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Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
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Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

0256-1115

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11814

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 314 154 225 24
Engineering and Technology 388 81 117 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 365
Documents by Best Scientists*: 465
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 10
SCIMAGO H-index: 82
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.636
Impact Factor: 3.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Catalysis, Chemical engineering, Inorganic chemistry, Chromatography and Analytical chemistry. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering addresses concerns in Catalysis which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Yield (chemistry), Methanol and Nuclear chemistry. The research on Chemical engineering tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Membrane, Polymer chemistry and Polymer.

Topics in Inorganic chemistry explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Adsorption and Aqueous solution. Activated carbon, Freundlich equation, Langmuir adsorption model and Langmuir are all aspects of Adsorption discussed in Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering.

  • Catalysis (22.84%)
  • Chemical engineering (19.27%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (17.81%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Room Temperature Ionic Liquids as Replacements for Conventional Solvents - A Review (312 citations)
  • A review on UV/TiO2 photocatalytic oxidation process (Journal Review) (262 citations)
  • Density, viscosity, and surface tension of water+ethanol mixtures from 293 to 323K (257 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering:

The published articles focus largely on the fields of Catalysis, Inorganic chemistry, Chemical engineering, Adsorption and Chromatography. The journal publications explore research in Chemical engineering alongside concepts in Membrane and other areas of study in Analytical chemistry. While Adsorption is the focus of the journal papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Aqueous solution and Nuclear chemistry.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Chemical engineering, Catalysis, Nuclear chemistry, Adsorption and Membrane. The Chemical engineering works featured in Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering incorporate elements from Carbon, Electrochemistry and Zeolite. Catalysis research presented in Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering encompasses a variety of subjects, including Inorganic chemistry, Oxide, Yield (chemistry) and Metal.

Most of the Nuclear chemistry studies addressed also intersect with Photocatalysis. The work on Adsorption addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Aqueous solution. Presentations on Membrane include those discussing Pervaporation, Nanofiltration and Permeation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Critical analysis of various supporting mediums employed for the incapacitation of silver nanomaterial for aniline and phenolic pollutants: A review (9 citations)
  • Techno-economic feasibility evaluation of a standalone solar-powered alkaline water electrolyzer considering the influence of battery energy storage system: A Korean case study (4 citations)
  • A short review on dissolved lithium polysulfide catholytes for advanced lithium-sulfur batteries (4 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 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Yong Kang (80 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yeong Koo Yeo (74 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dae-Won Park (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kyung Ho Row (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sang-Wook Park (59 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 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Seoul National University (431 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • KAIST (363 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Pusan National University (199 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Korea University (193 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chonnam National University (180 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 more 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, 29.25% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.79% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.02% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.98% of all publications and 57.21% 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

  • Research needs targeting direct air capture of carbon dioxide: Material & process performance characteristics under realistic environmental conditions

    Unknown

    (2022)
    125 Citations
  • Numerical desirability function for adsorption of methylene blue dye by sulfonated pomegranate peel biochar: Modeling, kinetic, isotherm, thermodynamic, and mechanism study

    Ali H. Jawad;Ahmed Saud Abdulhameed;M. A. K. M. Hanafiah;Zeid A. ALOthman

    (2021)
    103 Citations
  • Kinetics, isothermal and mechanistic insight into the adsorption of eosin yellow and malachite green from water via tri-metallic layered double hydroxide nanosheets

    (2022)
    83 Citations
  • Magnetic nanocomposite of filamentous algae activated carbon for efficient elimination of cephalexin from aqueous media

    Shirin Afshin;Yousef Rashtbari;Bahman Ramavandi;Mehdi Fazlzadeh

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • Producing hydrocarbon fuel from the plastic waste: Techno-economic analysis

    Hamad Almohamadi;Majed Alamoudi;Majed Alamoudi;Usama Ahmed;Rashid Shamsuddin

    (2021)
    47 Citations
  • Bioenergy potential and thermochemical characterization of lignocellulosic biomass residues available in Pakistan

    Aisha Abdullah;Ashfaq Ahmed;Ashfaq Ahmed;Parveen Akhter;Abdul Razzaq

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Porphyrinic zirconium metal-organic frameworks: Synthesis and applications for adsorption/catalysis

    Kwangsun Yu;Dong-Il Won;Wan In Lee;Wha-Seung Ahn

    (2021)
    45 Citations

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