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Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures
H-index 36

Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 237 164 198 32

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 275
Documents by Best Scientists*: 297
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 117
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.547
Impact Factor: 2.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Physica E-low-dimensional Systems & Nanostructures?

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Condensed matter physics, Quantum dot, Optoelectronics, Electron and Nanotechnology. The research on Condensed matter physics featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Quantum well and Quantum mechanics, Magnetic field, Quantum Hall effect. Quantum is a key component of Quantum mechanics research discussed in the journal.

Quantum spin Hall effect is a major topic of Quantum Hall effect research. In addition to Quantum dot research, the journal aims to explore topics under Exciton, Molecular physics, Atomic physics, Photoluminescence and Quantum dot laser. The Exciton study tackling the subject of Biexciton is the focus of the journal.

Photoluminescence studies covered in the journal falls within the purview of Analytical chemistry. It explores topics in Optoelectronics which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Molecular beam epitaxy and Laser, Optics. Many of the studies tackled connect Nanotechnology with a similar field of study like Chemical engineering.

  • Condensed matter physics (47.85%)
  • Quantum dot (17.09%)
  • Optoelectronics (15.01%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Quantum dot solar cells (2167 citations)
  • Graphene nano-ribbon electronics (1334 citations)
  • Free-standing and overgrown InGaAs/GaAs nanotubes, nanohelices and their arrays (650 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Physica E-low-dimensional Systems & Nanostructures:

The most cited articles aim to foster the development of research in Condensed matter physics, Nanotechnology, Optoelectronics, Chemical engineering and Carbon nanotube. While Condensed matter physics is the key highlight in the journal articles, thet also covered some subjects on Quantum dot and Impurity and Atomic physics. The most cited publications explore research in Density functional theory and overlapping concepts in Adsorption, Molecule and Graphene to expand the discourse in Nanotechnology.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Optoelectronics, Condensed matter physics, Graphene, Density functional theory and Chemical physics are the subjects of interest in Physica E-low-dimensional Systems & Nanostructures. Physica E-low-dimensional Systems & Nanostructures focuses on Optoelectronics but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Strain engineering which is concerned with Effective mass (solid-state physics). Condensed matter physics research discussed connects with the study of Silicene.

Issues in Graphene were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Grating, Optical lattice, Weak localization and Near-infrared spectroscopy. The tackled Density functional theory research is interrelated with Adsorption which concerns subjects like Atom, Molecule and Ab initio. While Chemical physics is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Field-effect transistor, Graphene nanoribbons, Doping and Density of states.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Intrinsic direct bandgap semiconductor with high stability, strong anisotropy and controllable edge position in BrHfN monolayer (1 citations)
  • Two-dimensional MgP3 monolayer with remarkably tunable bandgap and enhanced visible-light and UV optical absorptions (1 citations)
  • Theoretical realization of rich magnon topology by symmetry-breaking in honeycomb bilayer ferromagnets (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 Physica E-low-dimensional Systems & Nanostructures (based on the number of publications) are:

  • David A. Ritchie (99 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Werner Wegscheider (84 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ken W. West (68 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael Pepper (56 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gerhard Abstreiter (55 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 Physica E-low-dimensional Systems & Nanostructures (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Tokyo (323 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Islamic Azad University (233 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (232 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (218 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (178 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 5 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 2022 edition, 24.49% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.22% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.70% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 2.70% of all publications and 78.38% 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

  • Terahertz narrowband perfect metasurface absorber based on micro-ring-shaped GaAs array for enhanced refractive index sensing

    Unknown

    (2022)
    191 Citations
  • A dual-band metamaterial absorber for graphene surface plasmon resonance at terahertz frequency

    Chunlian Cen;Yubin Zhang;Xifang Chen;Hua Yang

    (2020)
    162 Citations
  • Fabrication of manganese oxide decorated copper oxide (MnO2/CuO) nanocomposite electrodes for energy storage supercapacitor devices

    K. Mohamed Racik;A. Manikandan;M. Mahendiran;P. Prabakaran

    (2020)
    157 Citations
  • Dual band visible metamaterial absorbers based on four identical ring patches

    Yubin Zhang;Zao Yi;Xinyue Wang;Peixin Chu

    (2021)
    131 Citations
  • Investigation of graphene supported terahertz elliptical metamaterials

    Jun Peng;Xiaoyong He;Chenyuyi Shi;Jin Leng

    (2020)
    124 Citations
  • Tuning the electronic properties of MoSi2N4 by molecular doping: A first principles investigation

    Zhen Cui;Yi Luo;Jin Yu;Yujing Xu

    (2021)
    118 Citations
  • Outstanding performance of silver-decorated MoS2 nanopetals used as nanocatalyst for synthetic dye degradation

    M. Ikram;M.I. Khan;A. Raza;M. Imran

    (2020)
    98 Citations
  • Transport and recombination properties of group-III doped SiCNTs

    Pei Gong;Ying-Ying Yang;Wan-Duo Ma;Xiao-Yong Fang

    (2021)
    86 Citations
  • Terahertz broadband tunable reflective cross-polarization convertor based on complementary cross-shaped graphene metasurface

    Yongzhi Cheng;Xuzheng Zhu;Jun Li;Fu Chen

    (2021)
    79 Citations
  • Gas sensing mechanism of dissolved gases in transformer oil on Ag–MoS2 monolayer: A DFT study

    Jingxuan Wang;Qu Zhou;Lingna Xu;Xin Gao

    (2020)
    76 Citations

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