Materials Science for Energy Technologies

Top Research Topics at Materials Science for Energy Technologies?

The journal explores disciplines such as Electrode, Electrochemistry, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Nanoparticle and Cyclic voltammetry. The Electrode works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Detection limit and Graphene. Most of the works presented in Materials Science for Energy Technologies deals with Detection limit but it intersects with the subject of Carbon paste electrode.

The research on Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Photocatalysis. Photodegradation is a focus of the presented Photocatalysis works and it dives deep in Photodegradation.

• Electrode (10.44%)
• Electrochemistry (9.24%)
• Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (8.43%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Hydrogen production by PEM water electrolysis – A review (235 citations)
• Photocatalytic water decontamination using graphene and ZnO coupled photocatalysts: A review (82 citations)
• Electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries (67 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Materials Science for Energy Technologies:

The journal articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials, Fossil fuel, Photocatalysis and Oxide. The journal papers feature Nanotechnology research that overlaps with concepts in Electrode. While Fossil fuel is the focus of the most cited publications, it also provides insights into the studies of Biodiesel, Biodiesel production, Transesterification and Renewable energy.

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

• Composite material
• Polymer
• Aluminium

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Heat of combustion, Pulp and paper industry, Lignocellulosic biomass, Torrefaction and Graphene. The research on Heat of combustion tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Thermogravimetric analysis and Pyrolysis. In addition to Pulp and paper industry, it tackled discussion on research areas like Biofuel, Renewable energy and Environmental pollution.

Materials Science for Energy Technologies facilitates discussions on Graphene that incorporate concepts from other fields like Battery (electricity), Electrode and Acid hydrolysis. Concepts in Carbon black, as well as related topics in Electrochemistry, are covered in the Battery (electricity) research presented in the journal. The concepts on Electrode presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Optoelectronics, Microstructure and Raman spectroscopy.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Polyaniline-fly ash nanocomposites synthesized via emulsion polymerization: Physicochemical, thermal and dielectric properties (11 citations)
• Synthesis and corrosion resistance properties of novel conjugated polymer-Cu2Cl4L3 composites (11 citations)
• Kinetic analysis and pyrolysis behavior of low-value waste lignocellulosic biomass for its bioenergy potential using thermogravimetric analyzer (4 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Materials Science for Energy Technologies (based on the number of publications) are:

• Rajender Boddula (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Kakarla Raghava Reddy (8 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• B.E. Kumara Swamy (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Nagaraj P. Shetti (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Suchithra Thangalazhy-Gopakumar (5 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more 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 Science for Energy Technologies (based on the number of publications) are:

• Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (12 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Sydney (10 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Chinese Academy of Sciences (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (9 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Kuvempu University (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 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, 6.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 40.48% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.76% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.05% of all publications and 35.71% 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.