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Physica Status Solidi (B): Basic Solid State Physics
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Physica Status Solidi (B): Basic Solid State Physics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 149 39 68 13
Materials Science 344 292 371 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 436
Documents by Best Scientists*: 500
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 124
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.382
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Physica Status Solidi B-basic Solid State Physics?

Physica Status Solidi B-basic Solid State Physics is mainly concerned with subjects like Condensed matter physics, Atomic physics, Analytical chemistry, Crystallography and Electron. The studies in Condensed matter physics featured incorporate elements of Magnetic field and Semiconductor. Issues in Atomic physics were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Ion, Scattering and Excitation.

The studies on Analytical chemistry discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Spectral line, Impurity and Doping.

  • Condensed matter physics (41.31%)
  • Atomic physics (14.64%)
  • Analytical chemistry (14.24%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Optical Properties and Electronic Structure of Amorphous Germanium (6333 citations)
  • Charge Transport in Disordered Organic Photoconductors a Monte Carlo Simulation Study (2252 citations)
  • Bound exciton and donor–acceptor pair recombinations in ZnO (1381 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Physica Status Solidi B-basic Solid State Physics:

The most cited publications are mainly concerned with subjects like Condensed matter physics, Analytical chemistry, Atomic physics, Crystallography and Electron. The most cited articles link adjacent topics like Condensed matter physics with Semiconductor. The most cited articles address concerns in Atomic physics which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Luminescence, Exciton and Excitation.

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:

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Condensed matter physics, Optoelectronics, Density functional theory, Analytical chemistry and Doping. The presentations discussing Condensed matter physics offer insights in topics such as Topological insulator, Electronic structure, Magnetism, Heterojunction and Spin-½. Many of the studies tackled connect Optoelectronics with a similar field of study like Thin film.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Higher-Order Topological Band Structures (18 citations)
  • Newly Synthesized Ta‐Based MAX Phase (Ta 1‒ x Hf x ) 4 AlC 3 and (Ta 1‒ x Hf x ) 4 Al 0.5 Sn 0.5 C 3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.25) Solid Solutions: Unravelling the Mechanical, Electronic, and Thermodynamic Properties (8 citations)
  • Nodal Semimetals: A Survey on Optical Conductivity (7 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 B-basic Solid State Physics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • R. Herrmann (84 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Manuel Cardona (83 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Toshinobu Soma (79 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Christian Thomsen (74 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Friedhelm Bechstedt (70 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 Status Solidi B-basic Solid State Physics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Russian Academy of Sciences (1721 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (1033 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Polish Academy of Sciences (911 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (683 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Humboldt University of Berlin (638 papers) published 2 papers 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, 5.23% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.69% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.17% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.74% of all publications and 72.40% 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

  • Ultra Thin Films of Yttrium Iron Garnet with Very Low Damping: A Review

    G. Schmidt;C. Hauser;P. Trempler;M. Paleschke

    (2020)
    107 Citations
  • 2D Janus Transition Metal Dichalcogenides: Properties and Applications

    (2022)
    85 Citations
  • Single‐Photon Emitters in Layered Van der Waals Materials

    (2022)
    56 Citations
  • Validation of a Finite Element Modeling Process for Auxetic Structures under Impact

    Todd Shepherd;Keith Winwood;Prabhuraj Venkatraman;Andrew Alderson

    (2020)
    46 Citations
  • Oxygen Incorporation in the Molecular Beam Epitaxy Growth of Sc x Ga 1−x N and Sc x Al 1−x N

    Joseph Casamento;Huili Grace Xing;Debdeep Jena

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Auxetic Materials for Personal Protection: A Review

    (2022)
    42 Citations
  • Research on Efficient Fast Scintillators: Evidence and X‐Ray Absorption Near Edge Spectroscopy Characterization of Ce4+ in Ce3+, Mg2+‐Co‐Doped Gd3Al2Ga3O12 Garnet Crystal

    Géraldine Dantelle;Georges Boulon;Yannick Guyot;Denis Testemale

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • The Electronic, Optical, and Thermoelectric Properties of Monolayer PbTe and the Tunability of the Electronic Structure by External Fields and Defects

    Asad Bafekry;Asad Bafekry;Catherine Stampfl;Francois M. Peeters

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • Origin of Red Emission in β‐Ga2O3 Analyzed by Cathodoluminescence and Photoluminescence Spectroscopy

    (2020)
    38 Citations

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