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Polymer Engineering and Science
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Polymer Engineering and Science

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 315 222 269 23
Chemistry 541 82 89 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 338
Documents by Best Scientists*: 378
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 128
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.606
Impact Factor: 3.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Polymer Engineering and Science?

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Composite material, Polymer, Polymer chemistry, Chemical engineering and Ultimate tensile strength. Polypropylene, Polyethylene, Extrusion, Rheology and Epoxy are all subfields of Composite material research that were featured in the journal. It is mostly focused on Polyethylene, specifically High-density polyethylene.

The study on Extrusion presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Plastics extrusion. It connects research in Rheology with the related topic of Viscosity. Issues in Polymer were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Crystallinity and Thermodynamics.

The journal facilitates discussions on Polymer chemistry that incorporate concepts from other fields like Copolymer, Differential scanning calorimetry, Polymerization and Monomer. Differential scanning calorimetry and Crystallization are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal. The study on Crystallization presented in Polymer Engineering and Science intersects with subjects under the field of Nucleation.

  • Composite material (59.24%)
  • Polymer (26.30%)
  • Polymer chemistry (18.48%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Halpin-Tsai Equations: A Review (2056 citations)
  • A method for estimating both the solubility parameters and molar volumes of liquids (1393 citations)
  • Pretreatments of Natural Fibers and their Application as Reinforcing Material in Polymer Composites—A Review (914 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Polymer Engineering and Science:

The journal articles aim to foster the development of research in Composite material, Polymer, Polymer chemistry, Ultimate tensile strength and Polypropylene. The most cited articles with studies in Polymer featured incorporate elements of Crystallinity, Phase (matter) and Thermodynamics. The studies on Polymer chemistry discussed at the most cited papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Differential scanning calorimetry and Chemical engineering.

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

  • Composite material
  • Polymer
  • Organic chemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as Composite material, Chemical engineering, Nanocomposite, Rheology and Polymer. It primarily discusses Composite material topics, particularly Polypropylene, Polyethylene, Natural rubber, Epoxy and Polyurethane. The research on Chemical engineering tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Copolymer and Membrane.

It explores research in Nanocomposite and the adjacent study of Carbon nanotube.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • An overview of the recent advances in polylactide‐based sustainable nanocomposites (8 citations)
  • High strength and bioactivity polyvinyl alcohol/collagen composite hydrogel with tannic acid as cross-linker (7 citations)
  • Effect of pH and zeta potential of Pickering stabilizing magnetite nanoparticles on the features of magnetized polystyrene microspheres (6 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 Engineering and Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • James L. White (101 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Musa R. Kamal (88 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Moshe Narkis (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Leszek A. Utracki (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • L. James Lee (44 papers) published 2 papers 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 Engineering and Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Akron (234 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Research Council (173 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst (170 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • McGill University (146 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (127 papers) published 1 paper 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, 6.23% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 5.39% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.56% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.79% of all publications and 79.25% 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

  • Transparent semi-crystalline polymeric materials and their nanocomposites: a review

    Yunyin Lin;Emiliano Bilotti;Cees W.M. Bastiaansen;Cees W.M. Bastiaansen;Ton Peijs

    (2020)
    205 Citations
  • Effect of alumina nanoparticles on the antifouling properties of polycarbonate-polyurethane blend ultrafiltration membrane for water treatment

    Habib Etemadi;Soheyla Afsharkia;Sahar Zinatloo-Ajabshir;Elham Shokri

    (2021)
    152 Citations
  • Electromagnetic interference cognizance and potential of advanced polymer composites toward electromagnetic interference shielding: A review

    (2022)
    89 Citations
  • Preparation and characterization of strong cation exchange terpolymer resin as effective adsorbent for removal of disperse dyes

    Gulay Bayramoglu;Gul Kunduzcu;Mehmet Yakup Arica

    (2020)
    73 Citations
  • An overview of the recent advances in polylactide‐based sustainable nanocomposites

    Ritima Banerjee;Suprakas Sinha Ray;Suprakas Sinha Ray

    (2021)
    72 Citations
  • Fabrication of Biocompatible Composites of Poly(lactic acid)/Hydroxyapatite Envisioning Medical Applications

    (2020)
    67 Citations
  • Crosslinked polyethylene: A review on the crosslinking techniques, manufacturing methods, applications, and recycling

    (2022)
    63 Citations
  • Experimental observation and finite element method modeling on scratch‐induced delamination of multilayer polymeric structures

    Shuoran Du;Zewen Zhu;Cong Liu;Tan Zhang

    (2021)
    58 Citations
  • Recent progress in micro‐/nano‐fibrillar reinforced polymeric composite foams

    Chongxiang Zhao;Lun Howe Mark;Sundong Kim;Eunse Chang

    (2021)
    50 Citations
  • Effect of nanofillers characteristics and their selective localization on morphology development and rheological properties of melt-processed polylactide/poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) blend composites

    Reza Salehiyan;Mohammadreza Nofar;Kuruma Malkappa;Suprakas Sinha Ray;Suprakas Sinha Ray

    (2020)
    45 Citations

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