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Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy
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Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy

2194-1459

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/40243

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 718 15 12 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 34
Documents by Best Scientists*: 26
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 32
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.905
Impact Factor: 5.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy?

The journal explores disciplines such as Chemical engineering, Catalysis, Electrochemistry, Inorganic chemistry and Electrolyte. Chemical engineering research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Oxide, Adsorption, Scanning electron microscope, Supercapacitor and Electrode. Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Oxide and the similar topic of Nanoparticle.

The Nanoparticle study featured falls within the larger field of Nanotechnology. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Nanotechnology, apply to Solar cell as well. The research on Scanning electron microscope featured in it combines topics in other fields like Anode and Analytical chemistry.

The overlapping concepts between Hydrogen and Photocatalysis are the key highlights of Catalysis study. The work on Inorganic chemistry addressed in it expands to the thematically related Carbon. The Electrolyte study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Conductivity.

  • Chemical engineering (34.52%)
  • Catalysis (18.27%)
  • Electrochemistry (16.75%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Materials science aspects of zinc–air batteries: a review (127 citations)
  • Electrode materials for microbial fuel cells: nanomaterial approach (109 citations)
  • Fractional-order models of supercapacitors, batteries and fuel cells: a survey (108 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy:

The journal publications primarily tackle Inorganic chemistry, Catalysis, Nanotechnology, Chemical engineering and Waste management. Issues in Inorganic chemistry were discussed in the most cited papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Oxide, Cathode, Oxidation state, Electrochemistry and Graphene. The most cited papers hold forums on Nanotechnology that merge themes from other disciplines such as Photocatalysis, Carbon and Electrode.

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

  • Oxygen
  • Organic chemistry
  • Hydrogen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Chemical engineering, Electrochemistry, Electrode, Carbon and Electrolyte. Cathode, Oxide and Doping are some topics wherein Chemical engineering research discussed in it have an impact. The journal holds forums on Electrochemistry that merges themes from other disciplines such as Solid oxide fuel cell, Ammonia production, Graphene foam, Carbonate and Corrosion.

The Faraday efficiency studies presented in the journal fall under the field of Electrode, but it also has connections to other fields such as Environmentally friendly. The work on Carbon tackled in it brings together disciplines like Sulfur, Sulfur utilization, Carbon nanotube, Light intensity and Diffusion. The studies in Electrolyte featured incorporate elements of Salt (chemistry), Energy transformation, Energy conversion efficiency and Anatase.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Ampoule method fabricated sulfur vacancy-rich N-doped ZnS electrodes for ammonia production in alkaline media (1 citations)
  • Development of palladium catalysts modified by ruthenium and molybdenum as anode in direct ethanol fuel cell (1 citations)
  • Investigation on the thermal degradation, moisture absorption characteristics and antibacterial behavior of natural insulation materials (1 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 Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Marco Fronzi (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Habib M. Pathan (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Enrico Traversa (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Takao Mori (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mohd Adib Ibrahim (3 papers) published 1 paper 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 Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Xi'an Jiaotong University (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Institute for Materials Science (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (5 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, 20.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.67% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.67% of all publications and 66.67% 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

  • Composite zeolite beta catalysts for catalytic hydrocracking of plastic waste to liquid fuels

    Dureem Munir;Dureem Munir;Hassaan Amer;Rabya Aslam;Mohamed Bououdina

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Review of anodic reactions in hydrocarbon fueled solid oxide fuel cells and strategies to improve anode performance and stability

    Nai Shi;Yun Xie;Yi Yang;Shuangshuang Xue

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • Strategies of engineering 2D nanomaterial-based electrocatalysts toward hydrogen evolution reaction

    Yaping Chen;Yaping Chen;Guoqiang Zhao;Guoqiang Zhao;Wenping Sun

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Ampoule method fabricated sulfur vacancy-rich N-doped ZnS electrodes for ammonia production in alkaline media

    Da-Ming Feng;Ying Sun;Zhong-Yong Yuan;Yang Fu

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Confine sulfur in double-hollow carbon sphere integrated with carbon nanotubes for advanced lithium–sulfur batteries

    Maru Dessie Walle;Maru Dessie Walle;You-Nian Liu

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Economic pulse electrodeposition for flexible CuInSe2 solar cells

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Alkaline electrolysis using CuOx cathode for the conversion of carbon dioxide into liquid fuels

    (2023)
    1 Citations
  • Mg(BH4)2-CH3NH2BH3@MgO solid state electrolyte for magnesium batteries

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • Correction to: Modification of a first‑generation solid oxide fuel cell cathode with Co3O4 nanocubes having selectively exposed crystal planes

    (2022)
    0 Citations
  • Study on the stable preparation and optimization treatment of DWS N-type single-crystal silicon pyramid arrays

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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