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Radiochimica Acta
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Radiochimica Acta

0033-8230

Published by: Walter de Gruyter

https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/ract/html?lang=en

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 698 35 43 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 53
Documents by Best Scientists*: 66
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 75
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.268
Impact Factor: 1.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Radiochimica Acta?

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Inorganic chemistry, Radiochemistry, Nuclear chemistry, Uranium and Analytical chemistry. Actinide is a focus of the Inorganic chemistry works in it. While Radiochemistry is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Neutron, Irradiation, Radionuclide and Nuclear reaction.

Radiochimica Acta explores issues in Nuclear chemistry which can be linked to other research areas like Extraction (chemistry) and Nitric acid.

  • Inorganic chemistry (27.58%)
  • Radiochemistry (27.17%)
  • Nuclear chemistry (16.84%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Nagra/PSI Chemical Thermodynamic Data Base 01/01 (442 citations)
  • Solubility and hydrolysis of tetravalent actinides (414 citations)
  • Uranyl(VI) carbonate complex formation: Validation of the Ca2UO2(CO3)3(aq.) species (328 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Radiochimica Acta:

The published articles investigate areas of study like Inorganic chemistry, Radiochemistry, Nuclear chemistry, Sorption and Actinide. In addition to Inorganic chemistry research, the published articles aim to explore topics under Ionic strength, Aqueous solution, Humic acid, Uranium and Solubility. The published papers facilitate discussions on Nuclear chemistry that incorporate concepts from other fields like Extraction (chemistry) and Nitric acid.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen
  • Ion

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Radiochemistry, Adsorption, Nuclear chemistry, Extraction (chemistry) and Aqueous solution are among the topics commonly tackled in Radiochimica Acta. Topics in Radiochemistry were tackled in line with various other fields like Alpha (ethology), TRACER, Solvent extraction, Irradiation and Dosimetry. The journal connects the study in Dosimetry with the closely related area of Electron paramagnetic resonance.

Nuclear chemistry and Solubility are closely related fields of research discussed in it. Most of the Aqueous solution studies addressed also intersect with Inorganic chemistry. Issues in Inorganic chemistry were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Ion, Uranyl and Oxide.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Distribution and behavior of fission product 95Nb in FLiBe salt (4 citations)
  • Radioiodination and biological evaluation of irbesartan as a tracer for cardiac imaging (3 citations)
  • Separation of no-carrier-added 71,72As from 46 MeV alpha particle irradiated gallium oxide target (2 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 Radiochimica Acta (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gregory R. Choppin (62 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Syed M. Qaim (57 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Jae-Il Kim (50 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Prasanta K. Mohapatra (47 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Gert Bernhard (43 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 Radiochimica Acta (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (92 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Mainz (63 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Paul Scherrer Institute (53 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich (45 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Japan Atomic Energy Agency (38 papers) published 2 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, 12.66% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 50.72% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.70% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.94% of all publications and 24.64% 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

  • Uranium biosorption by immobilized active yeast cells entrapped in calcium-alginate-PVA- GO-crosslinked gel beads

    Can Chen;Jun Hu;Jianlong Wang

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • The aqueous chemistry of radium

    (2022)
    16 Citations
  • Thorium as an abundant source of nuclear energy and challenges in separation science

    (2023)
    15 Citations
  • Selective actinide(III) separation using 2,6-bis[1-(propan-1-ol)-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl]pyridine (PyTri-Diol) in the innovative-SANEX process: laboratory scale counter current centrifugal contactor demonstration

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • Synthesis of soft N-donor isoPentyl-BTBP and study on its removal of actinides from high level liquid waste

    Shunyan Ning;Jie Zhou;Shichang Zhang;Wei Zhang

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Metal organic framework (La-PDA) as an effective adsorbent for the removal of uranium(VI) from aqueous solution

    Kun Tian;Shuting Zhuang;Jinling Wu;Jianlong Wang

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Quantum chemical studies of selective back-extraction of Am(III) from Eu(III) and Cm(III) with two hydrophilic 1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-bis-triazolyl ligands

    Pin-Wen Huang;Cong-Zhi Wang;Qun-Yan Wu;Jian-Hui Lan

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Fate of Neptunium in nuclear fuel cycle streams: state-of-the art on separation strategies

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • An approach for the efficient immobilization of 79Se using Fe-OOH modified GMZ bentonite

    Junqiang Yang;Keliang Shi;Xuejie Sun;Xiaoqing Gao

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Uranium adsorption – a review of progress from qualitative understanding to advanced model development

    (2022)
    11 Citations

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