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Modern Physics Letters A
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Modern Physics Letters A

0217-7323

Published by: World Scientific

https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/mpla

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 214 14 17 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 54
Documents by Best Scientists*: 71
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 90
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.376
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Modern Physics Letters A?

Modern Physics Letters A mostly deals with topics like Mathematical physics, Particle physics, Quantum mechanics, Theoretical physics and Classical mechanics. Mathematical physics research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Quantum electrodynamics and Spacetime. Research on Particle physics addressed in Modern Physics Letters A frequently intersections with the field of Nuclear physics.

Nuclear physics research is the primary subject tackled in it with a focus on Hadron. The Quantum mechanics research dealing mostly with Quantum is the focus of Modern Physics Letters A. Modern Physics Letters A addresses concerns in Theoretical physics which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Cosmology and Dark energy.

The study on Neutrino presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Lepton.

  • Mathematical physics (26.02%)
  • Particle physics (24.38%)
  • Quantum mechanics (14.91%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Fractal Structure of 2D Quantum Gravity (1097 citations)
  • CONFORMAL FIELD THEORIES COUPLED TO 2-D GRAVITY IN THE CONFORMAL GAUGE (892 citations)
  • New Connections Between String Theories (853 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Modern Physics Letters A:

The journal publications mainly tackle studies in Mathematical physics, Particle physics, Theoretical physics, Quantum mechanics and Classical mechanics. The works on Mathematical physics tackled in the most cited papers bring together disciplines like Quantum gravity, Quantum electrodynamics and Spacetime. While Theoretical physics is the focus of the journal papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Cosmology and Dark energy.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Mathematical analysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Modern Physics Letters A primarily focuses on research topics in Mathematical physics, Theoretical physics, Particle physics, Quantum and Quantum mechanics. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Mathematical physics, it also covered topics in Gravitation, Spacetime, Black hole and De Sitter universe. The studies on Theoretical physics discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Quantum gravity, Quantum field theory, Cosmology, Dark energy and Gravity (chemistry).

The Particle physics works featured in Modern Physics Letters A incorporate elements from Symmetry (physics) and Lepton. The journal investigates Quantum mechanics research which frequently intersects with State (functional analysis). Most of the works presented in Modern Physics Letters A deals with Neutrino but it intersects with the subject of Mixing (physics).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Manifestation of hidden symmetries in baryonic matter: From finite nuclei to neutron stars (11 citations)
  • Broadening quantum cosmology with a fractional whirl (5 citations)
  • Theoretical and experimental status of rare charm decays (5 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 Modern Physics Letters A (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Muhammad Sharif (59 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • Paul H. Frampton (46 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Ashok Das (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Subenoy Chakraborty (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Hong-Yi Fan (29 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 Modern Physics Letters A (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Tokyo (164 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (158 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (147 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (143 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • CERN (135 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 7.72% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 6.77% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.19% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.57% of all publications and 82.47% 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

  • The role of baryon structure in neutron stars

    (2022)
    27 Citations
  • Application of the extension exponential rational function method for higher-dimensional Broer–Kaup–Kupershmidt dynamical system

    Aly R. Seadawy;K. El-Rashidy;K. El-Rashidy

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Scale-invariant enhancement of gravitational waves during inflation

    (2022)
    20 Citations
  • Accelerator commissioning and rare isotope identification at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams

    (2022)
    19 Citations
  • Finite thermal particle creation of Casimir light

    Michael R. R. Good;Eric V. Linder;Eric V. Linder;Frank Wilczek

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Easing the Hubble constant tension

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Spin alignment measurement of vector mesons produced in high energy collisions

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Dirac neutrinos from Peccei-Quinn symmetry: A fresh look at the axion

    Eduardo Peinado;Mario Reig;Mario Reig;Rahul Srivastava;Rahul Srivastava;Jose W. F. Valle

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Effect of the inner horizon on the black hole thermodynamics: Reissner–Nordström black hole and Kerr black hole

    G. E. Volovik;G. E. Volovik

    (2021)
    11 Citations

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