Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Top Research Topics at Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics?

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Molecule, Analytical chemistry, Chemical physics, Crystallography and Photochemistry. The journal facilitates discussions on Molecule that incorporate concepts from other fields like Computational chemistry and Adsorption, Physical chemistry. The study of Computational chemistry encompasses disciplines such as Ab initio, as well as fields such as Ab initio quantum chemistry methods, all of which overlap with one another.

While work presented in it provided substantial information on Analytical chemistry, it also covered topics in Ion and Spectroscopy. Ion and Inorganic chemistry are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal. The work on Inorganic chemistry tackled in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics brings together disciplines like Electrochemistry and Aqueous solution.

The journal explores issues in Chemical physics which can be linked to other research areas like Nanotechnology, Density functional theory and Molecular dynamics. Many of the studies tackled connect Crystallography with a similar field of study like Stereochemistry. The featured Photochemistry studies mainly concentrate on Excited state but also cover areas of interest in Ground state and Molecular physics.

• Molecule (13.96%)
• Analytical chemistry (12.82%)
• Chemical physics (12.79%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Balanced basis sets of split valence, triple zeta valence and quadruple zeta valence quality for H to Rn: Design and assessment of accuracy (12661 citations)
• Long-range corrected hybrid density functionals with damped atom–atom dispersion corrections (6992 citations)
• Accurate Coulomb-fitting basis sets for H to Rn (3123 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics:

The most cited articles investigate areas of study like Inorganic chemistry, Analytical chemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical physics and Chemical engineering. The published papers facilitate discussions on Analytical chemistry that incorporate concepts from other fields like Ion and Spectroscopy. The featured Chemical physics studies in the published articles mainly concentrate on Molecule but also cover areas of interest in Computational chemistry, Crystallography, Physical chemistry and Photochemistry.

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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (based on the number of publications) are:

• Vincenzo Barone (80 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Pavel Hobza (69 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Minh Tho Nguyen (67 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Martin A. Suhm (65 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Ralf I. Kaiser (58 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (1291 papers) published 81 papers at the last edition, 26 less than at the previous edition,
• Max Planck Society (1046 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (834 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
• Spanish National Research Council (567 papers) published 26 papers at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
• Jilin University (441 papers) published 27 papers at the last edition, 11 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 2021 edition, 5.01% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.16% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.08% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.09% of all publications and 71.67% 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.