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Nature Chemistry

1755-4330

Published by: Springer

https://www.nature.com/nchem/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 22 805 704 99

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1152
Documents by Best Scientists*: 838
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 55
SCIMAGO H-index: 308
SCIMAGO SJR: 6.71
Impact Factor: 20.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Nature Chemistry?

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Nanotechnology, Catalysis, Molecule, Combinatorial chemistry and Organic chemistry. Studies on Nanotechnology discussed in the journal link to the field of Supramolecular chemistry. Nature Chemistry focuses on Catalysis but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Inorganic chemistry, Photochemistry and Reactivity (chemistry).

Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Molecule and the similar topic of Chemical physics.

  • Nanotechnology (17.12%)
  • Catalysis (14.24%)
  • Molecule (11.75%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The chemistry of two-dimensional layered transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets (6190 citations)
  • Towards greener and more sustainable batteries for electrical energy storage (3513 citations)
  • Dye-sensitized solar cells with 13% efficiency achieved through the molecular engineering of porphyrin sensitizers (3343 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Nature Chemistry:

The most cited publications generally zeroe in on subjects such as Nanotechnology, Catalysis, Molecule, Inorganic chemistry and Organic chemistry. The published articles tackle studies in Polymer and the interrelated subject of Polymer chemistry to gain insights into Nanotechnology. While the journal articles focused on Molecule, they were also able to explore topics like Chemical physics and Covalent bond.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Combinatorial chemistry, Catalysis, Chemical physics, Molecule and Computational biology are the subjects of interest in the journal. It addresses concerns in Combinatorial chemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Enantioselective synthesis, Organic synthesis, Selectivity, Aryl and Nucleophile. The journal focuses on Catalysis research which is adjacent to topics in Reactivity (chemistry).

Nature Chemistry dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Chemical physics and Excited state. Computational biology research discussed connects with the study of DNA.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • SARS-CoV-2 simulations go exascale to predict dramatic spike opening and cryptic pockets across the proteome. (27 citations)
  • Mechanochemical bond scission for the activation of drugs (25 citations)
  • Charge transfer driven by ultrafast spin transition in a CoFe Prussian blue analogue (23 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 Nature Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Stephen Davey (113 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anne Pichon (110 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Gavin Armstrong (105 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Neil Withers (94 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bruce C. Gibb (43 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 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 Nature Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Oxford (81 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (80 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Berkeley (69 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Cambridge (59 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (55 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 6.22% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.22% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 26.53% of all publications and 40.82% 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

  • Coupling N2 and CO2 in H2O to synthesize urea under ambient conditions

    Chen Chen;Xiaorong Zhu;Xiaojian Wen;Yangyang Zhou

    (2020)
    964 Citations
  • α-Synuclein aggregation nucleates through liquid-liquid phase separation.

    Soumik Ray;Nitu Singh;Rakesh Kumar;Komal Patel

    (2020)
    845 Citations
  • Iridium single-atom catalyst on nitrogen-doped carbon for formic acid oxidation synthesized using a general host-guest strategy.

    Zhi Li;Yuanjun Chen;Shufang Ji;Yan Tang

    (2020)
    667 Citations
  • General synthesis of single-atom catalysts with high metal loading using graphene quantum dots.

    Chuan Xia;Chuan Xia;Yunrui Qiu;Yang Xia;Peng Zhu

    (2021)
    650 Citations
  • Ethylene/ethane separation in a stable hydrogen-bonded organic framework through a gating mechanism

    Yisi Yang;Libo Li;Rui-Biao Lin;Yingxiang Ye;Yingxiang Ye

    (2021)
    439 Citations
  • Best practices in machine learning for chemistry.

    Nongnuch Artrith;Keith T. Butler;François Xavier Coudert;Seungwu Han

    (2021)
    430 Citations
  • A general strategy to develop cell permeable and fluorogenic probes for multicolour nanoscopy

    Lu Wang;Mai Tran;Elisa D’Este;Julia Roberti

    (2020)
    363 Citations
  • Single-molecule visualization of DNA G-quadruplex formation in live cells

    Marco Di Antonio;Marco Di Antonio;Aleks Ponjavic;Aleks Ponjavic;Antanas Radzevičius;Rohan T. Ranasinghe

    (2020)
    341 Citations
  • A glycan gate controls opening of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.

    Terra Sztain;Surl-Hee Ahn;Anthony T Bogetti;Lorenzo Casalino

    (2021)
    317 Citations
  • Dynamics of oligomer populations formed during the aggregation of Alzheimer's Aβ42 peptide.

    Thomas C. T. Michaels;Thomas C. T. Michaels;Andela Šarić;Samo Curk;Samo Curk;Katja Bernfur

    (2020)
    275 Citations

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