Materials Technology

Top Research Topics at Materials Technology?

Chemical engineering, Composite material, Metallurgy, Nanotechnology and Material technology are among the topics commonly tackled in Materials Technology. The studies in Chemical engineering featured incorporate elements of Photocatalysis, Electrochemistry and Scanning electron microscope. The study on Scanning electron microscope presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Analytical chemistry.

Composite material studies presented in Materials Technology focus on topics such as Microstructure, Composite number and Ceramic. It concentrated on Metallurgy research, specifically Alloy and Corrosion.

• Chemical engineering (18.62%)
• Composite material (17.75%)
• Metallurgy (12.23%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• CZTS based thin film solar cells: a status review (213 citations)
• Advanced metal powder based manufacturing of complex components by electron beam melting (127 citations)
• Titanium foams for biomedical applications: a review (102 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Materials Technology:

The journal papers generally zeroe in on subjects such as Nanotechnology, Metallurgy, Composite material, Chemical engineering and Material technology. The published articles explore research in Biomedical engineering and overlapping concepts in Polymer to expand the discourse in Nanotechnology. While Chemical engineering is the focus of the most cited papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Photocatalysis, Anatase and Mineralogy.

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

• Composite material
• Organic chemistry
• Polymer

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Materials Technology generally zeroes in on subjects such as Chemical engineering, Composite material, Nanoparticle, Nuclear chemistry and Microstructure. In the journal, Supercapacitor, Oxide and Doping are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Chemical engineering research. Composite material works presented in Materials Technology have a specific focus on Alloy.

Chitosan and Antibacterial activity are some topics wherein Nuclear chemistry research discussed in it have an impact. The Microstructure research discussed is included in the broader subject of Metallurgy.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Construction of novel ternary Au/LaFeO3/Cu2O composite photocatalysts for RhB degradation via photo-Fenton catalysis (39 citations)
• Investigate the effects of process parameters on material properties and microstructural changes of 3D-printed specimens using fused deposition modelling (FDM) (12 citations)
• Comparison of antibacterial and cytotoxic activities of phytosynthesized ZnONPs by leaves extract of Daphne mucronata at different salt sources (9 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 Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

• John J. Gilman (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ke Yang (21 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• R.D.K. Misra (20 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Francis H. Froes (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Saeed Karbasi (13 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 5 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 Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (51 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Islamic Azad University (33 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• National University of Singapore (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Texas at El Paso (29 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 7.58% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.11% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.51% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.43% of all publications and 72.95% 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.