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Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
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Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

0953-4075

Published by: IOP Publishing

https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/0953-4075

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 126 59 79 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 137
Documents by Best Scientists*: 178
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 138
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.427
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Physics B?

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Atomic physics, Electron, Ion, Ionization and Excitation. Atomic physics works presented in Journal of Physics B have a specific focus on Excited state. The concepts on Excited state presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Rydberg formula and Ground state.

Helium, Wave function, Photon, Atom and Cross section (physics) are some topics wherein Electron research discussed in the journal have an impact. The Wave function study featured falls within the wider field of Quantum mechanics. Journal of Physics B holds forums on Ion that merges themes from other disciplines such as Plasma and Projectile.

The Ionization study featured in Journal of Physics B draws parallels with the field of Laser. Journal of Physics B focuses on Laser research as part of the broader topic of Optics. The Scattering research presented places emphasis on topics like Elastic scattering, Scattering length, Inelastic scattering and Electron scattering.

  • Atomic physics (74.84%)
  • Electron (23.22%)
  • Ion (19.09%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Multiple-harmonic conversion of 1064 nm radiation in rare gases (887 citations)
  • Multiple absorption of laser photons by atoms (668 citations)
  • Triply-differential cross sections for ionisation of hydrogen atoms by electrons and positrons (488 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Physics B:

The published articles explore disciplines such as Atomic physics, Electron, Ionization, Ion and Excitation. While work presented in the published articles provide substantial information on Atomic physics, it also covers topics in Range (particle radiation), Electron ionization and Scattering. Spectral line and Laser are some topics wherein Ionization research discussed in the journal articles has an impact.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Optics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily tackles Atomic physics, Ionization, Laser, Quantum mechanics and Excited state. While Atomic physics is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Photoionization, Energy (signal processing), Excitation, Ion and Electron. The journal links adjacent topics like Electron with Wave function.

The Ionization research dealing mostly with Electron ionization is the focus of the journal. The journal covers Laser research under the subject of Optics. Quantum, Bose–Einstein condensate and Quantum entanglement are among the concentrations of Quantum mechanics that garnered much attention in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Localized dynamics following a quantum quench in a non-integrable system: an example on the sawtooth ladder (8 citations)
  • Attosecond technology(ies) and science (4 citations)
  • Theory of polarization-averaged core-level molecular-frame photoelectron angular distributions: I. A full-potential method and its application to dissociating carbon monoxide dication (4 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 Physics B (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Igor Bray (136 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Philip G. Burke (126 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Klaus Bartschat (115 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jonathan Tennyson (93 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chi Lin (87 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 Physics B (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (488 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 14 less than at the previous edition,
  • Queen's University Belfast (308 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (208 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (191 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University College London (186 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 5 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, 66.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.07% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.82% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 6.02% of all publications and 71.08% 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

  • Roadmap on quantum light spectroscopy

    Shaul Mukamel;Matthias Freyberger;Wolfgang Schleich;Wolfgang Schleich;Marco Bellini

    (2020)
    165 Citations
  • Integrated photonic quantum walks

    Markus Gräfe;Alexander Szameit

    (2020)
    71 Citations
  • Ionization in intense laser fields beyond the electric dipole approximation: concepts, methods, achievements and future directions

    J Maurer;U Keller

    (2021)
    38 Citations
  • Floquet states in dissipative open quantum systems

    S A Sato;S A Sato;U De Giovannini;S Aeschlimann;I Gierz

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • Attosecond light science and its application for probing quantum materials

    Xun Shi;Chen-Ting Liao;Zhensheng Tao;Emma Cating-Subramanian

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Quantum confined Rydberg excitons in reduced dimensions

    Annika Konzelmann;Bettina Frank;Harald Giessen

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Benchmark calculations of electron impact electronic excitation of the hydrogen molecule

    T Meltzer;J Tennyson;Z Mašín;M C Zammit

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • One- and two-dimensional solitons in spin–orbit-coupled Bose–Einstein condensates with fractional kinetic energy

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • Persistent current formation in double-ring geometries

    Thomas Bland;Quentin Marolleau;Quentin Marolleau;Paolo Comaron;Paolo Comaron;Boris Malomed

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Time-resolved site-selective imaging of predissociation and charge transfer dynamics: the CH3I B-band

    Ruaridh Forbes;Felix Allum;Sadia Bari;Rebecca Boll

    (2020)
    19 Citations

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