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Journal of Difference Equations and Applications
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Journal of Difference Equations and Applications

1023-6198

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/gdea20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mathematics 382 34 59 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 53
Documents by Best Scientists*: 79
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 53
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.549
Impact Factor: 1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Difference Equations and Applications?

The foci of the journal are Mathematical analysis, Differential equation, Pure mathematics, Applied mathematics and Discrete mathematics. The work on Mathematical analysis tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Stability (probability) and Nonlinear system. The journal explores issues in Differential equation which can be linked to other research areas like Sequence and Partial differential equation.

Discrete mathematics and Combinatorics are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal. The works on Boundary value problem deal in particular with Mixed boundary condition.

  • Mathematical analysis (46.98%)
  • Differential equation (19.86%)
  • Pure mathematics (17.41%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • ECO: a methodology for the enumeration of combinatorial objects (191 citations)
  • Nonstandard Finite Difference Schemes for Differential Equations (176 citations)
  • Two-point boundary value problems for finite fractional difference equations (162 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Difference Equations and Applications:

Mathematical analysis, Differential equation, Applied mathematics, Nonlinear system and Discrete mathematics are the main subjects of interest in the most cited papers. The journal publications explore issues in Mathematical analysis which can be linked to other research areas like Exponential stability and Stability (probability). The studies on Discrete mathematics discussed at the published papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Bounded function and Pure mathematics.

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

  • Mathematical analysis
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Algebra

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Pure mathematics, Applied mathematics, Combinatorics, Mathematical analysis and Stability (probability) are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. In it, Polynomial and Population model are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Pure mathematics research. In addition to Applied mathematics research, it aims to explore topics under Scheme (mathematics), Convergence (routing), Bifurcation analysis, Predation and Nonlinear system.

Issues in Combinatorics were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Cyclotomic polynomial and Visibility (geometry). The main emphasis of the journal is the research on Mathematical analysis, emphasizing the topic of Boundary value problem. The studies on Orthogonal polynomials discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Differential equation and Generating function.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Some q-supercongruences for truncated forms of squares of basic hypergeometric series (13 citations)
  • On regular curve homeomorphisms without periodic points (6 citations)
  • Some variations of a "divergent" Ramanujan-type $q$-supercongruence (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.

The top authors publishing in Journal of Difference Equations and Applications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ronald E. Mickens (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Johnny Henderson (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • G. Ladas (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hassan Sedaghat (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Saber Elaydi (25 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 Difference Equations and Applications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Rhode Island (54 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Autonomous University of Barcelona (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Nebraska–Lincoln (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Virginia Commonwealth University (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Clark Atlanta University (23 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, 7.69% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 2.78% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.94% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 8.33% of all publications and 81.94% 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

  • Right fractional calculus to inverse-time chaotic maps and asymptotic stability analysis

    (2023)
    17 Citations
  • Necessary and sufficient conditions for the roots of a cubic polynomial and bifurcations of codimension-1, -2, -3 for 3D maps

    Laura Gardini;Noemi Schmitt;Iryna Sushko;Fabio Tramontana

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Dynamical behaviour in discrete coupled within-host and between-host epidemic model with environmentally driven and saturation incidence

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Convergence analysis for iterative learning control of impulsive linear discrete delay systems

    Xianghua Jin;JinRong Wang;JinRong Wang;Dong Shen

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • A note on a positivity preserving nonstandard finite difference scheme for a modified parabolic reaction–advection–diffusion PDE

    Ronald E. Mickens;Talitha M. Washington

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Emission charge controllability in Cournot duopoly: static and dynamic effects

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • The single-indexed exceptional Krawtchouk polynomials

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • On an anisotropic discrete boundary value problem of Kirchhoff type

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Border collision bifurcations in a piecewise linear duopoly model

    (2023)
    7 Citations
  • A global picture for the planar Ricker map: convergence to fixed points and identification of the stable/unstable manifolds

    (2023)
    6 Citations

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