Scientia Iranica

Top Research Topics at Scientia Iranica?

The concepts of Mechanics, Mathematical optimization, Structural engineering, Nonlinear system and Control theory are tackled in the journal. Heat transfer and Turbulence are all aspects of Mechanics discussed in Scientia Iranica. The majority of Mathematical optimization studies presented zero in on Genetic algorithm.

Finite element method is a major topic of Structural engineering research presented in Scientia Iranica.

• Mechanics (11.74%)
• Mathematical optimization (11.61%)
• Structural engineering (9.94%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Synthesis and characterization of calcium alginate nanoparticles, sodium homopolymannuronate salt and its calcium nanoparticles (253 citations)
• An improved teaching-learning-based optimization algorithm for solving unconstrained optimization problems (244 citations)
• MHD flow of a Casson fluid over an exponentially shrinking sheet (221 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Scientia Iranica:

The most cited publications focus on Mathematical optimization, Structural engineering, Mechanics, Nonlinear system and Control theory. While the journal articles focused on Mathematical optimization, they were also able to explore topics like Fuzzy logic and Benchmark (computing). The study on Structural engineering presented in the published papers is investigated in conjunction with research in Vibration.

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

• Quantum mechanics
• Artificial intelligence
• Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of Scientia Iranica is to combine knowledge in the areas of Mechanics, Composite material, Control theory, Nonlinear system and Mathematical optimization. The Mechanics works featured in Scientia Iranica incorporate elements from Viscosity and Boundary value problem. The study on Composite material presented in it intersects with the topics under Finite element method.

The main emphasis of the journal is the research on Control theory, emphasizing the topic of Torque. Scientia Iranica focuses on Mathematical optimization as well as the interrelated topic of Fuzzy logic. The Nanofluid research discussed is included in the broader subject of Heat transfer.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• A sustainable closed-loop location-routing-inventory problem for perishable products (4 citations)
• Bioconvection phenomenon for the boundary layer flow of magnetohydrodynamic Carreau liquid over a heated disk (3 citations)
• Effect of diluted connectivities on cluster synchronization of adaptively coupled oscillator networks (3 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 Scientia Iranica (based on the number of publications) are:

• Ali Kaveh (41 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
• Mohammad Taghi Ahmadian (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam (23 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Homayoon E. Estekanchi (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Mohammad Afshar (22 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 Scientia Iranica (based on the number of publications) are:

• Sharif University of Technology (769 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Islamic Azad University (315 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
• Iran University of Science and Technology (272 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• Amirkabir University of Technology (245 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Tehran (207 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 1 less than 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, 5.50% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 42.23% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.19% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.08% of all publications and 33.50% 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.