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Journal of the Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan
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Journal of the Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan

1340-8097

Published by: The Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/massspec/-char/ja

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 1135 5 11 1

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 19
Documents by Best Scientists*: 36
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
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Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of the Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan?

The topics of Mass spectrometry, Analytical chemistry, Ion, Chromatography and Mass spectrum are the focal point of discussions in the journal. The concepts on Mass spectrometry presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Spectrometer and Optics. While Analytical chemistry is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Ion source, Ionization, Chemical ionization and Thermal ionization.

The research on Ion featured in it combines topics in other fields like Photochemistry, Molecule and Atomic physics. Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry and Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry are all subfields of Chromatography research that were featured in the journal.

  • Mass spectrometry (40.91%)
  • Analytical chemistry (36.16%)
  • Ion (24.94%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Thermal Decomposition of Urea and Urea Derivatives by Simultaneous TG/(DTA)/MS (77 citations)
  • Thin Sectioning Improves the Peak Intensity and Signal-to-Noise Ratio in Direct Tissue Mass Spectrometry (75 citations)
  • Highly Sensitive and Precise Measurement of Helium Isotopes Using a Mass Spectrometer with Double Collector System (62 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of the Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan:

The most cited publications focus on Mass spectrometry, Analytical chemistry, Ion, Mass spectrum and Chromatography. Mass spectrometry imaging is a major topic of Mass spectrometry research in the most cited publications. While the most cited articles focused on Analytical chemistry, they were also able to explore topics like Combustion, Isotope, Isotope analysis, Ionization and Fractionation.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Enzyme
  • Quantum mechanics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of the Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan explores disciplines such as Chromatography, Peptide, Mass spectrometry imaging, Maldi ms and Mass spectrometry. Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry and Selected reaction monitoring studies in the realm of Chromatography interact with fields like Protocol (science). The research on Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Desalination, Tube (fluid conveyance), Mass spectrometric, Buffer (optical fiber) and Calibration curve.

While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Peptide, it also covered topics in Photochemistry, Hydrogen, Dissociation (chemistry) and Autolysis (biology). The Maldi ms works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Matrix (chemical analysis), Microscope, Antitumor Antibiotics and Thiol. Mass spectrometry research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Atomic physics, Ion source, Time of flight, Division (mathematics) and Proton.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • 追悼―中田尚男先生を偲んで 中田先生が紡いだ有機マススペクトロメトリー (0 citations)
  • Development of a Multi-Turn Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer with a Proton Transfer Reaction Ion Source for the On-Site Real-Time Measurement of Volatile Organic Compounds (0 citations)
  • State-of-the-Art Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry (0 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 Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mitsuo Takayama (38 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Kenzo Hiraoka (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Itsuo Katakuse (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hisashi Matsuda (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hisao Nakata (28 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 Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Osaka University (125 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Tokyo (108 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hitachi (78 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kyoto University (63 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Nagoya University (36 papers) absent 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, 69.57% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.57% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 28.57% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 28.57% of all publications and 14.29% 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

  • Nano-Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry-Based Molecular and Phenotypic Analysis at Single-Cell Resolution

    Yoshihiro Izumi;Kohta Nakatani;Kosuke Hata;Takeshi Hara

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • LC/HRMS/MSと&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;in silico&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;エピメタボライトデータベース(IEMDB)に基づく未知の親水性代謝物の包括的構造推定

    (2022)
    0 Citations
  • Practical Guide of MassBank vol. 1

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • Mass Spectrometry Is the Best Partner for a Physical Chemist

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • スペクトルデータ部会活動報告2021–2022

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • The Report of the 49th Biological Mass Spectrometry Conference

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • Live Single-Cell Mass Spectrometry for Single Cell Organelle Molecular Analysis

    Hajime Mizuno;Yoshihiro Kato;Eiji Sugiyama;Toshimasa Toyo’oka

    (2020)
    0 Citations
  • Mamoru Ohashi: Some Personal Memories

    (2022)
    0 Citations
  • Make Your Mass Spectra Contribute to the Future Society

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • Practical Guide of MassBank Vol. 2

    (2023)
    0 Citations

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