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Journal of Food Engineering
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Journal of Food Engineering

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Biology and Biochemistry 207 53 106 28
Engineering and Technology 280 54 148 26

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 327
Documents by Best Scientists*: 545
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 228
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.159
Impact Factor: 5.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Food Engineering?

The concepts of Food science, Chromatography, Water content, Thermodynamics and Analytical chemistry are tackled in the journal. Rheology and Botany are some topics wherein Food science research discussed in Journal of Food Engineering have an impact. The work on Rheology addressed in it expands to the thematically related Viscosity.

It connects research in Botany with the related topic of Horticulture. Some problems in Chromatography that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Kinetics, Membrane, Chemical engineering and Adsorption. The Water content works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Moisture, Composite material and Mineralogy.

The study on Thermodynamics presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Mechanics.

  • Food science (22.02%)
  • Chromatography (17.06%)
  • Water content (11.81%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Modeling and optimization I: Usability of response surface methodology (1399 citations)
  • Techniques for extraction of bioactive compounds from plant materials: A review (1058 citations)
  • Hot air and freeze-drying of high-value foods: a review. (893 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Food Engineering:

Food science, Chromatography, Water content, Moisture and Thermodynamics are the main subjects of interest in the journal articles. The Food science research presented in the most cited articles also delves into studies in intersecting subjects like

  • Botany that connect with fields like Horticulture,
  • Rheology which intersects with area such as Viscosity.. The most cited papers facilitate discussions on Water content that incorporate concepts from other fields like Porosity, Composite material, Bulk density, Mineralogy and Analytical chemistry.

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

  • Composite material
  • Food science
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Food Engineering investigates studies in Food science, Chemical engineering, Composite material, Rheology and Whey protein. The concepts on Food science presented in Journal of Food Engineering can also apply to other research fields, including Alcohol, Antioxidant, Relative humidity and Water content. The research on Water content tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Oil distribution and Microstructure.

The studies on Chemical engineering discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Aeration, Mixing (process engineering) and Scanning electron microscope. It focuses on Composite material but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Co2 concentration, Food spoilage and Transmission rate. The featured Rheology research zeroes in on concepts in Shear thinning but also tackles themes under Degree (graph theory).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Optimal packaging for strawberry transportation: Evaluation and modeling of the relationship between food loss reduction and environmental impact (1 citations)
  • Microwave-induced spontaneous deformation of purple potato puree and oleogel in 4D printing (1 citations)
  • Impact of heat treatment, casein/whey protein ratio and protein concentration on rheological properties of milk protein concentrates used for cheese production (1 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 Food Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Da-Wen Sun (114 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Xiao Dong Chen (79 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bart Nicolai (68 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Juming Tang (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pieter Verboven (56 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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 Food Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Polytechnic University of Valencia (228 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (197 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (153 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (144 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • State University of Campinas (125 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 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 2022 edition, 11.76% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.33% of all publications and 56.67% 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

  • Quantitative detection of apple watercore and soluble solids content by near infrared transmittance spectroscopy

    Zhiming Guo;MingMing Wang;Akwasi Akomeah Agyekum;Jingzhu Wu

    (2020)
    215 Citations
  • Innovations in spray drying process for food and pharma industries

    (2022)
    139 Citations
  • Food quality 4.0: From traditional approaches to digitalized automated analysis

    (2022)
    138 Citations
  • Effect of temperature on rheological, structural, and textural properties of soy protein isolate pastes for 3D food printing

    (2022)
    97 Citations
  • Development of a single/dual-frequency orthogonal ultrasound-assisted rapid freezing technique and its effects on quality attributes of frozen potatoes

    You Tian;You Tian;Peizhi Zhang;Peizhi Zhang;Zhiwei Zhu;Zhiwei Zhu;Da-Wen Sun

    (2020)
    95 Citations
  • Callus-based 3D printing for food exemplified with carrot tissues and its potential for innovative food production

    Sea Mi Park;Hyun Woo Kim;Hyun Jin Park

    (2020)
    88 Citations
  • Enhancing the water holding capacity of model meat analogues through marinade composition

    Steven H.V. Cornet;Silvia J.E. Snel;Judith Lesschen;Atze Jan van der Goot

    (2021)
    87 Citations
  • Encapsulation of bioactive compounds using competitive emerging techniques: Electrospraying, nano spray drying, and electrostatic spray drying

    (2022)
    83 Citations
  • Effect of spray drying on phenolic compounds of cranberry juice and their stability during storage

    Jingying Zhang;Chuang Zhang;Xiao Chen;Siew Young Quek

    (2020)
    82 Citations

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