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Journal of AOAC International
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Journal of AOAC International

1060-3271

Published by: Oxford University Press

https://academic.oup.com/jaoac

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 617 38 43 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 74
Documents by Best Scientists*: 90
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 106
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.411
Impact Factor: 1.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of AOAC International?

The journal explores disciplines such as Chromatography, Food science, Extraction (chemistry), Detection limit and Analytical chemistry. Presentations on Chromatography include those discussing Gas chromatography, High-performance liquid chromatography, Mass spectrometry, Repeatability and Quantitative analysis (chemistry). The in-depth study on Repeatability also explores topics in the intersecting field of Reproducibility.

  • Chromatography (39.09%)
  • Food science (11.70%)
  • Extraction (chemistry) (6.76%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Fast and Easy Multiresidue Method Employing Acetonitrile Extraction/Partitioning and "Dispersive Solid-Phase Extraction" for the Determination of Pesticide Residues in Produce (3445 citations)
  • Use of Detergents in the Analysis of Fibrous Feeds. II. A Rapid Method for the Determination of Fiber and Lignin (2086 citations)
  • The variability of AOAC methods of analysis as used in analytical pharmaceutical chemistry. (1978 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of AOAC International:

The published articles investigate areas of study like Chromatography, Food science, Detection limit, Extraction (chemistry) and Gas chromatography. The studies tackled in the published articles, which mainly focus on Chromatography, apply to Analytical chemistry as well. While the most cited articles focused on Food science, they were also able to explore topics like Biotechnology and Biochemistry.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Organic chemistry
  • Biochemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of AOAC International mostly deals with topics like Chromatography, Food science, High-performance liquid chromatography, Extraction (chemistry) and Detection limit. Chromatography studies presented in Journal of AOAC International focus on topics such as Repeatability, Mass spectrometry, Matrix (chemical analysis), Dosage form and Solid phase extraction. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Food science, it also covered topics in Contamination and Salmonella.

While the journal focused on High-performance liquid chromatography, it was also able to explore topics like Thin-layer chromatography, Acetonitrile, Impurity and Silica gel. The journal focuses on Extraction (chemistry) but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Quechers and Response surface methodology. The study on Detection limit presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Adsorption.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Exploring the Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Volatilome by Adding Extra Dimensions to Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography and Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Featuring Tandem Ionization: Validation of Ripening Markers in Headspace Linearity Conditions. (7 citations)
  • Inter-Laboratory Validation of 4-(Dimethylamino) Cinnamaldehyde (DMAC) Assay Using Cranberry Proanthocyanidin Standard for Quantification of Soluble Proanthocyanidins in Cranberry Foods and Dietary Supplements, First Action Official MethodSM: 2019.06 (5 citations)
  • Validation Study of BioSystems® Y15 Histamine Dehydrogenase Kit for the Detection of Histamine in Fish and Fishery Products: AOAC Performance Tested MethodSM 072001. (4 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 AOAC International (based on the number of publications) are:

  • William Horwitz (85 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Patrick Bird (58 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Joseph Sherma (58 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David Firestone (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James Agin (53 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • Food and Drug Administration (3348 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (817 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (234 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Purdue University (147 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency (137 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, 26.18% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.12% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.40% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.05% of all publications and 67.44% 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

  • Non-Destructive Measurement of the Internal Quality of Citrus Fruits Using a Portable NIR Device.

    Carla S P Santos;Rebeca Cruz;Diogo B Gonçalves;Rafael Queirós

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • Review of Analytical Methods to Detect Adulteration in Coffee.

    Xiuju Wang;Loong-Tak Lim;Yucheng Fu

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Advancing the FDA/Office of Regulatory Affairs Mycotoxin Program: New Analytical Method Approaches to Addressing Needs and Challenges

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Fully automated identification of coffee species and simultaneous quantification of furfuryl alcohol using NMR spectroscopy

    Dirk W Lachenmeier;Jan Teipel;Andreas Scharinger;Thomas Kuballa

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Food Fingerprinting: Using a Two-Tiered approach to Monitor and Mitigate Food Fraud in Rice

    Terence F McGrath;Maeve Shannon;Olivier P Chevallier;Ratnasekhar Ch

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy Coupled to Chemometrics as a Cost-Effective, Rapid, and Non-Destructive Tool for Fish Fraud Control: Monitoring Source, Condition, and Nutritional Value of Five Common Whitefish Species.

    Diogo B Gonçalves;Carla S P Santos;Teresa Pinho;Rafael Queirós

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Comparison of DAD and FLD Detection for Identification of Selected Bisphenols in Human Breast Milk Samples and Their Quantitative Analysis by LC-MS/MS

    Tomasz Tuzimski;Szymon Szubartowski;Renata Gadzała-Kopciuch;Andrzej Miturski

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Development of a New and Fast Extraction Method Based on Solvent-Assisted Dispersive Solid-Phase Extraction for Preconcentration and Trace Detection of Atrazine in Real Matrices.

    Mohammad Behbahani

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Exploring the Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Volatilome by Adding Extra Dimensions to Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography and Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Featuring Tandem Ionization: Validation of Ripening Markers in Headspace Linearity Conditions.

    Federico Stilo;Erica Liberto;Stephen E Reichenbach;Qingping Tao

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Extract-and-Inject Analysis of Veterinary Drug Residues in Catfish and Ready-to-Eat Meats by Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography – Tandem Mass Spectrometry

    Steven J Lehotay;Alan R Lightfield

    (2020)
    15 Citations

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