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International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture
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International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 218 16 30 13
Materials Science 490 18 31 13

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 44
Documents by Best Scientists*: 62
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 36
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.089
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture?

The journal focuses on Composite material, Ultimate tensile strength, Alloy, Microstructure and Composite number. It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Composite material and Machining. Surface roughness and Drilling are some topics wherein Machining research discussed in it have an impact.

While it focused on Ultimate tensile strength, it was also able to explore topics like Material properties and Scanning electron microscope. Alloy research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Corrosion and Dislocation. International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture explores research in Grain size and overlapping concepts in Recrystallization (metallurgy) to expand the discourse in Microstructure.

Composite number research presented in International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture encompasses a variety of subjects, including Fiber, Epoxy and Ceramic. The studies on Deformation (engineering) discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Strain rate, Plasticity and Projectile. Most of the Aluminium studies addressed also intersect with Formability.

  • Composite material (62.13%)
  • Ultimate tensile strength (18.34%)
  • Alloy (16.57%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Comparative study of the application of steels and aluminium in lightweight production of automotive parts (88 citations)
  • A review on forming techniques for manufacturing lightweight complex—shaped aluminium panel components (80 citations)
  • Optimization of Fused Deposition Modeling Parameters for Improved PLA and ABS 3D Printed Structures (48 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture:

The journal publications aim to foster the development of research in Composite material, Automotive industry, Formability, Aluminium and Ultimate tensile strength. The published papers address concerns in the field of Aluminium by exploring it in line with topics in Ductility which intersect with Finite element method, Process (engineering), Spot welding and Die (manufacturing) subjects. The studies on Ultimate tensile strength discussed at the most cited articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Infill, Alloy, Microstructure, High entropy alloys and Compression (physics).

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

  • Composite material
  • Aluminium
  • Metallurgy

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Composite material, Ultimate tensile strength, Composite number, Alloy and Surface roughness. Composite material and Laser power scaling are closely related fields of research discussed in International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture. Some problems in Ultimate tensile strength that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Welding, Magnesium, Brazing and Intermetallic.

The work on Composite number tackled in it brings together disciplines like Natural rubber, Optical microscope, Pressure sensor, Deformation (engineering) and Glass fiber. The overlapping concepts between Scanning electron microscope and Tin are the key highlights of Alloy study. The research on Surface roughness featured in International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture combines topics in other fields like Residual stress, Tool wear, Machining and Rotational speed.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Performance analysis of micro textured cutting insert design parameters on machining of Al-MMC in turning process (15 citations)
  • A review on forming technologies of fibre metal laminates (11 citations)
  • Challenges in additive manufacturing of high-strength aluminium alloys and current developments in hybrid additive manufacturing (10 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 Lightweight Materials and Manufacture (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Reza Teimouri (13 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Saeid Amini (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Jianguo Lin (7 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • John P. Dear (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Daichi Shimonishi (4 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 Lightweight Materials and Manufacture (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Kashan (19 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Imperial College London (18 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Northwestern Polytechnical University (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Manchester (6 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more 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, 6.12% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 41.30% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.22% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.87% of all publications and 32.61% 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

  • Challenges in additive manufacturing of high-strength aluminium alloys and current developments in hybrid additive manufacturing

    Sadettin C. Altıparmak;Victoria A. Yardley;Zhusheng Shi;Jianguo Lin

    (2021)
    203 Citations
  • Characterization of chemical treated and untreated natural fibers from Pennisetum orientale grass- A potential reinforcement for lightweight polymeric applications

    R. Vijay;A. Vinod;D. Lenin Singaravelu;M.R. Sanjay

    (2021)
    78 Citations
  • Review of Common Hydrogen Storage Tanks and Current Manufacturing Methods for Aluminium Alloy Tank Liners

    (2023)
    42 Citations
  • A review on Flexibility of Free Bending Forming Technology for Manufacturing Thin-Walled Complex-Shaped Metallic Tubes

    (2022)
    41 Citations
  • Fracture of magnesium matrix nanocomposites - A review

    X. Song;X. Song;P. Bayati;M. Gupta;M. Elahinia

    (2021)
    38 Citations
  • Effect of processing parameters on tensile properties of recycled polypropylene based composites reinforced with jute fabrics

    Mansour Rokbi;Abderaouf Khaldoune;M.R. Sanjay;M.R. Sanjay;P. Senthamaraikannan

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • Mechanical and tribology properties of Al-4.5%Cu-5%TiC metal matrix composites for light-weight structures

    Jagannath Mohapatra;Subhakanta Nayak;Manas Mohan Mahapatra

    (2020)
    34 Citations

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