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Journal of the Japan Petroleum Institute
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Journal of the Japan Petroleum Institute

1346-8804

Published by: The Japan Petroleum Institute

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/jpi

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 837 38 47 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 49
Documents by Best Scientists*: 56
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 32
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.183
Impact Factor: 0.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of The Japan Petroleum Institute?

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Catalysis, Inorganic chemistry, Organic chemistry, Chemical engineering and Hydrodesulfurization. Catalysis research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Hydrogen and Cracking. Issues in Inorganic chemistry were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Methanol, Adsorption, Carbon monoxide, Methane and Catalyst support.

Hydrodesulfurization research discussed connects with the study of Flue-gas desulfurization.

  • Catalysis (34.99%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (25.54%)
  • Organic chemistry (22.98%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Liquid fuel production using microalgae (164 citations)
  • An overview of hydrodesulfurization and hydrodenitrogenation (112 citations)
  • 固体塩基触媒: 塩基点の発現, キャラクタリゼーションおよび触媒作用 (71 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of The Japan Petroleum Institute:

The journal publications are mainly concerned with subjects like Catalysis, Organic chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Chemical engineering and Hydrodesulfurization. The published papers connects research in Catalysis with the related topics of Methanol. In addition to Inorganic chemistry research, the most cited publications aim to explore topics under Rhodium, Chemical decomposition, Adsorption and Nickel.

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

  • Catalysis
  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of The Japan Petroleum Institute focuses largely on the fields of Catalysis, Chemical engineering, Nuclear chemistry, Hydrogen and Methanol. The journal is concerned with the study of Catalysis and Organic chemistry in general. In addition to Chemical engineering research, it aims to explore topics under Hydrogen production, Porosity, Nickel catalyst and Adsorption.

The concepts on Nuclear chemistry presented in Journal of The Japan Petroleum Institute can also apply to other research fields, including Dimethyl ether, Methane, Gallium, Methanol biosynthesis and Steam reforming. Journal of The Japan Petroleum Institute addresses concerns in Hydrogen which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Surface modification, Ruthenium, Inorganic chemistry, Membrane and Anode. Methanol research featured in Journal of The Japan Petroleum Institute incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Chelation, Syngas, Coprecipitation and Supercritical fluid.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Explorative Study of a Ru/CeO 2 Catalyst for NH 3 Synthesis from Renewable Hydrogen and Demonstration of NH 3 Synthesis under a Range of Reaction Conditions (8 citations)
  • Methane Hydrate in Marine Sands: Its Reservoir Properties, Gas Production Behaviors, and Enhanced Recovery Methods (1 citations)
  • Source of the Jurassic Oil in the Western Mahu Sag of Junggar Basin, NW China (1 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 Japan Petroleum Institute (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kaoru Fujimoto (52 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Eiichi Kikuchi (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Isao Mochida (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yoshiro Morita (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Muneyoshi Yamada (41 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 Japan Petroleum Institute (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Tokyo (208 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tokyo Institute of Technology (163 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tohoku University (139 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hokkaido University (125 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kyushu University (96 papers) published 1 paper at the last 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, 5.71% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 42.42% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.06% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 27.27% of all publications and 24.24% 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

  • Lignin Depolymerization into Aromatic Monomers Using Supported Metal Catalysts in Supercritical Water

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Low-temperature Synthesis of Single Phase Intermetallic NiZn Bulk Nanopowder in Molten LiCl–KCl with CaH 2 Reducing Agent

    Yasukazu Kobayashi;Minoru Sohmiya;Shohei Tada;Ryuji Kikuchi

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Methane Hydrate in Marine Sands: Its Reservoir Properties, Gas Production Behaviors, and Enhanced Recovery Methods

    Yoshihiro Konno;Yoshihiro Konno;Jiro Nagao

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • 1,3-Butadiene Production by Crotyl Alcohol Dehydration over Solid Acids and Catalyst Deactivation by Water Adsorption

    Atsushi Segawa;Tatsuya Ichijo;Nobuhiro Kimura;Keisuke Tsuruta

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Selective Hydrogenation Catalyzed by Intermetallic Compounds

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • New Strategy for Precise Synthesis of Polyoxometalate Catalysts with Designed Active Sites

    Kosuke Suzuki;Noritaka Mizuno;Kazuya Yamaguchi

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Enhancement of the Catalytic Performance and Active Site Clarification of Cu/ZnO Based Catalysts for Methanol Synthesis by CO2 Hydrogenation

    Tadahiro Fujitani

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Ammonia Combustion Properties of Copper Oxides-based Honeycomb and Granular Catalysts

    Satoshi Hinokuma;Satoshi Hinokuma;Takeshi Iwasa;Kento Araki;Yusuke Kawabata

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Direct Production of Hydrocarbons by Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Using Newly Designed Catalysts

    Emmerson Hondo;Emmerson Hondo;Peng Lu;Peipei Zhang;Jie Li;Jie Li

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Particle Size Effect on Hydrogen Cyanide Synthesis with CH4 and NO over an Alumina-supported Platinum Catalyst

    (2022)
    5 Citations

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