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Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
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Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

1542-1406

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/gmcl20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 665 50 89 6
Chemistry 924 36 62 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 81
Documents by Best Scientists*: 124
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 59
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.201
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Liquid crystal, Crystallography, Condensed matter physics, Optics and Molecule. It explores issues in Liquid crystal which can be linked to other research areas like Phase transition and Organic chemistry, Polymer, Phase (matter). The research on Polymer featured in Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals combines topics in other fields like Photochemistry, Chemical engineering and Polymer chemistry.

Some problems in Polymer chemistry that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Copolymer and Polymerization. The research on Phase (matter) tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Isotropy and Analytical chemistry. The work on Crystallography tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Mesogen and Stereochemistry.

In it, Field (physics), Electric field, Dielectric, Magnetic field and Anisotropy are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Condensed matter physics research. The in-depth study on Optics also explores topics in the intersecting field of Optoelectronics. The Molecule study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Chemical physics.

  • Liquid crystal (36.79%)
  • Crystallography (23.36%)
  • Condensed matter physics (14.54%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • “Polyaniline”: Interconversion of Metallic and Insulating Forms (761 citations)
  • Short Range Order Effects in the Isotropic Phase of Nematics and Cholesterics (708 citations)
  • Electrochemical Characteristics of “Polyaniline” Cathodes and Anodes in Aqueous Electrolytes (436 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals:

The published papers primarily tackle Liquid crystal, Crystallography, Condensed matter physics, Phase (matter) and Molecule. The studies on Liquid crystal discussed at the most cited papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Organic chemistry, Polymer and Thermodynamics. While Crystallography is the focus of the journal articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Mesophase, Phase transition and Stereochemistry.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Chemical engineering, Liquid crystal, Crystallography, Optoelectronics and Polymer are tackled in Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals. While Chemical engineering is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Characterization (materials science), Metal and Monomer. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals addresses concerns in Crystallography which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Ring (chemistry) and Liquid crystalline.

Doping is a major topic of Optoelectronics research. The featured Polymer study falls within the wider topic of Composite material. It connects the study in Crystal structure with the closely related area of Medicinal chemistry.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Topological solitons in crystals formed by aliphatic molecules with dimeric rings (1 citations)
  • Synthesis, structural analysis, Hirshfeld surface analysis, DFT calculations, in vitro and docking study on antioxidant activity of 6-chloro-3-[(4-methylphenoxy) methyl] [1,2,4] triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazine (1 citations)
  • Surface morphology features of point contact gas sensors based on Cu-TCNQ compound (1 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 Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Yeong-Soon Gal (108 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kwon Taek Lim (104 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sungho Jin (101 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Roman Dabrowski (86 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wolfgang Haase (81 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 Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Osaka University (365 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Tokyo (340 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tokyo Institute of Technology (316 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (280 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kyungpook National University (274 papers) published 5 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, 11.54% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.09% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.98% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 3.80% of all publications and 64.13% 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

  • Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and computational study of three 2-(4-arylthiazol-2-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione derivatives

    (2022)
    19 Citations
  • 3D direct ink writing fabrication of high-performance all-solid-state micro-supercapacitors

    Manoj Mayaji Ovhal;Neteesh Kumar;Jae-Wook Kang

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Investigation on electrochemical characteristics of maltodextrin – methyl cellulose electrolytes

    A.S.F.M. Asnawi;M.H. Hamsan;M.F.Z. Kadir;S.B. Aziz

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Fabrication of Hinokitiol-modified podophyllotoxin nano-prodrugs having a high drug loading capacity

    Keita Tanita;Yoshitaka Koseki;Kazue Shimizu;Hirohito Umezawa

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Self-assemble tannic acid and iron complexes on pure nanodrugs surface prevents aggregation and enhances anticancer drug delivery efficiency

    Farsai Taemaitree;Yoshitaka Koseki;Nozomi Saito;Ryuju Suzuki

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Effect of the chemical structure on the drug release from brinzolamide based nano eye-drops

    Yoshitaka Koseki;Yoshikazu Ikuta;Kota Sato;Shigenobu Aoyagi

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Solid-state polymerization behaviors of polydiacetylene nanofibers

    Rie Chiba;Tsunenobu Onodera;Hitoshi Kasai;Hidetoshi Oikawa

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Some useful correlations for H-bonded systems

    G. A. Pitsevich;E. N. Kozlovskaya;A. E. Malevich;I. Yu. Doroshenko

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Photocatalytic activity to ciprofloxacin and physico-chemical properties of TiO<sub>2</sub> synthesized by different methods

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • A π-conjugated polymer as dopant-free hole transporting material for perovskite solar cells with efficiency approaching 19%

    (2023)
    5 Citations

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