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Metals and Materials International
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Metals and Materials International

1598-9623

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/12540

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 266 166 253 28

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 245
Documents by Best Scientists*: 335
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 62
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.855
Impact Factor: 4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Metals and Materials International?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Metallurgy, Composite material, Microstructure, Alloy and Solid mechanics. Corrosion, Metallic materials, Grain boundary, Welding and Austenite are all subfields of Metallurgy research that were featured in Metals and Materials International. Studies on Austenite discussed in Metals and Materials International link to the field of Martensite.

Metals and Materials International primarily discusses Composite material topics, particularly Ultimate tensile strength, Composite number, Deformation (engineering), Grain size and Scanning electron microscope. The journal concentrated on Ultimate tensile strength research, specifically Tensile testing and Elongation. It explores topics in Microstructure which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Sintering, Annealing (metallurgy), Phase (matter) and Intermetallic.

Oxide, Precipitation (chemistry), Aluminium and Analytical chemistry are some topics wherein Alloy research discussed in the journal have an impact. Metals and Materials International explores issues in Solid mechanics which can be linked to other research areas like Stress (mechanics), Strain rate and Finite element method.

  • Metallurgy (43.44%)
  • Composite material (42.14%)
  • Microstructure (31.65%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Design of bulk metallic glasses with high glass forming ability and enhancement of plasticity in metallic glass matrix composites: A review (112 citations)
  • Enhancement of the glass forming ability of Cu-Zr-Al alloys by Ag addition (90 citations)
  • Oxygen effects on the mechanical properties and lattice strain of Ti and Ti-6Al-4V (85 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Metals and Materials International:

The published articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Metallurgy, Composite material, Microstructure, Alloy and Solid mechanics. While the most cited articles focused on Alloy, they were also able to explore topics like Annealing (metallurgy), Phase (matter) and Elongation. The journal papers address concerns in Solid mechanics which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Finite element method and Deformation (engineering).

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 Metals and Materials International (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hyoung Seop Kim (40 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Sunghak Lee (31 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Sangshik Kim (30 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Jung-Gu Kim (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Heung Nam Han (28 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Metals and Materials International (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Seoul National University (181 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • Pohang University of Science and Technology (180 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • POSCO (146 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • KITECH (126 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Pusan National University (118 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 more 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, 4.57% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.73% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.54% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.74% of all publications and 61.00% 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

  • Thermal Mechanisms of Grain Refinement in Steels: A Review

    Zahra Nasiri;Sajad Ghaemifar;Meysam Naghizadeh;Hamed Mirzadeh

    (2020)
    178 Citations
  • Heterogeneous Aspects of Additive Manufactured Metallic Parts: A Review

    G. M. Karthik;Hyoung Seop Kim

    (2021)
    143 Citations
  • Influence of Sintering Temperature on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ti–Mo–B 4 C Composites

    Abbas Sabahi Namini;Mehdi Shahedi Asl;Seyed Ali Delbari

    (2021)
    83 Citations
  • Review on the Influence of Different Reinforcements on the Microstructure and Wear Behavior of Functionally Graded Aluminum Matrix Composites by Centrifugal Casting

    Bassiouny Saleh;Bassiouny Saleh;Jinghua Jiang;Aibin Ma;Dan Song

    (2020)
    83 Citations
  • Advanced Approach to Modify Friction Stir Spot Welding Process

    Behrouz Bagheri;Mahmoud Abbasi;Amin Abdollahzadeh;Amin Abdollahzadeh;Hamid Omidvar

    (2020)
    71 Citations
  • Effects of Conventional and Severe Shot Peening on Residual Stress and Fatigue Strength of Steel AISI 1060 and Residual Stress Relaxation Due to Fatigue Loading: Experimental and Numerical Simulation

    Erfan Maleki;Erfan Maleki;Gholam Hossein Farrahi;Kazem Reza Kashyzadeh;Okan Unal

    (2021)
    63 Citations
  • Nanostructured Materials and Nanocomposites by Mechanical Alloying: An Overview

    C. Suryanarayana;C. Suryanarayana;Ahmed A. Al-Joubori;Zhi Wang

    (2021)
    55 Citations
  • Lightweight AlCuFeMnMgTi High Entropy Alloy with High Strength-to-Density Ratio Processed by Powder Metallurgy

    Myoung Jin Chae;Ashutosh Sharma;Min Chul Oh;Byungmin Ahn

    (2021)
    50 Citations
  • Analysing the Fatigue Behaviour and Residual Stress Relaxation of Gradient Nano-Structured 316L Steel Subjected to the Shot Peening via Deep Learning Approach

    Erfan Maleki;Okan Unal;Mario Guagliano;Sara Bagherifard

    (2021)
    49 Citations
  • Different Attempt to Improve Friction Stir Brazing: Effect of Mechanical Vibration and Rotational Speed

    (2022)
    47 Citations

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