Reviews of Modern Physics

Top Research Topics at Reviews of Modern Physics?

The journal primarily tackles Condensed matter physics, Quantum mechanics, Atomic physics, Nuclear physics and Theoretical physics. Condensed matter physics research is concerned with Superconductivity in particular. Quantum mechanics research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Quantum.

The journal facilitates discussions on Atomic physics that incorporate concepts from other fields like Scattering and Electron. The journal focuses on Nuclear physics as well as the interrelated topic of Particle physics. It focuses on different Particle physics studies like Quantum chromodynamics and Meson.

• Condensed matter physics (14.89%)
• Quantum mechanics (13.57%)
• Atomic physics (12.92%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The electronic properties of graphene (17165 citations)
• Statistical mechanics of complex networks (16589 citations)
• Colloquium: Topological insulators (11658 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Reviews of Modern Physics:

The main points discussed in the journal papers deal with Condensed matter physics, Quantum mechanics, Statistical physics, Theoretical physics and Atomic physics. The journal publications facilitate discussions on Condensed matter physics that incorporate concepts from other fields like Electron and Magnetic field. Ion and Photon are some topics wherein Atomic physics research discussed in the most cited publications has an impact.

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:

The scientific interests tackled in Reviews of Modern Physics are Quantum, Particle physics, Field (physics), Statistical physics and Quantum chromodynamics. The concepts on Quantum presented in Reviews of Modern Physics can also apply to other research fields, including Ultrashort pulse, Topology (chemistry), Optoelectronics and Condensed matter physics. In addition to Condensed matter physics research, Reviews of Modern Physics aims to explore topics under Ferroelasticity, Ferroelectricity, Characterization (materials science), Monolayer and Group (periodic table).

Reviews of Modern Physics explores research in Particle physics alongside concepts in Lepton and other areas of study in Baryogenesis, Grand Unified Theory and Quark. Issues in Field (physics) were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Stars, Stellar evolution, Asteroseismology, Brightness and Computer simulation. The main emphasis of Reviews of Modern Physics is the subject of Statistical physics, focusing on Entropy production.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Exceptional topology of non-Hermitian systems (138 citations)
• Circuit quantum electrodynamics (128 citations)
• Origin of the heaviest elements: The rapid neutron-capture process (89 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Reviews of Modern Physics (based on the number of publications) are:

• John Archibald Wheeler (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Robert S. Mulliken (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Matts Roos (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
• J. H. Van Vleck (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Naomi Barash-Schmidt (8 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Reviews of Modern Physics (based on the number of publications) are:

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (111 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Princeton University (85 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Chicago (84 papers) absent at the last edition,
• California Institute of Technology (80 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Max Planck Society (77 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 3.57% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.63% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.81% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.81% of all publications and 40.74% 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.