| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Science | 499 | 37 | 41 | 12 |
The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Composite material, Composite number, Polymer, Epoxy and Polymer chemistry. As a part of Polymers & Polymer Composites, discussions in Composite material involve topics like Ultimate tensile strength, Polypropylene, Glass fiber, Nanocomposite and Flexural strength. The Ultimate tensile strength study tackling the subject of Izod impact strength test is the focus of Polymers & Polymer Composites.
The study on Nanocomposite presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Montmorillonite. Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Epoxy and the similar topic of Curing (chemistry). Topics in Polymer chemistry explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Copolymer, Polymerization, Differential scanning calorimetry, Thermal stability and Monomer.
The published articles investigate studies in Composite material, Polymer, Nanocomposite, Epoxy and Ultimate tensile strength. The most cited papers explore research in Thermal stability and overlapping concepts in Polyurethane to expand the discourse in Composite material. The journal papers explore research in Nanocomposite alongside concepts in Polymer chemistry and other areas of study in Monomer and Polymerization.
The foci of Polymers & Polymer Composites are Composite material, Composite number, Nanocomposite, Polymer and Characterization (materials science). The close relationship between Thermal and Thermal stability is one of the points of interest dissected in Composite material research. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Composite number as it also encompasses Glass fiber.
The research on Nanocomposite tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Nanoparticle, Dielectric, Montmorillonite and Graphene. Graphene and Oxide are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal. Research on Polymer composites addressed in Polymers & Polymer Composites frequently intersections with the field of Filler (packaging).
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 Polymers & Polymer Composites (based on the number of publications) are:
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 Polymers & Polymer Composites (based on the number of publications) are:
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.
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, 11.74% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 9.36% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 1.97% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 6.90% of all publications and 81.77% were from other institutions.
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.
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.
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:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
Ali Shaan Manzoor Ghumman;Mohamed Mahmoud Nasef;Mohamed Mahmoud Nasef;M Rashid Shamsuddin;Amin Abbasi
(2021)YN Sudhakar;M Selvakumar;D Krishna Bhat
(2021)Daniel Jussen;Sandeep Sharma;James K Carson;Kim L Pickering
(2020)Amin Abbasi;Mohamed Mahmoud Nasef;Mohamed Mahmoud Nasef;Wan Zaireen Nisa Yahya;Muhammad Moniruzzaman
(2021)Manuel Reyes De Guzman;Yi-Hua Wen;Juan Du;Ling Yuan
(2021)Behzad Kord;Nadir Ayrilmis;Mohammad Dahmardeh Ghalehno
(2021)Jeswin Arputhabalan;L Karunamoorthy;K Palanikumar
(2021)Honglin Luo;Honglin Luo;Zhiwei Yang;Fanglian Yao;Wei Li
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