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Physics (APS)

Published by: American Physical Society...

https://physics.aps.org/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 271 28 30 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 48
Documents by Best Scientists*: 50
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Physics?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Focus (computing), Condensed matter physics, Optics, Nanotechnology and Atomic physics. The journal focuses on Condensed matter physics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Electron and Quantum mechanics. The journal connects research in Optics with the related topic of Optoelectronics.

  • Focus (computing) (12.16%)
  • Condensed matter physics (11.86%)
  • Optics (10.47%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • On the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox (9022 citations)
  • Capillary conduction of liquids through porous mediums (3970 citations)
  • Scaling laws for ising models near T c (1256 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Physics:

Condensed matter physics, Mechanics, Superconductivity, Classical mechanics and Quantum mechanics are the main subjects of interest in the published papers. The most cited articles hold forums on Condensed matter physics that merge themes from other disciplines such as Magnetic field and Order (ring theory). The works on Mechanics tackled in the most cited articles bring together disciplines like Viscosity and Porous medium.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Optics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates areas of study like Condensed matter physics, Optics, Astrophysics, Nuclear physics and Mechanics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Thermofractals, Non-Additive Entropy, and q-Calculus (6 citations)
  • Analytical Modeling of the Temporal Evolution of Epidemics Outbreaks Accounting for Vaccinations (5 citations)
  • Entropy production due to electroweak phase transition in the framework of two Higgs doublet model (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 Physics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael Schirber (334 papers) published 28 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition,
  • David Lindley (201 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Don Monroe (190 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Philip Ball (159 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Mark Buchanan (93 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • Lodz University of Technology (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Max Planck Society (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peking University (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • CERN (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 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, 97.60% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 50.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 25.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 25.00% 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

  • Entering the Nickel Age of Superconductivity

    (2020)
    61 Citations
  • Quantum Machine Learning for Data Classification

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Altermagnetism Then and Now

    (2024)
    11 Citations
  • Quantum Leap for Quantum Primacy

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Quantum Machine Learning for Data Classification

    Seth Lloyd

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Fusion Turns Up the Heat

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Muon’s Escalating Challenge to the Standard Model

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • How AI and ML Will Affect Physics

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • A Chiral Magnet Induces Vortex Currents in Superconductors

    Gustav Bihlmayer

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Probing the Skin of a Lead Nucleus

    (2021)
    2 Citations

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