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Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials
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Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

0892-7057

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jtc

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 432 56 68 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 95
Documents by Best Scientists*: 146
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 63
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.756
Impact Factor: 3.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials?

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Composite material, Composite number, Polypropylene, Nanocomposite and Fiber. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials concentrates on Composite material topics that focus on Ultimate tensile strength, Thermoplastic, Polymer, Polyethylene and Thermoplastic composites. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Ultimate tensile strength, it also covered topics in Young's modulus and Flexural strength.

The journal focuses on different Polyethylene studies like High-density polyethylene and Low-density polyethylene. The research on Composite number featured in Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials combines topics in other fields like Structural engineering, Finite element method and Scanning electron microscope. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials features Polypropylene research that overlaps with concepts in Glass fiber.

The studies in Nanocomposite featured incorporate elements of Thermal and Montmorillonite.

  • Composite material (98.20%)
  • Composite number (23.76%)
  • Polypropylene (15.39%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Fusion Bonding/Welding of Thermoplastic Composites (261 citations)
  • Mechanical properties of polypropylene composites: A review (190 citations)
  • Flammability of Natural Fiber-reinforced Composites and Strategies for Fire Retardancy: A Review (189 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials:

The most cited publications generally zeroe in on subjects such as Composite material, Composite number, Polypropylene, Fiber and Thermoplastic. The most cited publications concentrate on Composite material topics that focus on Ultimate tensile strength, Thermoplastic composites, Polymer, Nanocomposite and Polyethylene. The Polypropylene research tackled in the most cited articles is interrelated with Wood flour which concerns subjects like Filler (materials).

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

  • Composite material
  • Polymer
  • Mechanical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Composite material, Nanocomposite, Composite number, Thermoplastic and Thermal. It connects research in Composite material with the related topic of Characterization (materials science). The journal tackles studies in Graphene and the interrelated subject of Oxide to gain insights into Nanocomposite.

Many of the studies tackled connect Thermoplastic with a similar field of study like Thermosetting polymer. Polypropylene composites studies in the realm of Polypropylene interact with fields like Matrix (mathematics). In particular, the Fiber works presented emphasize discussions on Thermoplastic composites.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Natural fiber–reinforced composites: A review on material, manufacturing, and machinability: (44 citations)
  • Mechanical, microstructural properties and cell adhesion of Sr/Se-hydroxyapatite/graphene/polycaprolactone nanofibers: (39 citations)
  • Mechanical properties of CF-reinforced PLA parts manufactured by fused deposition modeling: (26 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 Thermoplastic Composite Materials (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rupinder Singh (27 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • John W. Gillespie (25 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Ruhul A. Khan (18 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • A. M. Zihlif (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Smita Mohanty (16 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 Thermoplastic Composite Materials (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Delaware (47 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Islamic Azad University (37 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • South China University of Technology (34 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Universiti Sains Malaysia (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana (23 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 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, 9.77% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 6.67% of all publications and 73.33% 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

  • Progress of novel techniques for lightweight automobile applications through innovative eco-friendly composite materials: A review:

    Jyoti Agarwal;Swarnalata Sahoo;Smita Mohanty;Sanjay K Nayak

    (2020)
    209 Citations
  • Electrical, thermal and flammability properties of conductive filler kenaf–reinforced polymer nanocomposites:

    Christopher Igwe Idumah;Christopher Igwe Idumah;Azman Hassan;James E Ogbu;JU Ndem

    (2020)
    85 Citations
  • Mechanical, microstructural properties and cell adhesion of Sr/Se-hydroxyapatite/graphene/polycaprolactone nanofibers:

    Reem Al-Wafi;SF Mansour;SF Mansour;MK Ahmed

    (2021)
    54 Citations
  • A comprehensive review of coconut shell powder composites: Preparation, processing, and characterization:

    Seri Nur Iman Hidayah Ahmad Nadzri;Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan;Ain Umaira Md Shah;Syafiqah Nur Azrie Safri

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Recycling of carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic and thermoset composites: A review

    (2022)
    43 Citations
  • Nanocarbon and macrocarbonaceous filler–reinforced epoxy/polyamide: A review:

    Ayesha Kausar

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Effect of graphene oxide on the mechanical and thermal properties of graphene oxide/hytrel nanocomposites:

    Neema Pandey;Chetna Tewari;Sunil Dhali;Bhashkar S Bohra

    (2021)
    29 Citations
  • Manipulating thermal conductivity of polyimide composites by hybridizing micro- and nano-sized aluminum nitride for potential aerospace usage:

    Honglin Luo;Honglin Luo;Jikui Liu;Zhiwei Yang;Quanchao Zhang

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Injection-molded PP composites reinforced with talc and nanoclay for automotive applications:

    Mohammadreza Nofar;Elif Ozgen;Burcu Girginer

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Thermal and tensile properties of 3D printed ABS-glass fibre, ABS-glass fibre-carbon fibre hybrid composites made by novel hybrid manufacturing technique

    (2023)
    19 Citations

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