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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 216 12 29 8
Chemistry 686 46 75 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 221
Documents by Best Scientists*: 300
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 136
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.351
Impact Factor: 1.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms?

The concepts of Ion, Atomic physics, Analytical chemistry, Irradiation and Optics are tackled in the journal. The majority of Ion studies presented zero in on Ion beam. Ion beam deposition is a major topic of Ion beam research presented in it.

In it, Range (particle radiation), Scattering, Beam (structure), Ionization and Electron are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Atomic physics research. It investigates Beam (structure) research which frequently intersects with Nuclear physics. Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms facilitates discussions on Analytical chemistry that incorporate concepts from other fields like Silicon, Thin film, Annealing (metallurgy), Ion implantation and Fluence.

Most of the Irradiation studies addressed also intersect with Radiochemistry. The Optics research dealing mostly with Detector is the focus of the journal. More specifically, the research on Crystallography in the journal is related to Amorphous solid.

  • Ion (31.19%)
  • Atomic physics (29.77%)
  • Analytical chemistry (28.95%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • SRIM – The stopping and range of ions in matter (2010) (5079 citations)
  • Algorithms for the rapid simulation of Rutherford backscattering spectra (2431 citations)
  • Absolute calibration of 10Be AMS standards (1029 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms:

The published articles mostly deal with topics like Ion, Atomic physics, Analytical chemistry, Irradiation and Nuclear physics. The published papers focus on Ion but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Amorphous solid and Crystallography. The most cited papers facilitate discussions on Atomic physics that incorporate concepts from other fields like Range (particle radiation), Scattering, Sputtering, Ionization and Electron.

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

  • Composite material
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms facilitates discussions on Ion, Analytical chemistry, Irradiation, Atomic physics and Beam (structure). Topics in Ion were tackled in line with various other fields like Spectroscopy, Range (particle radiation) and Molecular physics. The study of Range (particle radiation) encompasses disciplines such as Computational physics, as well as fields such as Scattering, all of which overlap with one another.

The close relationship between Scanning electron microscope and Surface roughness is one of the points of interest dissected in Analytical chemistry research. Irradiation research presented in Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms encompasses a variety of subjects, including FOIL method, Composite material, Radiation and Radiochemistry. Atomic physics research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Electron and Work (thermodynamics).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • On the use of SRIM for calculating vacancy production: Quick calculation and full-cascade options (3 citations)
  • The first experimental results from the 04BM (PEEM/XAS) beamline at Solaris (3 citations)
  • Applications of Rutherford backscattering analysis methods to nuclear physics experiments (3 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 Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Eduardo Alves (149 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Frank Watt (136 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Christina Trautmann (131 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Marcel Toulemonde (130 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David N. Jamieson (129 papers) published 1 paper 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 Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (1115 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (858 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (591 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Kyoto University (583 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory (563 papers) published 3 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, 10.31% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.50% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.00% of all publications and 66.50% 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

  • Space applications of GAGG:Ce scintillators: a study of afterglow emission by proton irradiation

    (2021)
    32 Citations
  • Accumulation of radiation defects and modification of micromechanical properties under MgO crystal irradiation with swift 132Xe ions

    G. Baubekova;G. Baubekova;A. Akilbekov;E. Feldbach;R. Grants

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Thermal annealing of radiation damage produced by swift 132Xe ions in MgO single crystals

    G. Baubekova;G. Baubekova;A. Akilbekov;E.A. Kotomin;V.N. Kuzovkov

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • The performance of the cryogenic buffer-gas stopping cell of SHIPTRAP

    O. Kaleja;O. Kaleja;B. Anđelić;K. Blaum;M. Block

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Hybrid density functional calculations of hyperfine coupling tensor for hole-type defects in MgAl2O4

    Alexander Platonenko;Denis Gryaznov;Eugene A. Kotomin;Aleksandr Lushchik

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Ion track template technology for fabrication of CdTe and CdO nanocrystals

    A. Akilbekov;R. Balakhayeva;M. Zdorovets;Z. Baymukhanov

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Improved stability of multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrometers through passive and active voltage stabilization

    F. Wienholtz;F. Wienholtz;K. Blaum;J. Karthein;J. Karthein;D. Lunney

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Solar wind Helium ion interaction with Mg and Fe rich pyroxene as Mercury surface analogue

    Herbert Biber;Paul S. Szabo;Noah Jäggi;Martin Wallner

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • A new multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrograph for the SLOWRI facility

    M. Rosenbusch;M. Wada;P. Schury;Y. Ito

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Latent ion tracks in amorphous and radiation amorphized silicon nitride

    Arno Janse van Vuuren;Anel D. Ibrayeva;Jacques H. O'Connell;Vladimir A. Skuratov;Vladimir A. Skuratov

    (2020)
    12 Citations

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