Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics

Top Research Topics at Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics?

Combinatorics, Discrete mathematics, Symmetric group, Graph and Conjecture are the subjects of interest in the journal. While work presented in Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics provided substantial information on Combinatorics, it also covered topics in Type (model theory), Group (mathematics) and Pure mathematics. It primarily discusses Discrete mathematics topics, particularly Symmetric graph, Vertex-transitive graph, Distance-regular graph, Association scheme and Strongly regular graph.

Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics encompasses presentations on Coxeter group, specifically Coxeter complex and Coxeter element. Coxeter element research discussed connects with the study of Artin group.

• Combinatorics (98.51%)
• Discrete mathematics (37.91%)
• Symmetric group (8.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Some Combinatorial Properties of Schubert Polynomials (398 citations)
• The Subconstituent Algebra of an Association Scheme, (Part I) (367 citations)
• Conjectures on the Quotient Ring by Diagonal Invariants (289 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics:

The most cited papers mainly tackle studies in Combinatorics, Discrete mathematics, Symmetric group, Conjecture and Type (model theory). The most cited papers encompass presentations on Combinatorics, specifically Graph, Coxeter group, Monomial, Symmetric graph and Symmetric function. While Symmetric group is the focus of the most cited publications, it also provides insights into the studies of Permutation and Product (mathematics).

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

• Combinatorics
• Algebra
• Geometry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Combinatorics, Graph, Conjecture, Abelian group and Automorphism. Monomial is a focus of the presented Combinatorics works and it dives deep in Monomial. The concepts on Monomial presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Ideal (ring theory), Monomial ideal, Square-free integer and Degree (graph theory).

The journal features studies on Graph, including topics such as Bipartite graph. The Abelian group study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Cayley graph. Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics explores topics in Automorphism which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Characterization (mathematics) and Vertex (graph theory).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Minimal linear codes arising from blocking sets (30 citations)
• Linear sets and MRD-codes arising from a class of scattered linearized polynomials (10 citations)
• Representations and the reduction theorem for ultragraph Leavitt path algebras (8 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics (based on the number of publications) are:

• Cai Heng Li (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Cheryl E. Praeger (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Marston Conder (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Dragan Marušič (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Jürgen Herzog (10 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics (based on the number of publications) are:

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (47 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Michigan (37 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Ghent University (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• University of Western Australia (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Ljubljana (23 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, 16.31% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 5.93% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.93% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 6.78% of all publications and 81.36% 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.