| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering and Technology | 379 | 40 | 92 | 21 |
| Materials Science | 404 | 19 | 54 | 17 |
The journal aims to foster the development of research in Asphalt, Composite material, Geotechnical engineering, Structural engineering and Asphalt pavement. Rut is a major topic of Asphalt research presented in Road Materials and Pavement Design. The presentations discussing Composite material offer insights in topics such as Asphalt concrete, Modulus, Ultimate tensile strength, Creep and Dynamic shear rheometer.
Research in Dynamic shear rheometer discussed is concerned with the study of Rheometer as a whole. Issues in Geotechnical engineering were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Stiffness, Cement and Deformation (meteorology). It focuses on Structural engineering but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Mathematical model, Material properties and Stress (mechanics).
The Asphalt pavement study featured in Road Materials and Pavement Design draws connections with the study of Waste management. Road Materials and Pavement Design links adjacent topics like Cracking with Fracture mechanics. The journal focuses on Fracture mechanics research which is adjacent to topics in Fracture (geology).
The most cited articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Asphalt, Composite material, Geotechnical engineering, Structural engineering and Viscoelasticity. The journal papers explore issues in Asphalt which can be linked to other research areas like Modulus and Aggregate (composite). The Geotechnical engineering research tackled in the most cited papers is interrelated with Compressive strength which concerns subjects like Fly ash and Cement.
The scientific interests tackled in Road Materials and Pavement Design are Asphalt, Composite material, Geotechnical engineering, Asphalt pavement and Rheology. The journal features studies on Asphalt, including topics such as Rut. The journal primarily discusses Composite material topics, particularly Rheometer, Durability, Polymer modified, Modulus and Cracking.
Rheometer research discussed connects with the study of Shear modulus. Topics in Geotechnical engineering explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Moisture and Cement. Many of the studies tackled connect Asphalt pavement with a similar field of study like Asphalt concrete.
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 Road Materials and Pavement Design (based on the number of publications) are:
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 Road Materials and Pavement Design (based on the number of publications) are:
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.
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, 4.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.61% 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 52.24% were from other institutions.
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.
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.
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:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
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