Journal of Central South University

Top Research Topics at Journal of Central South University?

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Composite material, Geotechnical engineering, Metallic materials, Structural engineering and Control theory. The presentations discussing Composite material offer insights in topics such as Microstructure, Ultimate tensile strength and Scanning electron microscope. The Microstructure research presented falls under the domain of Metallurgy.

Alloy is a major topic of Metallurgy research presented in Journal of Central South University. It features studies on Structural engineering, including topics such as Finite element method. Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Control theory but it intersects with the subject of Control engineering.

• Composite material (12.78%)
• Geotechnical engineering (11.04%)
• Metallic materials (10.97%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Heat transfer study on solid and porous convective fins with temperature-dependent heat generation using efficient analytical method (68 citations)
• Industrial wastes applications for alkalinity regulation in bauxite residue: A comprehensive review (62 citations)
• Flow of Casson nanofluid with viscous dissipation and convective conditions: A mathematical model (59 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Central South University:

The journal articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Geotechnical engineering, Structural engineering, Composite material, Metallic materials and Control theory. Roof, Acoustic emission and Coal mining are some topics wherein Geotechnical engineering research discussed in the most cited articles has an impact. The published papers link adjacent topics like Composite material with Metallurgy.

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

• Composite material
• Artificial intelligence
• Mechanical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Central South University focuses largely on the fields of Composite material, Microstructure, Geotechnical engineering, Stress (mechanics) and Mechanics. Ultimate tensile strength, Selective laser melting, Porosity, Corrosion and Alloy are some of the study areas of Composite material discussed. Martensite is part of Microstructure studies tackled in the journal.

While Geotechnical engineering is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Roof and Metallic materials.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Geotechnical stability analysis considering strain softening using micro-polar continuum finite element method (25 citations)
• Settlement characteristics of large-diameter shield excavation below existing subway in close vicinity (15 citations)
• Rockburst prediction in hard rock mines developing bagging and boosting tree-based ensemble techniques (13 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 Central South University (based on the number of publications) are:

• Wenqing Qin (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Guanzhou Qiu (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
• Shengguo Xue (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Xiao-li Yang (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Xibing Li (16 papers) published 1 paper 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Central South University (based on the number of publications) are:

• Central South University (935 papers) published 45 papers at the last edition, 45 less than at the previous edition,
• National University of Defense Technology (128 papers) absent at the last edition,
• China University of Mining and Technology (115 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Chinese Academy of Sciences (110 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
• Hunan University (107 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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, 22.56% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 47.02% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.25% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.19% of all publications and 18.54% 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.