Published by: Springer
| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering and Technology | 167 | 90 | 129 | 35 |
| Materials Science | 212 | 123 | 162 | 36 |
The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Microfluidics, Nanotechnology, Optoelectronics, Microelectromechanical systems and Biomedical engineering. Topics in Microfluidics explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Fluidics, Chip and Microfabrication. Microsystems & Nanoengineering dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Nanotechnology and Microscale chemistry.
While Optoelectronics is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Capacitive sensing and Voltage. The studies in Microelectromechanical systems featured incorporate elements of Acoustics and Nanoelectromechanical systems.
The journal papers investigate areas of study like Microfluidics, Nanotechnology, Optoelectronics, Biomedical engineering and Microelectromechanical systems. The published articles explore issues in Microfluidics which can be linked to other research areas like Fluidics, Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting, Separation (aeronautics) and Polymer. The journal articles explore topics in Nanotechnology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Embedded system and Scanning electron microscope.
The journal primarily tackles Optoelectronics, Microfluidics, Nanotechnology, Microelectromechanical systems and Resonator. The in-depth study on Optoelectronics also explores topics in the intersecting field of Nanosensor. The presented Microfluidics research focuses mostly on Biomedical engineering and, on occasion, topics in Drug delivery, Lead (electronics) and Biosensor.
In addition to Nanotechnology research, it aims to explore topics under Fused deposition modeling, 3D printing and Microfabrication. Microelectromechanical systems research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Acoustics, Vibration and Electrical engineering. Some problems in Resonator that were presented in Microsystems & Nanoengineering overlapped with concepts under Piezoelectricity, Capacitive sensing, Laser and Nonlinear system.
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 Microsystems & Nanoengineering (based on the number of publications) are:
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 Microsystems & Nanoengineering (based on the number of publications) are:
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.
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, 2.38% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 32.93% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.76% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.51% of all publications and 37.80% were from other institutions.
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.
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.
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:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
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(2023)Chen Xu;Yu Song;Mengdi Han;Haixia Zhang
(2021)Dan-Liang Wen;De-Heng Sun;Peng Huang;Wen Huang
(2021)Jian Zhou;Ian Papautsky
(2020)Xingxing Liu;Jiaru Fang;Shuang Huang;Xiaoxue Wu
(2021)Takeshi Hayasaka;Albert Lin;Vernalyn C. Copa;Lorenzo P. Lopez
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