Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Top Research Topics at Journal of Physical Chemistry B?

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Crystallography, Analytical chemistry, Molecule, Molecular dynamics and Inorganic chemistry. The work on Crystallography tackled in Journal of Physical Chemistry B brings together disciplines like Monolayer, Stereochemistry and Phase (matter). The Analytical chemistry works featured in it incorporate elements from Spectral line, Spectroscopy and Molecular physics.

The studies in Molecule featured incorporate elements of Photochemistry and Physical chemistry. Photochemistry research presented in Journal of Physical Chemistry B encompasses a variety of subjects, including Excited state and Fluorescence. The journal holds forums on Molecular dynamics that merges themes from other disciplines such as Chemical physics, Biophysics and Thermodynamics.

Most of the Biophysics studies addressed also intersect with Membrane. The concepts on Inorganic chemistry presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Adsorption, Ionic liquid, Catalysis, Ion and Aqueous solution. Computational chemistry research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Density functional theory.

• Crystallography (16.74%)
• Analytical chemistry (16.21%)
• Molecule (14.30%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• All-atom empirical potential for molecular modeling and dynamics studies of proteins. (11540 citations)
• The Optical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles: The Influence of Size, Shape, and Dielectric Environment (7998 citations)
• Universal solvation model based on solute electron density and on a continuum model of the solvent defined by the bulk dielectric constant and atomic surface tensions. (7814 citations)

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

The most cited articles primarily focus on research topics in Inorganic chemistry, Analytical chemistry, Crystallography, Chemical engineering and Photochemistry. While the published articles focused on Inorganic chemistry, they were also able to explore topics like Adsorption, Ionic liquid, Catalysis, Ion and Aqueous solution. The journal publications explore issues in Crystallography which can be linked to other research areas like Chemical physics and Molecule.

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 Physical Chemistry B (based on the number of publications) are:

• George C. Schatz (79 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Gregory A. Voth (78 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Michael D. Fayer (75 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Richard G. Compton (71 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Nilmoni Sarkar (67 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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 Physical Chemistry B (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (943 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Max Planck Society (911 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (489 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (374 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Tokyo (340 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 3.66% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.03% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.32% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.25% of all publications and 68.40% 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.