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Journal of Alloys and Compounds
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Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 33 3240 7465 94
Chemistry 44 1316 2602 73

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 5141
Documents by Best Scientists*: 9760
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 85
SCIMAGO H-index: 235
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.192
Impact Factor: 6.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Alloys and Compounds?

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Analytical chemistry, Microstructure, Chemical engineering, Metallurgy and Composite material. Analytical chemistry research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Doping, Scanning electron microscope and Phase (matter). Journal of Alloys and Compounds features Scanning electron microscope research that overlaps with concepts in Transmission electron microscopy.

Crystallography and Thermodynamics are some topics wherein Phase (matter) research discussed in Journal of Alloys and Compounds have an impact. While Crystallography is the key highlight in Journal of Alloys and Compounds, it also covered some subjects on Space group and Crystal structure. In it, Sintering, Mineralogy and Grain size are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Microstructure research.

The subject of Anode, which is connected to the field of Lithium, serves as the foundation of the Chemical engineering research featured in it. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Metallurgy, apply to Hydrogen as well. Topics like Composite number, Ultimate tensile strength, Ceramic and Coating are tackled as part of the discussions on Composite material.

  • Analytical chemistry (22.15%)
  • Microstructure (15.82%)
  • Chemical engineering (15.57%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Protective coatings on magnesium and its alloys — a critical review (2019 citations)
  • Ti-doped alkali metal aluminium hydrides as potential novel reversible hydrogen storage materials (1516 citations)
  • Nanocrystalline magnesium for hydrogen storage (964 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Alloys and Compounds:

The published articles cover a variety of subjects, including Analytical chemistry, Metallurgy, Microstructure, Chemical engineering and Composite material. The most cited publications explore topics in Analytical chemistry which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Doping, Scanning electron microscope and Mineralogy. The journal articles explore research in Metallurgy alongside concepts in Phase (matter) and other areas of study in Crystallography.

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

  • Composite material
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Organic chemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Chemical engineering, Composite material, Microstructure, Alloy and Phase (matter). The journal facilitates discussions on Chemical engineering that incorporate concepts from other fields like Electrochemistry, Anode, Electrode and Catalysis. It focuses on Microstructure research which is adjacent to topics in Grain size.

The in-depth study on Alloy also explores topics in the intersecting field of Corrosion. The studies in Phase (matter) featured incorporate elements of Intermetallic and Analytical chemistry. Luminescence and Photoluminescence are among the concentrations of Analytical chemistry that garnered much attention in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Polarization enhancement in Fe doped BNT based relaxors using Bi compensation (2 citations)
  • Copper-doped ruthenium oxide as highly efficient electrocatalysts for the evolution of oxygen in acidic media (1 citations)
  • Optimized electronic performance in half-Heusler Ti-doped NbFeSb materials by stoichiometric tuning at the Fe and Sb sites (1 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 Journal of Alloys and Compounds (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Akihisa Inoue (140 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • K.H.J. Buschow (138 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • D. Fruchart (126 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dariusz Kaczorowski (126 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Jürgen Eckert (125 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 Alloys and Compounds (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (3259 papers) published 30 papers at the last edition, 191 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (1226 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 24 less than at the previous edition,
  • Harbin Institute of Technology (1074 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 85 less than at the previous edition,
  • Central South University (1051 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 110 less than at the previous edition,
  • Polish Academy of Sciences (1009 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 34 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 2022 edition, 5.52% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.84% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.42% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.81% of all publications and 58.93% 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

  • Materials for hydrogen-based energy storage – past, recent progress and future outlook

    Michael Hirscher;Volodymyr A. Yartys;Marcello Baricco;Jose Bellosta von Colbe

    (2020)
    884 Citations
  • Earth-abundant transition-metal-based bifunctional catalysts for overall electrochemical water splitting: A review

    Jiajia Wang;Xiyan Yue;Yanyan Yang;Suchada Sirisomboonchai

    (2020)
    431 Citations
  • A review on WO3 based gas sensors: Morphology control and enhanced sensing properties

    Chengjun Dong;Rongjun Zhao;Lijia Yao;Yan Ran

    (2020)
    407 Citations
  • Optical temperature sensing of up-conversion luminescent materials: Fundamentals and progress

    Yan Zhao;Xusheng Wang;Ying Zhang;Yanxia Li

    (2020)
    378 Citations
  • Transition metal oxide-based electrode materials for flexible supercapacitors: A review

    Seyed Ali Delbari;Laleh Saleh Ghadimi;Raha Hadi;Sana Farhoudian

    (2021)
    361 Citations
  • A review of hot deformation behavior and constitutive models to predict flow stress of high-entropy alloys

    Unknown

    (2022)
    359 Citations
  • Magnesium-based hydrogen storage compounds: A review

    Liuzhang Ouyang;Fen Liu;Hui Wang;Jiangwen Liu

    (2020)
    342 Citations
  • Recent advances in cobalt-based electrocatalysts for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions

    Wenxiu Zhang;Liang Cui;Jingquan Liu;Jingquan Liu

    (2020)
    338 Citations
  • A review on fluorescence intensity ratio thermometer based on rare-earth and transition metal ions doped inorganic luminescent materials

    Qiang Wang;Min Liao;Qiuming Lin;Mingxiang Xiong

    (2021)
    313 Citations

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