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Precision Engineering

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 89 57 127 24
Engineering and Technology 417 39 72 19

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 146
Documents by Best Scientists*: 257
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 108
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.871
Impact Factor: 3.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Precision Engineering-journal of The International Societies for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Machining, Mechanical engineering, Optics, Composite material and Control theory. It explores issues in Machining which can be linked to other research areas like Vibration, Surface finish, Grinding and Machine tool. The study on Surface finish presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Surface (mathematics).

In addition to Mechanical engineering research, the journal aims to explore topics under Process (computing), Engineering drawing, Precision engineering and Structural engineering, Finite element method. The journal features Optics research that overlaps with concepts in Calibration. Surface roughness, Abrasive and Polishing are among the concentrations of Composite material that garnered much attention in Precision Engineering-journal of The International Societies for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology.

The journal covers various topics on Control theory such as Actuator and Control theory.

  • Machining (21.66%)
  • Mechanical engineering (17.29%)
  • Optics (17.00%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Review of vibration-assisted machining (520 citations)
  • Modeling hysteresis in piezoceramic actuators (403 citations)
  • Generalized preisach model for hysteresis nonlinearity of piezoceramic actuators (324 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Precision Engineering-journal of The International Societies for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology:

The journal publications investigate studies in Machining, Mechanical engineering, Precision engineering, Optics and Control theory. The most cited publications facilitate discussions on Machining that incorporate concepts from other fields like Surface roughness, Surface finish and Composite material. The journal publications address concerns in the field of Mechanical engineering by exploring it in line with topics in Finite element method which intersect with Hinge subjects.

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

  • Mechanical engineering
  • Composite material
  • Quantum mechanics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Control theory, Machine tool, Laser, Surface (mathematics) and Process (computing). While work presented in Precision Engineering-journal of The International Societies for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology provided substantial information on Control theory, it also covered topics in Vibration, Natural frequency, Displacement (vector) and Finite element method. Issues in Machine tool were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Ball (bearing), Control engineering, Numerical control, Structural engineering and Degradation (telecommunications).

Precision Engineering-journal of The International Societies for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology focuses on Numerical control but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Effective method which is concerned with Machining. The research on Surface (mathematics) featured in Precision Engineering-journal of The International Societies for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology combines topics in other fields like Matching (graph theory), Numerical analysis, Stiffness and Reverse engineering. The study of Copper and how it intertwines with concepts under Composite material were explored in the presented Wafer research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Predicting the position-dependent dynamics of machine tools using progressive network (0 citations)
  • Machining process analysis of multi-tasking machine tools based on form-shaping motions (0 citations)
  • Sub-regional thermal error compensation modeling for CNC machine tool worktables (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 Precision Engineering-journal of The International Societies for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Wei Gao (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tony L. Schmitz (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alexander H. Slocum (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Eiji Shamoto (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Masanori Kunieda (32 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 Precision Engineering-journal of The International Societies for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Tokyo (84 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte (80 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (73 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tokyo Institute of Technology (65 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Tohoku University (62 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 2022 edition, 6.25% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 20.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.33% of all publications and 50.00% 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.

Top Publications

  • Effect of intermittent cutting behavior on the ultrasonic vibration-assisted grinding performance of Inconel718 nickel-based superalloy

    (2022)
    182 Citations
  • Abrasive flow machining (AFM) finishing of conformal cooling channels created by selective laser melting (SLM)

    Sangil Han;Ferdinando Salvatore;Joël Rech;Julien Bajolet

    (2020)
    128 Citations
  • Material ratio curve as information on the state of surface topography—A review

    Pawel Pawlus;Rafal Reizer;Michal Wieczorowski;Grzegorz Krolczyk

    (2020)
    102 Citations
  • A novel Chebyshev-wavelet-based approach for accurate and fast prediction of milling stability

    Chengjin Qin;Jianfeng Tao;Haotian Shi;Dengyu Xiao

    (2020)
    96 Citations
  • Study on machinability of additively manufactured and conventional titanium alloys in micro-milling process

    F. Hojati;A. Daneshi;B. Soltani;B. Azarhoushang

    (2020)
    86 Citations
  • Watershed segmentation of topographical features on freeform surfaces and its application to additively manufactured surfaces

    Unknown

    (2020)
    78 Citations
  • Elasto-geometrical error modeling and compensation of a five-axis parallel machining robot

    Bin Mei;Fugui Xie;Xin-Jun Liu;Congbin Yang

    (2021)
    72 Citations
  • 5-axis double-flank CNC machining of spiral bevel gears via custom-shaped milling tools — Part I: Modeling and simulation

    Pengbo Bo;Haizea González;Amaia Calleja;Luis Norberto López de Lacalle

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • Shape-adaptive magnetic field-assisted batch polishing of three-dimensional surfaces

    (2022)
    45 Citations

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