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Journal of Rheology
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Journal of Rheology

0148-6055

Published by: The Society of Rheology

https://sor.scitation.org/journal/jor

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 195 20 36 14
Materials Science 360 74 128 20
Engineering and Technology 571 33 69 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 137
Documents by Best Scientists*: 227
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 123
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.793
Impact Factor: 3.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Rheology?

The primary areas of discussion in Journal of Rheology are Rheology, Mechanics, Viscoelasticity, Shear flow and Composite material. While Journal of Rheology focused on Rheology, it was also able to explore topics like Shear (geology), Viscosity and Polymer. It focuses on Viscosity research which is adjacent to topics in Shear (sheet metal).

Journal of Rheology centers on topics in Polymer, with a focus on Polystyrene. The Mechanics works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Stress (mechanics), Classical mechanics and Constitutive equation. In addition to Viscoelasticity research, the journal aims to explore topics under Creep, Stress relaxation, Relaxation (physics) and Nonlinear system.

It holds forums on Shear flow that merges themes from other disciplines such as Shearing (physics), Shear rate, Simple shear, Shear stress and Shear thinning. The journal facilitates discussions on Shear rate that incorporate concepts from other fields like Apparent viscosity, Dilatant and Shear modulus. Polymer blend, Slip (materials science), Rheometry, Elastic modulus and Volume fraction are all areas of Composite material tackled in Journal of Rheology.

  • Rheology (43.83%)
  • Mechanics (31.40%)
  • Viscoelasticity (27.88%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A Mechanism for Non‐Newtonian Flow in Suspensions of Rigid Spheres (2214 citations)
  • Analysis of Linear Viscoelasticity of a Crosslinking Polymer at the Gel Point (1822 citations)
  • A Theoretical Basis for the Application of Fractional Calculus to Viscoelasticity (1340 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Rheology:

The most cited papers investigate areas of study like Rheology, Shear flow, Viscoelasticity, Composite material and Mechanics. The most cited articles with studies in Rheology featured incorporate elements of Viscosity and Polymer. Stress (mechanics), Classical mechanics and Constitutive equation are some topics wherein Mechanics research discussed in the most cited articles has an impact.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Composite material
  • Polymer

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Rheology explores disciplines such as Rheology, Viscoelasticity, Composite material, Mechanics and Viscosity. The Rheology study featured falls within the larger field of Thermodynamics. Topics in Viscoelasticity explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Dynamic mechanical analysis, Dynamic modulus, Softening, Payne effect and Elastic modulus.

While the primary focus in Journal of Rheology is Composite material, it also dissects topics surrounding Phase (matter) and Graphene as a whole. Concepts in Suspension (vehicle), as well as related topics in Dilatant, are covered in the Mechanics research presented in Journal of Rheology. Journal of Rheology explores issues in Viscosity which can be linked to other research areas like Brownian dynamics, Shear force, Vorticity and Newtonian fluid.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Data-driven physics-informed constitutive metamodeling of complex fluids: A multifidelity neural network (MFNN) framework (7 citations)
  • Scaling relations for brittle fracture of entangled polystyrene melts and solutions in elongational flow (3 citations)
  • Shear-induced breakdown and agglomeration in nanoparticles filled polymer: The shift of phase boundary and kinetics (2 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 Rheology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ronald G. Larson (58 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Norman J. Wagner (43 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Christopher W. Macosko (39 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Gareth H. McKinley (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dimitris Vlassopoulos (38 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • University of Minnesota (53 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Michigan (44 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (34 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (31 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Delaware (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 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, 3.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 24.72% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.24% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.47% of all publications and 41.57% 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

  • Data-driven physics-informed constitutive metamodeling of complex fluids: A multifidelity neural network (MFNN) framework

    Mohammadamin Mahmoudabadbozchelou;Marco Caggioni;Setareh Shahsavari;William H. Hartt

    (2021)
    65 Citations
  • Operating windows for oscillatory interfacial shear rheology

    Damian Renggli;Alexandra Alicke;Randy H. Ewoldt;Jan Vermant

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • New insights on carbon black suspension rheology—Anisotropic thixotropy and antithixotropy

    (2022)
    46 Citations
  • The Mnemosyne number and the rheology of remembrance

    (2022)
    38 Citations
  • The role of friction in the yielding of adhesive non-Brownian suspensions

    James A Richards;Ben M Guy;Elena Blanco;Michiel Hermes

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • Asphaltene-induced spontaneous emulsification: Effects of interfacial co-adsorption and viscoelasticity

    Mariana Rodríguez-Hakim;Satyam Anand;Javier Tajuelo;Javier Tajuelo;Zhen Yao

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • Improved rheometry of yield stress fluids using bespoke fractal 3D printed vanes

    Crystal E. Owens;A. John Hart;Gareth H. McKinley

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • Apparent slip in colloidal suspensions

    Aref Abbasi Moud;Jourdain Piette;Marziyeh Danesh;Georgios C. Georgiou

    (2022)
    35 Citations

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