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KONA Powder and Particle Journal
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KONA Powder and Particle Journal

0288-4534

Published by: Hosokawa Powder Technology Foundation

https://www.kona.or.jp/en/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 576 26 24 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 48
Documents by Best Scientists*: 45
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 47
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.523
Impact Factor: 3.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Kona Powder and Particle Journal?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Composite material, Nanotechnology, Metallurgy, Particle and Mechanics. Nanoparticle is a major topic of Nanotechnology research presented in the journal. The majority of Metallurgy studies in the journal are focused on the subject of Grinding.

  • Composite material (19.53%)
  • Nanotechnology (14.19%)
  • Metallurgy (12.89%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Heat Transfer Intensification Using Nanofluids (203 citations)
  • Dispersion and Characterization of Pharmaceutical Dry Powder Aerosols (175 citations)
  • Surface Modification for Improving the Stability of Nanoparticles in Liquid Media (105 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Kona Powder and Particle Journal:

The most cited papers primarily focus on research topics in Nanotechnology, Composite material, Nanoparticle, Metallurgy and Discrete element method. The studies on Nanotechnology discussed at the journal articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Particle-size distribution, Nano- and Aerosol. While work presented in the published articles provide substantial information on Nanoparticle, it also covers topics in Colloid and Dispersity.

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

  • Composite material
  • Organic chemistry
  • Thermodynamics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses on Composite material, Nanotechnology, Particle, Nanoparticle and Characterization (materials science). Studies on Composite material discussed in Kona Powder and Particle Journal link to the field of Flow properties. It facilitates discussions on Nanotechnology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Flow (mathematics) and Flow chemistry.

The Particle works featured in Kona Powder and Particle Journal incorporate elements from Research design, Mechanics and Breakage. Kona Powder and Particle Journal investigates Nanoparticle research which frequently intersects with Particle technology. In addition to Characterization (materials science) research, Kona Powder and Particle Journal aims to explore topics under Slurry and Rheology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The Development of Thin-film Freezing and Its Application to Improve Delivery of Biologics as Dry Powder Aerosols (1 citations)
  • Smart Mechanical Powder Processing for Producing Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composites (1 citations)
  • Grain-size Effects on Mechanical Behavior and Failure of Dense Cohesive Granular Materials (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 Kona Powder and Particle Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Brij M. Moudgil (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Genji Jimbo (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Virendra M. Puri (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yasuo Kousaka (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jusuke Hidaka (10 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 Kona Powder and Particle Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Florida (25 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Osaka University (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Micron Technology (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Hiroshima University (20 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 2022 edition, 5.56% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.41% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.53% of all publications and 47.06% 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

  • Synthesis of Precision Gold Nanoparticles Using Turkevich Method

    Jiaqi Dong;Paul L. Carpinone;Georgios Pyrgiotakis;Philip Demokritou

    (2020)
    303 Citations
  • Review of Encapsulated Salt Hydrate Core-Shell Phase Change Materials

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • Recent Advances in the Fabrication and Functionalization of Nanostructured Carbon Spheres for Energy Storage Applications

    (2022)
    48 Citations
  • Morphology Control of Transition Metal Oxides by Liquid-Phase Process and Their Material Development

    (2022)
    23 Citations
  • Smart Mechanical Powder Processing for Producing Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composites

    Behzad Sadeghi;Genlian Fan;Zhanqiu Tan;Zhiqiang Li

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • Progress in Multidimensional Particle Characterization

    Uwe Frank;Maximillian J. Uttinger;Simon E. Wawra;Christian Lübbert

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • NMR as a Tool to Characterize the Aggregation Structure of Silica Nanoparticles in a Liquid

    Chika Takai-Yamashita;Emiko Sato;Masayoshi Fuji

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • High-Pressure Torsion for Highly-Strained and High-Entropy Photocatalysts

    (2023)
    11 Citations
  • Screening of Ternary Intermetallic Catalysts Is Possible Using Metallurgical Synthesis: Demonstration on Heusler Alloys

    Takayuki Kojima;Satoshi Kameoka;An Pang Tsai

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Role of Powder Properties and Flowability in Polymer Selective Laser Sintering—A Review

    (2023)
    6 Citations

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