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Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics
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Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics

0033-5614

Published by: Oxford University Press

https://academic.oup.com/qjmam

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 441 5 6 3
Mathematics 549 4 7 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 11
Documents by Best Scientists*: 16
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 42
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.358
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics?

The objective of Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics is to combine knowledge in the areas of Mechanics, Mathematical analysis, Classical mechanics, Geometry and Boundary value problem. The Mechanics study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Cylinder. The research on Mathematical analysis tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Elasticity (economics) and Nonlinear system.

It focuses on Classical mechanics as well as the interrelated topic of Isotropy. It is focused mainly on Geometry, particularly Plane (geometry).

  • Mechanics (30.55%)
  • Mathematical analysis (26.40%)
  • Classical mechanics (15.91%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A SIGNED BINARY MULTIPLICATION TECHNIQUE (1061 citations)
  • AN APPROXIMATE ANALYSIS OF THE COLLAPSE OF THIN CYLINDRICAL SHELLS UNDER AXIAL LOADING (728 citations)
  • A GENERAL ALGORITHM FOR COMPUTING NATURAL FREQUENCIES OF ELASTIC STRUCTURES (651 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics:

The journal publications facilitate discussions on Mechanics, Mathematical analysis, Classical mechanics, Geometry and Boundary value problem. Mechanics research in the most cited publications connects with the study of Motion (geometry). The journal publications explore issues in Mathematical analysis which can be linked to other research areas like Plane (geometry), Eigenvalues and eigenvectors and Nonlinear system.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Mathematical analysis
  • Geometry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Mathematical analysis, Mechanics, Green S, Applied mathematics and Molecular physics. It facilitates discussions on Mathematical analysis that incorporate concepts from other fields like Energy (signal processing), Bloch wave and Anisotropy. The studies in Mechanics featured incorporate elements of Spherical pendulum and Arc (geometry).

Green S research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Plane (geometry), Plane stress, Functional equation and Combinatorics. The research on Applied mathematics featured in Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics combines topics in other fields like Exponential kernel, Flutter, Massless particle, Stability (probability) and Differential equation. Topics in Molecular physics explored in Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics were investigated in conjunction with research in Chain (algebraic topology) and Multi layer.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Radiation of waves by a thin cap submerged in ice-covered ocean (2 citations)
  • The Legendre–Hadamard condition in Cosserat elasticity theory (2 citations)
  • Steady axisymmetric vortices in radial stagnation flows (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.

The top authors publishing in Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • D. S. Jones (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alexander Movchan (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Andrew P. Bassom (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James M. Hill (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yuri A. Antipov (17 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 Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Imperial College London (80 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Manchester (55 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Nottingham (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of the East (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Cambridge (37 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 2021 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.39% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 17.39% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 8.70% of all publications and 56.52% 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

  • Two-Dimensional Waves in A Chiral Elastic Chain: Dynamic Green's Matrices and Localised Defect Modes

    I S Jones;N V Movchan;A B Movchan

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Global bifurcation of capillary-gravity dark solitary waves on the surface of a conducting fluid under normal electric fields

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Capillary-gravity waves on the interface of two dielectric fluid layers under normal electric fields

    Alexander Doak;Tao Gao;Jean-Marc Vanden-Broeck;Josh Kandola

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Chiral waves in structured elastic systems: dynamics of a meta-waveguide

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Analytical solutions for Bloch waves in resonant phononic crystals: deep-subwavelength energy splitting and mode steering between topologically protected interfacial and edge states

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Meso-scale method of asymptotic analysis of elastic vibrations in periodic and non-periodic multi-structures

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Dam-break reflection

    Andrew J Hogg;Edward W G Skevington

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Piezoelectric Machines: Achieving Non-Standard Actuation and Sensing Properties in Poled Ceramics

    Giuseppe Saccomandi;Emanuela Speranzini;Giuseppe Zurlo

    (2021)
    1 Citations

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