Praktische Metallographie

Top Research Topics at Practical Metallography?

Practical Metallography focuses largely on the fields of Metallurgy, Microstructure, Composite material, Alloy and Die (manufacturing). Metallography, Corrosion, Aluminium, Austenite and Welding are some of the study areas of Metallurgy discussed. Microstructure and Scanning electron microscope are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal.

• Metallurgy (41.97%)
• Microstructure (15.82%)
• Composite material (15.47%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Probenpräparation für die Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie: Verläßliche Methode für Querschnitte und brüchige Materialien/ Specimen Preparation for Transmission Electron Microscopy: Reliable Method for Cross-Sections and Brittle Materials (76 citations)
• A Step-By-Step Analysis of the Polishing Process for Tungsten Specimens (49 citations)
• Metallographische Gefügeuntersuchungen von Magnesiumlegierungen / The Metallographical Examination of Magnesium Alloys (40 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Practical Metallography:

The most cited articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Metallurgy, Microstructure, Composite material, Alloy and Intermetallic. The study of Metallurgy in the journal articles encompasses disciplines such as Scanning electron microscope, as well as fields such as Tungsten, all of which overlap with one another. The published papers address concerns in the field of Composite material by exploring it in line with topics in Analytical chemistry which intersect with Brittleness, Transmission electron microscopy and Specimen preparation subjects.

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

• Composite material
• Mechanical engineering
• Metallurgy

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Metallurgy, Microstructure, Composite material, Metallography and Copper. The majority of Metallurgy studies presented zero in on Bainite. It facilitates discussions in Martensitic stainless steel as part of the larger field of Microstructure, however, it also tackles fields such as Service (business).

While Composite material is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Sample preparation and Dual (category theory). The Metallography works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Biomimetics, Nanotechnology, Titanium alloy and Laser interference. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Copper, it also covered topics in Sintering, Electropolishing, Process optimization and Antimony.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Metallographic Preparation of Single Powder Particles (2 citations)
• An Additively Manufactured Titanium Alloy in the Focus of Metallography (2 citations)
• Phase Identification in Multi-Phase Cu-Zn/Cu-Al Alloys with Macroscopic Concentration Gradients (1 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Practical Metallography (based on the number of publications) are:

• Ferdinand Spies (69 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Andreas Neidel (54 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
• Friedrich Karl Naumann (51 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Helmut Clemens (39 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Günter Petzow (28 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Practical Metallography (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Leoben (46 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Siemens (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Saarland University (22 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Ruhr University Bochum (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Vienna University of Technology (19 papers) published 4 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, 28.57% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 56.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.00% of all publications and 16.00% 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.