Materials Chemistry Frontiers

Top Research Topics at Materials Chemistry Frontiers?

The journal explores disciplines such as Chemical engineering, Nanotechnology, Photochemistry, Fluorescence and Polymer. The concepts on Chemical engineering presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Electrochemistry, Anode, Electrode and Catalysis. The research on Anode discussed in Materials Chemistry Frontiers draws on the closely related field of Lithium.

It features studies on Electrode, including topics such as Supercapacitor. The journal focuses on Catalysis as well as the interrelated topic of Oxygen evolution. Nanotechnology works presented in it have a specific focus on Nanomaterials.

Topics in Photochemistry explored in Materials Chemistry Frontiers were investigated in conjunction with research in Luminescence, Intramolecular force, Acceptor and Molecule. It connects research in Acceptor with the related topic of Organic solar cell. The Polymer study featured in Materials Chemistry Frontiers draws parallels with the field of Polymer chemistry.

• Chemical engineering (23.89%)
• Nanotechnology (20.10%)
• Photochemistry (13.58%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Molecular conformation and packing: their critical roles in the emission performance of mechanochromic fluorescence materials (287 citations)
• Recent advances in mechano-responsive luminescence of tetraphenylethylene derivatives with aggregation-induced emission properties (198 citations)
• Application of ionic liquids for dissolving cellulose and fabricating cellulose-based materials: state of the art and future trends (190 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Materials Chemistry Frontiers:

The published papers aim to foster the development of research in Nanotechnology, Photochemistry, Fluorescence, Polymer and Chemical engineering. The featured Nanotechnology studies in the published articles mainly concentrate on Electrochemistry but also cover areas of interest in Anode. The published articles explore research in Catalysis and overlapping concepts in Nanoparticle to expand the discourse in Chemical engineering.

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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Materials Chemistry Frontiers (based on the number of publications) are:

• Ben Zhong Tang (58 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
• Zhen Li (16 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Yuping Dong (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Anjun Qin (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Bin Tong (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Materials Chemistry Frontiers (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (236 papers) published 84 papers at the last edition, 50 more than at the previous edition,
• Jilin University (67 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (66 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• South China University of Technology (62 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
• Nankai University (51 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 7 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, 2.87% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.34% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.67% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.67% of all publications and 41.31% 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.