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Progress in Materials Science
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Progress in Materials Science

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 27 422 324 102

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 530
Documents by Best Scientists*: 365
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 21
SCIMAGO H-index: 255
SCIMAGO SJR: 8.566
Impact Factor: 40

Overview

Top Research Topics at Progress in Materials Science?

Progress in Materials Science primarily tackles Nanotechnology, Metallurgy, Composite material, Microstructure and Condensed matter physics. The Nanotechnology study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Polymer. The main emphasis of it is the research on Metallurgy, emphasizing the topic of Alloy.

It features studies on Composite material, including topics such as Ceramic. The works on Condensed matter physics deal in particular with Dislocation.

  • Nanotechnology (32.60%)
  • Metallurgy (15.27%)
  • Composite material (12.68%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Bulk nanostructured materials from severe plastic deformation (5189 citations)
  • Principles of equal-channel angular pressing as a processing tool for grain refinement (3224 citations)
  • Mechanical properties of nanocrystalline materials (3221 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Progress in Materials Science:

The published articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Nanotechnology, Composite material, Metallurgy, Ceramic and Microstructure. Nanotechnology study tackled in the most cited articles is connected to the field of Oxide. The journal papers address concerns in the field of Metallurgy by exploring it in line with topics in Nanocrystalline material which intersect with Grain size subjects.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Composite material
  • Thermodynamics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Microstructure, Alloy, Aluminium, Metallurgy and High entropy alloys are the focal point of discussions in the journal. The Microstructure research presented falls under the domain of Composite material. It facilitates discussions on Alloy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Phase (matter), Dislocation, Chromatic scale, Electron and Neutron radiation.

Topics in Aluminium explored in Progress in Materials Science were investigated in conjunction with research in Flow pattern, Casting (metalworking) and Recalescence. The Metallurgy research dealing mostly with Eutectic system is the focus of Progress in Materials Science. Progress in Materials Science deals with High entropy alloys in conjunction with Lamellar structure and similar fields in Heterogeneous microstructure, Strengthening mechanisms of materials, Engineering physics, Ductility and Metallic materials.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • High-entropy alloys with heterogeneous microstructure: Processing and mechanical properties (57 citations)
  • Alloys for application at ultra-high temperatures: Nb-silicide in situ composites: Challenges, breakthroughs and opportunities (10 citations)
  • Five decades of research on the development of eutectic as engineering materials (3 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 Progress in Materials Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Marc A. Meyers (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael F. Ashby (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anthony G. Evans (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jianrong Qiu (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Brian Cantor (5 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 Progress in Materials Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nanyang Technological University (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Cambridge (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Carnegie Mellon University (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (16 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, 13.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.33% 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 60.00% 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

  • X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: Towards reliable binding energy referencing

    Grzegorz Greczynski;Lars Hultman

    (2020)
    2290 Citations
  • Mechanical behavior of high-entropy alloys

    Weidong Li;Di Xie;Dongyue Li;Yong Zhang

    (2021)
    1161 Citations
  • Friction stir welding/processing of metals and alloys: A comprehensive review on microstructural evolution

    A. Heidarzadeh;S. Mironov;R. Kaibyshev;G. Çam

    (2021)
    914 Citations
  • Defects in additive manufactured metals and their effect on fatigue performance: A state-of-the-art review

    Niloofar Sanaei;Ali Fatemi;Ali Fatemi

    (2021)
    885 Citations
  • Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based Smart Hydrogels: Design, Properties and Applications

    Lin Tang;Ling Wang;Xiao Yang;Yiyu Feng;Yiyu Feng

    (2021)
    791 Citations
  • Electrospinning for Tissue Engineering Applications

    Maryam Rahmati;David K. Mills;Aleksandra M. Urbanska;Mohammad Reza Saeb

    (2021)
    746 Citations
  • Flame retardant polymeric nanocomposites through the combination of nanomaterials and conventional flame retardants

    Wentao He;Wentao He;Pingan Song;Bin Yu;Zhengping Fang

    (2020)
    718 Citations
  • Electromagnetic absorption materials: current progress and new frontiers

    (2022)
    685 Citations
  • Recent progress on control strategies for inherent issues in friction stir welding

    Xiangchen Meng;Yongxian Huang;Jian Cao;Junjun Shen

    (2021)
    661 Citations
  • Heterostructured materials

    (2022)
    625 Citations

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