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International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
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International Journal of Mining Science and Technology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 182 28 40 21
Engineering and Technology 196 53 99 32

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 105
Documents by Best Scientists*: 151
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 82
SCIMAGO SJR: 3.137
Impact Factor: 13.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at International journal of mining science and technology?

International journal of mining science and technology investigates studies in Coal mining, Geotechnical engineering, Coal, Mining engineering and Roof. Coal mining research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Structural engineering, Drilling, Drainage and Borehole. The Geotechnical engineering works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Stress (mechanics), Computer simulation and Deformation (meteorology).

Topics in Coal explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Permeability (earth sciences), Petroleum engineering, Adsorption, Mineralogy and Methane. International journal of mining science and technology holds forums on Mining engineering that merges themes from other disciplines such as Longwall mining, Pillar and Extraction (military).

  • Coal mining (31.20%)
  • Geotechnical engineering (30.32%)
  • Coal (30.24%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Application of response surface methodology (RSM) for optimization of leaching parameters for ash reduction from low-grade coal (134 citations)
  • Pore characterization of different types of coal from coal and gas outburst disaster sites using low temperature nitrogen adsorption approach (115 citations)
  • Coal and gas outburst dynamic system (94 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International journal of mining science and technology:

The most cited papers mainly tackle studies in Coal, Coal mining, Geotechnical engineering, Mining engineering and Roof. The journal publications explore research in Coal alongside concepts in Adsorption and other areas of study in Chemical engineering. The published articles hold forums on Coal mining that merge themes from other disciplines such as Hydraulic fracturing, Drilling, Permeability (earth sciences) and Borehole.

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

  • Composite material
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Coal mining, Mining engineering, Coal, Stress (mechanics) and Geotechnical engineering. Coal mining research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Soil science, Instability, Overburden, Control (management) and Subsidence. Longwall mining, Retreat mining, Pillar and Borehole are some topics wherein Mining engineering research discussed in it have an impact.

The tackled Coal research is interrelated with Mechanics which concerns subjects like Material properties and Work (thermodynamics). The studies in Stress (mechanics) featured incorporate elements of Roof, Fracture (geology), Dynamic testing, Elastic modulus and Overburden pressure. The concepts on Geotechnical engineering presented in International journal of mining science and technology can also apply to other research fields, including Compressive strength and Fracture mechanics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Development of ensemble learning models to evaluate the strength of coal-grout materials (30 citations)
  • Comparative study of model tests on automatically formed roadway and gob-side entry driving in deep coal mines (22 citations)
  • Stability control of gob-side entry retained under the gob with close distance coal seams (17 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 mining science and technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Baiquan Lin (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ting Ren (17 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Ted Klemetti (16 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Jixiong Zhang (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Kai Wang (16 papers) published 1 paper 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 mining science and technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • China University of Mining and Technology (514 papers) published 30 papers at the last edition, 12 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (54 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Ministry of Education (39 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Central South University (33 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • West Virginia University (32 papers) published 6 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, 10.81% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 60.61% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.08% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.13% of all publications and 18.18% 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

  • Mechanical behavior of coal under different mining rates: A case study from laboratory experiments to field testing

    Mingzhong Gao;Mingzhong Gao;Jing Xie;Yanan Gao;Yanan Gao;Wenyong Wang

    (2021)
    254 Citations
  • Experimental study on the mechanical and failure behaviors of deep rock subjected to true triaxial stress: A review

    (2022)
    201 Citations
  • Compensation excavation method control for large deformation disaster of mountain soft rock tunnel

    Unknown

    (2022)
    194 Citations
  • Evolution and modeling of mine water inflow and hazard characteristics in southern coalfields of China: A case of Meitanba mine

    Unknown

    (2022)
    178 Citations
  • Comparative study of model tests on automatically formed roadway and gob-side entry driving in deep coal mines

    Qi Wang;Qi Wang;Manchao He;Shucai Li;Shucai Li;Zhenhua Jiang

    (2021)
    173 Citations
  • Effects of water content, water type and temperature on the rheological behaviour of slag-cement and fly ash-cement paste backfill

    Yue Zhao;Abbas Taheri;Murat Karakus;Zhongwei Chen

    (2020)
    157 Citations
  • Dynamic mechanical properties and wave propagation of composite rock-mortar specimens based on SHPB tests

    (2022)
    142 Citations

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