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Journal of Mass Spectrometry
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Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 417 90 150 19

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 166
Documents by Best Scientists*: 203
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 133
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.427
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Mass Spectrometry?

Mass spectrometry, Analytical chemistry, Ion, Mass spectrum and Chromatography are the subjects of interest in the journal. The subject of Chemical ionization, which is connected to the field of Reagent, serves as the foundation of the Mass spectrometry research featured in it. Journal of Mass Spectrometry facilitates discussions on Analytical chemistry that incorporate concepts from other fields like Ion source, Ionization, Protonation and Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization.

It explores topics in Ion which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Inorganic chemistry, Photochemistry, Molecule and Dissociation (chemistry). In addition to Mass spectrum research, it aims to explore topics under Electron ionization, Fragmentation (mass spectrometry), Stereochemistry and Medicinal chemistry. The work on Fragmentation (mass spectrometry) tackled in it brings together disciplines like Deuterium, Crystallography, Computational chemistry and Metastability.

The Medicinal chemistry study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Alkyl. Gas chromatography, Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, High-performance liquid chromatography, Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry and Detection limit are all aspects of Chromatography discussed in it. The majority of Tandem mass spectrometry studies are focused on the issues of Selected reaction monitoring.

  • Mass spectrometry (46.13%)
  • Analytical chemistry (31.16%)
  • Ion (30.76%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • MassBank: a public repository for sharing mass spectral data for life sciences (1246 citations)
  • The Orbitrap: a new mass spectrometer (1051 citations)
  • Contributions of mass spectrometry to peptide and protein structure. (908 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Mass Spectrometry:

The published articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Mass spectrometry, Chromatography, Analytical chemistry, Ion and Mass spectrum. The studies on Mass spectrometry discussed at the most cited articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization and Chemical ionization. While the published papers focused on Analytical chemistry, they were also able to explore topics like Desorption, Ion source and Ionization.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Mass Spectrometry generally zeroes in on subjects such as Mass spectrometry, Chromatography, Ion, Electrospray ionization and Analytical chemistry. While Mass spectrometry is the key highlight in it, it also covered some subjects on Ionization and Ion source. The journal explores issues in Ion which can be linked to other research areas like Adduct and Molecule.

Journal of Mass Spectrometry focused on Analytical chemistry research but expanded to cover Isotope. The study of Dissociation (chemistry) and how it intertwines with concepts under Collision-induced dissociation, Crystallography and Stereochemistry were explored in the presented Fragmentation (mass spectrometry) research. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization and Derivatization are some topics wherein Mass spectrometry imaging research discussed in it have an impact.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Study of inequalities for unified integral operators of generalized convex functions (11 citations)
  • Refinements of two fractional versions of Hadamard inequalities for Caputo fractional derivatives and related results (10 citations)
  • Assessment of variation of inline cartridge extraction mass spectra. (7 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 Mass Spectrometry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Pietro Traldi (210 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Helmut Schwarz (92 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John L. Holmes (91 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nico M. M. Nibbering (86 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Fred W. McLafferty (62 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 Mass Spectrometry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Purdue University (187 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Utrecht University (134 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (129 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • École Polytechnique (116 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (108 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 20.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 6.56% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.56% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 5.74% of all publications and 81.15% 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

  • Preparative scale mass spectrometry: A brief history of the calutron

    Alfred L. Yergey;A. Karl Yergey

    (2020)
    68 Citations
  • Uncovering matrix effects on lipid analyses in MALDI imaging mass spectrometry experiments.

    William J. Perry;Nathan Heath Patterson;Boone M. Prentice;Elizabeth K. Neumann

    (2020)
    54 Citations
  • Integrating ion mobility and imaging mass spectrometry for comprehensive analysis of biological tissues: A brief review and perspective

    Emilio S. Rivera;Katerina V. Djambazova;Elizabeth K. Neumann;Richard M. Caprioli

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • An analytical method for the simultaneous quantification of 30 bioactive compounds in spent coffee ground by HPLC-MS/MS.

    Simone Angeloni;Franks Kamgang Nzekoue;Luciano Navarini;Gianni Sagratini

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • Effect of MALDI matrices on lipid analyses of biological tissues using MALDI-2 postionization mass spectrometry

    Josiah C. McMillen;Jarod A. Fincher;Jarod A. Fincher;Dustin R. Klein;Dustin R. Klein;Jeffrey M. Spraggins;Jeffrey M. Spraggins

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Sample Preparation Strategies for High‐Throughput Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Primary Tumor Organoids

    Jillian Johnson;Joe T. Sharick;Melissa C. Skala;Melissa C. Skala;Lingjun Li

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Affinity selection–mass spectrometry for the discovery of pharmacologically active compounds from combinatorial libraries and natural products

    Ruth N. Muchiri;Richard B. van Breemen

    (2021)
    29 Citations
  • Collision energies on QTof and Orbitrap instruments: How to make proteomics measurements comparable?

    Dániel Szabó;Gitta Schlosser;Károly Vékey;László Drahos

    (2021)
    29 Citations
  • Exhaled breath analysis using on‐line preconcentration mass spectrometry for gastric cancer diagnosis

    Yi Hong;Xinxin Che;Haibo Su;Zebin Mai

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • Reaction acceleration at air-solution interfaces: Anisotropic rate constants for Katritzky transamination

    Yangjie Li;Tsdale F. Mehari;Zhenwei Wei;Yong Liu

    (2021)
    27 Citations

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