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Separation and Purification Reviews
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Separation and Purification Reviews

1542-2119

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/lspr20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 667 24 20 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 63
Documents by Best Scientists*: 46
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 71
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.064
Impact Factor: 5.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Separation and Purification Reviews?

The journal investigates studies in Membrane, Chromatography, Chemical engineering, Process engineering and Organic chemistry. Discussions in Separation and Purification Reviews are anchored in the subject of Membrane and the similar topic of Polymer. Research on Chromatography addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Pulmonary surfactant.

Aside from discussions in Chemical engineering, Separation and Purification Reviews also deals with the subject of Adsorption which intersects with Environmental chemistry disciplines. The studies on Environmental chemistry discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Water treatment and Sewage treatment. Topics in Process engineering explored in Separation and Purification Reviews were investigated in conjunction with research in Scientific method and Azeotropic distillation.

The journal focuses on different Organic chemistry studies like Aqueous solution and Distillation. Aqueous solution research presented in Separation and Purification Reviews encompasses a variety of subjects, including Wastewater and Metal. The study of Sample preparation encompasses disciplines such as Extraction (chemistry), as well as fields such as Nanotechnology, all of which overlap with one another.

  • Membrane (24.46%)
  • Chromatography (21.03%)
  • Chemical engineering (21.03%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Membrane Distillation and Related Operations—A Review (489 citations)
  • Extraction of Bio-oils from Microalgae (273 citations)
  • The Quest for Active Carbon Adsorbent Substitutes: Inexpensive Adsorbents for Toxic Metal Ions Removal from Wastewater (257 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Separation and Purification Reviews:

The most cited publications explore disciplines such as Membrane, Chemical engineering, Organic chemistry, Membrane technology and Adsorption. The journal publications focus on Membrane but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Hydrogen production and Polymer. The most cited papers focus on Chemical engineering but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Membrane distillation which is concerned with Data scrubbing and Crystallization.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Separation and Purification Reviews mainly tackles studies in Chemical engineering, Membrane, Adsorption, Environmental chemistry and Process engineering. The journal addresses concerns in Chemical engineering which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Precipitation (chemistry), Supercritical fluid, Activated carbon, Co2 adsorption and Chemisorption. The in-depth study on Membrane also explores topics in the intersecting field of Polymer.

Separation and Purification Reviews holds forums on Polymer that merges themes from other disciplines such as Propane, Distillation, Raw material and Permeability (electromagnetism). Some problems in Environmental chemistry that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Mercury (element) and Arsenic. It addresses concerns in the field of Process engineering by exploring it in line with topics in Current (fluid) which intersect with Environmental engineering, Extraction (chemistry) and Water pollution subjects.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Porous Graphene-based Membranes: Preparation and Properties of a Unique Two-dimensional Nanomaterial Membrane for Water Purification (11 citations)
  • Remediation of Thorium (IV) from Wastewater: Current Status and Way Forward (10 citations)
  • Current Perspectives and Future Prospects of Nano-Biotechnology in Wastewater Treatment (10 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 Separation and Purification Reviews (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Alain Berthod (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ahmad Fauzi Ismail (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Samuel Carda-Broch (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Parimal Pal (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Carlos M. Silva (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 Separation and Purification Reviews (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Lyon (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Universiti Sains Malaysia (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Porto (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Malaya (5 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, 7.69% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 5.56% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.89% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 30.56% of all publications and 50.00% 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

  • Ionic Liquids-Assisted Solvent Extraction of Precious Metals from Chloride Solutions

    (2022)
    41 Citations
  • Recent Progresses on the Adsorption and Separation of Ions by Imprinting Routes

    Li Chen;Jingwen Dai;Bo Hu;Jixiang Wang

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Versatility, Cost Analysis, and Scale-up in Fluoride and Arsenic Removal Using Metal-organic Framework-based Adsorbents

    Linisha Biswal;Joseph E. Goodwill;Christoph Janiak;Somak Chatterjee

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • Current and Future Use of Membrane Technology in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry

    Hong-Bo Liu;Bo Li;Li-Wei Guo;Lin-Mei Pan

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Functional metal-organic frameworks for metal removal from aqueous solutions

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Trends offered by ionic liquid-based surfactants: Applications in stabilization, separation processes, and within the petroleum industry

    (2022)
    22 Citations
  • Self-forming Dynamic Membranes for Wastewater Treatment

    Jessa Marie J. Millanar-Marfa;Laura Borea;Fabiano Castrogiovanni;Shadi Wajih Hasan

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Insights into the Eco-Friendly Recovery Process for Valuable Metals from Waste Lithium-ion Batteries by Organic Acids Leaching

    (2023)
    21 Citations
  • Green Extraction Methods for Isolation of Bioactive Substances from Coffee Seed and Spent

    (2022)
    13 Citations
  • Nanomaterials in Protein Sample Preparation

    Estefanía González-García;María Luisa Marina;María Concepción García

    (2020)
    12 Citations

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