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International Journal of Chemical Kinetics
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International Journal of Chemical Kinetics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 513 67 86 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 95
Documents by Best Scientists*: 111
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 78
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.333
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Chemical Kinetics?

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Reaction rate constant, Kinetics, Photochemistry, Inorganic chemistry and Radical. While the journal focused on Reaction rate constant, it was also able to explore topics like Medicinal chemistry, Arrhenius equation, Physical chemistry, Analytical chemistry and Organic chemistry. The concepts on Medicinal chemistry presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Reactivity (chemistry), Stereochemistry and Nucleophile.

The in-depth study on Physical chemistry also explores topics in the intersecting field of Atmospheric temperature range. The research on Kinetics tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Computational chemistry, Kinetic energy and Reaction mechanism. The study on Kinetic energy presented in International Journal of Chemical Kinetics intersects with subjects under the field of Thermodynamics.

While the primary focus in the journal is Photochemistry, it also dissects topics surrounding Decomposition and Thermal decomposition as a whole. Topics in Inorganic chemistry were tackled in line with various other fields like Ionic strength, Aqueous solution, Reaction rate, Catalysis and Ion. International Journal of Chemical Kinetics is focused mainly on Radical, particularly Hydrogen atom abstraction.

  • Reaction rate constant (40.27%)
  • Kinetics (29.69%)
  • Photochemistry (23.79%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • An updated comprehensive kinetic model of hydrogen combustion (781 citations)
  • A comprehensive modeling study of hydrogen oxidation (724 citations)
  • A Hierarchical and Comparative Kinetic Modeling Study of C1 − C2 Hydrocarbon and Oxygenated Fuels (701 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Chemical Kinetics:

The most cited publications tackle a plethora of topics, such as Reaction rate constant, Radical, Photochemistry, Analytical chemistry and Physical chemistry. The study of Reaction rate constant, which falls within the realm of Kinetics, was the main focus of the studies in the published papers. The Radical research tackled in the most cited publications is interrelated with Decomposition which concerns subjects like Pyrolysis and Thermal decomposition.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Quantum mechanics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Kinetics, Kinetic energy, Catalysis, Thermodynamics and Computational chemistry are tackled in International Journal of Chemical Kinetics. The Kinetics works featured in it incorporate elements from Organic chemistry, Activation energy, Physical chemistry, Inorganic chemistry and Shock tube. Shock tube research presented in International Journal of Chemical Kinetics encompasses a variety of subjects, including Combustion and Pyrolysis.

The journal facilitates discussions on Kinetic energy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Ethanol, Photochemistry and Analytical chemistry. The work on Thermodynamics tackled in it brings together disciplines like Reaction rate constant and Ab initio quantum chemistry methods. Issues in Computational chemistry were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Voltammetry, Chemical kinetics, Structural isomer and Hydrogen atom abstraction.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Reaction mechanisms of a cyclic ether intermediate: Ethyloxirane (6 citations)
  • Isomer‐dependent reaction mechanisms of cyclic ether intermediates: cis‐2,3‐dimethyloxirane and trans‐2,3‐dimethyloxirane (4 citations)
  • Thermal and kinetic study of hydroxyapatite formation by solid‐state reaction (3 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 Chemical Kinetics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Roger Atkinson (80 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Timothy J. Wallington (59 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gabriel Chuchani (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sara M. Aschmann (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ming-Chang Lin (49 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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 International Journal of Chemical Kinetics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (99 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Riverside (98 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • SRI International (74 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ford Motor Company (68 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (67 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, 5.56% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 6.86% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.78% of all publications and 76.47% 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

  • Oxidation of methylamine

    Peter Glarborg;Charlotte S. Andreasen;Hamid Hashemi;Rachel Qian

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Oxidation and pyrolysis of methyl propyl ether

    Matthew S. Johnson;Mark R. Nimlos;Erik Ninnemann;Andrew Laich

    (2021)
    37 Citations
  • A pyrolysis study of allylic hydrocarbon fuels

    Shashank S. Nagaraja;Goutham Kukkadapu;Snehasish Panigrahy;Jinhu Liang;Jinhu Liang

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Reaction mechanisms of a cyclic ether intermediate: Ethyloxirane

    Matthew G. Christianson;Anna C. Doner;Matthew M. Davis;Alanna L. Koritzke

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • How much is the accuracy of activation energy affected by ignoring thermal inertia

    Sergey Vyazovkin

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Uncertainty analysis of correlated parameters in automated reaction mechanism generation

    Connie W. Gao;Mengjie Liu;William H. Green

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Isomer‐dependent reaction mechanisms of cyclic ether intermediates: cis‐2,3‐dimethyloxirane and trans‐2,3‐dimethyloxirane

    Anna C. Doner;Matthew M. Davis;Alanna L. Koritzke;Matthew G. Christianson

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • Automated reaction kinetics and network exploration (Arkane): A statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, transition state theory, and master equation software

    (2023)
    22 Citations
  • Thermal decomposition of N2O near 900 K studied by FTIR spectrometry: Comparison of experimental and theoretical O(3P) formation kinetics

    Tien V. Pham;Tien V. Pham;T. J. Tsay;M. C. Lin;M. C. Lin

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Bulk polymerization kinetics of methyl methacrylate at broad temperature range investigated by differential scanning calorimetry

    (2022)
    18 Citations

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