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Materials Research Bulletin

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 174 486 514 40

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 727
Documents by Best Scientists*: 726
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 138
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.943
Impact Factor: 5.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Materials Research Bulletin?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Analytical chemistry, Crystallography, Inorganic chemistry, Chemical engineering and X-ray crystallography. It facilitates discussions on Analytical chemistry that incorporate concepts from other fields like Mineralogy, Scanning electron microscope and Doping. Materials Research Bulletin explores issues in Mineralogy which can be linked to other research areas like Dielectric and Ceramic.

Issues in Ceramic were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Sintering and Microstructure. The journal links adjacent topics like Crystallography with Phase (matter). Inorganic chemistry research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Oxide, Solid solution, Catalysis, Ion and Aqueous solution.

Chemical engineering research presented in Materials Research Bulletin encompasses a variety of subjects, including Photocatalysis and Nanotechnology. In addition to X-ray crystallography research, the journal aims to explore topics under Inorganic compound, Powder diffraction and Infrared spectroscopy. The work on Crystal structure addressed in it expands to the thematically related Single crystal.

  • Analytical chemistry (28.03%)
  • Crystallography (23.44%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (22.38%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • LixCoO2 (0<x<-1): A new cathode material for batteries of high energy density (2473 citations)
  • Ab-initio structure determination of LiSbWO6 by X-ray powder diffraction (2061 citations)
  • Optical properties and electronic structure of amorphous Ge and Si (1764 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Materials Research Bulletin:

The most cited articles mainly tackle studies in Inorganic chemistry, Analytical chemistry, Crystallography, Chemical engineering and X-ray crystallography. The journal papers facilitate discussions on Analytical chemistry that incorporate concepts from other fields like Dielectric, Mineralogy, Scanning electron microscope and Doping. The most cited articles explore topics in Chemical engineering which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Photocatalysis and Nanotechnology.

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

  • Composite material
  • Organic chemistry
  • Quantum mechanics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Materials Research Bulletin mainly tackles studies in Chemical engineering, Analytical chemistry, Dielectric, Optoelectronics and Photoluminescence. The concepts on Chemical engineering presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Photocatalysis, Catalysis, Composite number and Oxide. Raman spectroscopy is a focus of the presented Analytical chemistry works and it dives deep in Raman spectroscopy.

It tackles studies in Thin film and the interrelated subject of Ion implantation, Scanning electron microscope, Selenide, Thermoelectric power factor and Annealing (metallurgy) to gain insights into Optoelectronics. It holds forums on Photoluminescence that merges themes from other disciplines such as Gadolinium, Luminescence, Infrared, Photochemistry and Band gap. In it, Ceramic and Monoclinic crystal system are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Phase (matter) research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Enhanced photoresponse by plasmon resonance in Ni-WS2/Si photodiode (1 citations)
  • Bias Stress Stability and Hysteresis in Elastomeric Dielectric Based Solution Processed OFETs (0 citations)
  • Pristine and humidity-related photoluminescence in gadolinium niobate nanophosphors synthesized at low temperatures (0 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 Research Bulletin (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Paul Hagenmuller (153 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Aaron Wold (74 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yitai Qian (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Arthur W. Sleight (58 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • B. Raveau (54 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 Materials Research Bulletin (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (631 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 15 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (390 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Bordeaux (264 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Indian Institute of Science (225 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Science and Technology of China (220 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 2022 edition, 4.41% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 4.62% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.08% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.31% of all publications and 80.00% 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

  • A short review on heterojunction photocatalysts: Carrier transfer behavior and photocatalytic mechanisms

    Hua Yang

    (2021)
    551 Citations
  • Facile synthesis of novel carbon quantum dots from biomass waste for highly sensitive detection of iron ions

    Cunjin Wang;Huanxian Shi;Min Yang;Yujia Yan

    (2020)
    244 Citations
  • Preparation and photocatalytic application of ternary n-BaTiO3/Ag/p-AgBr heterostructured photocatalysts for dye degradation

    Yanping Wang;Hua Yang;Xiaofeng Sun;Haimin Zhang

    (2020)
    166 Citations
  • Piezocatalytic degradation of methylene blue, tetrabromobisphenol A and tetracycline hydrochloride using Bi4Ti3O12 with different morphologies

    Tingting Cheng;Weihao Gao;Huajing Gao;Shifa Wang

    (2021)
    150 Citations
  • Facet controlled polyhedral ZIF-8 MOF nanostructures for excellent NO2 gas-sensing applications

    Mengmeng Zhan;Shahid Hussain;Tahani Saad AlGarni;Sufaid Shah

    (2021)
    126 Citations
  • Recent progress of perovskite-based electrolyte materials for solid oxide fuel cells and performance optimizing strategies for energy storage applications

    Muhammad Bilal Hanif;Muhammad Bilal Hanif;Sajid Rauf;Martin Motola;Zaheer Ud Din Babar

    (2022)
    117 Citations
  • GCN/CuFe2O4/SiO2 photocatalyst for photo-Fenton assisted degradation of organic dyes

    (2023)
    111 Citations
  • Surface doping of Bi4Ti3O12 with S: Enhanced photocatalytic activity, mechanism and potential photodegradation application

    (2021)
    105 Citations
  • Structural features, magnetic and ferroelectric properties of SrFe10.8In1.2O19 compound

    (2021)
    105 Citations
  • Boosting photocatalytic activities of BiVO4 by creation of g-C3N4/ZnO@BiVO4 Heterojunction

    (2020)
    103 Citations

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