Journal of Chemical Education

Top Research Topics at Journal of Chemical Education?

Journal of Chemical Education mostly deals with topics like Chemistry (relationship), Engineering physics, Mathematics education, Organic chemistry and Science instruction. It connects research in Chemistry (relationship) with the related topic of Curriculum. Engineering physics research presented in Journal of Chemical Education encompasses a variety of subjects, including Higher education, Science education and Engineering ethics.

The main emphasis of it is the research on Mathematics education, emphasizing the topic of Teaching method.

• Chemistry (relationship) (13.16%)
• Engineering physics (9.62%)
• Mathematics education (8.12%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Hard and soft acids and bases, HSAB, part 1: Fundamental principles (1601 citations)
• Diamagnetic Corrections and Pascal's Constants (1581 citations)
• Molecular Volumes and the Stokes-Einstein Equation. (1409 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Chemical Education:

The journal publications primarily tackle Chemistry (relationship), Mathematics education, Science instruction, Organic chemistry and Teaching method. The most cited papers explore issues in Chemistry (relationship) which can be linked to other research areas like General chemistry, Engineering physics and Curriculum. While Mathematics education is the key highlight in the published papers, thet also covered some subjects on Higher education and Science education.

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

• Organic chemistry
• World War II
• Quantum mechanics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Chemistry (relationship), Mathematics education, Medical education, Curriculum and Chemistry education. The studies in Chemistry (relationship) featured incorporate elements of Context (language use) and Engineering ethics. Topics in Mathematics education explored in Journal of Chemical Education were investigated in conjunction with research in Class (computer programming), Course (navigation) and Process (engineering).

The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Medical education as it also encompasses Laboratory safety.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Equitable and Inclusive Practices Designed to Reduce Equity Gaps in Undergraduate Chemistry Courses (7 citations)
• Developing and Using BioSIMAR, an Augmented Reality Program to Visualize and Learn about Chemical Structures in a Virtual Environment on Any Internet-Connected Device (5 citations)
• At-Home Real-Life Sample Preparation and Colorimetric-Based Analysis: A Practical Experience outside the Laboratory (5 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 Chemical Education (based on the number of publications) are:

• George B. Kauffman (323 papers) absent at the last edition,
• John W. Moore (256 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Ralph E. Oesper (176 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Hubert N. Alyea (135 papers) absent at the last edition,
• William F. Kieffer (132 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

• Iowa State University (1458 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Purdue University (91 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Wisconsin-Madison (87 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Michigan (75 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Minnesota (65 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 10 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, 4.96% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.53% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.97% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.53% of all publications and 70.98% 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.