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International Journal of Automotive Technology
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International Journal of Automotive Technology

1229-9138

Published by: The Korea Society of Automotive Engineers

http://www.ijat.net/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 261 23 52 10
Engineering and Technology 1092 21 27 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 80
Documents by Best Scientists*: 112
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 57
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.418
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Automotive Technology?

The concepts of Automotive engineering, Control theory, Structural engineering, Simulation and Diesel engine are tackled in International Journal of Automotive Technology. The research on Automotive engineering tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Powertrain, Electric vehicle and Homogeneous charge compression ignition. The Control theory study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Control engineering.

It focuses on Structural engineering research which is adjacent to topics in Vibration. The Diesel engine works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Exhaust gas recirculation and Diesel fuel. Research in Diesel fuel tackled falls within the umbrella of Waste management.

  • Automotive engineering (29.22%)
  • Control theory (19.43%)
  • Structural engineering (12.40%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Exhaust nanoparticle emissions from internal combustion engines: A review (177 citations)
  • High speed tensile test of steel sheets for the stress-strain curve at the intermediate strain rate (123 citations)
  • Thermal design of automobile exhaust based thermoelectric generators : objectives and challenges (102 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Automotive Technology:

The most cited publications mainly tackle studies in Automotive engineering, Control theory, Simulation, Control engineering and Control theory. The journal papers connects the study in Automotive engineering with the closely related areas of Powertrain. The journal papers dive deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Control theory and Electric vehicle.

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

  • Mechanical engineering
  • Composite material
  • Artificial intelligence

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

International Journal of Automotive Technology focuses largely on the fields of Control theory, Automotive engineering, Structural engineering, Composite material and Mechanics. While the primary focus in International Journal of Automotive Technology is Control theory, it also dissects topics surrounding Acceleration and Yaw, Collision and Crash as a whole. The concepts on Automotive engineering presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Power (physics), Turbocharger and Automotive industry.

Topics in Structural engineering were tackled in line with various other fields like Vibration, Stress (mechanics) and Material properties. The work on Mechanics tackled in International Journal of Automotive Technology brings together disciplines like Airflow and Position (vector). Diesel fuel research featured in International Journal of Automotive Technology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Exhaust gas, Engine power, Fuel efficiency and Gasoline.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Control Strategy for an Electromechanical Transmission Vehicle Based on a Double Markov Process (2 citations)
  • Characterization of Vehicle and Laboratory Aged Commercial Three Way Catalyst: A Morphological and Functional Correlation between Real and Simulated Ageing (2 citations)
  • Integration of Active Tilting Control and Full-Wheel Steering Control System on Vehicle Lateral Performance (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 International Journal of Automotive Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Myoungho Sunwoo (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Seibum B. Choi (20 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Kyoungdoug Min (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tae-Won Park (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Suk Won Cha (15 papers) published 2 papers 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 Automotive Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hanyang University (111 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • Seoul National University (94 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • KAIST (62 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hyundai Motor Company (61 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sungkyunkwan University (52 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 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, 15.87% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 31.13% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.04% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.98% of all publications and 35.85% 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

  • Collision Avoidance of Low Speed Autonomous Shuttles with Pedestrians

    Sukru Yaren Gelbal;Bilin Aksun-Guvenc;Levent Guvenc

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • A Review of Optimal Energy Management Strategies Using Machine Learning Techniques for Hybrid Electric Vehicles

    Changhee Song;Kiyoung Kim;Donghwan Sung;Kyunghyun Kim

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Direct Yaw Moment Control with 4WD Torque-Vectoring for Vehicle Handling Stability and Agility

    (2022)
    19 Citations
  • Road Type Identification Ahead of the Tire Using D-CNN and Reflected Ultrasonic Signals

    Min-Hyun Kim;Jongchan Park;Seibum Choi

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE REDESIGN OF A METALLIC CAR HOOD BY USING COMPOSITE MATERIALS

    Andrea Sellitto;Aniello Riccio;Giustino Magno;Giuseppe D’Errico

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Robust H ∞ Fault-Tolerant Lateral Control of Four-Wheel-Steering Autonomous Vehicles

    Jinghua Guo;Yugong Luo;Keqiang Li

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Energy Management System of Electric Bus Equipped with Regenerative Braking and Range Extender

    Christopher Fernaldy Kusuma;Bentang Arief Budiman;Ignatius Pulung Nurprasetio;Metha Islameka

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Simulating the Effect of Autonomous Vehicles on Roadway Mobility in a Microscopic Traffic Simulator

    Ozgenur Kavas-Torris;Nathan Lackey;Levent Guvenc

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Path Tracking in High-Speed Corner Entry Situations

    (2022)
    14 Citations
  • An Intention-aware and Online Driving Style Estimation Based Personalized Autonomous Driving Strategy

    (2020)
    13 Citations

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