Nature Energy

Top Research Topics at Nature Energy?

The objective of Nature Energy is to combine knowledge in the areas of Chemical engineering, Optoelectronics, Environmental economics, Electrolyte and Battery (electricity). Issues in Chemical engineering were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Cathode, Catalysis and Faraday efficiency, Electrochemistry, Lithium. Topics in Optoelectronics were tackled in line with various other fields like Photovoltaics, Photovoltaic system and Perovskite (structure).

The studies on Environmental economics discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Electricity and Renewable energy. The Renewable energy study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Natural resource economics. Nature Energy investigates Electrolyte research which frequently intersects with Anode.

The in-depth study on Battery (electricity) also explores topics in the intersecting field of Nanotechnology.

• Chemical engineering (15.32%)
• Optoelectronics (10.44%)
• Environmental economics (8.59%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Efficient organic solar cells processed from hydrocarbon solvents (1713 citations)
• A metal–organic framework-derived bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst (1399 citations)
• A fluorene-terminated hole-transporting material for highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells (1313 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Nature Energy:

The published articles generally zeroe in on subjects such as Nanotechnology, Chemical engineering, Perovskite (structure), Electrolyte and Battery (electricity). While work presented in the most cited articles provide substantial information on Perovskite (structure), it also covers topics in Optoelectronics, Photovoltaic system and Halide. The journal publications address concerns in Battery (electricity) which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Cathode, Lithium and Energy storage.

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

• Oxygen
• Hydrogen
• Organic chemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Nature Energy focuses largely on the fields of Chemical engineering, Battery (electricity), Cathode, Electrolyte and Anode. The journal explores topics in Chemical engineering which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Electrocatalyst, Electrochemistry, Redox and Catalysis. Nature Energy focuses on Redox research as part of the broader topic of Inorganic chemistry.

The Battery (electricity) works featured in it incorporate elements from Nanotechnology and Aluminium. While work presented in Nature Energy provided substantial information on Electrolyte, it also covered topics in Alkali metal and Energy storage. Nature Energy focuses on Anode but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Metal and Lithium.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Non-fullerene acceptors with branched side chains and improved molecular packing to exceed 18% efficiency in organic solar cells (88 citations)
• Intact 2D/3D halide junction perovskite solar cells via solid-phase in-plane growth (52 citations)
• Two-dimensional Ruddlesden–Popper layered perovskite solar cells based on phase-pure thin films (52 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Nature Energy (based on the number of publications) are:

• James Gallagher (39 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Jenn Richler (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Yi Cui (23 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Fouad Khan (23 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Nicky Dean (19 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Nature Energy (based on the number of publications) are:

• Stanford University (49 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (45 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (43 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Argonne National Laboratory (42 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (39 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 6.32% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.45% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.59% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.02% of all publications and 42.94% 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.