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Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology
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Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology

0928-0707

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10971

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 348 179 242 20
Chemistry 432 113 149 18

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 297
Documents by Best Scientists*: 355
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 106
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.513
Impact Factor: 3.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology?

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Sol-gel, Inorganic chemistry, Analytical chemistry, Composite material and Thin film. Some problems in Sol-gel that were presented in Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology overlapped with concepts under Nanoparticle, Scanning electron microscope, Mineralogy, Coating and Hybrid material. The Nanoparticle research presented falls under the domain of Nanotechnology.

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology connects research in Scanning electron microscope with the related topic of Transmission electron microscopy. Hybrid material study tackled is connected to the field of Polymer chemistry. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology facilitates discussions on Inorganic chemistry that incorporate concepts from other fields like Nuclear chemistry, Calcination, Alkoxide, Catalysis and Aqueous solution.

While the journal focused on Analytical chemistry, it was also able to explore topics like Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Doping. It covers various topics on Composite material such as Microstructure, Composite number, Aerogel and Porosity. It explores issues in Thin film which can be linked to other research areas like Annealing (metallurgy), Dip-coating, Band gap and Ferroelectricity.

  • Sol-gel (46.10%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (20.33%)
  • Analytical chemistry (17.91%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Crystallization and Reduction of Sol-Gel-Derived Zinc Oxide Films by Irradiation with Ultraviolet Lamp (1001 citations)
  • Band-gap energy estimation from diffuse reflectance measurements on sol–gel and commercial TiO2: a comparative study (895 citations)
  • Invited review “sol-gel” preparation of high temperature superconducting oxides (696 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology:

The journal papers focus largely on the fields of Sol-gel, Inorganic chemistry, Composite material, Analytical chemistry and Thin film. The journal articles explore issues in Sol-gel which can be linked to other research areas like Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Nanoparticle, Mineralogy, Coating and Hybrid material. The most cited articles explore research in Analytical chemistry alongside concepts in Scanning electron microscope and other areas of study in Transmission electron microscopy.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Composite material
  • Catalysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Sol-gel, Adsorption, Nanoparticle, Nuclear chemistry and Analytical chemistry. Research in Catalysis and the interrelating topic of Aerogel were among the subjects of interest in the Sol-gel studies discussed in the journal. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology explores topics in Adsorption which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Mesoporous silica, Mesoporous material and Specific surface area.

The studies in Nanoparticle featured incorporate elements of Photocatalysis, Oxide, High-resolution transmission electron microscopy and Particle size. Concepts in Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, as well as related topics in Scanning electron microscope, are covered in the Nuclear chemistry research presented in it. Issues in Analytical chemistry were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Thin film and Band gap.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Silica-silk fibroin hybrid (bio)aerogels: two-step versus one-step hybridization (11 citations)
  • Design and analysis of a single elliptical channel photonic crystal fiber sensor for potential malaria detection (9 citations)
  • Synthesis and characterization of SrFeO3-δ nanoparticles as antimicrobial agent (8 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 Sol-Gel Science and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Celso Valentim Santilli (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Kazuki Nakanishi (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sandra Helena Pulcinelli (34 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Hiromitsu Kozuka (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Plinio Innocenzi (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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 Sol-Gel Science and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (125 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (115 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (108 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sao Paulo State University (83 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Kyoto University (67 papers) published 1 paper 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, 10.43% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 6.80% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.37% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.02% of all publications and 72.82% 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

  • Sol–gel synthesis of calcium phosphate-based biomaterials—A review of environmentally benign, simple, and effective synthesis routes

    Kunio Ishikawa;Edita Garskaite;Edita Garskaite;Aivaras Kareiva

    (2020)
    70 Citations
  • Hierarchically porous monoliths prepared via sol–gel process accompanied by spinodal decomposition

    Xuanming Lu;George Hasegawa;Kazuyoshi Kanamori;Kazuki Nakanishi;Kazuki Nakanishi

    (2020)
    46 Citations
  • A study of magnetic properties of Y–Ni–Mn substituted Co2Z-type nanohexaferrites via vibrating sample magnetometry

    Kirti Singha;Rohit Jasrotia;Virender Pratap Singh;Monika Chandel

    (2021)
    45 Citations
  • Flame retarded polymer systems based on the sol-gel approach: recent advances and future perspectives

    (2022)
    40 Citations
  • Rapid synthesis of MCM-41 and SBA-15 by microwave irradiation: promising adsorbents for CO_2 adsorption

    (2022)
    36 Citations
  • The combined method to synthesis silica nanoparticle by Stöber process

    Gaoyuan Ren;Gaoyuan Ren;Hongjiu Su;Shudong Wang

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Facile preparation of Mn3O4/rGO hybrid nanocomposite by sol–gel in situ reduction method with enhanced energy storage performance for supercapacitor applications

    M. Mohamed Ismail;S. Hemaanandhan;D. Mani;M. Arivanandhan

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Medium-scale production of gasochromic windows by sol-gel

    (2022)
    30 Citations

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