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Hyomen Gijutsu/Journal of the Surface Finishing Society of Japan
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Hyomen Gijutsu/Journal of the Surface Finishing Society of Japan

0915-1869

Published by: The Surface Finishing Society of Japan

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/sfj

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 828 28 33 2

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 53
Documents by Best Scientists*: 59
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
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SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of The Surface Finishing Society of Japan?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Metallurgy, Composite material, Inorganic chemistry, Plating and Chemical engineering. The Metallurgy works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Electroplating and Coating. Journal of The Surface Finishing Society of Japan focused on Inorganic chemistry research but expanded to cover Electrolyte.

The main emphasis of the journal is the subject of Aluminium, focusing on Anodizing.

  • Metallurgy (32.00%)
  • Composite material (14.78%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (11.41%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Anodic Oxide Growth on Valve Metals-Future Prospects (40 citations)
  • The Effects of Zinc-Oxide Nanoparticles on Growth Parameters of Corn (SC704) (29 citations)
  • Preparation and Magnetic Properties of CoNiFe Thin Film by Electrodeposition (26 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of The Surface Finishing Society of Japan:

The most cited papers focus largely on the fields of Metallurgy, Inorganic chemistry, Plating, Chemical engineering and Nickel. The published papers hold forums on Metallurgy that merge themes from other disciplines such as Electroplating and Composite material. The published papers focus on Plating but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Zinc, Deposition (law) and Coercivity.

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

  • Composite material
  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of The Surface Finishing Society of Japan mostly deals with topics like Chemical engineering, Composite material, Surface (mathematics), Optoelectronics and Metallurgy. While Journal of The Surface Finishing Society of Japan focused on Chemical engineering, it was also able to explore topics like Electrolyte, Anodizing, Adsorption and Polymer. In Journal of The Surface Finishing Society of Japan, Inorganic chemistry, Aluminium, Dielectric, Voltage and Reaction mechanism are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Electrolyte research.

The Composite material study presented in Journal of The Surface Finishing Society of Japan encompasses related topics like Surface finishing, Polishing, Surface coating and Service life and also examines its connection to subjects such as Extension (predicate logic). The journal addresses concerns in Surface (mathematics) which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Mining engineering, Mechanical engineering, Telecommunications, Coating and Gauge (firearms). While work presented in Journal of The Surface Finishing Society of Japan provided substantial information on Metallurgy, it also covered topics in Scientific method, Galvanization and Sputtering.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A Comparative Analysis of Air Pollution Levels During Times of International Uncertainty: The Financial Crisis of 2008 and the COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020 (0 citations)
  • Interconnection of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Using Regularly Arrayed Wrinkle Microstructures Fabricated by Diamond-like Carbon Thin Film Deposition (0 citations)
  • Metal Polymer Direct Joining Using Anodization (0 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 Journal of The Surface Finishing Society of Japan (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hideo Honma (84 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hidemi Nawafune (70 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Takeo Oki (58 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sachio Yoshihara (58 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Osamu Takai (51 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 Journal of The Surface Finishing Society of Japan (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Tokyo (130 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Kanto Gakuin University (108 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Nagoya University (107 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hokkaido University (93 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tokyo Metropolitan University (90 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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, 35.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.08% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.26% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 41.03% of all publications and 25.64% 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

  • Oscillation mechanism in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell studied by operando monitoring of oxygen partial pressure using optical probes

    Yu Kakizawa;Takashi Kobayashi;Makoto Uchida;Takashi Ohno

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Development Trend on Magnesium Alloy

    Taiki Nakata;Shigeharu Kamado

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Vacuum Ultra-violet Photo-Activation Bonding of Polyoxymethylene Plate

    Mitsuhiro Gonda;Toru Utsunomiya;Takashi Ichii;Hiroyuki Sugimura

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Forefront of TiO 2 photocatalytic bactericidal Mechanism Analyses Focusing on Bacterial Cell Wall Structure

    Akane Saikachi;Kotone Sugasawara;Haruka Motomura;Ayano Takao

    (2021)
    1 Citations
  • Segregation of Lead on High Purity Aluminum Foil for Electrolytic Capacitors

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Corrosion Resistance of Titanium

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Current Status of Recycling of Platinum Group Metals and Development of New Enrichment/Separation Techniques

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Effects of Electroless NiSnP Plating Bath Composition with High Sn Containing Deposited Film

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Surface Modification by Liquid Metal Dealloying

    (2021)
    0 Citations
  • VUV Photochemistry for Material Surface Modification

    (2022)
    0 Citations

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