Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Top Research Topics at Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics?

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics is mainly concerned with subjects like Explosive material, Propellant, Composite material, Detonation and Chemical engineering. The research on Explosive material featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Mechanics, Thermodynamics and Shock (mechanics). Topics in Propellant were tackled in line with various other fields like Combustion, Composite number and Analytical chemistry.

The Combustion study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Inorganic chemistry. The journal links adjacent topics like Inorganic chemistry with Ammonium perchlorate. Composite material research is concerned with Aluminium in particular.

The work on Detonation presented in Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics focuses on Detonation velocity in particular. The study on Chemical engineering presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Thermal decomposition.

• Explosive material (23.40%)
• Propellant (17.99%)
• Composite material (15.64%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• CL‐20 performance exceeds that of HMX and its sensitivity is moderate (363 citations)
• The relationship of Impact Sensitivity with Structure of Organic High Explosives. II. Polynitroaromatic explosives (261 citations)
• Combustion Behavior of Highly Energetic Thermites: Nano versus Micron Composites (252 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics:

The most cited papers primarily tackle Explosive material, Propellant, Analytical chemistry, Inorganic chemistry and Composite material. While the journal publications focused on Explosive material, they were also able to explore topics like Shock (mechanics) and Thermodynamics. The published articles focus on Propellant but also tackle concerns of closely connected disciplines like

• Combustion which is related to area like Ignition system,
• Chemical engineering and related Polymer chemistry..

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

• Organic chemistry
• Composite material
• Quantum mechanics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of the journal are Propellant, Chemical engineering, Composite material, Explosive material and Mechanics. Propellant research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Composite number, Combustion and Catalysis. Topics in Chemical engineering explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Characterization (materials science), Ammonium nitrate and Thermal decomposition.

The work tackled in Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics goes beyond the discipline of Composite material as it also encompasses Detonation. Many of the studies tackled connect Explosive material with a similar field of study like Thermal stability.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Synthesis and Characterization of the Energetic 3‐Azido‐5‐amino‐6‐nitro‐1,2,4‐triazine (5 citations)
• Detailed Numerical Modeling and Simulation of Fe2O3−Al Thermite Reaction (4 citations)
• About the Azido Derivatives of Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate (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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics (based on the number of publications) are:

• Thomas M. Klapötke (83 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Manfred Held (60 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ernst-Christian Koch (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Mohammad Hossein Keshavarz (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Steven F. Son (34 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics (based on the number of publications) are:

• Beijing Institute of Technology (214 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 15 less than at the previous edition,
• Nanjing University of Science and Technology (158 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (117 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Los Alamos National Laboratory (100 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• China Academy of Engineering Physics (94 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 8.90% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 46.55% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.49% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.22% of all publications and 28.74% 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.