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Micro and Nano Systems Letters
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Micro and Nano Systems Letters

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 731 9 9 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 24
Documents by Best Scientists*: 27
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 25
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.289
Impact Factor: 4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Micro and Nano Systems Letters?

The journal explores disciplines such as Optoelectronics, Nanotechnology, Composite material, Microelectromechanical systems and Microfluidics. While the primary focus in the journal is Optoelectronics, it also dissects topics surrounding Electrical engineering and Energy harvesting as a whole. The journal explores issues in Nanotechnology which can be linked to other research areas like Oxide, Gallium and Deformation (engineering).

Most of the Composite material studies addressed also intersect with Graphene. The studies on Microelectromechanical systems discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Wafer, Silicon, Surface micromachining, Bulk micromachining and Microfabrication. In addition to Wafer research, the journal aims to explore topics under Piezoelectricity, Thin film and Cantilever.

The work on Bulk micromachining tackled in it brings together disciplines like Etching (microfabrication) and Crystallography, Crystal. Microfluidics research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Microchannel, Resonator, Cell sorting and Microparticle. Nanoparticle and Chemical engineering are some topics wherein Substrate (electronics) research discussed in the journal have an impact.

  • Optoelectronics (27.78%)
  • Nanotechnology (19.05%)
  • Composite material (18.25%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • RF power harvesting: a review on designing methodologies and applications (88 citations)
  • Rapid electrocapillary deformation of liquid metal with reversible shape retention (52 citations)
  • Hierarchical micro/nano structures for super-hydrophobic surfaces and super-lyophobic surface against liquid metal (47 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Micro and Nano Systems Letters:

The journal articles tackle a plethora of topics, such as Nanotechnology, Microelectromechanical systems, Biomedical engineering, Mechanical engineering and Gallium. The Wafer studies presented in the most cited papers fall under the field of Nanotechnology, but they also have connections to other fields such as Quantum information processing. Etching (microfabrication), Ion trap, Silicon and Bulk micromachining are some topics wherein Microelectromechanical systems research discussed in the most cited papers has an impact.

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

  • Electrical engineering
  • Optics
  • Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Micro and Nano Systems Letters investigates areas of study like Nanotechnology, Probable mechanism, Viral infection, Plant based and Silver nanoparticle. Some problems in Nanotechnology that were presented in Micro and Nano Systems Letters overlapped with concepts under Electrochemistry and One-Step. Studies in Probable mechanism and Medical science are the key highlights in Micro and Nano Systems Letters.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Study on thickness-dependence characteristics of bismuth ferrite (BFO) for ultraviolet (UV) photodetector application (3 citations)
  • Green synthesized plant-based silver nanoparticles: therapeutic prospective for anticancer and antiviral activity (3 citations)
  • High speed silicon wet anisotropic etching for applications in bulk micromachining: a review (3 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.

The top authors publishing in Micro and Nano Systems Letters (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Prem Pal (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Jungchul Lee (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sung Jae Kim (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joonwon Kim (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jongbaeg Kim (4 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Micro and Nano Systems Letters (based on the number of publications) are:

  • KAIST (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Pohang University of Science and Technology (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Seoul National University (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • KITECH (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yonsei University (6 papers) absent 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 40.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 40.00% of all publications and 20.00% 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

  • Methods to analyze extracellular vesicles at single particle level

    (2022)
    29 Citations
  • All-soft multiaxial force sensor based on liquid metal for electronic skin

    Kyuyoung Kim;Junseong Ahn;Yongrok Jeong;Jungrak Choi

    (2021)
    24 Citations
  • Multiple ratiometric nanothermometry using semiconductor BiFeO3 nanowires and quantitative validation of thermal sensitivity

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Low-temperature smoothing method of scalloped DRIE trench by post-dry etching process based on SF6 plasma

    Jin Soo Park;Jin Soo Park;Dong Hyun Kang;Seung Min Kwak;Tae Song Kim

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • A highly smart MEMS acetone gas sensors in array for diet-monitoring applications

    Jae Eun Lee;Jae Eun Lee;Chan Kyu Lim;Hyunjoon Song;Sung-Yool Choi

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Microfluidic resonators with two parallel channels for independent sample loading and effective density tuning

    Jungchul Lee;Faheem Khan;Thomas Thundat;Bong Jae Lee

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Correction to: A sliding mode contact electrification based triboelectric‑electromagnetic hybrid generator for small‑scale biomechanical energy harvesting

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • Correction to: Microfluidic resonators with two parallel channels for independent sample loading and effective density tuning

    Jungchul Lee;Faheem Khan;Thomas Thundat;Bong Jae Lee

    (2020)
    0 Citations
  • Behavior of 1-octanol and biphasic 1-octanol/water droplets in a digital microfluidic system

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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