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Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data
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Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data

0047-2689

Published by: American Institute of Physics

https://aip.scitation.org/journal/jpr

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 867 9 15 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 26
Documents by Best Scientists*: 42
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 106
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.671
Impact Factor: 3.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data?

Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data aims to foster the development of research in Thermodynamics, Atomic physics, Enthalpy, Ionization and Equation of state. It encompasses presentations on Thermodynamics, specifically Heat capacity, Vapor pressure, Viscosity, Atmospheric temperature range and Triple point. The research on Vapor pressure discussed in Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data draws on the closely related field of Vapor–liquid equilibrium.

The journal connects the study in Atmospheric temperature range with the closely related area of Thermal conductivity. Some problems in Atomic physics that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Spectroscopy, Spectral line, Ionization energy, Ion and Electron. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Electron, it also covered topics in Momentum transfer, Elastic scattering and Scattering.

In it, Gibbs free energy, Standard enthalpy of formation, Thermochemistry, Physical chemistry and Ideal gas are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Enthalpy research. The studies on Ionization discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Excitation and Analytical chemistry. Equation of state research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Helmholtz free energy and Speed of sound.

  • Thermodynamics (41.26%)
  • Atomic physics (23.58%)
  • Enthalpy (14.23%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Critical Review of rate constants for reactions of hydrated electrons, hydrogen atoms and hydroxyl radicals (⋅OH/⋅O− in Aqueous Solution (8510 citations)
  • A New Equation of State for Carbon Dioxide Covering the Fluid Region from the Triple‐Point Temperature to 1100 K at Pressures up to 800 MPa (3205 citations)
  • The IAPWS Formulation 1995 for the Thermodynamic Properties of Ordinary Water Substance for General and Scientific Use (3205 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data:

The most cited publications primarily focus on research topics in Thermodynamics, Atomic physics, Enthalpy, Heat capacity and Physical chemistry. The journal papers focus on Thermodynamics research which is adjacent to topics in Aqueous solution. The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Atomic physics that incorporate concepts from other fields like Scattering, Spectroscopy, Ion, Ionization and Electron.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Thermodynamics, Equation of state, Helmholtz free energy, Atmospheric temperature range and Atomic physics are among the topics commonly tackled in Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data. The journal facilitates the exploration of Thermodynamics in relation to the field of Absolute deviation. In addition to Equation of state research, the journal aims to explore topics under Hydrogen, Departure function, Mechanics, Mole fraction and Vapor pressure.

It focuses on Helmholtz free energy but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Carbon monoxide, Methane, Vapor–liquid equilibrium, Carbon dioxide and Supercritical fluid. The Atmospheric temperature range works featured in Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data incorporate elements from Thermodynamic state, Chemical kinetics, Variables, Mixture model and Speed of sound. Concepts in Excitation, as well as related topics in Elastic scattering, Ionization, Scattering and Molecule, are covered in the Atomic physics research presented in the journal.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Recommended Cross Sections for Electron-Indium Scattering (3 citations)
  • A Database of Experimentally Derived and Estimated Octanol–Air Partition Ratios (KOA) (1 citations)
  • Recommended Correlations for the Surface Tension of n-Alkanes (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 Physical and Chemical Reference Data (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Marc J. Assael (42 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Marcia L. Huber (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Marian Goral (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jack Sugar (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David G. Shaw (25 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 Physical and Chemical Reference Data (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (45 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Imperial College London (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Keio University (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Australian National University (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 5.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 55.56% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 22.22% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 5.56% of all publications and 16.67% 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

  • W2020: A Database of Validated Rovibrational Experimental Transitions and Empirical Energy Levels of H216O

    Tibor Furtenbacher;Roland Tóbiás;Jonathan Tennyson;Oleg L. Polyansky

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • The W2020 Database of Validated Rovibrational Experimental Transitions and Empirical Energy Levels of Water Isotopologues. II. H217O and H218O with an Update to H216O

    Tibor Furtenbacher;Roland Tóbiás;Jonathan Tennyson;Oleg L. Polyansky;Oleg L. Polyansky

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Effective Attenuation Lengths for Different Quantitative Applications of X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

    A. Jablonski;C. J. Powell

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • An Organized Collection of Theoretical Gas-Phase Geometric, Spectroscopic, and Thermochemical Data of Oxygenated Hydrocarbons, CxHyOz (x, y = 1, 2; z = 1–8), of Relevance to Atmospheric, Astrochemical, and Combustion Sciences

    John M. Simmie;Judith Würmel

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Network-Based Design of Near-Infrared Lamb-Dip Experiments and the Determination of Pure Rotational Energies of H218O at kHz Accuracy

    Meissa L. Diouf;Roland Tóbiás;Irén Simkó;Frank M. J. Cozijn

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Phase Transition Enthalpy Measurements of Organic Compounds. An Update of Sublimation, Vaporization, and Fusion Enthalpies from 2016 to 2021

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • Reference Density Database for 20 Aqueous Alkali Halide Solutions

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Benchmark Calculations of the Energy Spectra and Oscillator Strengths of the Beryllium Atom

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Comment on “A Database of Experimentally Derived and Estimated Octanol–Air Partition Ratios (<i>K</i><sub>OA</sub>)” [J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 50, 043101 (2021)]

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • JPCRD: 50 Years of Providing the Scientific Community with Critically Evaluated Thermodynamic Data, Predictive Methods, and Large Thermodynamic Data Compilations

    William E. AcreeJr.;James S. Chickos

    (2021)
    2 Citations

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