Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Top Research Topics at Journal of Materials Chemistry B?

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Nanotechnology, Biophysics, Nanoparticle, Chemical engineering and Biocompatibility. It encompasses presentations on Nanotechnology, specifically Drug delivery, Photothermal therapy, Nanomaterials, Biosensor and Graphene. The work on Drug delivery tackled in Journal of Materials Chemistry B brings together disciplines like Drug and Doxorubicin.

Cancer cell, Biochemistry, Fluorescence, Cytotoxicity and In vivo are some topics wherein Biophysics research discussed in Journal of Materials Chemistry B have an impact. Fluorescence research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Photochemistry and Detection limit. The journal focuses on In vivo but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Cancer research, In vitro and Biomedical engineering.

The research on Nanoparticle tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Mesoporous silica and Nuclear chemistry. The studies on Chemical engineering discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Aqueous solution, Coating, Polymer chemistry and Polymer. Most of the works presented in Journal of Materials Chemistry B deals with Polymer chemistry but it intersects with the subject of Copolymer.

• Nanotechnology (29.91%)
• Biophysics (16.35%)
• Nanoparticle (15.50%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Carbon “quantum” dots for optical bioimaging (580 citations)
• One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of highly luminescent nitrogen-doped amphoteric carbon dots for bioimaging from Bombyx mori silk – natural proteins (366 citations)
• Stimuli-responsive bio-based polymeric systems and their applications (325 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Materials Chemistry B:

The published articles investigate areas of study like Nanotechnology, Nanoparticle, Chemical engineering, Drug delivery and Biocompatibility. The published papers address concerns in Nanotechnology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Tissue engineering, Biophysics and Polymer. The study of Chemical engineering in the most cited articles encompasses disciplines such as Polymer chemistry, as well as fields such as Copolymer, all of which overlap with one another.

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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Journal of Materials Chemistry B (based on the number of publications) are:

• Xingdong Zhang (46 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Zhigang Xie (33 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Jiang Chang (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Hong Chen (31 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Kaiyong Cai (29 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 4 less 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Materials Chemistry B (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (644 papers) published 67 papers at the last edition, 14 less than at the previous edition,
• Sichuan University (310 papers) published 61 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University (224 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 14 less than at the previous edition,
• Soochow University (Suzhou) (179 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Zhejiang University (159 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 8 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, 5.50% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 32.45% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.67% of all publications and 43.00% 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.