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Journal of the Franklin Institute
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Journal of the Franklin Institute

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 75 276 909 38
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 131 46 84 19
Engineering and Technology 184 92 248 33

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 527
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1262
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 28
SCIMAGO H-index: 111
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.994
Impact Factor: 4.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of The Franklin Institute-engineering and Applied Mathematics?

Journal of The Franklin Institute-engineering and Applied Mathematics primarily tackles Control theory, Nonlinear system, Engineering physics, Art history and Control theory. The research on Control theory featured in Journal of The Franklin Institute-engineering and Applied Mathematics combines topics in other fields like Control engineering, Bounded function and Stability (probability).

  • Control theory (15.76%)
  • Nonlinear system (5.79%)
  • Engineering physics (5.47%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • THE CONSTITUTION AND FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS (3381 citations)
  • A spatial processor model for object colour perception (1148 citations)
  • Proteins, amino acids and peptides (1060 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of The Franklin Institute-engineering and Applied Mathematics:

The most cited papers focus on Control theory, Nonlinear system, Control theory, Control engineering and Mathematical analysis. The published papers explore topics in Control theory which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Artificial neural network and Stability (probability). While Control engineering is the focus of the journal publications, it also provides insights into the studies of Control system, Fault tolerance, Observer (quantum physics), Actuator and Robustness (computer science).

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • World War II
  • Mechanical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in Journal of The Franklin Institute-engineering and Applied Mathematics are Control theory, Control theory, Nonlinear system, Lyapunov function and Applied mathematics. Issues in Control theory were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Multi-agent system, Stability (probability) and Fuzzy logic. In addition to Multi-agent system research, the journal aims to explore topics under Control (management) and Protocol (object-oriented programming).

The journal focuses on Control theory but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Artificial neural network, Control system, Scheme (programming language) and Stability (learning theory). Some problems in Nonlinear system that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Function (mathematics), Tracking (particle physics) and Bounded function. In the journal, Matrix (mathematics), Jump and Exponential stability are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Applied mathematics research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Fuzzy quantized sampled-data control for extended dissipative analysis of T–S fuzzy system and its application to WPGSs (33 citations)
  • A numerical solution of a class of periodic coupled matrix equations (13 citations)
  • Cloud-based RFID mutual authentication scheme for efficient privacy preserving in IoV (13 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 The Franklin Institute-engineering and Applied Mathematics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Henry Leffmann (356 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wm.H. Wahl (210 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • R.H. Oppermann (151 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lucien E. Picolet (126 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Henry B. Allen (85 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 The Franklin Institute-engineering and Applied Mathematics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Franklin Institute (219 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (218 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harbin Institute of Technology (212 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
  • Northeastern University (China) (154 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Southeast University (147 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 3.59% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.15% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.73% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.77% of all publications and 51.35% 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

  • Conventional and high order sliding mode control

    Vadim Utkin;Alex Poznyak;Yury Orlov;Andrey Polyakov

    (2020)
    232 Citations
  • Finite-time control of discrete-time semi-Markov jump linear systems: A self-triggered MPC approach

    Unknown

    (2022)
    171 Citations
  • Observed-based Adaptive Finite-Time Tracking Control for a Class of Nonstrict-Feedback Nonlinear Systems with Input Saturation

    Li Ma;Guangdeng Zong;Xudong Zhao;Xudong Zhao;Xin Huo

    (2020)
    162 Citations
  • Hierarchical stability conditions for time-varying delay systems via an extended reciprocally convex quadratic inequality

    Hong-Bing Zeng;Hui-Chao Lin;Yong He;Kok Lay Teo;Kok Lay Teo

    (2020)
    131 Citations
  • Extended dissipative synchronization for semi-Markov jump complex dynamic networks via memory sampled-data control scheme

    Yu-An Liu;Jianwei Xia;Bo Meng;Xiaona Song

    (2020)
    131 Citations
  • Finite-time stabilization of T–S fuzzy semi-Markov switching systems: A coupling memory sampled-data control approach

    Jun Cheng;Jun Cheng;Dian Zhang;Wenhai Qi;Jinde Cao

    (2020)
    127 Citations

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