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Journal of Applied Physics
H-index 63

Journal of Applied Physics

0021-8979

Published by: American Institute of Physics

https://aip.scitation.org/journal/jap

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 63 169 290 27

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 2484
Documents by Best Scientists*: 3305
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 58
SCIMAGO H-index: 359
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.58
Impact Factor: 2.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Applied Physics?

The journal primarily tackles Condensed matter physics, Analytical chemistry, Optoelectronics, Optics and Thin film. Condensed matter physics research is the primary subject tackled in the journal with a focus on Ferromagnetism. The studies in Analytical chemistry featured incorporate elements of Doping, Silicon, Epitaxy, Annealing (metallurgy) and Ion.

Ion and Atomic physics are closely related fields of research discussed in it. Photoluminescence, Heterojunction, Diode, Semiconductor and Wide-bandgap semiconductor are all areas of Optoelectronics tackled in the journal. Laser and Wavelength are among the concentrations of Optics that garnered much attention in the journal.

Journal of Applied Physics holds forums on Thin film that merges themes from other disciplines such as Crystallography, Substrate (electronics) and Composite material. The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Composite material and Metallurgy. It addresses concerns in Magnetization which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Coercivity and Nuclear magnetic resonance.

  • Condensed matter physics (30.74%)
  • Analytical chemistry (20.26%)
  • Optoelectronics (14.55%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Polymorphic transitions in single crystals: A new molecular dynamics method (10065 citations)
  • A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ZNO MATERIALS AND DEVICES (8895 citations)
  • Detailed Balance Limit of Efficiency of p‐n Junction Solar Cells (8377 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Applied Physics:

The published papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Analytical chemistry, Condensed matter physics, Optoelectronics, Thin film and Optics. The most cited papers explore topics in Analytical chemistry which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Chemical vapor deposition, Annealing (metallurgy), Doping and Silicon. The study of Condensed matter physics in the most cited papers encompasses disciplines such as Crystallography, as well as fields such as Transmission electron microscopy, all of which overlap with one another.

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 Applied Physics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • David J. Sellmyer (218 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hadis Morkoç (144 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • King-Ning Tu (141 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David E. Laughlin (132 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James S. Speck (130 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 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 Applied Physics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (692 papers) published 44 papers at the last edition, 22 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (643 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (623 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 17 less than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (523 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (412 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 4 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, 8.16% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.01% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.14% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.08% of all publications and 67.77% 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

  • Quantum networks based on color centers in diamond

    Maximilian Ruf;Noel H. Wan;Hyeongrak Choi;Dirk Englund;Dirk Englund

    (2021)
    496 Citations
  • Hybrid magnonics: Physics, circuits, and applications for coherent information processing

    Yi Li;Wei Zhang;Wei Zhang;Vasyl Tyberkevych;Wai Kwong Kwok

    (2020)
    445 Citations
  • The future of quantum computing with superconducting qubits

    (2022)
    303 Citations
  • Nanoscale magnetophotonics

    (2020)
    102 Citations
  • Terahertz topological photonic integrated circuits for 6G and beyond: A Perspective

    (2022)
    96 Citations
  • Plasma-driven solution electrolysis

    Peter J. Bruggeman;Renee R. Frontiera;Uwe R. Kortshagen;Mark J. Kushner

    (2021)
    73 Citations
  • Perspective on Metallic Antiferromagnets

    Saima A. Siddiqui;Joseph Sklenar;Kisung Kang;Matthew J. Gilbert

    (2020)
    69 Citations
  • Acoustic nonreciprocity

    (2021)
    67 Citations
  • Neuromorphic computing with antiferromagnetic spintronics

    Aleksandr Kurenkov;Shunsuke Fukami;Hideo Ohno

    (2020)
    63 Citations
  • Spin–orbit-torque magnonics

    V. E. Demidov;S. Urazhdin;A. Anane;V. Cros

    (2020)
    60 Citations

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