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Korean Journal of Materials Research
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Korean Journal of Materials Research

1225-0562

Published by: Materials Research Society of Korea

http://journal.mrs-k.or.kr/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 786 18 49 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 32
Documents by Best Scientists*: 65
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 12
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.141
Impact Factor: 0.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Korean Journal of Materials Research?

Korean Journal of Materials Research explores disciplines such as Composite material, Metallurgy, Analytical chemistry, Microstructure and Thin film. Korean Journal of Materials Research facilitated presentations on Composite material research, particularly Composite number, Layer (electronics), Ceramic and Coating. Discussions in Korean Journal of Materials Research are anchored in the subject of Metallurgy and the similar topic of Phase (matter).

While work presented in it provided substantial information on Analytical chemistry, it also covered topics in Annealing (metallurgy), Doping, Dielectric and Mineralogy. The studies on Thin film discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Optoelectronics and Substrate (electronics).

  • Composite material (25.00%)
  • Metallurgy (24.97%)
  • Analytical chemistry (18.51%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Synthesis and Characterization of CNT / TiO 2 Photoelectrocatalytic Electrodes for Methlene Blue Degradation (28 citations)
  • 고 Mn계 TRIP/TWIP 강의 수소취성 거동 (22 citations)
  • Properties of Styrene-Butadiene Rubber Nanocomposites Reinforced with Carbon Black, Carbon Nanotube, Graphene, Graphite (22 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Korean Journal of Materials Research:

The published papers focus on Humidity, Copolymer, Metallurgy, Carbon nanotube and Composite material. While the journal publications focused on Metallurgy, they were also able to explore topics like Hydrogen and Shear strength. The published papers focus on Composite material as well as the interrelated topics of Morphology (linguistics).

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

  • Composite material
  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Composite material, Optoelectronics, Microstructure, Metallurgy and Raman spectroscopy are the focal point of discussions in Korean Journal of Materials Research. While Korean Journal of Materials Research focused on Composite material, it was also able to explore topics like Electrochemistry and Metal. The tackled Metal research is interrelated with Impurity which concerns subjects like Particle size and Analytical chemistry.

Korean Journal of Materials Research holds forums on Microstructure that merges themes from other disciplines such as Boron and Splint (medicine). Issues in Metallurgy were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Friction coefficient and Scientific method. The presented Raman spectroscopy research focuses mostly on Polystyrene and, on occasion, topics in Oxide.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Improvement of Optical and Electrical Properties of AZO Thin Films by Controlling Fluorine Concentration (1 citations)
  • x-HEV용 AGM 연축전지/EDLC 통합모듈의 성능 및 충방전 거동 (1 citations)
  • Analysis on Constituent Elements and Microstructure of Fiberglass Splint and Cast (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 Korean Journal of Materials Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ohsung Song (40 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Dojin Kim (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chang-Suk Han (37 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Won-Chun Oh (29 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Byoungchul Hwang (29 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 Materials Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Korea University (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yonsei University (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chungnam National University (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hanyang University (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Korea Institute of Science and Technology (19 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, 100.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, nan% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another nan% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included nan% of all publications and nan% 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

  • Preparation of an Early Strengthening Agent for Concrete under Low-Temperature Conditions and Evaluation of Its Reaction Mechanism

    Junwei Bao;Qifang Ren;Lei Sun

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Can Artificial Intelligence Boost Developing Electrocatalysts for Efficient Water Splitting to Produce Green Hydrogen?

    (2023)
    6 Citations
  • Microwave Assisted Synthesis of SnS Decorated Graphene Nanocomposite with Efficient Visible-Light-Driven

    Jun-hui Wang;Yi-Kai Zeng;Hao Gu;Lei Zhu

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Improvement of Optical and Electrical Properties of AZO Thin Films by Controlling Fluorine Concentration

    Suyoung Jang;Jun Sung Jang

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Preparation of Porous Mullite-Corundum Ceramics Via Organic Foam Impregnation

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • Application Research on Mechanical Strength and Durability of Porous Basalt Concrete

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Binder-Free Synthesis of NiCo 2 S 4 Nanowires Grown on Ni Foam as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

    Komal Patil;Pravin Babar;Jin Hyeok Kim

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Rich Se Nanoparticles Modified Mo-W18O49 as Enhanced Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Rational Design of Binder-Free Fe-Doped CuCo(OH)2 Nanosheets for High-Performance Water Oxidation

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Effect of Sulfurization on SILAR Synthesized Cobalt Phosphate Hydrate Nanosheets for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

    (2022)
    1 Citations

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