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Nanoscale

2040-3364

Published by: Royal Society of Chemistry

https://www.rsc.org/journals-books-databases/about-journals/nanoscale/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 34 3148 4193 93

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 5161
Documents by Best Scientists*: 5806
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 107
SCIMAGO H-index: 303
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.245
Impact Factor: 5.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Nanoscale?

Nanoscale generally zeroes in on subjects such as Nanotechnology, Chemical engineering, Nanoparticle, Optoelectronics and Graphene. Research on Nanotechnology addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Electrode. It focuses on Chemical engineering but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Photocatalysis, Catalysis, Anode, Carbon and Electrochemistry.

Many of the studies tackled connect Catalysis with a similar field of study like Inorganic chemistry. The work on Anode addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Lithium. The research on Nanoparticle discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Biophysics.

It encompasses presentations on Optoelectronics, specifically Plasmon, Heterojunction, Quantum dot, Photoluminescence and Semiconductor. Graphene study tackled is connected to the field of Oxide.

  • Nanotechnology (36.13%)
  • Chemical engineering (17.96%)
  • Nanoparticle (16.89%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • 6.5% efficient perovskite quantum-dot-sensitized solar cell (2317 citations)
  • Science and technology roadmap for graphene, related two-dimensional crystals, and hybrid systems (1975 citations)
  • TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibers (1669 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Nanoscale:

The journal papers tackle a plethora of topics, such as Nanotechnology, Nanoparticle, Graphene, Chemical engineering and Optoelectronics. While the published articles focused on Nanotechnology, they were also able to explore topics like Photocatalysis, Catalysis and Electrode. The most cited articles deal with Chemical engineering in conjunction with Electrochemistry and similar fields in Lithium.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Chemical engineering, Nanotechnology, Optoelectronics, Nanoparticle and Catalysis. Nanoscale explores issues in Chemical engineering which can be linked to other research areas like Carbon, Anode and Electrochemistry, Overpotential, Oxygen evolution. Nanoscale encompasses Electrochemistry studies in the context of Electrode as a whole.

Nanomaterials is a focus of the Nanotechnology works in Nanoscale. Heterojunction, Plasmon and Semiconductor are all topics related to Optoelectronics research discussed. Catalysis research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Electrocatalyst and Metal.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • 2D metal-organic framework-based materials for electrocatalytic, photocatalytic and thermocatalytic applications. (27 citations)
  • Recent advances in femtosecond laser-structured Janus membranes with asymmetric surface wettability (25 citations)
  • Revisiting anodic alumina templates: from fabrication to applications (21 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 Nanoscale (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Martin Pumera (63 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Han Zhang (51 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
  • Wei Huang (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yang Liu (40 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Hong Liu (39 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less 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 Nanoscale (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (2013 papers) published 150 papers at the last edition, 93 less than at the previous edition,
  • Nanyang Technological University (479 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 13 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Science and Technology of China (427 papers) published 27 papers at the last edition, 27 less than at the previous edition,
  • Peking University (415 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 16 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tsinghua University (384 papers) published 25 papers at the last edition, 10 less 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, 5.32% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.19% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.49% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.32% of all publications and 55.01% 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

  • Effects of polyethylene glycol on the surface of nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery

    Liwang Shi;Jinqiu Zhang;Man Zhao;Shukun Tang

    (2021)
    700 Citations
  • Improved synthesis of Ti3C2Tx MXenes resulting in exceptional electrical conductivity, high synthesis yield, and enhanced capacitance

    Ali Shayesteh Zeraati;Ali Shayesteh Zeraati;Seyyed Alireza Mirkhani;Pengcheng Sun;Michael Naguib

    (2021)
    499 Citations
  • Rational design, synthesis, adsorption principles and applications of metal oxide adsorbents: a review.

    Li Wang;Chengxiang Shi;Lun Pan;Xiangwen Zhang

    (2020)
    499 Citations
  • Recent advances in two-dimensional-material-based sensing technology toward health and environmental monitoring applications

    Deepika Tyagi;Huide Wang;Weichun Huang;Lanping Hu

    (2020)
    464 Citations
  • Mechanisms of mechanical reinforcement by graphene and carbon nanotubes in polymer nanocomposites

    Dimitrios G. Papageorgiou;Zheling Li;Mufeng Liu;Ian A. Kinloch

    (2020)
    371 Citations
  • Standardizing luminescence nanothermometry for biomedical applications

    Artur Bednarkiewicz;Lukasz Marciniak;Luís D Carlos;Daniel Jaque

    (2020)
    370 Citations
  • Functionalized mesoporous SBA-15 silica: recent trends and catalytic applications

    Priyanka Verma;Priyanka Verma;Yasutaka Kuwahara;Yasutaka Kuwahara;Yasutaka Kuwahara;Kohsuke Mori;Kohsuke Mori;Robert Raja

    (2020)
    358 Citations
  • Self-healing conductive hydrogels: preparation, properties and applications

    Zexing Deng;Hong Wang;Peter X Ma;Baolin Guo

    (2020)
    317 Citations
  • Green approaches for the synthesis of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles using microbial and plant extracts

    (2022)
    260 Citations
  • Wound dressings functionalized with silver nanoparticles: promises and pitfalls

    Katayoon Kalantari;Ebrahim Mostafavi;Amalina Muhammad Afifi;Zahra Izadiyan

    (2020)
    260 Citations

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