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International Journal of Material Forming
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International Journal of Material Forming

1960-6206

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/12289

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 190 31 58 14
Materials Science 487 32 35 13
Engineering and Technology 782 18 45 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 75
Documents by Best Scientists*: 109
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 52
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.621
Impact Factor: 2.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Material Forming?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Composite material, Finite element method, Structural engineering, Metallurgy and Mechanical engineering. Formability, Forming processes, Ultimate tensile strength, Composite number and Extrusion are among the concentrations of Composite material that garnered much attention in it. Some problems in Finite element method that were presented in International Journal of Material Forming overlapped with concepts under Mechanics, Computer simulation, Stress (mechanics) and Anisotropy.

Anisotropy study tackled is connected to the field of Yield (engineering). It focuses on Structural engineering but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Deep drawing, Hardening (metallurgy), Necking and Blank. As a part of it, discussions in Metallurgy involve topics like Microstructure, Aluminium, Alloy, Die (manufacturing) and Deformation (engineering).

The journal addresses concerns in Mechanical engineering which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Computational intelligence and Engineering drawing. Computational intelligence and Mathematical optimization are closely related fields of research discussed in International Journal of Material Forming.

  • Composite material (39.17%)
  • Finite element method (28.67%)
  • Structural engineering (25.05%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Advances in anisotropy and formability (168 citations)
  • Simulation of the mechanical behaviour of woven fabrics at the scale of fibers (129 citations)
  • Synthesis and characterization of ZnO – polymer nanocomposites (100 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Material Forming:

The journal articles focus largely on the fields of Composite material, Structural engineering, Metallurgy, Finite element method and Mechanical engineering. While the journal publications focused on Structural engineering, they were also able to explore topics like Yarn, Material properties and Blank. The most cited articles tackle studies in Anisotropy and the interrelated subject of Tensile testing, Yield (engineering) and Mechanics to gain insights into Finite element method.

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 Material Forming (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Francisco Chinesta (55 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Philippe Boisse (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Frédéric Barlat (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Marion Merklein (21 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Luigino Filice (19 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 Material Forming (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (61 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Arts et Métiers ParisTech (46 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Mines ParisTech (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Twente (37 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (34 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 4.95% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.79% of all publications and 55.21% 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

  • Advances in anisotropy of plastic behaviour and formability of sheet metals

    Dorel Banabic;Frédéric Barlat;Oana Cazacu;Toshihiko Kuwabara

    (2020)
    103 Citations
  • A different attempt to improve the formability of aluminum tailor welded blanks (TWB) produced by the FSW

    Mahmoud Abbasi;Behrouz Bagheri;Amin Abdollahzadeh;Ahmad Ostovari Moghaddam

    (2021)
    102 Citations
  • Mechanical characterization of glass and jute fiber-based hybrid composites fabricated through compression molding technique

    (2021)
    89 Citations
  • Analysis of ESAFORM 2021 cup drawing benchmark of an Al alloy, critical factors for accuracy and efficiency of FE simulations

    Unknown

    (2022)
    69 Citations
  • Interfacial behaviors of continuous carbon fiber reinforced polymers manufactured by fused filament fabrication: A review and prospect

    (2022)
    45 Citations
  • Effect of vibration on machining and mechanical properties of AZ91 alloy during FSP: modeling and experiments

    Behrouz Bagheri;Amin Abdollahzadeh;Amin Abdollahzadeh;Mahmoud Abbasi;Amir Hossein Kokabi

    (2021)
    44 Citations

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