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Journal of Manufacturing Processes
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Journal of Manufacturing Processes

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 17 213 581 52

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 760
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1365
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 19
SCIMAGO H-index: 109
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.556
Impact Factor: 6.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Manufacturing Processes?

The journal mainly tackles studies in Composite material, Welding, Microstructure, Machining and Metallurgy. Ultimate tensile strength, Alloy, Surface roughness, Joint (geology) and Aluminium are all aspects of Composite material discussed in the journal. The work on Ultimate tensile strength presented in the journal focuses on Tensile testing in particular.

Journal of Manufacturing Processes connects research in Surface roughness with the related topic of Surface finish. Friction stir welding, Gas tungsten arc welding, Heat-affected zone, Laser beam welding and Spot welding are among the concentrations of Welding that garnered much attention in Journal of Manufacturing Processes. It focuses on Microstructure but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Grain size, Brazing and Intermetallic.

Some problems in Machining that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Lubrication and Cutting tool. Specifically, studies on Corrosion are prevalent in the Metallurgy works discussed. The journal tackles studies in Finite element method and the interrelated subject of Residual stress and Mechanics to gain insights into Mechanical engineering.

  • Composite material (50.44%)
  • Welding (26.34%)
  • Microstructure (19.28%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Material issues in additive manufacturing: A review (354 citations)
  • Modeling of Bond Formation Between Polymer Filaments in the Fused Deposition Modeling Process (352 citations)
  • Friction stir welding: Process, automation, and control (282 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Manufacturing Processes:

The most cited publications primarily focus on research topics in Composite material, Metallurgy, Machining, Welding and Microstructure. The featured Machining studies in the journal papers mainly concentrate on Surface roughness but also cover areas of interest in Surface finish and Machinability. The journal papers explore topics in Microstructure which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Laser and Grain size.

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 Manufacturing Processes (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chuansong Wu (30 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Shujun Chen (30 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Yongbing Li (20 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jicai Feng (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Huijun Li (15 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as 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 Manufacturing Processes (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harbin Institute of Technology (144 papers) published 34 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (115 papers) published 43 papers at the last edition, 11 more than at the previous edition,
  • Shandong University (99 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (83 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology (76 papers) published 31 papers at the last edition, 12 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, 4.61% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.14% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.72% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.21% of all publications and 49.93% 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

  • Recent progress in aluminum metal matrix composites: A review on processing, mechanical and wear properties

    Priyaranjan Samal;Pandu R. Vundavilli;Arabinda Meher;Manas M. Mahapatra

    (2020)
    563 Citations
  • Laser surface texturing and related techniques for enhancing tribological performance of engineering materials: A review

    Bo Mao;Arpith Siddaiah;Yiliang Liao;Pradeep L. Menezes

    (2020)
    417 Citations
  • A review on fabrication methods, reinforcements and mechanical properties of aluminum matrix composites

    Vineet Chak;Himadri Chattopadhyay;T L Dora

    (2020)
    343 Citations
  • Current status and future directions of fused filament fabrication

    Sunpreet Singh;Gurminder Singh;Chander Prakash;Seeram Ramakrishna

    (2020)
    343 Citations
  • Selective laser melting of Ti6Al4V alloy: Process parameters, defects and post-treatments

    Anil Kumar Singla;Mainak Banerjee;Aman Sharma;Jagtar Singh

    (2021)
    337 Citations
  • Vegetable oil-based nanofluid minimum quantity lubrication turning: Academic review and perspectives

    Xiaoming Wang;Changhe Li;Yanbin Zhang;Wenfeng Ding

    (2020)
    293 Citations
  • A comprehensive review on research developments of vegetable-oil based cutting fluids for sustainable machining challenges

    R Sankaranarayanan;N Rajesh Jesudoss Hynes;J Senthil Kumar;G.M. Krolczyk

    (2021)
    222 Citations
  • Review on design and development of cryogenic machining setups for heat resistant alloys and composites

    Navneet Khanna;Chetan Agrawal;Danil Yu Pimenov;Anil Kumar Singla

    (2021)
    200 Citations
  • Grindability of titanium alloy using cryogenic nanolubricant minimum quantity lubrication

    (2022)
    191 Citations
  • Process parameter selection and optimization of laser powder bed fusion for 316L stainless steel: A review

    (2022)
    155 Citations

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