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South African Journal of Chemical Engineering
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South African Journal of Chemical Engineering

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 633 22 35 12
Engineering and Technology 816 23 30 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 59
Documents by Best Scientists*: 74
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 44
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.833
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at South African Journal of Chemical Engineering?

The topics of Adsorption, Nuclear chemistry, Aqueous solution, Catalysis and Inorganic chemistry are the focal point of discussions in the journal. The journal investigates Adsorption research which frequently intersects with Metal ions in aqueous solution. Nuclear chemistry research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Corrosion.

The research on Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy discussed in South African Journal of Chemical Engineering draws on the closely related field of Scanning electron microscope. Issues in Catalysis were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Yield (chemistry) and Methanol. The study on Methanol presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Biodiesel production.

Some problems in Biodiesel that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Raw material and Transesterification.

  • Adsorption (17.73%)
  • Nuclear chemistry (14.38%)
  • Aqueous solution (9.36%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The effect of alkali treatment on mechanical, morphological and thermal properties of date palm fibers (DPFs): Study of the interface of DPF–Polyurethane composite (132 citations)
  • Evaluation on La2O3 garlanded ceria heterostructured binary metal oxide nanoplates for UV/ visible light induced removal of organic dye from urban wastewater (86 citations)
  • Xanthium s trumarium leaves extracts as a friendly corrosion inhibitor of low carbon steel in hydrochloric acid: Kinetics and mathematical studies (70 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at South African Journal of Chemical Engineering:

The journal publications are organized to address concerns in the fields of Adsorption, Langmuir adsorption model, Nuclear chemistry, Catalysis and Response surface methodology. The studies on Adsorption discussed at the most cited articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Reaction rate constant, Nanoparticle, Metal ions in aqueous solution and Corrosion. The journal articles explore issues in Nuclear chemistry which can be linked to other research areas like Freundlich equation, Aqueous solution and Sulfuric acid.

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 South African Journal of Chemical Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Edison Muzenda (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Milan Carsky (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bhim Charan Meikap (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sudesh Rathilal (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gwiranai Danha (6 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 South African Journal of Chemical Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Johannesburg (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Durban University of Technology (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Botswana International University of Science and Technology (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of the Witwatersrand (15 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, 0.00% 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

  • Numerical solution of 3D rotating nanofluid flow subject to Darcy-Forchheimer law, bio-convection and activation energy

    (2022)
    71 Citations
  • Inhibition of mild steel corrosion in hydrochloric acid environment by 1-amino-2-mercapto-5-(4-(pyrrol-1-yl)phenyl)-1,3,4-triazole

    A.M. Mustafa;F.F. Sayyid;N. Betti;L.M. shaker

    (2022)
    46 Citations
  • Experimental and modelling study of adsorption isotherms of amoxicillin, ampicillin and doripenem on bentonite-chitosan composite

    (2022)
    44 Citations
  • CFD analysis for different nanofluids in fin prolonged heat exchanger for waste heat recovery

    (2024)
    42 Citations
  • Theoretical Analysis of the MHD Flow of a Tangent Hyperbolic Hybrid Nanofluid over a Stretching Sheet With Convective Conditions: A Nonlinear Thermal Radiation Case

    (2022)
    39 Citations
  • Corrosion inhibition of mild steel in hydrochloric acid environment using thiadiazole derivative: Weight loss, thermodynamics, adsorption and computational investigations

    (2022)
    34 Citations
  • Wet torrefaction of empty fruit bunches (EFB) and oil palm trunks (OPT): Effects of process parameters on their physicochemical and structural properties

    Megan Soh;Deni Shidqi Khaerudini;Deni Shidqi Khaerudini;Jiuan Jing Chew;Jaka Sunarso

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • Green synthesis of polypyrrole/nanoscale zero valent iron nanocomposite and use as an adsorbent for hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Recyclable Catalyst of ZnO/SiO2 Prepared from Salacca Leaves Ash for Sustainable Biodiesel Conversion

    (2022)
    26 Citations
  • Effects of pyrolysis temperature and impregnation ratio on adsorption kinetics and isotherm of methylene blue on corn cobs activated carbons

    (2022)
    25 Citations

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