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Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 142 334 404 46
Chemistry 277 117 123 27

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 554
Documents by Best Scientists*: 589
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 16
SCIMAGO H-index: 131
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.046
Impact Factor: 6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Polymer Testing?

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Composite material, Polymer, Ultimate tensile strength, Chemical engineering and Natural rubber. Composite number, Epoxy, Polypropylene, Nanocomposite and Dynamic mechanical analysis are all aspects of Composite material research featured in Polymer Testing. While Polymer is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Crystallinity, Polyethylene and Analytical chemistry.

It focuses on Ultimate tensile strength research which is adjacent to topics in Flexural strength. The studies on Chemical engineering discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Differential scanning calorimetry, Membrane and Polymer chemistry. The in-depth study on Differential scanning calorimetry also explores topics in the intersecting field of Crystallization.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Natural rubber, apply to Elastomer as well. Most of the Thermal stability studies addressed also intersect with Thermogravimetric analysis.

  • Composite material (58.91%)
  • Polymer (20.10%)
  • Ultimate tensile strength (14.93%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • FTIR STUDIES OF -PHASE CRYSTAL FORMATION IN STRETCHED PVDF FILMS (645 citations)
  • Biopolymers: overview of several properties and consequences on their applications. (537 citations)
  • DSC isothermal polymer crystallization kinetics measurements and the use of the Avrami equation to fit the data: Guidelines to avoid common problems (426 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Polymer Testing:

The published articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Composite material, Ultimate tensile strength, Polymer, Natural rubber and Polypropylene. The most cited publications explore topics in Ultimate tensile strength which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Young's modulus, Modulus, Flexural strength and Scanning electron microscope. While the primary focus in the journal articles is Polymer, they also dissect topics surrounding Polymer chemistry and Differential scanning calorimetry as a whole.

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:

Polymer Testing was organized to reinforce research efforts on Composite material, Chemical engineering, Polymer, Ultimate tensile strength and Composite number. Epoxy, Nanocomposite, Deformation (engineering), Viscoelasticity and Stress (mechanics) are all aspects of Composite material discussed in the journal. The tackled Chemical engineering research is interrelated with Differential scanning calorimetry which concerns subjects like Crystallinity.

The journal links adjacent topics like Polymer with Thermal stability. The concepts on Ultimate tensile strength presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Toughness and Polyethylene. Topics in Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were tackled in line with various other fields like Thermogravimetric analysis and Scanning electron microscope.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Testing of fast dissolution of ibuprofen from its electrospun hydrophilic polymer nanocomposites (17 citations)
  • The mechanical testing and performance analysis of polymer-fibre composites prepared through the additive manufacturing (17 citations)
  • A comparative study of the crystallinity of polyetheretherketone by using density, DSC, XRD, and Raman spectroscopy techniques (12 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 Testing (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Maria Inês Bruno Tavares (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hanafi Ismail (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ji-Zhao Liang (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Fernanda M. B. Coutinho (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • I. M. Fouda (23 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 Testing (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (133 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • South China University of Technology (129 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (86 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (80 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Universiti Sains Malaysia (70 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, 9.05% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.22% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.10% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.80% of all publications and 68.88% 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 new study on effect of various chemical treatments on Agave Americana fiber for composite reinforcement: Physico-chemical, thermal, mechanical and morphological properties

    P. Madhu;M.R. Sanjay;Mohammad Jawaid;Suchart Siengchin

    (2020)
    287 Citations
  • The mechanical testing and performance analysis of polymer-fibre composites prepared through the additive manufacturing

    Vigneshwaran Shanmugam;Deepak Joel Johnson Rajendran;Karthik Babu;Sundarakannan Rajendran

    (2021)
    251 Citations
  • A review of electrical and thermal conductivities of epoxy resin systems reinforced with carbon nanotubes and graphene-based nanoparticles

    Unknown

    (2022)
    182 Citations
  • Highly transparent and antimicrobial PVA based bionanocomposites reinforced by ginger nanofiber

    Hairul Abral;Jeri Ariksa;Melbi Mahardika;Dian Handayani

    (2020)
    162 Citations
  • Flexible, stretchable and conductive PVA/PEDOT:PSS composite hydrogels prepared by SIPN strategy

    Yun Fei Zhang;Yun Fei Zhang;Ming Ming Guo;Ming Ming Guo;Ya Zhang;Chak Yin Tang

    (2020)
    152 Citations
  • A review of microphase separation of polyurethane: Characterization and applications

    (2022)
    147 Citations
  • In vitro and in vivo evaluation of chitosan-alginate/gentamicin wound dressing nanofibrous with high antibacterial performance

    H.R. Bakhsheshi-Rad;Z. Hadisi;A.F. Ismail;M. Aziz

    (2020)
    144 Citations
  • 3D printed biodegradable composites: An insight into mechanical properties of PLA/chitosan scaffold

    Sunpreet Singh;Gurminder Singh;Chander Prakash;Seeram Ramakrishna

    (2020)
    131 Citations
  • The effect of weathering environments on microplastic chemical identification with Raman and IR spectroscopy: Part I. polyethylene and polypropylene

    (2022)
    102 Citations

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