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Solid State Communications

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 258 12 17 5
Chemistry 690 45 51 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 205
Documents by Best Scientists*: 208
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 147
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.446
Impact Factor: 2.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Solid State Communications?

Solid State Communications was organized to reinforce research efforts on Condensed matter physics, Analytical chemistry, Atomic physics, Crystallography and Superconductivity. Topics in Condensed matter physics explored in Solid State Communications were investigated in conjunction with research in Electron, Magnetic field and Electrical resistivity and conductivity. Solid State Communications addresses concerns in Analytical chemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Spectral line, Inorganic compound, Doping and Thin film.

It links adjacent topics like Inorganic compound with Inorganic chemistry. Atomic physics research presented in Solid State Communications encompasses a variety of subjects, including Exciton and Excitation. The study on Exciton presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Photoluminescence.

The presented research on Crystallography deals specifically with Phase (matter) but it also addresses topics in Phase transition. High-temperature superconductivity is a major topic of Superconductivity research presented in Solid State Communications. It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Ferromagnetism and Magnetization.

  • Condensed matter physics (51.04%)
  • Analytical chemistry (16.37%)
  • Atomic physics (12.26%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Ultrahigh electron mobility in suspended graphene (5867 citations)
  • Raman spectroscopy of graphene and graphite: Disorder, electron phonon coupling, doping and nonadiabatic effects (5265 citations)
  • The one phonon Raman spectrum in microcrystalline silicon (1899 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Solid State Communications:

The journal publications investigate studies in Condensed matter physics, Analytical chemistry, Crystallography, Atomic physics and Superconductivity. While the most cited publications focused on Condensed matter physics, they were also able to explore topics like Electron, Magnetic field and Electrical resistivity and conductivity. While Analytical chemistry is the focus of the most cited articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Spectral line, Doping, Thin film and Mineralogy.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in Solid State Communications are Condensed matter physics, Ferromagnetism, Band gap, Field (physics) and Nanotechnology. Spin-½ is a primary topic of Condensed matter physics research in the journal. The studies in Ferromagnetism featured incorporate elements of Ballistic conduction, Lattice (order), Kubo formula, Conductor and Anisotropy.

The research on Band gap tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Phonon, Phonon energy, Spin polarization and Multiferroics. Specifically, studies on Nanoparticle are prevalent in the Nanotechnology works discussed.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Polarization, specific heat, band gap and phonon energy of multiferroic GaV4S8 (0 citations)
  • First-principles study of the electronic and magnetic properties of monolayer CrOBr (0 citations)
  • Spin transport on the ferromagnetic checkerboard lattice (0 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 Solid State Communications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Manuel Cardona (196 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Marvin L. Cohen (72 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • C. N. R. Rao (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • J. T. Devreese (64 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • P. Wachter (63 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 Solid State Communications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Russian Academy of Sciences (916 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (903 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (819 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Tokyo (789 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Max Planck Society (726 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 2022 edition, 50.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% 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 0.00% of all publications and 100.00% 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

  • First-principles calculations to investigate structural, electronic and optical properties of Na based fluoroperovskites NaXF3 (X= Sr, Zn)

    Jalil ur Rehman;Muhammad Usman;M. Bilal Tahir;Abid Hussain

    (2021)
    39 Citations
  • Structural investigation of InSe layered semiconductors

    I. Grimaldi;T. Gerace;M.M. Pipita;I.D. Perrotta

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Synthesis of copper and copper oxide nanoparticles with different morphologies using aniline as reducing agent

    Ehsan Rostami-Tapeh-Esmaeil;Marzieh Golshan;Mehdi Salami-Kalajahi;Hossein Roghani-Mamaqani

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • On Raman scattering cross section ratio of amorphous to nanocrystalline germanium

    Zhang Hao;S.A. Kochubei;A.A. Popov;V.A. Volodin;V.A. Volodin

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Cuprates phase diagram deduced from magnetic susceptibility: What is the ‘true’ pseudogap line?

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • Magnetocaloric effect in MnCoGe alloys studied by first-principles calculations and Monte-Carlo simulation

    Hung Ba Tran;Tetsuya Fukushima;Yukihiro Makino;Tamio Oguchi

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Adsorption induced magnetic anisotropy in the two-dimensional magnet CrCl3

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Growth and anisotropy evaluation of NbBiCh3 (Ch = S, Se) misfit-layered superconducting single crystals

    Masanori Nagao;Masanori Nagao;Akira Miura;Yoichi Horibe;Yuki Maruyama

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Structural, magnetic, magnetocaloric effect and critical behaviour study of NiCeFeO4 spinel ferrite

    S. Bahhar;A. Boutahar;L.H. Omari;H. Lemziouka

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Large rotational magnetocaloric effect in GdVO4 single crystal

    M.Y. Ruan;Y.H. Li;L. Wang;Z.W. Ouyang

    (2020)
    11 Citations

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