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Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal
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Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal

0283-2631

Published by: Walter de Gruyter

https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/NPPRJ/html

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 949 10 19 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 34
Documents by Best Scientists*: 50
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 56
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.293
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal?

The journal explores disciplines such as Composite material, Pulp and paper industry, Pulp (paper), Chemical engineering and Industrial chemistry. Coating, Ultimate tensile strength, Fiber and Paperboard are some of the facets of Composite material tackled in Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal. Most of the Pulp and paper industry studies addressed also intersect with Lignin.

The featured Lignin research is covered under the field of Organic chemistry. The studies on Chemical engineering discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Adsorption and Starch. It aims to investigate interdisciplinary topics such as Industrial chemistry and Polymer.

  • Composite material (28.10%)
  • Pulp and paper industry (22.33%)
  • Pulp (paper) (16.98%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Determination of hemicelluloses and pectins in wood and pulp fibres by acid methanolysis and gas chromatography. (335 citations)
  • The use of microfibrillated cellulose produced from kraft pulp as strength enhancer in TMP paper (197 citations)
  • Studies on topochemical modification of cellulosic fibres.Part 1.Chemical conditions for the attachment of carboxymethyl cellulose onto fibres (132 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal:

The journal articles generally zeroe in on subjects such as Composite material, Polymer, Pulp and paper industry, Pulp (paper) and Industrial chemistry. In addition to Polymer research, the most cited publications aim to explore topics under Cellulose, Cellulosic ethanol, Chemical engineering and Adsorption. The journal publications focus on Pulp and paper industry but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Waste management and Lignin.

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

  • Composite material
  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Pulp and paper industry, Chemical engineering, Pulp (paper), Composite material and Kraft process. In it, Ultimate tensile strength, Drum, Tree species and Rice straw are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Pulp and paper industry research. It explores topics in Chemical engineering which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Characterization (materials science), Filler (packaging) and Sizing.

The work on Pulp (paper) tackled in Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal brings together disciplines like Kraft paper, Nuclear chemistry, Bar (music), Hydrogen peroxide and Alkali metal. The study on Composite material presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Hemicellulose. The research on Kraft process featured in Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal combines topics in other fields like Chemical pulp, Mill, Pellets, Primary (chemistry) and Refining.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A transparent polyurethane based on nanosilica in reinforcing papers (3 citations)
  • Aspects on bond strength in sheet structures from TMP and CTMP – a review (1 citations)
  • Preparation and thermostability of hydrophobic modified nanocrystalline cellulose (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 Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hans Theliander (55 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Tom Lindström (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Patrick A.C. Gane (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mikael Rigdahl (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lars Wågberg (37 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 Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chalmers University of Technology (182 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Royal Institute of Technology (180 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Mid Sweden University (117 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Åbo Akademi University (91 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Helsinki University of Technology (72 papers) absent at the last 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, 13.11% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.30% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.32% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 26.42% of all publications and 33.96% 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

  • Evolution of biobased and nanotechnology packaging – a review

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Mineral-filled biopolyester coatings for paperboard packaging materials: barrier, sealability, convertability and biodegradability properties

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Significant contribution of fibrils on pulp fiber surface to water retention value

    Minoru Kimura;Takashi Ishida;Yuko Ono;Miyuki Takeuchi

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Kinetics of cellulose degradation in bamboo paper

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • A solid-phase extraction method that eliminates matrix effects of complex pulp mill effluents for the analysis of lipophilic wood extractives

    Sebastian España Orozco;Philipp Zeitlinger;Karin Fackler;Robert H. Bischof

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Enhanced mechanical and gas barrier performance of plasticized cellulose nanofibril films

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Preparation of CaCO3 nanoparticle/pulp fiber composites using ultrafine bubbles

    Moe Fuchise-Fukuoka;Masatoshi Oishi;Shisei Goto;Akira Isogai

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • High calcium content of <i>Eucalyptus dunnii</i> wood affects delignification and polysaccharide degradation in kraft pulping

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Adsorption of biopolymers onto nanocelluloses for the fabrication of hollow microcapsules

    Salvatore Lombardo;Bernard Cathala;Ana Villares

    (2021)
    4 Citations

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