| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Science | 593 | 69 | 73 | 8 |
Materials Express primarily focuses on research topics in Composite material, Nanotechnology, Optoelectronics, Metallurgy and Nanoparticle. Microstructure is a focus of the Composite material works in Materials Express. Graphene is a primary topic of Nanotechnology research in Materials Express.
The most cited articles generally zeroe in on subjects such as Nanotechnology, Carbon nanotube, Composite material, Optoelectronics and Inorganic chemistry. The journal papers explore topics in Composite material which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Breakdown strength, Electrochemical detection, Pollutant and Nuclear chemistry. The most cited publications feature works in Optoelectronics, more specifically White light and Diode, and explore their relation to disciplines like Field-effect transistor and Interface (computing).
The journal focuses largely on the fields of Composite material, Cancer research, Biomedical engineering, Internal medicine and Nanotechnology. The Composite material study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Surface (mathematics). Materials Express holds forums on Cancer research that merges themes from other disciplines such as Extraction (chemistry), Doxorubicin, Basal cell, Gene and Colloidal gold.
The research on Biomedical engineering featured in it combines topics in other fields like Wound healing, Composite number and Chitosan. Materials Express facilitated discussions that integrated Wound healing and Femoral fracture. Topics in Internal medicine explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Endocrinology, Oncology and Cardiology.
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 Materials Express (based on the number of publications) are:
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 Materials Express (based on the number of publications) are:
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.
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, 34.71% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 24.05% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.19% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.52% of all publications and 39.24% were from other institutions.
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.
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.
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:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
Da In Sung;Hyun Woo Tak;Dong Woo Kim;Geun Young Yeom
(2020)Mahmoud Fathy;Abeer El Shahawy;Th. Abdel Moghny;Ayman Nafady
(2020)For students interested in advancing their education in Materials Science, exploring flexible options like online masters programs can be a practical choice. These programs often provide accelerated pathways allowing learners to balance studies with other commitments.
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