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Polymer Reviews
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Polymer Reviews

1558-3724

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/lmsc20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 290 76 52 26

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 98
Documents by Best Scientists*: 65
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 117
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.585
Impact Factor: 11.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Polymer Reviews?

The main points discussed in Polymer Reviews deals with Polymer, Nanotechnology, Composite material, Organic chemistry and Polymer chemistry. Polymer research is the primary subject tackled in the journal with a focus on Copolymer. It explores issues in Nanotechnology which can be linked to other research areas like Tissue engineering and Electrospinning.

Presentations on Composite material include those discussing Fiber, Carbon nanotube and Composite number. Catalysis is a major topic of Organic chemistry research presented in Polymer Reviews. While it focused on Polymer chemistry, it was also able to explore topics like Polymerization and Chain transfer.

The research on Polymerization featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Photochemistry and Monomer. The tackled Chain transfer research is interrelated with Living polymerization which concerns subjects like Reversible addition−fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization. Nanocomposite works presented in it have a specific focus on Polymer nanocomposite.

  • Polymer (46.88%)
  • Nanotechnology (35.23%)
  • Composite material (18.18%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Polymers from Renewable Resources: A Perspective for a Special Issue of Polymer Reviews (794 citations)
  • Polyurethanes from Vegetable Oils (673 citations)
  • Biocompatible Initiators for Lactide Polymerization (598 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Polymer Reviews:

The published papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Polymer, Nanotechnology, Composite material, Organic chemistry and Optoelectronics. While the journal articles focused on Polymer, they were also able to explore topics like Melting temperature, Nanocomposite, Nanoparticle, Carbon nanotube and Microstructure. Macromolecule, Electrospinning and Organic semiconductor are some topics wherein Nanotechnology research discussed in the journal articles has an impact.

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

  • Polymer
  • Organic chemistry
  • Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Polymer Reviews facilitates discussions on Polymer, Nanotechnology, Polymer science, ROMP and Membrane. The journal facilitates discussions in Norbornene as part of the larger field of Polymer, however, it also tackles fields such as Fire safety. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Nanotechnology, it also covered topics in Conductive polymer composite, Spinning and Filtration.

The presented Polymer science research focuses mostly on Gelatin and, on occasion, topics in Rheology. Topics in Membrane were tackled in line with various other fields like Electrospun nanofibers and Stimuli responsive. The studies in Polymer chemistry featured incorporate elements of Bone regeneration and Biodegradable scaffold.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • MXene/Polymer Nanocomposites: Preparation, Properties, and Applications (33 citations)
  • Advances in Responsively Conductive Polymer Composites and Sensing Applications (25 citations)
  • Polypyrrole-Based Composite Materials for Electromagnetic Wave Absorption (13 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 Reviews (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kingshuk Dutta (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Suparna Das (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Patit Paban Kundu (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yasser Zare (3 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Jiangeng Xue (3 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 Reviews (based on the number of publications) are:

  • North Carolina State University (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Florida (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Amirkabir University of Technology (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Southern Mississippi (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Tennessee (4 papers) published 2 papers 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 9.09% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.15% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.21% of all publications and 54.55% 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

  • Multifunctionality in Epoxy Resins

    Jaworski C. Capricho;Bronwyn Fox;Nishar Hameed

    (2020)
    385 Citations
  • Polypyrrole-Based Composite Materials for Electromagnetic Wave Absorption

    Jing Yan;Ying Huang;Xudong Liu;XiaoXiao Zhao

    (2021)
    185 Citations
  • Advances in Responsively Conductive Polymer Composites and Sensing Applications

    Jianwen Chen;Yutian Zhu;Jinrui Huang;Jiaoxia Zhang

    (2021)
    183 Citations
  • Biosensing Applications of Polyaniline (PANI)-Based Nanocomposites: A Review

    Fatemeh Kazemi;Seyed Morteza Naghib;Yasser Zare;Kyong Yop Rhee

    (2021)
    142 Citations
  • A review on physical foaming of thermoplastic and vulcanized elastomers

    Wentao Zhai;Junjie Jiang;Junjie Jiang;Chul B. Park

    (2021)
    139 Citations
  • Processing and Properties of Nanofibrous Bacterial Cellulose-Containing Polymer Composites: A Review of Recent Advances for Biomedical Applications

    Niloofar Eslahi;Amin Mahmoodi;Nafiseh Mahmoudi;Nooshin Zandi

    (2020)
    131 Citations
  • Textile-Based Flexible Pressure Sensors: A Review

    (2021)
    119 Citations
  • A Review on Polymeric-Based Phase Change Material for Thermo-Regulating Fabric Application

    Deepak G. Prajapati;Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian

    (2020)
    112 Citations
  • Flexible and Stretchable Electrically Conductive Polymer Materials for Physical Sensing Applications

    (2022)
    99 Citations
  • A Review on Multifunctional Epoxy-Based Joncryl® ADR Chain Extended Thermoplastics

    Tobias Standau;Mohammadreza Nofar;Dominik Dörr;Holger Ruckdäschel

    (2021)
    95 Citations

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