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Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering
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Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering

1741-5977

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/gipe20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 1295 11 12 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 39
Documents by Best Scientists*: 50
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 39
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.315
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering?

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Inverse problem, Mathematical analysis, Mathematical optimization, Inverse and Applied mathematics. Inverse problem research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Identification (information), Estimation theory, Algorithm, Finite element method and Nonlinear system. Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering holds forums on Mathematical analysis that merges themes from other disciplines such as Regularization (mathematics) and Boundary (topology).

Specifically, studies on Genetic algorithm are prevalent in the Mathematical optimization works discussed.

  • Inverse problem (41.95%)
  • Mathematical analysis (36.15%)
  • Mathematical optimization (19.97%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A survey of applications of the MFS to inverse problems (166 citations)
  • Deep learning for photoacoustic tomography from sparse data. (151 citations)
  • Detection of material interfaces using a regularized level set method in piezoelectric structures (144 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering:

The journal papers focus largely on the fields of Mathematical analysis, Inverse problem, Mathematical optimization, Inverse and Regularization (mathematics). The published papers explore topics in Mathematical analysis which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Method of fundamental solutions and Boundary (topology). The works on Mathematical optimization tackled in the published papers bring together disciplines like Algorithm, Applied mathematics and Identification (information).

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

  • Mathematical analysis
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of the journal are Inverse problem, Mathematical analysis, Applied mathematics, Inverse and Regularization (mathematics). Topics in Inverse problem were tackled in line with various other fields like Nonlinear programming, Work (thermodynamics), Algorithm, Particle swarm optimization and Fractional diffusion. Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering features Mathematical analysis research that overlaps with concepts in Boundary (topology).

The studies on Applied mathematics discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Function (mathematics), Nonlinear system, Uniqueness and Identification (information). The work on Inverse addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Tikhonov regularization is the primary subject of Regularization (mathematics) works presented in the journal.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Lipschitz stability estimate and reconstruction of Lamé parameters in linear elasticity (9 citations)
  • An inverse problem of a simultaneous reconstruction of the dielectric constant and conductivity from experimental backscattering data (6 citations)
  • River discharge and bathymetry estimations from SWOT altimetry measurements (6 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 Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Daniel Lesnic (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Helcio R. B. Orlande (20 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chein-Shan Liu (16 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Marcelo J. Colaço (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • George S. Dulikravich (10 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 Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (40 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Lanzhou University (23 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Leeds (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hunan University (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dalian University of Technology (16 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less 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, 7.97% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.75% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.81% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.24% of all publications and 62.20% 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

  • The generalized flexibility matrix method for structural damage detection with incomplete mode shape data

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • A new method based on polynomials equipped with a parameter to solve two parabolic inverse problems with a nonlocal boundary condition

    J. Hajishafieiha;S. Abbasbandy

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Comparative studies on the criteria for regularization parameter selection based on moving force identification

    Zhen Chen;Zhen Wang;Zhihao Wang;Tommy H.T. Chan

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • On the inverse eigenvalue problem for periodic Jacobi matrices

    M. Heydari;S. A. Shahzadeh Fazeli;S. M. Karbassi;M. R. Hooshmandasl

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • A local meshless procedure to determine the unknown control parameter in the multi-dimensional inverse problems

    Mehdi Dehghan;Nasim Shafieeabyaneh;Mostafa Abbaszadeh

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Inverse shape design method based on pressure and shear stress for separated flow via Elastic Surface Algorithm

    Mohammad Hossein Noorsalehi;Mahdi Nili-Ahmadabadi;Kyung Chun Kim

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Nonlinear conjugate gradient method for identifying Young's modulus of the elasticity imaging inverse problem

    Talaat Abdelhamid;Rongliang Chen;Md. Mahbub Alam

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Bayesian damage identification of simply supported beams from elastostatic data

    Iman Tabatabaei Ardekani;Jari Kaipio;Daniel Castello

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Reconstruction of Refractive Index Maps Using Photogrammetry

    A. Miller;A. J. Mullholland;K.M.M. Tant;S.G. Pierce

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Inverse design of 3D curved ducts using a 3D-upgraded ball-spine algorithm

    Atefeh Kariminia;Mahdi Nili-Ahmadabadi;Kyung Chun Kim

    (2021)
    1 Citations

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