Meccanica

Top Research Topics at Meccanica?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Mechanics, Mathematical analysis, Classical mechanics, Nonlinear system and Boundary value problem. While Mechanics is the focus of Meccanica, it also provided insights into the studies of Vibration and Thermodynamics. In it, Isotropy, Geometry, Displacement (vector) and Finite element method are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Mathematical analysis research.

Research in Finite element method tackled falls within the umbrella of Structural engineering. The Nonlinear system research presented falls under the domain of Control theory.

• Mechanics (28.02%)
• Mathematical analysis (22.93%)
• Classical mechanics (16.31%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Lyapunov Characteristic Exponents for smooth dynamical systems and for hamiltonian systems; a method for computing all of them. Part 1: Theory (1349 citations)
• Lyapunov Characteristic Exponents for smooth dynamical systems and for hamiltonian systems; A method for computing all of them. Part 2: Numerical application (745 citations)
• A matrix structural theory of piecewise linear elastoplasticity with interacting yield planes (340 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Meccanica:

The most cited articles investigate areas of study like Mechanics, Mathematical analysis, Classical mechanics, Boundary value problem and Nonlinear system. The most cited articles focus on Mechanics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Vibration and Thermodynamics. The most cited papers hold forums on Mathematical analysis that merge themes from other disciplines such as Geometry, Displacement (vector), Finite element method and Stress (mechanics).

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

• Quantum mechanics
• Composite material
• Mathematical analysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Mechanics, Mathematical analysis, Vibration, Finite element method and Boundary value problem. Some problems in Mechanics that were presented in Meccanica overlapped with concepts under Viscosity, Viscoelasticity and Dissipation. The journal addresses concerns in Mathematical analysis which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Displacement (vector), Work (thermodynamics), Stress (mechanics), Boundary (topology) and Isotropy.

The concepts on Vibration presented in Meccanica can also apply to other research fields, including Beam (structure) and Nonlinear system. Nonlinear system research discussed connects with the study of Structural engineering. Topics in Finite element method were tackled in line with various other fields like Composite material and Stiffness.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Random vibrations of stress-driven nonlocal beams with external damping (11 citations)
• On formulation of nonlocal elasticity problems (10 citations)
• Modeling the chemo-mechanical behavior of all-solid-state batteries: a review. (8 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 Meccanica (based on the number of publications) are:

• Piero Villaggio (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Alberto Carpinteri (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Angelo Morro (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Giulio Maier (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ioan Pop (18 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Meccanica (based on the number of publications) are:

• Polytechnic University of Milan (227 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Polytechnic University of Turin (160 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
• University of Bologna (144 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Sapienza University of Rome (112 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Pisa (100 papers) published 2 papers 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, 3.17% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.30% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.10% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.48% of all publications and 66.12% 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.