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Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures
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Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

1045-389X

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jim

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 127 66 142 19
Materials Science 486 38 55 13
Engineering and Technology 517 43 55 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 161
Documents by Best Scientists*: 240
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 134
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.573
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures?

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures focuses on Structural engineering, Composite material, Piezoelectricity, Actuator and Control theory. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Structural engineering as it also encompasses Vibration. It links adjacent topics like Composite material with Magnetorheological fluid.

Magnetorheological fluid research presented falls under the umbrella topic of Magnetic field. The studies on Piezoelectricity discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Energy harvesting, Electronic engineering and Transducer. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures investigates Energy harvesting research which frequently intersects with Electrical engineering.

Topics in Actuator were tackled in line with various other fields like Mechanical engineering and Smart material. It explores topics in Control theory which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Control engineering, Damper and Vibration control. Some problems in Shape-memory alloy that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under SMA* and Constitutive equation.

  • Structural engineering (23.79%)
  • Composite material (22.82%)
  • Piezoelectricity (22.35%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • One-Dimensional Constitutive Behavior of Shape Memory Alloys: Thermomechanical Derivation with Non-Constant Material Functions and Redefined Martensite Internal Variable (1245 citations)
  • One-Dimensional Thermomechanical Constitutive Relations for Shape Memory Materials (1051 citations)
  • A Review of Morphing Aircraft (758 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures:

The journal articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Structural engineering, Piezoelectricity, Actuator, Composite material and Vibration. The most cited articles focus on Structural engineering but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Vibration control, Morphing and Shape-memory alloy. The works on Piezoelectricity tackled in the published papers bring together disciplines like Cantilever, Energy harvesting and Electronic engineering.

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

  • Composite material
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Mechanical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures are Composite material, Acoustics, Piezoelectricity, Magnetorheological fluid and Shape-memory alloy. The journal explores issues in Acoustics which can be linked to other research areas like Beam (structure), Lamb waves and Structural health monitoring. It addresses concerns in Piezoelectricity which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Vibration, Energy harvesting and Finite element method.

It facilitates discussions on Magnetorheological fluid that incorporate concepts from other fields like Mechanical engineering and Elastomer. Topics in Shape-memory alloy explored in Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures were investigated in conjunction with research in Pseudoelasticity and SMA*. Damper is part of Structural engineering studies tackled in the journal.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Strain-based health indicators for the structural health monitoring of stiffened composite panels: (8 citations)
  • Single-double chains micromechanical model and experimental verification of MR fluids with MWCNTs/GO composites coated ferromagnetic particles: (5 citations)
  • Recent advances in flexible PVDF based piezoelectric polymer devices for energy harvesting applications (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 Intelligent Material Systems and Structures (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Daniel J. Inman (65 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Norman M. Wereley (61 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Seung-Bok Choi (57 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Craig A. Rogers (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ralph C. Smith (28 papers) published 2 papers 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 Intelligent Material Systems and Structures (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Virginia Tech (206 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Maryland, College Park (120 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (92 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (72 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Inha University (69 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 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, 5.79% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.52% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.30% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.93% of all publications and 60.25% 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

  • A nonlinear ultrasonic method for real-time bolt looseness monitoring using PZT transducer–enabled vibro-acoustic modulation:

    Nan Zhao;Linsheng Huo;Gangbing Song

    (2020)
    66 Citations
  • A comprehensive review on thermomechanical constitutive models for shape memory polymers

    Ebrahim Yarali;Ali Taheri;Mostafa Baghani

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • Experimental investigation of a novel high performance multi-walled carbon nano-polyvinylpyrrolidone/silicon-based shear thickening fluid damper

    (2024)
    56 Citations
  • Static response of functionally graded graphene platelet–reinforced composite plate with dielectric property:

    Yu Wang;Yu Wang;Chuang Feng;Jie Yang;Ding Zhou

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Explicit model predictive control of semi-active suspension systems with magneto-rheological dampers subject to input constraints:

    Van Ngoc Mai;Dal-Seong Yoon;Seung-Bok Choi;Gi-Woo Kim

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Strain sensitivity of steel-fiber-reinforced industrial smart concrete:

    Erman Demircilioglu;Egemen Teomete;Osman E Ozbulut

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Monitoring of bolt looseness using piezoelectric transducers: Three-dimensional numerical modeling with experimental verification:

    Ning Li;Ning Li;Furui Wang;Gangbing Song

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • An embeddable spherical smart aggregate for monitoring concrete hydration in very early age based on electromechanical impedance method

    Shuli Fan;Shaoyu Zhao;Qingzhao Kong;Gangbing Song

    (2021)
    33 Citations

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