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Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
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Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

0888-5885

Published by: ACS Publications

https://pubs.acs.org/journal/iecred

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 80 591 1491 49
Chemistry 83 1377 2565 58

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 2737
Documents by Best Scientists*: 4518
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 67
SCIMAGO H-index: 267
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.828
Impact Factor: 3.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Chemical engineering, Catalysis, Inorganic chemistry, Organic chemistry and Thermodynamics. It addresses concerns in Chemical engineering which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Polymer chemistry, Polymer, Membrane, Chromatography and Mineralogy. It explores topics in Catalysis which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Methanol, Kinetics and Nuclear chemistry.

The research on Inorganic chemistry featured in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research combines topics in other fields like Adsorption and Aqueous solution. Equation of state and Work (thermodynamics) are among the concentrations of Thermodynamics that garnered much attention in the journal.

  • Chemical engineering (22.25%)
  • Catalysis (16.37%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (15.10%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Methods for Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Efficient Hydrolysis and Biofuel Production (2714 citations)
  • Perturbed-Chain SAFT: An Equation of State Based on a Perturbation Theory for Chain Molecules (2213 citations)
  • Preparation and Characterization of CaO Nanoparticles/NaX Zeolite Catalysts for the Transesterification of Sunflower Oil (1665 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research:

The published articles focus on Chemical engineering, Inorganic chemistry, Catalysis, Organic chemistry and Adsorption. In addition to Chemical engineering research, the published papers aim to explore topics under Polymer chemistry, Polymer, Membrane, Chromatography and Mineralogy. The journal publications address concerns in Inorganic chemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Ionic liquid and Aqueous solution.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Composite material
  • Catalysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mostly deals with topics like Chemical engineering, Catalysis, Scientific method, Mechanics and Composite material. The studies on Chemical engineering discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Porosity, Membrane and Adsorption. Catalysis studies covered in the journal falls within the purview of Organic chemistry.

Many of the studies tackled connect Scientific method with a similar field of study like Process engineering.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Guanine-Based DNA Biosensor Amplified with Pt/SWCNTs Nanocomposite as Analytical Tool for Nanomolar Determination of Daunorubicin as an Anticancer Drug: A Docking/Experimental Investigation (133 citations)
  • Steam Reforming of Methanol for Hydrogen Production: A Critical Analysis of Catalysis, Processes, and Scope (23 citations)
  • Recent Developments in Polymer Nanocomposite-Based Electrochemical Sensors for Detecting Environmental Pollutants (20 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 Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • William L. Luyben (147 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alírio E. Rodrigues (124 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ignacio E. Grossmann (120 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Javier Bilbao (110 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Phillip E. Savage (93 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (867 papers) published 59 papers at the last edition, 43 less than at the previous edition,
  • Beijing University of Chemical Technology (638 papers) published 36 papers at the last edition, 35 less than at the previous edition,
  • East China University of Science and Technology (565 papers) published 37 papers at the last edition, 21 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tianjin University (521 papers) published 40 papers at the last edition, 25 less than at the previous edition,
  • Zhejiang University (513 papers) published 32 papers at the last edition, 16 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, 3.12% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.35% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.22% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.94% of all publications and 57.49% 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

  • Review of the Decomposition of Ammonia to Generate Hydrogen

    Ilaria Lucentini;Xènia Garcia;Xavier Vendrell;Jordi Llorca

    (2021)
    573 Citations
  • The Role of Carbon Capture and Utilization, Carbon Capture and Storage, and Biomass to Enable a Net-Zero-CO2 Emissions Chemical Industry

    Paolo Gabrielli;Matteo Gazzani;Marco Mazzotti

    (2020)
    513 Citations
  • Guanine-Based DNA Biosensor Amplified with Pt/SWCNTs Nanocomposite as Analytical Tool for Nanomolar Determination of Daunorubicin as an Anticancer Drug: A Docking/Experimental Investigation

    Hassan Karimi-Maleh;Marzieh Alizadeh;Yasin Orooji;Fatemeh Karimi

    (2021)
    399 Citations
  • Toward a Fundamental Understanding of Geological Hydrogen Storage

    Unknown

    (2022)
    362 Citations
  • Review of Machine Learning for Hydrodynamics, Transport, and Reactions in Multiphase Flows and Reactors

    Unknown

    (2022)
    351 Citations
  • ZnO Photocatalyst Revisited: Effective Photocatalytic Degradation of Emerging Contaminants Using S-Doped ZnO Nanoparticles under Visible Light Radiation

    Zahra Mirzaeifard;Zahra Shariatinia;Milad Jourshabani;Seyed Mahmood Rezaei Darvishi

    (2020)
    340 Citations
  • The NIST REFPROP Database for Highly Accurate Properties of Industrially Important Fluids

    Unknown

    (2022)
    338 Citations
  • Methane Pyrolysis for Zero-Emission Hydrogen Production: A Potential Bridge Technology from Fossil Fuels to a Renewable and Sustainable Hydrogen Economy

    (2021)
    328 Citations
  • Recent Developments in Polymer Nanocomposite-Based Electrochemical Sensors for Detecting Environmental Pollutants

    Somayeh Tajik;Hadi Beitollahi;Fariba Garkani Nejad;Zahra Dourandish

    (2021)
    258 Citations

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