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Journal of Micro and Nano-Manufacturing
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Journal of Micro and Nano-Manufacturing

2166-0468

Published by: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/micronanomanufacturing

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 369 12 22 5
Materials Science 722 13 15 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 32
Documents by Best Scientists*: 39
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 21
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.255
Impact Factor: 1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Micro and Nano-Manufacturing?

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Composite material, Laser, Nanotechnology, Machining and Metallurgy. It connects research in Composite material with the related topic of Graphene. Wetting and Optoelectronics are some topics wherein Laser research discussed in it have an impact.

It primarily discusses Nanotechnology topics, particularly Nanomanufacturing, Nanoscale Phenomena and Nanoparticle. Many of the studies tackled connect Machining with a similar field of study like Surface micromachining. Metallurgy research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Aluminium.

It connects the study in Surface roughness with the closely related area of Polishing.

  • Composite material (32.56%)
  • Laser (18.16%)
  • Nanotechnology (17.00%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Microwedge Machining for the Manufacture of Directional Dry Adhesives (70 citations)
  • Analytical and Experimental Investigation of Thermocapillary Flow in Pulsed Laser Micropolishing (29 citations)
  • Effects of Pulse Duration on Laser Micro Polishing (25 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Micro and Nano-Manufacturing:

The main points discussed in the journal publications deal with Laser, Composite material, Machining, Metallurgy and Nanotechnology. Issues in Laser were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Optoelectronics, Polymerization and Graphene. The journal articles focus on Composite material but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Electric discharge and Engineering drawing.

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

  • Composite material
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Thermodynamics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Nanotechnology, Composite material, Chemical engineering, Surface micromachining and Optoelectronics. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Nanotechnology, apply to Hot embossing as well. Studies in Composite material and Particulates are the key highlights in Journal of Micro and Nano-Manufacturing.

The work on Chemical engineering tackled in it brings together disciplines like Aerosol jet printing, Turbulence, Deposition (chemistry) and Core (manufacturing). The journal focuses on Surface micromachining but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Mechanical engineering, Machining, Point (geometry) and Electrochemistry. While it focused on Optoelectronics, it was also able to explore topics like Etching (microfabrication), GeSbTe and Surface finish.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A Computational Fluid Dynamics Investigation of Pneumatic Atomization, Aerosol Transport, and Deposition in Aerosol Jet Printing Process (2 citations)
  • A Systems Approach to Estimating the Uncertainty Limits of X-Ray Radiographic Metrology (2 citations)
  • Producing Hollow Polymer Microneedles Using Laser Ablated Molds in an Injection Molding Process (1 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 Micro and Nano-Manufacturing (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kornel F. Ehmann (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jian Cao (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael Cullinan (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Irene Fassi (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Shiv Gopal Kapoor (9 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 Micro and Nano-Manufacturing (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Northwestern University (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Texas at Austin (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Purdue University (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Georgia Institute of Technology (12 papers) absent at the last 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, 4.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 8.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 20.83% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 29.17% of all publications and 41.67% 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

  • Producing Hollow Polymer Microneedles Using Laser Ablated Molds in an Injection Molding Process

    Tim Evens;Lorenz Van Hileghem;Francesco Dal Dosso;Jeroen Lammertyn

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Creating Metal Molds for Directional Gecko-Inspired Adhesives

    Capella Kerst;Srinivasan A. Suresh;Mark R. Cutkosky

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Vibration-Assisted Axial Nozzle Jet Flow Wire Electrochemical Machining for Micromachining

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Generation of Surfaces With Isotropic and Anisotropic Wetting Properties by Curved Water Jet-Guided Laser Micromachining

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Preliminary Study on the Influence of an External Magnetic Field on Melt Pool Behavior in Laser Melting of 4140 Steel Using In-Situ X-Ray Imaging

    Sarah J. Wolff;Benjamin Gould;Niranjan Parab;Cang Zhao

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Laser Sharpening of Carbon Fiber Microelectrode Arrays for Brain Recording

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Pulsed Laser-Based Hybrid Microscribing of Cu and Al in Salt Solution

    Sooraj Shiby;Nammi Srinagalakshmi;Nilesh J. Vasa;Shigeki Matsuo

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Electrical Discharge/Electrochemical Hybrid Machining Based on the Same Machine and Tool Electrode

    Ryoichiro Kishi;Jiwang Yan

    (2020)
    5 Citations

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