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Powder Diffraction
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Powder Diffraction

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Published by: Cambridge University Press

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/powder-diffraction

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 801 8 11 3
Chemistry 1088 9 13 2

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 17
Documents by Best Scientists*: 19
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 53
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.153
Impact Factor: 0.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Powder Diffraction?

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Crystallography, Powder diffraction, Analytical chemistry, X-ray and Diffraction. The study on Crystallography presented is investigated in conjunction with research in X-ray crystallography. In the journal, Impurity, Group (periodic table), Tetragonal crystal system, Phase (matter) and Electron backscatter diffraction are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Powder diffraction research.

It explores research in Analytical chemistry and the adjacent study of X-ray fluorescence. In the journal, researchers investigate the Diffraction study as part of research in the field of Optics. Optics research is the primary subject tackled in the journal with a focus on Detector.

While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Crystal structure, it also covered topics in Molecule and Hydrogen bond.

  • Crystallography (35.62%)
  • Powder diffraction (33.71%)
  • Analytical chemistry (18.12%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • R factors in Rietveld analysis: How good is good enough? (618 citations)
  • Whole powder pattern decomposition methods and applications: A retrospection (468 citations)
  • Computer Programs for Standardless Quantitative Analysis of Minerals Using the Full Powder Diffraction Profile (429 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Powder Diffraction:

The published papers cover a variety of subjects, including Powder diffraction, Crystallography, Analytical chemistry, Rietveld refinement and Diffraction. Issues in Powder diffraction were discussed in the journal publications, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Diffractometer, X-ray crystallography, Electron backscatter diffraction, Synchrotron and Mineralogy. While work presented in the journal papers provide substantial information on Analytical chemistry, it also covers topics in X-ray, Calibration and Lattice constant.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Composite material
  • Optics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Powder Diffraction facilitates discussions on Crystallography, Powder diffraction, Crystal structure, Hydrogen bond and Rietveld refinement. While Crystallography is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of X-ray, Group (periodic table), X-ray crystallography, Molecule and Hemihydrate. It explores issues in Powder diffraction which can be linked to other research areas like Radius, Diffraction, Goniometer, Monoclinic crystal system and Isostructural.

Aside from investigating topics in Quantitative phase analysis under Diffraction, Powder Diffraction also explores concepts in Derivation method. While Powder Diffraction focused on Crystal structure, it was also able to explore topics like Stacking and Ternary operation. The Rietveld refinement works featured in it incorporate elements from Hydrogen, van der Waals force, Density functional theory and Intermolecular force.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Crystal structure of osimertinib mesylate Form B (Tagrisso), (C28H34N7O2)(CH3O3S) (0 citations)
  • Crystal structure of ivermectin hemihydrate ethanolate, (C48H74O14)(H2O)0.5(C2H5OH)0.82 (0 citations)
  • Powder X-ray diffraction of daclatasvir dihydrochloride Form N-2 (Daklinza®), C40H52N8O6Cl2 (0 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 Powder Diffraction (based on the number of publications) are:

  • James A. Kaduk (130 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Thomas N. Blanton (118 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Winnie Wong-Ng (82 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Amy M. Gindhart (75 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Camden R. Hubbard (44 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous 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 Powder Diffraction (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Illinois Institute of Technology (86 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (75 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sichuan University (42 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (39 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Argonne National Laboratory (32 papers) absent 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, 50.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 47.62% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 23.81% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 4.76% of all publications and 23.81% 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

  • Certification of Standard Reference Material 660c for powder diffraction.

    David R. Black;Marcus H. Mendenhall;Craig M. Brown;Albert Henins

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Use of a Be-dome holder for texture and strain characterization of Li metal thin films via sin2(ψ) methodology

    Mark A. Rodriguez;Katharine L. Harrison;Subrahmanyam Goriparti;James J. M. Griego

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Temperature-dependent structure of an intermetallic ErPd<sub>2</sub>Si<sub>2</sub> single crystal: a combined synchrotron and in-house X-ray diffraction study

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • Experimental evidence concerning the significant information depth of X-ray diffraction (XRD) in the Bragg-Brentano configuration

    (2023)
    3 Citations
  • Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction measurement of silver nanoparticles in metal-assisted etching of silicon

    Yunhui Tang;Bo Wang;Rui Xue;Hui Yan

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Texture and strain analysis of tungsten films via Tilt-A-Whirl methodology

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Powder X-ray structural analysis and bandgap measurements for (Ca<i><sub>x</sub></i>Sr<sub>2−<i>x</i></sub>)MnWO<sub>6</sub> (<i>x</i> = 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.5, 1.75)

    (2022)
    2 Citations

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