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Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials
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Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 170 20 47 11
Materials Science 366 387 505 19

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 618
Documents by Best Scientists*: 736
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 13
SCIMAGO H-index: 118
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.416
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Physica Status Solidi (a)?

Physica Status Solidi (a) primarily tackles Analytical chemistry, Condensed matter physics, Optoelectronics, Crystallography and Optics. In addition to Analytical chemistry research, it aims to explore topics under Doping, Thin film, Annealing (metallurgy), Mineralogy and Electrical resistivity and conductivity. The research on Condensed matter physics tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Atmospheric temperature range, Magnetic field, Magnetization and Anisotropy.

Silicon, Diode, Heterojunction, Light-emitting diode and Photoluminescence are all aspects of Optoelectronics discussed in the journal. The main emphasis of the journal is the research on Crystallography, emphasizing the topic of Dislocation.

  • Analytical chemistry (25.88%)
  • Condensed matter physics (20.70%)
  • Optoelectronics (14.97%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Electrical conduction in concentrated disordered transition metal alloys (686 citations)
  • Raman Investigation of SiC Polytypes (649 citations)
  • Single defect centres in diamond: A review (631 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Physica Status Solidi (a):

The published articles mostly deal with topics like Analytical chemistry, Crystallography, Condensed matter physics, Optoelectronics and Optics. The most cited publications tackle studies in Thin film and the interrelated subject of Band gap to gain insights into Analytical chemistry. The journal articles with studies in Optoelectronics featured incorporate elements of Gallium nitride and Epitaxy.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Composite material
  • Optics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Optoelectronics, Chemical engineering, Thin film, Composite material and Doping. Physica Status Solidi (a) addresses concerns in Optoelectronics which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Transistor and Laser. It features studies on Chemical engineering, including topics such as Perovskite (structure).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A Pathway to Thin GaAs Virtual Substrate on On‐Axis Si (001) with Ultralow Threading Dislocation Density (11 citations)
  • Mechanisms of Thermal Quenching of Defect‐Related Luminescence in Semiconductors (6 citations)
  • Recent Developments of Flexible InGaZnO Thin‐Film Transistors (4 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 Status Solidi (a) (based on the number of publications) are:

  • S. Amelinckx (114 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • A. A. Kaminskii (107 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Helmut Kronmüller (101 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • G. Van Tendeloo (86 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael J. Schöning (71 papers) published 3 papers 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 Status Solidi (a) (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Russian Academy of Sciences (1597 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Polish Academy of Sciences (627 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (508 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (493 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (440 papers) published 1 paper 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, 8.07% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.60% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.63% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.11% of all publications and 73.67% 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

  • Photocatalytic Degradation Properties of Li‐Cr Ions Substituted CoFe2O4 Nanoparticles for Wastewater Treatment Application

    (2022)
    98 Citations
  • Defects and Reliability of GaN‐Based LEDs: Review and Perspectives

    (2022)
    77 Citations
  • Impedance Spectroscopy of Perovskite Solar Cells: Studying the Dynamics of Charge Carriers Before and After Continuous Operation

    Bekele Hailegnaw;Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci;Markus Clark Scharber

    (2020)
    72 Citations
  • A Pathway to Thin GaAs Virtual Substrate on On‐Axis Si (001) with Ultralow Threading Dislocation Density

    Chen Shang;Jennifer Selvidge;Eamonn Hughes;Justin C. Norman

    (2021)
    62 Citations
  • Sterilization of Objects, Products, and Packaging Surfaces and Their Characterization in Different Fields of Industry: The Status in 2020

    Zaid B. Jildeh;Zaid B. Jildeh;Patrick H. Wagner;Michael J. Schöning

    (2021)
    46 Citations
  • Status and Prospects of AlN Templates on Sapphire for Ultraviolet Light‐Emitting Diodes

    Sylvia Hagedorn;Sebastian Walde;Arne Knauer;Norman Susilo

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • Vertical β-Ga 2 O 3 Schottky Barrier Diodes with Enhanced Breakdown Voltage and High Switching Performance

    Xing Lu;Xu Zhang;Huaxing Jiang;Xinbo Zou

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Enhanced Thermoelectric Properties in p-Type Double Half-Heusler Ti 2- y Hf y FeNiSb 2- x Sn x Compounds

    Qingmei Wang;Xiaofang Li;Chen Chen;Wenhua Xue

    (2020)
    28 Citations

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