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Macromolecules
H-index 69

Macromolecules

0024-9297

Published by: American Chemical Society Publications

https://pubs.acs.org/journal/mamobx#

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 74 1130 2925 67
Chemistry 75 989 2559 62

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1736
Documents by Best Scientists*: 3499
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 42
SCIMAGO H-index: 348
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.352
Impact Factor: 5.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Macromolecules?

Macromolecules focuses on Polymer chemistry, Polymer, Copolymer, Polymerization and Chemical engineering. The research on Polymer chemistry tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Monomer, Radical polymerization, Polystyrene, Organic chemistry and Styrene. The work on Polymer tackled in Macromolecules brings together disciplines like Chemical physics, Photochemistry, Crystallography and Thermodynamics.

The journal focuses on Copolymer but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Micelle, Aqueous solution and Lamellar structure. Aqueous solution and Polyelectrolyte are closely related fields of research discussed in Macromolecules. The Polymerization works featured in Macromolecules incorporate elements from Cationic polymerization and Catalysis.

In particular, the Chemical engineering works presented emphasize discussions on Crystallization. Chain transfer study tackled is connected to the field of Reversible addition−fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization.

  • Polymer chemistry (57.74%)
  • Polymer (33.72%)
  • Copolymer (22.50%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Living free-radical polymerization by reversible addition - Fragmentation chain transfer: The RAFT process (4107 citations)
  • Theory of Microphase Separation in Block Copolymers (3066 citations)
  • Polymer Nanocomposites Containing Carbon Nanotubes (2843 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Macromolecules:

The journal articles primarily focus on research topics in Polymer chemistry, Polymer, Copolymer, Polymerization and Chemical engineering. The Polymer chemistry research tackled in the published articles is interrelated with Aqueous solution which concerns subjects like Polyelectrolyte. The journal publications address concerns in Polymer which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Photochemistry and Thermodynamics.

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 Macromolecules (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Krzysztof Matyjaszewski (375 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Takeshi Endo (250 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Frank S. Bates (197 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Timothy P. Lodge (196 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Thomas P. Russell (196 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 Macromolecules (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (889 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (805 papers) published 59 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • Kyoto University (746 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tokyo Institute of Technology (629 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (536 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 12 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, 4.19% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.57% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.71% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.87% of all publications and 56.85% 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

  • Perspectives for Polymer Electrolytes: A View from Fundamentals of Ionic Conductivity

    V. Bocharova;A. P. Sokolov;A. P. Sokolov

    (2020)
    462 Citations
  • Ordered Alignment of Liquid Crystalline Graphene Fluoride for Significantly Enhancing Thermal Conductivities of Liquid Crystalline Polyimide Composite Films

    (2022)
    283 Citations
  • Closed-Loop Recyclable Fully Bio-Based Epoxy Vitrimers from Ferulic Acid-Derived Hyperbranched Epoxy Resin

    (2022)
    245 Citations
  • Self-Nucleation Effects on Polymer Crystallization

    Leire Sangroniz;Dario Cavallo;Alejandro J. Müller;Alejandro J. Müller

    (2020)
    244 Citations
  • Rheological Properties of Covalent Adaptable Networks with 1,2,3-Triazolium Cross-Links: The Missing Link between Vitrimers and Dissociative Networks

    Antoine Jourdain;Rawnaq Asbai;Rawnaq Asbai;Omaima Anaya;Mohamed M. Chehimi

    (2020)
    236 Citations
  • Fabrication of Bioinspired Hydrogels: Challenges and Opportunities

    Hailong Fan;Jian Ping Gong

    (2020)
    213 Citations

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