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Journal of the Physical Society of Japan

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Published by: The Physical Society of Japan

https://journals.jps.jp/journal/jpsj

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 118 49 132 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 185
Documents by Best Scientists*: 361
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 9
SCIMAGO H-index: 149
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.671
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of the Physical Society of Japan?

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Condensed matter physics, Atomic physics, Electron, Magnetic field and Superconductivity. It holds forums on Condensed matter physics that merges themes from other disciplines such as Electrical resistivity and conductivity and Magnetization. The studies on Atomic physics discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Ion, Spectral line, Excitation and Plasma.

Studies on Antiferromagnetism discussed in the journal link to the field of Magnetic susceptibility. Phase transition study tackled is connected to the field of Phase (matter).

  • Condensed matter physics (45.74%)
  • Atomic physics (15.37%)
  • Electron (8.22%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Statistical-Mechanical Theory of Irreversible Processes : I. General Theory and Simple Applications to Magnetic and Conduction Problems (6246 citations)
  • Peculiar Localized State at Zigzag Graphite Edge (2120 citations)
  • Exchange Monte Carlo Method and Application to Spin Glass Simulations (1914 citations)

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

The most cited publications mainly tackle studies in Condensed matter physics, Antiferromagnetism, Superconductivity, Atomic physics and Electron. The studies on Condensed matter physics discussed at the journal articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Electrical resistivity and conductivity and Magnetic field, Magnetization. The journal articles facilitate discussions on Atomic physics that incorporate concepts from other fields like Ion, Spectral line, Excitation and Exciton.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan generally zeroes in on subjects such as Condensed matter physics, Superconductivity, Antiferromagnetism, Spin-½ and Electron. The Condensed matter physics works featured in it incorporate elements from State (functional analysis) and Magnetic field, Magnetization. Journal of the Physical Society of Japan investigates Superconductivity research which frequently intersects with Charge (physics).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Hybrid Quantum-Classical Algorithms and Quantum Error Mitigation (77 citations)
  • Spin–Orbit-Entangled Electronic Phases in 4d and 5d Transition-Metal Compounds (9 citations)
  • Formations of Narrow Stripes and Vortex–Antivortex Pairs in a Quasi-Two-Dimensional Ferromagnet K2CuF4 (7 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 Physical Society of Japan (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Yoshihiro Ishibashi (329 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yoshinori Haga (300 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Yoshichika Ōnuki (298 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Rikio Settai (263 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yoshichika Onuki (209 papers) published 1 paper 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 Physical Society of Japan (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Tokyo (7154 papers) published 59 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tohoku University (3564 papers) published 43 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Osaka University (3342 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • Kyoto University (2830 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Nagoya University (2531 papers) published 19 papers 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, 8.54% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 56.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.00% of all publications and 23.67% 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

  • Exotic Superconducting States in FeSe-based Materials

    Takasada Shibauchi;Tetsuo Hanaguri;Yuji Matsuda

    (2020)
    136 Citations
  • Multiple Superconducting Phases and Unusual Enhancement of the Upper Critical Field in UTe2

    (2020)
    111 Citations
  • First Observation of the de Haas–van Alphen Effect and Fermi Surfaces in the Unconventional Superconductor UTe2

    (2022)
    84 Citations
  • Spin–Orbit-Entangled Electronic Phases in 4d and 5d Transition-Metal Compounds

    Tomohiro Takayama;Tomohiro Takayama;Jiří Chaloupka;Jiří Chaloupka;Andrew Smerald;Giniyat Khaliullin

    (2021)
    59 Citations
  • Charge-Density-Wave Order and Multiple Magnetic Transitions in Divalent Europium Compound EuAl4

    Koji Kaneko;Takuro Kawasaki;Ai Nakamura;Ai Nakamura;Koji Munakata

    (2021)
    54 Citations
  • Magnetic Properties under Pressure in Novel Spin-Triplet Superconductor UTe2

    (2021)
    46 Citations
  • Anisotropy of the Upper Critical Field in the Heavy-Fermion Superconductor UTe2 under Pressure

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Field-Induced Superconductivity near the Superconducting Critical Pressure in UTe2

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • Two-Dimensional XY-Type Magnetic Properties of Locally Noncentrosymmetric Superconductor CeRh2As2

    (2022)
    34 Citations
  • Enhancement and Discontinuity of Effective Mass through the First-Order Metamagnetic Transition in UTe2

    Atsushi Miyake;Yusei Shimizu;Yoshiki J. Sato;Dexin Li

    (2021)
    25 Citations

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