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Radiation Physics and Chemistry
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Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 78 7 55 24
Chemistry 300 91 226 25

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 248
Documents by Best Scientists*: 634
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 105
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.543
Impact Factor: 3.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Radiation Physics and Chemistry?

Radiation Physics and Chemistry mainly deals with areas of study such as Irradiation, Analytical chemistry, Radiolysis, Polymer chemistry and Atomic physics. It addresses concerns in Irradiation which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Food science, Nuclear chemistry, Radiochemistry, Radiation and Composite material. Radiation Physics and Chemistry explores issues in Radiochemistry which can be linked to other research areas like Dosimeter and Dosimetry.

Analytical chemistry study tackled is connected to the field of Spectroscopy. Some problems in Radiolysis that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Inorganic chemistry, Photochemistry and Reaction rate constant. Studies on Photochemistry discussed in Radiation Physics and Chemistry link to the field of Radical.

Most of the works presented in it deals with Radical but it intersects with the subject of Electron paramagnetic resonance. The studies on Polymer chemistry discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Grafting, Polymerization, Polymer, Monomer and Chemical engineering. The journal focuses on Atomic physics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Ion, Ionization, Electron and Photon.

  • Irradiation (25.89%)
  • Analytical chemistry (15.22%)
  • Radiolysis (10.41%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Crosslinking of recycled polyethylene by gamma and electron beam irradiation (1506 citations)
  • WinXCom – a program for calculating x-ray attenuation coefficients (690 citations)
  • X-ray absorption in matter. Reengineering XCOM (482 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Radiation Physics and Chemistry:

The most cited papers cover a variety of subjects, including Irradiation, Polymer chemistry, Nuclear chemistry, Analytical chemistry and Radiolysis. Issues in Irradiation were discussed in the published articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Radiochemistry, Radiation, Food science and Aqueous solution. The Polymer chemistry research presented in the journal publications focuses mostly on Polymer and, on occasion, topics in Polyethylene.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Radiation Physics and Chemistry mostly deals with topics like Analytical chemistry, Irradiation, Monte Carlo method, Luminescence and Photon. The Analytical chemistry research presented in it explores the relationship between Excitation and the closely related topic of Atmospheric temperature range, Excited state and Absolute zero. Thermoluminescence is the primary subject of Irradiation works presented in Radiation Physics and Chemistry.

The Monte Carlo method works featured in Radiation Physics and Chemistry incorporate elements from Dosimeter, Computational physics and Absorbed dose. While Luminescence is the focus of Radiation Physics and Chemistry, it also provided insights into the studies of Thermal, Radiation shielding, Composite material, Surface plasmon resonance and Phosphor. It explores research in Gamma ray and overlapping concepts in Attenuation coefficient and Point source to expand the discourse in Photon.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Lithium-fluoro borotellurite glasses: Nonlinear optical, mechanical characteristics and gamma radiation protection characteristics (0 citations)
  • Controlling frequency distance between individual modes of dielectric resonator nanoantenna using uniaxial anisotropic materials (0 citations)
  • Numerical analysis of the alanine response using Monte Carlo: Correlation with experimental results (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 Radiation Physics and Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • D.A. Bradley (197 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 49 less than at the previous edition,
  • László Wojnárovits (86 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Olgun Güven (82 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ademar B. Lugão (58 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nikola Getoff (55 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 Radiation Physics and Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (289 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Nuclear Energy Commission (256 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (226 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Surrey (197 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 45 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Tokyo (180 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, 18.75% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.38% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.85% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.23% of all publications and 61.54% 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

  • Amorphous alloys with high Fe content for radiation shielding applications

    B. Alshahrani;I.O. Olarinoye;C. Mutuwong;Chahkrit Sriwunkum

    (2021)
    185 Citations
  • Nuclear shielding properties of Ni-, Fe-, Pb-, and W-based alloys

    (2022)
    182 Citations
  • Optical and radiation shielding effectiveness of a newly fabricated WO3 doped TeO2–B2O3 glass system

    (2022)
    179 Citations
  • Radiation shielding performance of a borate-based glass system doped with bismuth oxide

    (2023)
    173 Citations
  • The effect of particle size on radiation shielding properties for bismuth borosilicate glass

    W. Cheewasukhanont;P. Limkitjaroenporn;S. Kothan;C. Kedkaew

    (2020)
    142 Citations
  • Mass attenuation coefficients, effective atomic numbers and electron densities of some contrast agents for computed tomography

    Mohammed Sultan Al-Buriahi;Baris T. Tonguc

    (2020)
    128 Citations
  • Radiation-transmission and self-absorption factors of P2O5 – SrO – Sb2O3 glass system

    (2021)
    110 Citations
  • Monte Carlo simulations and Phy-X/PSD study of radiation shielding effectiveness and elastic properties of barium zinc aluminoborosilicate glasses

    (2022)
    100 Citations
  • Neutron and charged particle attenuation properties of volcanic rocks

    Abdu Saeed;Abdu Saeed;Sultan Alomairy;Chahkrit Sriwunkum;M.S. Al-Buriahi

    (2021)
    99 Citations
  • Physical, optical, and radiation characteristics of bioactive glasses for dental prosthetics and orthopaedic implants applications

    (2022)
    98 Citations

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