Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Top Research Topics at Journal of Physical Chemistry C?

Journal of Physical Chemistry C is mainly concerned with subjects like Chemical engineering, Nanotechnology, Inorganic chemistry, Analytical chemistry and Adsorption. The journal investigates Nanotechnology research which frequently intersects with Optoelectronics. It addresses concerns in Inorganic chemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Oxide, Electrolyte, Catalysis, Metal and Electrochemistry.

The featured Electrochemistry study falls within the wider topic of Electrode. The journal focuses on Analytical chemistry but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Ion and Spectroscopy. It facilitates discussions on Adsorption that incorporate concepts from other fields like Molecule and Density functional theory.

The work on Molecule tackled in it brings together disciplines like Chemical physics, Photochemistry and Crystallography. In addition to Crystallography research, it aims to explore topics under Monolayer and Scanning tunneling microscope. Research in Density functional theory discussed is concerned with the study of Computational chemistry as a whole.

• Chemical engineering (16.82%)
• Nanotechnology (16.58%)
• Inorganic chemistry (15.27%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Pseudocapacitive Contributions to Electrochemical Energy Storage in TiO2 (Anatase) Nanoparticles (2485 citations)
• Quantum Dot Solar Cells. Semiconductor Nanocrystals as Light Harvesters (2201 citations)
• SUPERCAPACITOR DEVICES BASED ON GRAPHENE MATERIALS (1987 citations)

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

The journal papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Nanotechnology, Inorganic chemistry, Chemical engineering, Analytical chemistry and Nanoparticle. Discussions in the published articles are anchored in the field of Inorganic chemistry but it branches out to cover the subject of interrelated disciplines, including

• Catalysis which intersects with area such as Photochemistry,
• Adsorption which intersects with area such as Molecule and Density functional theory,
• Electrochemistry which intersects with area such as Electrolyte.. The most cited articles tackle studies in Photocatalysis and the interrelated subject of Visible spectrum to gain insights into Chemical engineering.

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 C (based on the number of publications) are:

• George C. Schatz (110 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• David S. Sholl (82 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Michael Zharnikov (77 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• William A. Goddard (72 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Richard G. Compton (66 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Physical Chemistry C (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (1957 papers) published 125 papers at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (697 papers) published 25 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Science and Technology of China (628 papers) published 54 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
• Max Planck Society (596 papers) published 26 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Jilin University (507 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 17 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, 3.23% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.70% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.35% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.83% of all publications and 67.11% 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.