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Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications
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Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications

0218-2165

Published by: World Scientific

https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/jktr

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mathematics 474 8 19 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 13
Documents by Best Scientists*: 24
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 40
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.381
Impact Factor: 0.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications?

Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications aims to foster the development of research in Combinatorics, Pure mathematics, Discrete mathematics, Knot (unit) and Knot theory. The journal is mostly focused on Combinatorics, specifically Knot (mathematics). The research on Pure mathematics tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Mathematical analysis, Braid and Algebra.

Braid study tackled is connected to the field of Braid group. Research on Knot (unit) addressed in Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications frequently intersections with the field of Torus. Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications covers various topics on Knot theory such as Skein relation, Knot invariant and Virtual knot.

Knot invariant research discussed connects with the study of Trefoil knot. Topics in Bracket polynomial explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Kauffman polynomial and Jones polynomial. The journal investigates Knot polynomial research which frequently intersects with HOMFLY polynomial.

  • Combinatorics (48.70%)
  • Pure mathematics (34.96%)
  • Discrete mathematics (19.03%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • RACKS AND LINKS IN CODIMENSION TWO (499 citations)
  • ABSTRACT LINK DIAGRAMS AND VIRTUAL KNOTS (247 citations)
  • STABLE EQUIVALENCE OF KNOTS ON SURFACES AND VIRTUAL KNOT COBORDISMS (225 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications:

The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Combinatorics, Pure mathematics, Discrete mathematics, Knot theory and Knot invariant. The most cited publications focus on Combinatorics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Gauss, Knot polynomial, Crossing number (knot theory), Knot (unit) and HOMFLY polynomial. The works on Pure mathematics tackled in the most cited articles bring together disciplines like Finite type invariant, Braid, Bracket polynomial and Algebra.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Algebra
  • Combinatorics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Pure mathematics, Combinatorics, Invariant (mathematics), Link (knot theory) and Knot (unit). The Pure mathematics works featured in it incorporate elements from Generalization, Alternating knot, Braid and Surface (mathematics). In particular, the Combinatorics works presented emphasize discussions on Vertex (graph theory).

The journal addresses concerns in Invariant (mathematics) which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Value (computer science), Boundary (topology), Group (mathematics) and Homology (mathematics). Aside from discussions in Link (knot theory), Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications also deals with the subject of Solid torus which intersects with Regular isotopy, Natural number, Integer, Moduli space and Finite type invariant disciplines. Issues in Knot (unit) were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Vertex (geometry), Lattice (module), Torus and Infimum and supremum.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Tied links in the solid torus (3 citations)
  • Tied links in various topological settings (2 citations)
  • Polynomial invariants of singular knots and links (2 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 Knot Theory and Its Ramifications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Louis H. Kauffman (55 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Yasutaka Nakanishi (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Daniel S. Silver (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Masahico Saito (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sang Youl Lee (23 papers) published 1 paper 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 Knot Theory and Its Ramifications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Osaka City University (95 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Illinois at Chicago (56 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Waseda University (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pusan National University (44 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Tokyo (41 papers) published 1 paper 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 2021 edition, 11.48% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.96% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.56% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.52% of all publications and 62.96% 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

  • BPS spectra and 3-manifold invariants

    Sergei Gukov;Sergei Gukov;Du Pei;Du Pei;Pavel Putrov;Pavel Putrov;Cumrun Vafa

    (2020)
    179 Citations
  • String-net models for nonspherical pivotal fusion categories

    Ingo Runkel;Ingo Runkel

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • Parity, virtual closure and minimality of knotoids

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • Rectangular knot diagrams classification with deep learning

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Twisted spectral correspondence and torus knots

    Wu Yen Chuang;Duiliu Emanuel Diaconescu;Ron Donagi;Satoshi Nawata

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Black holes and topological surgery

    Stathis Antoniou;Louis H. Kauffman;Louis H. Kauffman;Sofia Lambropoulou

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Combinatorial Knot Theory and the Jones Polynomial

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • Mapping class group representations from Drinfeld doubles of finite groups

    Jens Fjelstad;Jens Fjelstad;Jürgen Fuchs

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Khovanov–Lipshitz–Sarkar homotopy type for links in thickened higher genus surfaces

    Louis H. Kauffman;Louis H. Kauffman;Igor Mikhailovich Nikonov;Eiji Ogasa

    (2021)
    1 Citations
  • Quantum Invariants of Links and 3-Manifolds with Boundary defined via Virtual Links

    (2021)
    1 Citations

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