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Journal of Molecular Structure
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Journal of Molecular Structure

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 73 825 2176 63

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1373
Documents by Best Scientists*: 2841
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 30
SCIMAGO H-index: 134
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.628
Impact Factor: 4.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Molecular Structure?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Crystallography, Molecule, Hydrogen bond, Crystal structure and Stereochemistry. The research on Crystallography tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Inorganic chemistry, Ligand, Raman spectroscopy and Infrared spectroscopy. Infrared spectroscopy studies covered in Journal of Molecular Structure falls within the purview of Analytical chemistry.

While work presented in it provided substantial information on Analytical chemistry, it also covered topics in Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Spectral line, Infrared and Spectroscopy. Molecule research presented in Journal of Molecular Structure encompasses a variety of subjects, including Computational chemistry, Density functional theory and Physical chemistry. Journal of Molecular Structure deals with Computational chemistry in conjunction with Ab initio and similar fields in Ab initio quantum chemistry methods.

In addition to Hydrogen bond research, Journal of Molecular Structure aims to explore topics under Supramolecular chemistry, Hydrogen, Intermolecular force, Photochemistry and Intramolecular force. X-ray crystallography and Crystal are some topics wherein Crystal structure research discussed in Journal of Molecular Structure have an impact. Journal of Molecular Structure addresses concerns in Stereochemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Ring (chemistry) and Medicinal chemistry.

  • Crystallography (34.83%)
  • Molecule (26.78%)
  • Hydrogen bond (16.21%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The chemist's companion . Arnold J. Gordon and Richard A. Ford, Wiley, New York, 1972, pp. xii+537, price £7.00 (1807 citations)
  • The Cologne Database for Molecular Spectroscopy, CDMS: a useful tool for astronomers and spectroscopists (1530 citations)
  • Interaction of drugs with bovine and human serum albumin (719 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Molecular Structure:

The journal articles mostly deal with topics like Crystallography, Molecule, Analytical chemistry, Hydrogen bond and Infrared spectroscopy. The journal publications address concerns in Crystallography which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Inorganic chemistry, Electron diffraction and Stereochemistry. In addition to Molecule research, the journal articles aim to explore topics under Photochemistry, Computational chemistry, Density functional theory and Physical chemistry.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Enzyme
  • Quantum mechanics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses on Molecule, Crystallography, Crystal structure, Density functional theory and Hydrogen bond. The studies on Molecule discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Raman spectroscopy, Infrared spectroscopy and Physical chemistry. Journal of Molecular Structure focuses on Crystallography but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Proton NMR, Intramolecular force and Ligand.

The concepts on Ligand presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Schiff base and Metal. The journal focuses on Crystal structure as well as the interrelated topic of Intermolecular force. While Density functional theory is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Molecular geometry, Molecular orbital and Carbon-13 NMR.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Insight into structural description of novel 1,4-Diacetyl-3,6-bis(phenylmethyl)-2,5-piperazinedione: synthesis, NMR, IR, Raman, X-ray, Hirshfeld surface, DFT and docking on breast cancer resistance protein (1 citations)
  • Hirshfeld surface analysis, Interaction energy calculation and spectroscopical study of 3-chloro-3-methyl-r(2),c(6)-bis(p-tolyl)piperidin-4-one using DFT approaches (1 citations)
  • Biological insights of a chiral hybrid-based γ-octamolybdate and proline (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 Molecular Structure (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Bogumil Brzezinski (201 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James R. Durig (182 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zofia Dega-Szafran (158 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Andrzej Katrusiak (142 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • J. R. Durig (138 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 Molecular Structure (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Polish Academy of Sciences (717 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 14 less than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (578 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 23 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Wrocław (447 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (445 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (382 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 19 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 2022 edition, 13.77% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 5.11% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.71% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.10% of all publications and 75.08% 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

  • Improving copper(II) ion detection and adsorption from wastewater by the ligand-functionalized composite adsorbent

    Unknown

    (2023)
    479 Citations
  • Green synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles with antibacterial and antifungal activity

    Akhilash Mohanan Pillai;Vishnu Sankar Sivasankarapillai;Abbas Rahdar;Jithu Joseph

    (2020)
    477 Citations
  • Assessing sustainable Lutetium(III) ions adsorption and recovery using novel composite hybrid nanomaterials

    Unknown

    (2022)
    434 Citations
  • Molecular structural aspects of organic corrosion inhibitors: Experimental and computational insights

    Dheeraj Singh Chauhan;Chandrabhan Verma;M.A. Quraishi

    (2021)
    215 Citations
  • Synthesis, X-ray structure, vibrational spectroscopy, DFT, biological evaluation and molecular docking studies of (E)-N’-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-5-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carbohydrazide

    Khalid Karrouchi;Silvia A. Brandán;Yusuf Sert;Hakima El-marzouqi

    (2020)
    185 Citations
  • Soil bacteria Cupriavidus sp. mediates the extracellular synthesis of antibacterial silver nanoparticles

    Fuad Ameen;S. AlYahya;M. Govarthanan;N. ALjahdali

    (2020)
    185 Citations
  • Evaluating Anticancer Activity of Plant-Mediated Synthesized Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Using Punica Granatum Fruit Peel Extract

    Mostafa Yusefi;Kamyar Shameli;Roshafima Rasit Ali;Siew-Wai Pang

    (2020)
    139 Citations
  • An investigation of two heterobimetallic [Cu(II)2Ln(III)] (Ln = La and Ce) complexes of a more flexible bis(salamo)‐type ligand

    Unknown

    (2022)
    130 Citations
  • Synthesis, crystal structure, theoretical calculation, spectroscopic and antibacterial activity studies of copper(II) complexes bearing bidentate schiff base ligands derived from 4-aminoantipyrine: Influence of substitutions on antibacterial activity

    Hadi Kargar;Fariba Aghaei-Meybodi;Reza Behjatmanesh-Ardakani;Mohammad Reza Elahifard

    (2021)
    116 Citations
  • Synthesis and intensive characterization for novel Zn(II), Pd(II), Cr(III) and VO(II)-Schiff base complexes; DNA-interaction, DFT, drug-likeness and molecular docking studies

    Ahmed M. Abu-Dief;Ahmed M. Abu-Dief;Rafat M. El-khatib;Faizah S. Aljohani;Seraj Omar Alzahrani

    (2021)
    115 Citations

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