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Journal of Adhesion
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Journal of Adhesion

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 193 25 50 14
Materials Science 463 27 53 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 68
Documents by Best Scientists*: 99
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 66
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.607
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Adhesion?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Composite material, Adhesive, Adhesion, Epoxy and Polymer. Journal of Adhesion concentrated on Composite material research, specifically Fracture mechanics, Adhesive bonding, Ultimate tensile strength, Composite number and Joint (geology). While work presented in Journal of Adhesion provided substantial information on Fracture mechanics, it also covered topics in Fracture toughness and Fracture (geology).

Journal of Adhesion focuses on Adhesive but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Structural engineering, Lap joint, Finite element method and Aluminium. The research on Structural engineering discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Stress (mechanics). The studies on Adhesion discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Wetting, Contact angle, Chemical engineering, Nanotechnology and Surface energy.

Issues in Epoxy were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Curing (chemistry) and Durability. Research on Polymer addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Polymer chemistry.

  • Composite material (69.11%)
  • Adhesive (47.56%)
  • Adhesion (23.18%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Dispersion-Polar Surface Tension Properties of Organic Solids (974 citations)
  • The Role of the Interface in Carbon Fibre-Epoxy Composites (507 citations)
  • Adhesion of Graphite Fibers to Epoxy Matrices: I. The Role of Fiber Surface Treatment (477 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Adhesion:

The published papers primarily tackle Composite material, Adhesive, Adhesion, Epoxy and Polymer. The journal papers explore topics in Adhesive which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Structural engineering, Finite element method, Fracture (geology), Fracture toughness and Viscoelasticity. Aside from discussions in Adhesion, the journal articles also deal with the subject of Contact angle which intersects with Surface tension and Surface energy disciplines.

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 Journal of Adhesion (based on the number of publications) are:

  • David A. Dillard (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • F. J. Boerio (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anthony J. Kinloch (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • L.F.M. da Silva (27 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Raul D.S.G. Campilho (22 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 Journal of Adhesion (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Virginia Tech (96 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Porto (44 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (39 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Cincinnati (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Surrey (35 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 2021 edition, 5.19% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.97% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.69% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.16% of all publications and 67.19% 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

  • Oxidized demethylated lignin as a bio-based adhesive for wood bonding

    Xinyi Chen;Xinyi Chen;Xuedong Xi;Antonio Pizzi;Emmanuel Fredon

    (2021)
    107 Citations
  • Effect of surface texture on the mechanical performance of bonded joints: a review

    (2021)
    55 Citations
  • A Bayesian regularization-backpropagation neural network model for peeling computations

    Saipraneeth Gouravaraju;Jyotindra Narayan;Roger A. Sauer;Sachin Singh Gautam

    (2021)
    52 Citations
  • Glutaraldehyde-wheat gluten protein adhesives for wood bonding

    Xuedong Xi;Antonio Pizzi;Christine Gerardin;Jingjing Liao

    (2021)
    42 Citations
  • On the effect of adhesive thickness on mode I fracture energy - an experimental and modelling study using a trapezoidal cohesive zone model

    Xiao Han;Yong Jin;Lucas F. M. da Silva;Marcelo Costa

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • On stickiness of multiscale randomly rough surfaces

    G. Violano;L. Afferrante;A. Papangelo;M. Ciavarella

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • Preparation and properties of a novel type of tannin-based wood adhesive

    Xinyi Chen;Antonio Pizzi;Emmanuel Fredon;Christine Gerardin

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Bond Strength in Dry Condition of Reclaimed Asphalt Modified by Crumb Rubber Modified Binder

    (2022)
    32 Citations

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