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Functional Materials Letters
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Functional Materials Letters

1793-6047

Published by: World Scientific

https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/fml

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 526 102 107 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 158
Documents by Best Scientists*: 160
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 36
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.255
Impact Factor: 1.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Functional Materials Letters?

The concepts of Nanotechnology, Composite material, Analytical chemistry, Inorganic chemistry and Electrochemistry are tackled in Functional Materials Letters. It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Nanotechnology and Electrode. Functional Materials Letters tackles issues in Composite material, particularly in the topics of Ceramic, Composite number and Microstructure.

The study on Ceramic presented in it intersects with the topics under Sintering. The Analytical chemistry works featured in it incorporate elements from Doping and Scanning electron microscope. Most of the Inorganic chemistry studies addressed also intersect with Catalysis.

The concepts on Electrochemistry presented in Functional Materials Letters can also apply to other research fields, including Cathode, Anode and Lithium. The journal links adjacent topics like Anode with Lithium-ion battery. The discussions emphasized the topic of Lithium in an attempt to further explore the field of Ion.

  • Nanotechnology (14.37%)
  • Composite material (13.81%)
  • Analytical chemistry (12.77%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • WHAT CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LEAD-FREE PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS? (251 citations)
  • MORPHOLOGY EVOLUTION AT NANO- TO MICRO-SCALE (92 citations)
  • RECENT ADVANCES IN SODIUM INTERCALATION POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIALS FOR SODIUM ION BATTERIES (76 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Functional Materials Letters:

The published articles aim to foster the development of research in Inorganic chemistry, Nanotechnology, Analytical chemistry, Electrochemistry and Composite material. While the journal articles focused on Electrochemistry, they were also able to explore topics like Cathode and Capacitance. The works on Composite material tackled in the most cited articles bring together disciplines like Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Metallurgy.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Composite material
  • Oxygen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Functional Materials Letters was organized to reinforce research efforts on Electrolyte, Composite material, Lithium, Doping and Optoelectronics. The journal explores issues in Electrolyte which can be linked to other research areas like Cathode and Oxide. In addition to Composite material research, Functional Materials Letters aims to explore topics under Polarization (electrochemistry), Thermoelectric effect, Dielectric and Copper.

In the journal, Solid state electrolyte and Ionic conductivity are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Lithium research. The studies on Optoelectronics discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Piezoelectricity, Zinc, Crystal and Graphene. The study of Fast ion conductor encompasses disciplines such as Energy storage, as well as fields such as Nanotechnology, all of which overlap with one another.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Molecular dynamics simulations of amorphous NaFePO4 as an Na-ion battery cathode material (3 citations)
  • Enlarging potential window and enhancing stability of poly(ethylene oxide)-based composite solid electrolyte via succinonitrile additive for advanced solid lithium batteries (2 citations)
  • Effect of precursor solution ageing time on the photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells (1 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 Functional Materials Letters (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Dongfeng Xue (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Feng Pan (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shu Yin (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Janina Molenda (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Serguei V. Savilov (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Functional Materials Letters (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (72 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Zhejiang University (30 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Peking University (30 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • National University of Singapore (26 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • AGH University of Science and Technology (24 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, 15.18% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.11% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.68% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.95% of all publications and 45.26% 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

  • Lithium phosphosulfide electrolytes for solid-state batteries: Part I

    (2022)
    24 Citations
  • MXene for aqueous zinc-based energy storage devices

    Ye Chen;Xinyu Yin;Shuyuan Lei;Xiaojing Dai

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Surface engineering of Ti3C2Tx MXene by oxygen plasma irradiation as room temperature ethanol sensor

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • One-step hydrothermal synthesis and thermochromic properties of chlorine-doped VO2(M) for smart window application

    Anung Riapanitra;Yusuke Asakura;Shu Yin

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Tunable electromagnetic interference shielding ability of MXene/chitosan/silver nanowire sandwich films

    Wei Wang;Xiaoyu Bing;Yutong Zhou;Miaomiao Geng

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • A facile method for preparation of porous nitrogen-doped Ti Ti3C2Tx MXene for highly responsive acetone detection at high temperature

    Zijing Wang;Fen Wang;Angga Hermawan;Jianfeng Zhu

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Improved solid electrolyte interphase and Li-storage performance of Si/graphite anode with ethylene sulfate as electrolyte additive

    Wenjie Zhang;Siming Yang;Shuai Heng;Ximei Gao

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Revisiting polyanionic LiFePO4 battery material for electric vehicles

    Liming Lu;Guoqiang Jiang;Chunyan Gu;Jiangfeng Ni

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Construction of highly efficient non-enzymatic glucose sensors based on micro-spherical Ni-metal-organic frameworks

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Ultrathin carbon boosted sodium storage performance in aqueous electrolyte

    Xinlong Gao;Wenhui Shi;Pengchao Ruan;Jinxiu Feng

    (2020)
    10 Citations

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