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Macromolecular Rapid Communications
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Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 171 707 999 40
Chemistry 188 506 805 36

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 969
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1196
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 23
SCIMAGO H-index: 178
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.078
Impact Factor: 4.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Macromolecular Rapid Communications?

The aim of Macromolecular Rapid Communications is to expand the discussion of research in Polymer chemistry, Polymer, Polymerization, Copolymer and Chemical engineering. While work presented in Macromolecular Rapid Communications provided substantial information on Polymer chemistry, it also covered topics in Monomer, Chain transfer, Radical polymerization and Organic chemistry, Catalysis. The works on Radical polymerization deal in particular with Living free-radical polymerization.

It explores topics in Polymer which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Photochemistry and Nanoparticle, Nanotechnology. The study on Polymerization presented in Macromolecular Rapid Communications intersects with subjects under the field of Cationic polymerization. The studies on Copolymer discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Self-assembly and Micelle.

Chemical engineering and Aqueous solution are closely related fields of research discussed in it. The main emphasis of it is the subject of Composite material, focusing on Nanocomposite.

  • Polymer chemistry (50.02%)
  • Polymer (34.72%)
  • Polymerization (23.95%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • ‘Click’ Chemistry in Polymer and Materials Science (1356 citations)
  • Biodegradable polyesters for medical and ecological applications (1232 citations)
  • Self-Assembled Block Copolymer Aggregates: From Micelles to Vesicles and their Biological Applications. (1130 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Macromolecular Rapid Communications:

The most cited articles mostly deal with topics like Polymer chemistry, Polymer, Polymerization, Chemical engineering and Copolymer. Reversible addition−fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization, Monomer, Chain transfer, Radical polymerization and Catalysis are some topics wherein Polymer chemistry research discussed in the published papers has an impact. The studies on Polymer discussed at the journal papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Macromolecule and Nanocomposite, Nanotechnology.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Polymer
  • Catalysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Polymer, Chemical engineering, Polymerization, Copolymer and Nanotechnology. The Polymer works featured in Macromolecular Rapid Communications incorporate elements from Covalent bond, Polymer chemistry, Photochemistry, Catalysis and Combinatorial chemistry. Most of the works presented in it deals with Polymer chemistry but it intersects with the subject of Molar mass.

The research on Chemical engineering featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Methacrylate and Aqueous solution. Polymerization research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Cationic polymerization, Condensation polymer and Monomer. While the journal focused on Copolymer, it was also able to explore topics like Self-assembly and Micelle.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Mechanical Recycling of Packaging Plastics: A Review. (43 citations)
  • Salt‐Rejection Solar Absorbers Based on Porous Ionic Polymers Nanowires for Desalination (12 citations)
  • Mechanochromic Fluorescent Polymers Enabled by AIE Processes. (11 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 Macromolecular Rapid Communications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ulrich S. Schubert (116 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Christopher Barner-Kowollik (66 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Richard Hoogenboom (60 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Helmut Ritter (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Holger Frey (41 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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 Macromolecular Rapid Communications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (418 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (258 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Mainz (147 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Eindhoven University of Technology (136 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Tokyo Institute of Technology (132 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 2.31% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.70% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.39% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.22% of all publications and 53.69% 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

  • Sustainable Photopolymers in 3D Printing: A Review on Biobased, Biodegradable, and Recyclable Alternatives.

    Vincent S D Voet;Jarno Guit;Katja Loos

    (2021)
    241 Citations
  • The CuAAC: Principles, Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysts, and Novel Developments and Applications.

    Steve Neumann;Michel Biewend;Sravendra Rana;Wolfgang H Binder

    (2020)
    218 Citations
  • Lignin-Based Polyurethane: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

    Xiaozhen Ma;Jing Chen;Jin Zhu;Ning Yan

    (2021)
    180 Citations
  • Designed from Biobased for Recycling: Imine-Based Covalent Adaptable Networks.

    Unknown

    (2022)
    164 Citations
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks in Polymer Science: Polymerization Catalysis, Polymerization Environment, and Hybrid Materials.

    Bernhard V K J Schmidt;Bernhard V K J Schmidt

    (2020)
    163 Citations
  • Chemical Surface Modification of Polymeric Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications.

    Wei Sun;Wenying Liu;Zhaoqiang Wu;Hong Chen

    (2020)
    160 Citations

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