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Sains Malaysiana
H-index 11

Sains Malaysiana

0126-6039

Published by: National University of Malaysia

https://www.ukm.my/jsm/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 929 22 29 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 96
Documents by Best Scientists*: 127
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 47
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.233
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Sains Malaysiana?

The journal primarily tackles Nuclear chemistry, Food science, Chemical engineering, Composite material and Horticulture.

  • Nuclear chemistry (7.10%)
  • Food science (6.13%)
  • Chemical engineering (4.78%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • MHD boundary layer flow due to an exponentially stretching sheet with radiation effect (161 citations)
  • Trends in Peninsular Malaysia rainfall data during the Southwest monsoon and Northeast monsoon seasons: 1975-2004 (94 citations)
  • Climate change and variability over Malaysia: gaps in science and research information (88 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Sains Malaysiana:

The most cited publications mostly deal with topics like Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Nuclear chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Botany and Inorganic chemistry. While the primary focus in the published papers is Nuclear chemistry, they also dissect topics surrounding Crystallinity and Coco and Bacterial cellulose as a whole. The published articles with studies in Botany featured incorporate elements of Food science, Extraction (chemistry) and Horticulture.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Ecology
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Food science, Pharmacology, Traditional medicine, Horticulture and Chromatography.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Character Interrelationships and Path Analysis for Yield Components in MPOB-Senegal Oil Palm Germplasm (2 citations)
  • Bacterial cellulose - properties and its potential application (2 citations)
  • Composite Pareto Distributions for Modelling Household Income Distribution in Malaysia (1 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 Sains Malaysiana (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Sarani Zakaria (40 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chin Hua Chia (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wan Aida Wan Mustapha (29 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Burhanuddin Yeop Majlis (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Abdul Aziz Jemain (24 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 Sains Malaysiana (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National University of Malaysia (956 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (82 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Universiti Putra Malaysia (76 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Universiti Teknologi MARA (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Malaya (58 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, 97.08% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 42.86% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.29% of all publications and 42.86% 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

  • Isatin endowed metal chelates as antibacterial and antifungal agents

    Seher Khalid;Sajjad Hussain Sumrra;Zahid Hussain Chohan

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Carboxymethyl Cellulose Derived from Empty Fruit Bunch

    Nurul Suhada Ab Rasid;Muzakkir Mohammad Zainol;Nor Aishah Saidina Amin

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • Improving Rate of Gelatin/Carboxymethylcellulose Dissolving Microneedle for Transdermal Drug Delivery

    Nur Afiqah Mustafa Kamal;Ishak Ahmad;Suria Ramli;Tuan Mazlelaa Tuan Mahmood

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Preparation and characterization of copper, iron, and nickel doped titanium dioxide photocatalysts for decolorization of methylene blue

    Jawed Qaderi;Che Rozid Mamat;Aishah Abdul Jalil

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Influence of Bacterial Inoculation on Growth and Plant Nutrition of Peach Grafted in Different Rootstocks in Calcareous Soil

    Muzaffer İpek;Şeyma Arıkan;Ahmet Eşitken;Lütfi Pırlak

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Physiological and Yield Responses of Five Rice Varieties to Nitrogen Fertilizer Under Farmer’s Field in Iada Ketara, Terengganu, Malaysia

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • A Combination of UV-Vis Spectroscopy and Chemometrics for Detection of Sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan) Adulteration from Three Dyes

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Effect of multi-sized graphite filler on the mechanical properties and electrical conductivity

    Nabilah Afiqah Mohd Radzuan;Abu Bakar Sulong;Iswandi Iswandi

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Tillage Systems Affecting Rice-Wheat Cropping System

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Identification of key sensory attributes of Sambal-Terasi, impact of different type of Terasi, chemical characteristics and salt addition

    Mery Tambaria Damanik Ambarita;Katleen Raes;Bruno De Meulenaer

    (2020)
    6 Citations

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