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International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives
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International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 287 128 208 26

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 231
Documents by Best Scientists*: 302
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 117
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.679
Impact Factor: 3.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives?

The journal mainly tackles studies in Adhesive, Composite material, Epoxy, Structural engineering and Adhesion. Curing (chemistry), Finite element method and Polymer are some topics wherein Adhesive research discussed in International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives have an impact. The journal aims to address concerns in Composite material, specifically in the areas of Joint (geology), Ultimate tensile strength, Lap joint, Composite number and Shear strength.

The in-depth study on Joint (geology) also explores topics in the intersecting field of Shear (sheet metal). The study on Epoxy presented in International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives intersects with subjects under the field of Aluminium. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives features Structural engineering research that overlaps with concepts in Stress (mechanics).

The journal explores topics in Adhesion which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Contact angle and Chemical engineering. The study on Contact angle presented in it intersects with the topics under Surface energy. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives explores research in Fracture mechanics and the adjacent study of Fracture (geology).

  • Adhesive (83.32%)
  • Composite material (69.71%)
  • Epoxy (17.13%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Nature’s underwater adhesive specialist. (480 citations)
  • Analytical models of adhesively bonded joints—Part I: Literature survey (431 citations)
  • Plasma jet treatment of five polymers at atmospheric pressure: surface modifications and the relevance for adhesion (365 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives:

The published papers primarily focus on research topics in Adhesive, Composite material, Epoxy, Structural engineering and Lap joint. The majority of Adhesive studies presented in the most cited publications zero in on Adhesive bonding. The most cited publications focus on Structural engineering but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Fracture (geology) and Shear stress.

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

  • Composite material
  • Organic chemistry
  • Polymer

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Adhesive, Composite material, Epoxy, Polyurethane and Bio based are the subjects of interest in International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Adhesive, it also covered topics in Adhesion, Durability, Epichlorohydrin, Engineered wood and Chemical engineering. The studies on Composite material discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Aqueous solution, Infrared and Central composite design.

While the primary focus in it is Epoxy, it also dissects topics surrounding Isocyanate and Thermogravimetric analysis and Hexamethylenediamine as a whole. The Polyurethane works featured in it incorporate elements from Wetting, Contact angle, Castor oil, Scanning electron microscope and Polyvinyl acetate. The journal explores issues in Bio based which can be linked to other research areas like Characterization (materials science) and Polymer science.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Improvement of adhesion characteristics of copper electrodes on polyvinylidene fluoride films using bovine serum albumin (0 citations)
  • An aqueous polyisocyanate adhesive with excellent bond durability for engineered wood composites enhanced by polyamidoamine-epichlorohydrin co-crosslinking and montmorillonite hybridization (0 citations)
  • Low curing temperature tannin-based non-isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU) wood adhesives: Preparation and properties evaluation (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 International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives (based on the number of publications) are:

  • José Miguel Martín-Martínez (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert D. Adams (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • A.D. Crocombe (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • L.F.M. da Silva (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hyun-Joong Kim (25 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 International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Loughborough University (70 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Surrey (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Porto (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Alicante (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Virginia Tech (48 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 2022 edition, 41.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.29% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.29% of all publications and 71.43% 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

  • A review on epoxy-based electrically conductive adhesives

    Ruchi Aradhana;Smita Mohanty;Sanjay Kumar Nayak

    (2020)
    198 Citations
  • Static strength prediction of adhesive joints: A review

    L.D.C. Ramalho;R.D.S.G. Campilho;R.D.S.G. Campilho;J. Belinha;L.F.M. da Silva

    (2020)
    158 Citations
  • Effect of surface roughness and chemistry on the adhesion and durability of a steel-epoxy adhesive interface

    J.P.B. van Dam;S.T. Abrahami;A. Yilmaz;Y. Gonzalez-Garcia

    (2020)
    144 Citations
  • Jute/Hemp bio-epoxy hybrid bio-composites: Influence of stacking sequence on adhesion of fiber-matrix

    A. Vinod;Jiratti Tengsuthiwat;Yashas Gowda;R. Vijay

    (2022)
    68 Citations
  • Environmentally friendly chitosan adhesives for plywood bonding

    Xuedong Xi;Antonio Pizzi;Hong Lei;Bengang Zhang

    (2022)
    60 Citations
  • Tannin plywood bioadhesives with non-volatile aldehydes generation by specific oxidation of mono- and disaccharides

    X. Xi;A. Pizzi;C.R. Frihart;L. Lorenz

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • Influence of sanding and plasma treatment on shear bond strength of 3D-printed PEI, PEEK and PEEK/CF

    Weijie Li;Lin Sang;Xigao Jian;Jinyan Wang

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • Addition of cellulose nanofibers extracted from rice straw to urea formaldehyde resin; effect on the adhesive characteristics and medium density fiberboard properties

    Amin Moslemi;Mohsen Zolfagharlou koohi;Tayebeh Behzad;Antonio Pizzi

    (2020)
    56 Citations
  • Recent developments in the performance of micro/nanoparticle-modified urea-formaldehyde resins used as wood-based composite binders: A review

    (2022)
    54 Citations
  • Development of soy protein-based adhesive with high water resistance and bonding strength by waterborne epoxy crosslinking strategy

    Huiwen Pang;Shujun Zhao;Zhong Wang;Wei Zhang

    (2020)
    52 Citations

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