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Progress in Polymer Science
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Progress in Polymer Science

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 63 215 192 74
Chemistry 63 164 157 67

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 276
Documents by Best Scientists*: 217
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 14
SCIMAGO H-index: 346
SCIMAGO SJR: 6.089
Impact Factor: 26.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Progress in Polymer Science?

Progress in Polymer Science aims to foster the development of research in Polymer, Nanotechnology, Polymer chemistry, Polymerization and Organic chemistry. The journal holds forums on Polymer that merges themes from other disciplines such as Polymer science, Macromolecule and Chemical engineering. Progress in Polymer Science features Chemical engineering research that overlaps with concepts in Membrane.

The studies in Nanotechnology featured incorporate elements of Self-healing hydrogels and Surface modification. Polymer chemistry research featured in Progress in Polymer Science incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Anionic addition polymerization, Ring-opening polymerization, Living polymerization and Ionic polymerization. While Polymerization is the focus of Progress in Polymer Science, it also provided insights into the studies of Cationic polymerization and Monomer.

In particular, the Nanocomposite works presented emphasize discussions on Polymer nanocomposite. It focused on Reversible addition−fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization research but expanded to cover Living free-radical polymerization.

  • Polymer (48.90%)
  • Nanotechnology (35.00%)
  • Polymer chemistry (21.85%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • POLYMER/LAYERED SILICATE NANOCOMPOSITES: A REVIEW FROM PREPARATION TO PROCESSING (5629 citations)
  • Chitin and chitosan: Properties and applications (5000 citations)
  • Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide): experiment, theory and application (4285 citations)

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

The main points discussed in the published articles deal with Polymer, Nanotechnology, Polymer chemistry, Polymerization and Organic chemistry. The journal articles address concerns in Polymer which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Membrane and Nanocomposite, Chemical engineering. The Nanotechnology research tackled in the journal articles is interrelated with Tissue engineering which concerns subjects like Biomaterial.

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

  • Polymer
  • Organic chemistry
  • Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Nanotechnology, Polymer, Membrane, Biochemical engineering and Polymerization. Most of the works presented in it deals with Nanotechnology but it intersects with the subject of 3D printing. Progress in Polymer Science discusses concepts in Conjugated system under Polymer and how they intertwine with disciplines like New materials.

The presented Membrane study covers related areas such as Proton exchange membrane fuel cell and also touches on topics like Performance comparison. While Progress in Polymer Science focused on Biochemical engineering, it was also able to explore topics like Pressure sensitive, Unsaturated polyester and Natural building. It addresses concerns in Polymerization which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Peptide sequence, Peptide and Condensation polymer.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Phosphorus-containing flame retardant epoxy thermosets: Recent advances and future perspectives (50 citations)
  • Anion exchange polyelectrolytes for membranes and ionomers (34 citations)
  • Recent advances in wet adhesives: Adhesion mechanism, design principle and applications (18 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 Polymer Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Krzysztof Matyjaszewski (22 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Otto Vogl (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yusuf Yagci (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bruno Ameduri (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tai-Shung Chung (9 papers) published 1 paper 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 Polymer Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (32 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Tokyo Institute of Technology (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Polish Academy of Sciences (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • National University of Singapore (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Carnegie Mellon University (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous 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, 11.48% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 24.07% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.26% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.52% of all publications and 48.15% 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

  • Reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (Controlled/living radical polymerization): From discovery to materials design and applications

    Nathaniel Corrigan;Kenward Jung;Graeme Moad;Craig J. Hawker

    (2020)
    877 Citations
  • Phosphorus-containing flame retardant epoxy thermosets: Recent advances and future perspectives

    Siqi Huo;Siqi Huo;Pingan Song;Bin Yu;Shiya Ran

    (2021)
    815 Citations
  • Challenges and new opportunities on barrier performance of biodegradable polymers for sustainable packaging

    Feng Wu;Manjusri Misra;Amar K. Mohanty

    (2021)
    766 Citations
  • Recent advances in wet adhesives: Adhesion mechanism, design principle and applications

    Chunyan Cui;Wenguang Liu

    (2021)
    481 Citations
  • Functional Polymer Materials for Modern Marine Biofouling Control

    Unknown

    (2022)
    420 Citations
  • Anion exchange polyelectrolytes for membranes and ionomers

    Nanjun Chen;Young Moo Lee

    (2021)
    397 Citations
  • Future antiviral polymers by plasma processing.

    Chuanlong Ma;Anton Nikiforov;Nathalie De Geyter;Xiaofeng Dai;Xiaofeng Dai

    (2021)
    314 Citations

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