Small

Top Research Topics at Small?

Small was organized to reinforce research efforts on Nanotechnology, Chemical engineering, Nanoparticle, Optoelectronics and Graphene. Small focuses on different Nanotechnology studies like Nanostructure, Nanomaterials, Carbon nanotube, Self-assembly and Nanowire. The studies in Chemical engineering featured incorporate elements of Electrochemistry, Anode, Electrode, Catalysis and Carbon.

The journal features Anode research that overlaps with concepts in Lithium. The Catalysis study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Electrocatalyst. The work on Nanoparticle addressed in Small expands to the thematically related Biophysics.

Heterojunction and Photodetector are all aspects of Optoelectronics discussed in the journal. The journal focuses on Graphene as well as the interrelated topic of Oxide.

• Nanotechnology (39.32%)
• Chemical engineering (16.30%)
• Nanoparticle (14.33%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Cytotoxicity of Nanoparticles (2148 citations)
• Graphene oxide, highly reduced graphene oxide, and graphene: versatile building blocks for carbon-based materials. (1973 citations)
• Shape Control of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals (1963 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Small:

The published articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Nanotechnology, Nanoparticle, Chemical engineering, Graphene and Optoelectronics. Nanotechnology study tackled in the most cited publications is connected to the field of Electrochemistry. Issues in Nanoparticle were discussed in the published articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Biophysics and Polymer.

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

• Enzyme
• Gene
• Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Small facilitates discussions on Chemical engineering, Nanotechnology, Optoelectronics, Catalysis and Electrochemistry. The presented research on Chemical engineering deals specifically with Cathode but it also addresses topics in Battery (electricity). The journal deals with Nanotechnology in conjunction with Energy storage and similar fields in Supercapacitor.

Small connects the study in Optoelectronics with the closely related area of Perovskite (structure). Issues in Catalysis were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Electrocatalyst, Oxygen evolution, Overpotential and Metal. The field of Electrode is the anchor for the Electrolyte studies presented in Small.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Nanoengineering of 2D MXene-Based Materials for Energy Storage Applications (142 citations)
• Recent Progress on the Alloy-Based Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries and Potassium-Ion Batteries. (88 citations)
• Interfacial Charge Transport in 1D TiO2 Based Photoelectrodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting (36 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 Small (based on the number of publications) are:

• Lei Jiang (84 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• Hua Zhang (61 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Chad A. Mirkin (55 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Xiaodong Chen (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Shu-Hong Yu (50 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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 Small (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (1333 papers) published 148 papers at the last edition, 27 less than at the previous edition,
• Nanyang Technological University (509 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 23 less than at the previous edition,
• Tsinghua University (328 papers) published 47 papers at the last edition, 18 less than at the previous edition,
• Max Planck Society (291 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Science and Technology of China (285 papers) published 31 papers at the last edition, 6 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, 0.77% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.57% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.96% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.18% of all publications and 43.28% 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.