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Polymer Bulletin
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Polymer Bulletin

0170-0839

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/289

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 298 169 237 25
Chemistry 353 112 155 22

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 327
Documents by Best Scientists*: 407
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 82
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.658
Impact Factor: 4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Polymer Bulletin?

Polymer Bulletin explores disciplines such as Polymer chemistry, Polymer, Polymerization, Composite material and Chemical engineering. It explores research in Thermal stability and overlapping concepts in Thermogravimetric analysis to expand the discourse in Polymer chemistry. Polymer research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Differential scanning calorimetry, Molecule and Analytical chemistry.

The research on Polymerization tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Cationic polymerization, Catalysis and Photochemistry. Ultimate tensile strength, Nanocomposite, Composite number, Epoxy and Scanning electron microscope are some of the facets of Composite material tackled in Polymer Bulletin. The concepts on Chemical engineering presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Membrane and Aqueous solution.

Copolymer, which encompasses Styrene, Methacrylate and Methyl methacrylate, is the main subject of it. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy research discussed connects with the study of Nuclear chemistry. It focused on Swelling research but expanded to cover Self-healing hydrogels.

  • Polymer chemistry (47.81%)
  • Polymer (33.31%)
  • Polymerization (18.21%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Dispersion of fillers and the electrical conductivity of polymer blends filled with carbon black (814 citations)
  • Determination of degree of deacetylation of chitosan by 1H NMR spectroscopy (550 citations)
  • Stopping of crosslinking reaction in a PDMS polymer at the gel point (363 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Polymer Bulletin:

The journal articles cover a variety of subjects, including Polymer chemistry, Polymer, Composite material, Polymerization and Copolymer. While Polymer chemistry is the key highlight in the most cited publications, thet also covered some subjects on Chemical engineering and Aqueous solution and Scanning electron microscope. The published papers hold forums on Polymer that merge themes from other disciplines such as Differential scanning calorimetry, Chemical modification and Analytical chemistry.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Polymer
  • Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of Polymer Bulletin are Chemical engineering, Composite material, Polymer, Nuclear chemistry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The Chemical engineering study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Scanning electron microscope. Polymer Bulletin aims to address concerns in Polymer, specifically in the areas of Polymerization, Monomer and Glass transition.

The research on Polymerization featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Copolymer and Polymer chemistry. The Nuclear chemistry works featured in it incorporate elements from Chitosan, Swelling, Adsorption, Self-healing hydrogels and Aqueous solution. The study of Graphene and how it intertwines with concepts under Oxide were explored in the presented Nanocomposite research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Electrochemical characteristics of solid state double-layer capacitor constructed from proton conducting chitosan-based polymer blend electrolytes (22 citations)
  • Preparation and characterization of novel antibacterial blended films based on modified carboxymethyl cellulose/phenolic compounds (17 citations)
  • Copolymer/graphene oxide nanocomposites as potential anticancer agents (11 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 Polymer Bulletin (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Joseph P. Kennedy (89 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Virgil Percec (82 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yoshiki Chujo (63 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bernabé L. Rivas (50 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Takeo Saegusa (48 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 Polymer Bulletin (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kyoto University (203 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (178 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Akron (152 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Concepción (115 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (113 papers) published 2 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, 11.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 2.93% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.44% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 6.28% of all publications and 85.36% 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

  • A review featuring the fundamentals and advancements of polymer/CNT nanocomposite application in aerospace industry

    Anila Iqbal;Aamer Saeed;Anwar Ul-Hamid

    (2021)
    119 Citations
  • Synthesis of biohybrid magnetic chitosan-polyvinyl alcohol/MgO nanocomposite blend for remazol brilliant blue R dye adsorption: solo and collective parametric optimization

    (2022)
    114 Citations
  • Filament-wound glass-fibre reinforced polymer composites: Potential applications for cross arm structure in transmission towers

    (2022)
    82 Citations
  • Synthesis and characterization of chitosan nanoparticles containing teicoplanin using sol–gel

    Shafiq Ahmad Kahdestani;Shafiq Ahmad Kahdestani;Mehrnoosh Hasan Shahriari;Majid Abdouss

    (2021)
    57 Citations
  • Conducting biopolymer electrolyte based on pectin with magnesium chloride salt for magnesium battery application

    S. Kiruthika;M. Malathi;S. Selvasekarapandian;K. Tamilarasan

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • Synthesis and characterization of iota-carrageenan biopolymer electrolyte with lithium perchlorate and succinonitrile (plasticizer)

    R. Chitra;P. Sathya;S. Selvasekarapandian;S. Meyvel

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • Rheological investigation of the viscoelastic thixotropic behavior of synthesized polyethylene glycol-modified polyacrylamide hydrogels using different accelerators

    (2020)
    49 Citations
  • Preparation and characterization of novel antibacterial blended films based on modified carboxymethyl cellulose/phenolic compounds

    Engy M. Akl;Sawsan Dacrory;Mohamed S. Abdel-Aziz;Samir Kamel

    (2021)
    47 Citations
  • Green synthesis of chitosan-coated magnetic nanoparticles for drug delivery of oxaliplatin and irinotecan against colorectal cancer cells

    (2022)
    47 Citations

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