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Reports on Progress in Physics
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Reports on Progress in Physics

0034-4885

Published by: IOP Publishing

https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/0034-4885

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 71 51 42 25

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 159
Documents by Best Scientists*: 110
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 259
SCIMAGO SJR: 5.666
Impact Factor: 20.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Reports on Progress in Physics?

Reports on Progress in Physics primarily tackles Condensed matter physics, Atomic physics, Nanotechnology, Nuclear physics and Theoretical physics. Condensed matter physics study tackled is connected to the field of Electron. The work on Atomic physics tackled in it brings together disciplines like Ion and Spectroscopy.

Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Nuclear physics and the similar topic of Particle physics. The Particle physics research presented places emphasis on topics like Quark and Neutrino.

  • Condensed matter physics (13.77%)
  • Atomic physics (8.98%)
  • Nanotechnology (8.67%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The fluctuation-dissipation theorem (3188 citations)
  • Fundamentals of zinc oxide as a semiconductor (2711 citations)
  • Recent developments in magnetocaloric materials (2621 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Reports on Progress in Physics:

The journal publications generally zeroe in on subjects such as Condensed matter physics, Theoretical physics, Nanotechnology, Statistical physics and Optics. The most cited papers address concerns in Condensed matter physics which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Electron, Magnetic field and Anisotropy. While the journal articles focused on Theoretical physics, they were also able to explore topics like Quantum and Classical mechanics.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Photon

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Reports on Progress in Physics aims to foster the development of research in Engineering physics, Theoretical physics, Quantum, Field (physics) and Phase transition. Some problems in Engineering physics that were presented in Reports on Progress in Physics overlapped with concepts under Plasmon, Monolayer, Hybrid system, Valleytronics and Strain engineering. The Theoretical physics works featured in Reports on Progress in Physics incorporate elements from Particle, Quantum field theory in curved spacetime, Formalism (philosophy), Scalar boson and Quantum particle.

The studies on Quantum discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Continuum (measurement) and Gravity (chemistry). The studies on Field (physics) discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Quantum nonlocality, Matter wave, Pilot wave, Quantum dynamics and Quantum realm. The Phase transition works featured in Reports on Progress in Physics incorporate elements from Complex system, Pandemic, Minimal models and Mutation (genetic algorithm).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • New states of matter with fine-tuned interactions: quantum droplets and dipolar supersolids. (25 citations)
  • Compositionally Graded III-Nitride Alloys: Building Blocks for Efficient Ultraviolet Optoelectronics and Power Electronics. (18 citations)
  • Two-photon interference: the Hong-Ou-Mandel effect. (16 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 Reports on Progress in Physics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Maciej Lewenstein (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter Edward Hodgson (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James F. Scott (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stephen F. King (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi (4 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 Reports on Progress in Physics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Cambridge (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Tokyo (28 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Imperial College London (27 papers) published 1 paper 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, 7.89% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.57% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.14% of all publications and 62.86% 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

  • Constraints on primordial black holes

    (2021)
    776 Citations
  • Dipolar physics: a review of experiments with magnetic quantum gases

    (2022)
    399 Citations
  • Quantum many-body scars and Hilbert space fragmentation: a review of exact results

    (2021)
    312 Citations
  • The muon Smasher’s guide

    (2021)
    214 Citations
  • New states of matter with fine-tuned interactions: quantum droplets and dipolar supersolids.

    Fabian Böttcher;Jan-Niklas Schmidt;Jens Hertkorn;Kevin S H Ng

    (2021)
    207 Citations
  • A Short Review of Loop Quantum Gravity.

    Abhay Ashtekar;Eugenio Bianchi

    (2021)
    207 Citations
  • Standard model physics and the digital quantum revolution: thoughts about the interface

    (2021)
    137 Citations
  • Superconductivity in infinite-layer nickelates

    (2021)
    129 Citations
  • Jet quenching and medium response in high-energy heavy-ion collisions: a review

    Shanshan Cao;Xin-Nian Wang;Xin-Nian Wang

    (2021)
    124 Citations
  • New physics searches at kaon and hyperon factories

    (2022)
    123 Citations

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