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Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology
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Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology

0914-9244

Published by: Technical Association of Photopolymers, Japan

https://www.spst-photopolymer.org/journal/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 667 29 47 6
Chemistry 926 25 35 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 44
Documents by Best Scientists*: 59
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 42
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.264
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology?

Resist, Nanotechnology, Polymer chemistry, Polymer and Photochemistry are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. Issues in Resist were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Optoelectronics, Lithography, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Optics and Photoresist. The research on Polymer chemistry featured in it combines topics in other fields like Copolymer, Polymerization, Polyimide, Organic chemistry and Monomer.

The journal focuses on Polymer research as part of the broader topic of Composite material. The research on Photochemistry discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Photopolymer.

  • Resist (23.45%)
  • Nanotechnology (19.45%)
  • Polymer chemistry (19.29%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • NEMATIC HOMOGENEOUS PHOTO ALIGNMENT BY POLYIMIDE EXPOSURE TO LINEARLY POLARIZED UV (143 citations)
  • Mold Surface Treatment for Imprint Lithography. (130 citations)
  • Optical Properties of Fluorinated Polyimides and Their Applications to Optical Components and Waveguide Circuits (86 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology:

The journal articles cover a variety of subjects, including Resist, Polymer chemistry, Polymer, Nanotechnology and Lithography. While work presented in the published articles provide substantial information on Resist, it also covers topics in Optoelectronics, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Optics, Photoresist and Analytical chemistry. While the journal articles focused on Polymer, they were also able to explore topics like Photochemistry and Dissolution.

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 Photopolymer Science and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Akira Kawai (85 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Masamitsu Shirai (84 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Seiichi Tagawa (62 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Masahiro Tsunooka (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tsuguo Yamaoka (54 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 Photopolymer Science and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tokyo Institute of Technology (198 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Osaka University (183 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Osaka Prefecture University (158 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chiba University (141 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tokyo University of Science (129 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, 100.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, nan% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another nan% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included nan% of all publications and nan% 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

  • Controlled Sequence Photoresists from Polypeptoids

    (2022)
    11 Citations
  • Secondary Battery Performance of Solid Polymer Electrolyte Membranes Based on Lithium Ion Conductive Polyimide Nanofibers

    Takushi Shimane;Tsukasa Watanabe;Nohara Yokota;Futoshi Matsumoto

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • New Approaches to EUV Photoresists : Studies of Polyacetals and Polypeptoids to Expand the Photopolymer Toolbox

    Jingyuan Deng;Florian Kaefer;Sean Bailey;Yusuke Otsubo

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Higher Sensitive Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Resist Materials Derived From p-t-Butylcalix[n]arenes (n = 4 and 8)

    Hiroyuki Maekawa;Hiroto Kudo;Takeo Watanabe;Hiroki Yamamoto

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Gel Permeation Chromatography Purification Process for Highly Efficient Perovskite Nanocrystal Light-Emitting Devices

    Hinako Ebe;Takayuki Chiba;Satoru Ohisa;Junji Kido

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Analyses of PTzNTz Polymer Solar Cells Using ESR Spectroscopy

    Dong Xue;Shinpei Kamiya;Masahiko Saito;Itaru Osaka

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Photoluminescence Properties of Copolyimides Containing Naphthalene Core and Analysis of Excitation Energy Transfer between the Dianhydride Moieties

    Marina Doi;Koichiro Muto;Mayuko Nara;Naiqiang Liang

    (2021)
    5 Citations

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