Materials Today Communications

Top Research Topics at Materials today communications?

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Composite material, Microstructure, Polymer, Ultimate tensile strength and Composite number. Alloy, Scanning electron microscope, Nanocomposite, Porosity and Epoxy studies are all carried out as a component of the study in Composite material presented. The journal features research on Microstructure in an attempt to reinforce studies in the field of Metallurgy.

• Composite material (28.46%)
• Microstructure (10.20%)
• Polymer (8.66%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Engineering cancer microenvironments for in vitro 3-D tumor models (166 citations)
• Effect of wood content in FDM filament on properties of 3D printed parts (88 citations)
• Rapid continuous 3D printing of customizable peripheral nerve guidance conduits. (84 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Materials today communications:

The most cited papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Composite material, Polymer, Nanotechnology, Nanocomposite and Ultimate tensile strength. The published articles focus on different Composite material studies like Composite number, Carbon nanotube, Microstructure, Scanning electron microscope and Modulus. The most cited publications explore issues in Nanocomposite which can be linked to other research areas like Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Thermal stability and In situ polymerization.

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:

The aim of Materials today communications is to expand the discussion of research in Composite material, Microstructure, Alloy, Density functional theory and Ultimate tensile strength. Composite number, Deformation (engineering), Corrosion, Scanning electron microscope and Grain size are some of the facets of Composite material tackled in it. The presentations focused mostly on Microstructure in an attempt to further explore topics in Metallurgy.

Density functional theory research presented in Materials today communications encompasses a variety of subjects, including Condensed matter physics and Band gap.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Liquid metals dealloying as a general approach for the selective extraction of metals and the fabrication of nanoporous metals: A review (18 citations)
• A label-free electrochemical biosensor based on screen-printed electrodes modified with gold nanoparticles for quick detection of bacterial pathogens (14 citations)
• Determination of mechanical properties of polymer matrix composites reinforced with electrospinning N66, PAN, PVA and PVC nanofibers: A comparative study (12 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 today communications (based on the number of publications) are:

• Yonghua Duan (7 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Daniel P. Joubert (6 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Ick Soo Kim (6 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Junsheng Wang (5 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Yefei Zhou (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 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 today communications (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (76 papers) published 34 papers at the last edition, 11 more than at the previous edition,
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University (29 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Central South University (28 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Harbin Institute of Technology (27 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Science and Technology Beijing (27 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 6.77% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.60% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.08% of all publications and 67.32% 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.