F. Shi;T. Li

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • A review of energy management optimization based on the equivalent consumption minimization strategy for fuel cell hybrid power systems

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • Highly Active Carbon Supported PtCu Electrocatalysts for PEMFCs by in situ Supercritical Deposition Coupled with Electrochemical Dealloying

    S. B. Barim;S. E. Bozbag;B. Deljoo;M. Aindow

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Design, manufacturing, and operation of movable 2 × 10 kW size rSOC system

    V. Saarinen;J. Pennanen;M. Kotisaari;O. Thomann

    (2021)
    19 Citations
  • Influence of Structural Modification of Micro‐Porous Layer and Catalyst Layer on Performance and Water Management of PEM Fuel Cells: Hydrophobicity and Porosity

    A. Mohseninia;D. Kartouzian;M. Eppler;P. Langner

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Synchrotron Radiography for a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Electrolyzer

    U. Panchenko;Thomas Arlt;I. Manke;M. Müller

    (2020)
    16 Citations

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