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International Journal of Mass Spectrometry
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International Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 508 101 173 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 167
Documents by Best Scientists*: 231
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 126
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.404
Impact Factor: 1.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Mass Spectrometry?

International Journal of Mass Spectrometry explores disciplines such as Ion, Analytical chemistry, Mass spectrometry, Atomic physics and Dissociation (chemistry). The journal holds forums on Ion that merges themes from other disciplines such as Photochemistry and Molecule. The study on Molecule presented in it intersects with the topics under Inorganic chemistry.

The research on Analytical chemistry featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Thermal ionization, Isotope and Chemical ionization. The journal explores the study of Mass spectrometry to improve our understanding of the broader topic of Chromatography. The Atomic physics works featured in it incorporate elements from Range (particle radiation), Ion trap, Excitation, Kinetic energy and Electron.

Crystallography, Computational chemistry and Collision-induced dissociation are some topics wherein Dissociation (chemistry) research discussed in International Journal of Mass Spectrometry have an impact. Ionization research is the primary subject tackled in the journal with a focus on Electron ionization. Most of the Fragmentation (mass spectrometry) studies addressed also intersect with Stereochemistry.

  • Ion (39.09%)
  • Analytical chemistry (38.75%)
  • Mass spectrometry (35.95%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • An investigation of the mobility separation of some peptide and protein ions using a new hybrid quadrupole/travelling wave IMS/oa-ToF instrument (694 citations)
  • Evaluation of the roles of reactive species, heat, and UV radiation in the inactivation of bacterial cells by air plasmas at atmospheric pressure (626 citations)
  • Gas-phase infrared multiple photon dissociation spectroscopy of mass-selected molecular ions (430 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Mass Spectrometry:

The most cited articles explore disciplines such as Analytical chemistry, Mass spectrometry, Ion, Atomic physics and Chromatography. In addition to Analytical chemistry research, the published papers aim to explore topics under Ionization, Dissociation (chemistry) and Isotope. The journal articles explore issues in Mass spectrometry which can be linked to other research areas like Ion source and Thermal ionization mass spectrometry.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Enzyme
  • Quantum mechanics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in International Journal of Mass Spectrometry deals with Time of flight, Mass spectrometry, Analytical chemistry, Kinetic energy and Internal energy. The journal facilitates discussions on Time of flight that incorporate concepts from other fields like Size-exclusion chromatography, Oligomer, Orbitrap and Ion-mobility spectrometry. Studies in Mass spectrometry and Multi dimensional are the key highlights in it.

The journal features works in Analytical chemistry, more specifically Isotope dilution, and explores their relation to disciplines like Rare-earth element. Kinetic energy research featured in International Journal of Mass Spectrometry incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Hydrogen, Dehydrogenation, Photochemistry, Ionization and Fluorene. It addresses concerns in Inductively coupled plasma which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Oxide and Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Rapid unseparated rare earth element analyses by isotope dilution multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ID-MC-ICP-MS) (0 citations)
  • Multi-dimensional plug-and-play liquid chromatography-native ion mobility mass spectrometry method for the analysis of biotherapeutics (0 citations)
  • Understanding dehydrogenation sequence in fluorene+ by multiphoton ionisation-excitation processes (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 Mass Spectrometry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tilmann D. Märk (110 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Paul Scheier (70 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jos Oomens (58 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Detlef Schröder (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Diethard K. Bohme (51 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 Mass Spectrometry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Purdue University (135 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (103 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (92 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Max Planck Society (86 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (70 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, 0.00% 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 33.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 66.67% 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 novel method for producing NH4+ reagent ions in the hollow cathode glow discharge ion source of PTR-MS instruments

    Markus Müller;Felix Piel;Rene Gutmann;Philipp Sulzer

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • Using Orbitrap mass spectrometry to assess the isotopic compositions of individual compounds in mixtures

    Amy E. Hofmann;Laura Chimiak;Brooke Dallas;Jens Griep-Raming

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Exploring frontiers of orbitrap performance for long transients

    Eduard Denisov;Eugen Damoc;Alexander Makarov

    (2021)
    37 Citations
  • Investigating native capillary zone electrophoresis-mass spectrometry on a high-end quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometer for the characterization of monoclonal antibodies

    Xiaojing Shen;Zhijie Liang;Tian Xu;Zhichang Yang

    (2021)
    37 Citations
  • Imaging of Triglycerides in Tissues Using Nanospray Desorption Electrospray Ionization (Nano-DESI) Mass Spectrometry.

    Daisy Unsihuay;Jiamin Qiu;Sneha Swaroop;Konstantin O. Nagornov

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Methods and limitations of stable isotope measurements via direct elution of chromatographic peaks using gas chromotography-Orbitrap mass spectrometry

    (2022)
    31 Citations
  • High kinetic energy Ion Mobility Spectrometry – Mass spectrometry investigations of four inhalation anaesthetics: Isoflurane, enflurane, sevoflurane and desflurane

    (2022)
    23 Citations
  • Vibrational spectroscopy of the cryogenically cooled O- and N-protomers of 4-Aminobenzoic acid: Tag effects, isotopic labels, and identification of the E,Z isomer of the O-protomer

    Thien Khuu;Nan Yang;Mark A. Johnson

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Highly sensitive 26Al measurements by Ion-Laser-InterAction Mass Spectrometry

    Johannes Lachner;Johannes Lachner;Martin Martschini;Andreas Kalb;Michael Kern

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • Native Mass Spectrometry Reveals the Simultaneous Binding of Lipids and Zinc to Rhodopsin

    Carolanne E. Norris;James E. Keener;Suchithranga M.D.C. Perera;Nipuna Weerasinghe

    (2021)
    19 Citations

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