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Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites
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Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

0731-6844

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jrp

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 511 53 59 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 106
Documents by Best Scientists*: 115
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 94
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.511
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites?

The discussions in Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites mainly cover the fields of Composite material, Composite number, Epoxy, Structural engineering and Ultimate tensile strength. It connects research in Composite material with the related topic of Finite element method. Finite element method research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Stress (mechanics) and Computer simulation.

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites holds forums on Epoxy that merges themes from other disciplines such as Compressive strength, Delamination and Graphite. Fibre-reinforced plastic, Buckling, Stiffness, Composite laminates and Fracture mechanics are all subfields of Structural engineering research that were featured in it. The studies on Ultimate tensile strength discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Young's modulus and Polypropylene.

Specifically, studies on Natural fiber are prevalent in the Fiber works discussed. The Flexural strength study featured in Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites draws connections with the study of Izod impact strength test.

  • Composite material (97.38%)
  • Composite number (29.93%)
  • Epoxy (19.53%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Orientation Behavior of Fibers in Concentrated Suspensions (746 citations)
  • Recent Development in Natural Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites (470 citations)
  • Design-Oriented Stress-Strain Model for FRP-Confined Concrete in Rectangular Columns (387 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites:

The published articles primarily tackle Composite material, Composite number, Fiber, Ultimate tensile strength and Epoxy. The journal publications investigate Composite material research which frequently intersects with Structural engineering. The journal papers explore topics in Composite number which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Polyester, Stiffness and Scanning electron microscope.

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

  • Composite material
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Structural engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates studies in Composite material, Composite number, Fiber, Fibre-reinforced plastic and Polymer composites. The study on Composite material presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Finite element method. The work on Composite number tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Pressure vessel and Strength of materials.

Topics in Fiber were tackled in line with various other fields like Volume fraction, 3D printing and Ultimate tensile strength. Fibre-reinforced plastic research discussed connects with the study of Drilling.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Challenges on machining characteristics of natural fiber-reinforced composites – A review: (6 citations)
  • Microstructural investigation and hole quality evaluation in S2/FM94 glass-fibre composites under dry and cryogenic conditions: (5 citations)
  • Experimental and numerical study on stiffness and damage of glass/epoxy biaxial weft-knitted reinforced composites: (5 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 Reinforced Plastics and Composites (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Onur Sayman (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • P.K. Sinha (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hsien-Liang Yeh (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hsien-Yang Yeh (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • R. M. V. G. K. Rao (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 Reinforced Plastics and Composites (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Beihang University (75 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (74 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Universiti Sains Malaysia (67 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Dokuz Eylül University (59 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harbin Institute of Technology (57 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 5.48% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.14% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.70% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.14% of all publications and 71.01% 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

  • Experimental and numerical research on healing performance of reinforced microcapsule-based self-healing polymers using nanoparticles

    (2022)
    44 Citations
  • Machine learning predictions on fracture toughness of multiscale bio-nano-composites:

    Vahid Daghigh;Thomas E Lacy;Hamid Daghigh;Grace Gu

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • Microstructural investigation and hole quality evaluation in S2/FM94 glass-fibre composites under dry and cryogenic conditions:

    Khaled Giasin;Antigoni Barouni;Hom Nath Dhakal;Carol Featherson

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • Graphene nanoplatelet, multiwall carbon nanotube, and hybrid multiwall carbon nanotube–graphene nanoplatelet epoxy nanocomposites as strain sensing coatings:

    Mario Bragaglia;Lorenzo Paleari;Francesca R Lamastra;Debora Puglia

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • Factors affecting hole quality during drilling of natural fiber-reinforced composites: A comprehensive review:

    Muhammad Helmi Abdul Kudus;Mani Maran Ratnam;Hazizan Md. Akil

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • Influence of weave arrangements on mechanical characteristics of cotton and bamboo woven fabric reinforced composite laminates

    (2023)
    24 Citations
  • Characterization and numerical simulation of laminated glass fiber–polyester composites for a prosthetic running blade:

    Wafa Ouarhim;Mehdi Ait-Dahi;Mohammed-Ouadi Bensalah;Mounir El Achaby

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Comparison of in-plane resin transfer molding and vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding ‘effective’ permeabilities based on mold filling experiments and simulations:

    Mert Hancioglu;Mert Hancioglu;E Murat Sozer;Suresh G Advani

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Phase morphology, mechanical, and thermal properties of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic elastomer: Effects of blend composition and compatibilization

    Ali Fazli;Denis Rodrigue

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Effect of fiber modified by alkali/polyvinyl alcohol coating treatment on properties of sisal fiber plastic composites

    (2020)
    15 Citations

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