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Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
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Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 405 165 415 19

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 512
Documents by Best Scientists*: 882
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 16
SCIMAGO H-index: 152
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.358
Impact Factor: 1.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry?

The concepts of Mass spectrometry, Chromatography, Analytical chemistry, Tandem mass spectrometry and Electrospray ionization are tackled in Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. Mass spectrometry research discussed connects with the study of Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization. Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry, High-performance liquid chromatography, Selected reaction monitoring, Detection limit and Gas chromatography are Chromatography topics of special interest in it.

In the journal, Ion, Ion source, Ionization and Desorption are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Analytical chemistry research. Ion research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Photochemistry, Molecule, Dissociation (chemistry) and Atomic physics. Many of the studies tackled connect Tandem mass spectrometry with a similar field of study like Analyte.

Research in Electrospray ionization tackled falls within the umbrella of Organic chemistry. The concepts on Fragmentation (mass spectrometry) presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Stereochemistry and Medicinal chemistry. Issues in Sample preparation in mass spectrometry were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Direct electron ionization liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry interface and Protein mass spectrometry.

  • Mass spectrometry (54.54%)
  • Chromatography (45.77%)
  • Analytical chemistry (42.45%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Protein and polymer analyses up to m/z 100 000 by laser ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (2696 citations)
  • Guidelines and recommended terms for expression of stable‐isotope‐ratio and gas‐ratio measurement results (1090 citations)
  • PEAKS: powerful software for peptide de novo sequencing by tandem mass spectrometry (961 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry:

The most cited articles tackle a plethora of topics, such as Mass spectrometry, Chromatography, Analytical chemistry, Tandem mass spectrometry and Electrospray ionization. The published papers with studies in Mass spectrometry featured incorporate elements of Desorption and Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization. The most cited papers with studies in Analytical chemistry featured incorporate elements of Matrix-assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization and Ion, Ion source, Ionization, Time-of-flight mass spectrometry.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Organic chemistry
  • Biochemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Mass spectrometry, Chromatography, Analytical chemistry, Electrospray ionization and Ion. The subject of Ionization, which is connected to the field of Matrix (chemical analysis), serves as the foundation of the Mass spectrometry research featured in Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. The journal tackles issues in Chromatography, particularly in the topics of Tandem mass spectrometry, Detection limit, High-performance liquid chromatography, Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry and Orbitrap.

The studies in Analytical chemistry featured incorporate elements of Ion source, Calibration and Isotope. It explores issues in Isotope which can be linked to other research areas like Stable isotope ratio, Isotope analysis and Accuracy and precision. The work on Electrospray ionization tackled in it brings together disciplines like Computational chemistry and Fragmentation (mass spectrometry).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Vibrating Sharp-edge Spray Ionization (VSSI) for voltage-free direct analysis of samples using mass spectrometry. (21 citations)
  • Toward understanding the ionization mechanism of matrix-assisted ionization using mass spectrometry experiment and theory. (8 citations)
  • Ion formation in droplet-assisted ionization (8 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 Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Pietro Traldi (175 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John H. Bowie (79 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Roberta Seraglia (54 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Donata Favretto (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mario Thevis (47 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (265 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (142 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Max Planck Society (133 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Purdue University (111 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Peking University (105 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, 7.22% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 9.73% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.45% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.51% of all publications and 74.32% 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

  • What can we learn from N2O isotope data? – Analytics, processes and modelling

    Longfei Yu;Longfei Yu;Eliza Harris;Dominika Lewicka‐Szczebak;Matti Barthel

    (2020)
    87 Citations
  • Challenges and trends for halogen determination by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: A review

    Erico M.M. Flores;Paola A. Mello;Sindy R. Krzyzaniak;Vitoria H. Cauduro

    (2020)
    46 Citations
  • Thermal desorption and pyrolysis direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry for qualitative characterization of polymers and polymer additives.

    Robert B. Cody;Thierry N.J. Fouquet;Chikako Takei

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • The maximum carbonyl ratio (MCR) as a new index for the structural classification of secondary organic aerosol components.

    Yun Zhang;Kai Wang;Haijie Tong;Ru Jin Huang

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry based platforms for studies involving nanoparticle effects in biological samples.

    Rodrigo M Galazzi;Rodrigo M Galazzi;Katherine Chacón-Madrid;Katherine Chacón-Madrid;Daniel C Freitas;Daniel C Freitas;Luana F da Costa;Luana F da Costa

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Evaluating a targeted multiple reaction monitoring approach to global untargeted lipidomic analyses of human plasma.

    Mostafa J. Khan;Simona G. Codreanu;Sandeep Goyal;Phillip A. Wages

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Ion formation in droplet-assisted ionization

    Michael J. Apsokardu;Devan E. Kerecman;Murray V. Johnston

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • Open-source add-on kit for automation of zone elution in planar chromatography.

    Tim T. Häbe;Gertrud E. Morlock

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Increased plasma phosphatidylcholine/lysophosphatidylcholine ratios in patients with Parkinson's disease.

    Jadranka Miletić Vukajlović;Dunja Drakulić;Snežana Pejić;Tihomir V. Ilić

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • An advanced LC-MS/MS protocol for simultaneous detection of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the environment.

    (2022)
    22 Citations

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