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Polyhedron
H-index 30

Polyhedron

0277-5387

Published by: Elsevier

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/polyhedron

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 281 452 702 26

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 536
Documents by Best Scientists*: 780
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 9
SCIMAGO H-index: 113
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.396
Impact Factor: 2.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Polyhedron?

Polyhedron explores disciplines such as Crystallography, Crystal structure, Stereochemistry, Ligand and Inorganic chemistry. The journal explores issues in Crystallography which can be linked to other research areas like Molecule, Hydrogen bond, Metal and Copper. Hydrogen bond research discussed connects with the study of Supramolecular chemistry.

Studies on Copper discussed in Polyhedron link to the field of Electron paramagnetic resonance. The journal holds forums on Crystal structure that merges themes from other disciplines such as X-ray crystallography, Infrared spectroscopy and Nickel. The concepts on Stereochemistry presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Denticity and Pyridine, Medicinal chemistry.

Topics in Medicinal chemistry explored in Polyhedron were investigated in conjunction with research in Proton NMR, Ruthenium, Reactivity (chemistry), Catalysis and Organic chemistry. The journal facilitates discussions on Ligand that incorporate concepts from other fields like Schiff base, Photochemistry, Chelation and Deprotonation. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Inorganic chemistry, it also covered topics in Ion, Electrochemistry, Polymer chemistry and Aqueous solution.

  • Crystallography (48.60%)
  • Crystal structure (32.64%)
  • Stereochemistry (31.75%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The use of new ionic liquids in two-phase catalytic hydrogenation reaction by rhodium complexes (621 citations)
  • The structural chemistry of metal thiolate complexes (562 citations)
  • Silasesquioxanes as ligands in inorganic and organometallic chemistry (343 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Polyhedron:

The published articles mainly tackle studies in Crystallography, Crystal structure, Stereochemistry, Inorganic chemistry and Ligand. The journal papers with studies in Crystallography featured incorporate elements of Molecule, Hydrogen bond, Metal and Copper. The works on Stereochemistry tackled in the most cited publications bring together disciplines like Chelation and Pyridine, Medicinal chemistry.

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 Polyhedron (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ray J. Butcher (118 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Thomas C. W. Mak (111 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael G. B. Drew (109 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Catherine P. Raptopoulou (105 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Michael B. Hursthouse (102 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 Polyhedron (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jadavpur University (345 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (334 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (329 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Wrocław (309 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (286 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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, 7.68% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.60% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.15% of all publications and 76.92% 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

  • Synthesis, characterization, crystal structures, DFT, TD-DFT, molecular docking and DNA binding studies of novel copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes bearing halogenated bidentate N,O-donor Schiff base ligands

    Hadi Kargar;Reza Behjatmanesh-Ardakani;Vajiheh Torabi;Maryam Kashani

    (2021)
    128 Citations
  • Investigation of two novel di- and tetra-nuclear Cu(II) bis(salamo)-type complexes

    (2022)
    96 Citations
  • One‐Pot Synthesis of Dihydro-1H-Indeno[1,2-b] Pyridines and Tetrahydrobenzo[b] Pyran Derivatives using a New and Efficient Nanocomposite Catalyst Based on N‐Butylsulfonate‐Functionalized MMWCNTs-D-NH2

    Fatemeh Adibian;Ali Reza Pourali;Behrooz Maleki;Mehdi Baghayeri

    (2020)
    92 Citations
  • Studies on two phenoxo-bridged homopolynuclear Cu(II) bis(salamo) type complexes based on theoretical calculations and fluorescence properties

    (2022)
    79 Citations
  • Metal complexes with ONS donor Schiff bases. A review

    (2022)
    74 Citations
  • Synthesis, characterization, crystal structures, Hirshfeld surface analysis, DFT computational studies and catalytic activity of novel oxovanadium and dioxomolybdenum complexes with ONO tridentate Schiff base ligand

    Hadi Kargar;Maryam Bazrafshan;Mehdi Fallah-Mehrjardi;Reza Behjatmanesh-Ardakani

    (2021)
    63 Citations
  • Synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of cytotoxicity, antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial, and cutaneous wound healing effects of copper nanoparticles using the aqueous extract of Strawberry fruit and l-Ascorbic acid

    Saba Hemmati;Ahmad Ahmeda;Yaser Salehabadi;Akram Zangeneh

    (2020)
    62 Citations
  • Influence of different counteranions on supramolecular self-assemblies, Hirshfeld surfaces analyses and fluorescence properties of three multi-nuclear Cu(II) salamo-based complexes

    Peng Li;Guang-Xu Yao;Mei Li;Wen-Kui Dong

    (2021)
    55 Citations
  • Praseodymium-doped cadmium tungstate (CdWO4) nanoparticles for dye degradation with sonocatalytic process

    Shahin Ahmadi;Abbas Rahdar;Chinenye Adaobi Igwegbe;Sobhan Mortazavi-Derazkola

    (2020)
    54 Citations
  • Synthesis, characterization and bioactivities of dative donor ligand N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) precursors and their Ag(I)NHC coordination compounds

    Ali Kazancı;Yetkin Gök;Rüya Kaya;Rüya Kaya;Aydın Aktaş

    (2021)
    42 Citations

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