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South African Journal of Chemistry
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South African Journal of Chemistry

0379-4350

Published by: The South African Chemical Institute

https://scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0379-4350

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 996 11 18 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 13
Documents by Best Scientists*: 19
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 29
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.234
Impact Factor: 1

Overview

Top Research Topics at South African journal of chemistry?

The journal focuses on Organic chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Stereochemistry, Catalysis and Medicinal chemistry. Organic chemistry works presented in the journal have a specific focus on Antimicrobial. The study on Stereochemistry presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Crystal structure.

  • Organic chemistry (19.41%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (13.86%)
  • Stereochemistry (9.21%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Adsorption of carboxymethylcellulose, guar gum, and starch onto talc, sulphides, oxides, and salt-type minerals (54 citations)
  • MISCONCEPTIONS IN ACIDS AND BASES : A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STUDENT TEACHERS WITH DIFFERENT CHEMISTRY BACKGROUNDS (46 citations)
  • Adsorption of Rhodamine B Dye from Aqueous Solution on Irvingia gabonensis Biomass: Kinetics and Thermodynamics Studies (44 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at South African journal of chemistry:

The published articles investigate studies in Nuclear chemistry, Adsorption, Chromatography, Mathematics education and Inorganic chemistry. Wastewater and Reagent are some topics wherein Chromatography research discussed in the most cited publications has an impact. While the primary focus in the journal publications is Inorganic chemistry, they also dissect topics surrounding Thermal stability and Catalysis as a whole.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Oxygen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Chromatography, Electrolyte, Nuclear chemistry, Carbon nanodots and Natural (archaeology). The works on Chromatography deal in particular with Extraction (chemistry).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Micellar and Polymer Catalysis in the Kinetics of Oxidation of L-lysine by Permanganate Ion in Perchloric Acid Medium (2 citations)
  • Vortex-assisted Solid-Liquid Extraction for Rapid Screening of Oil Content in Jatropha Seed: an Alternative to the Modified Soxhlet Method (1 citations)
  • Evaluation of Bitter Kola Leaf Extract as an Anticorrosion Additive for Mild Steel in 1.2 M H2SO4 Electrolyte (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 South African journal of chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hendrik G. Kruger (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Thavendran Govender (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Glenn E. M. Maguire (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Neil J. Coville (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter Loyson (10 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 chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of the Witwatersrand (100 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (56 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal (54 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Cape Town (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Pretoria (46 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.33% 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 58.33% 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

  • DFT+U Study of the Electronic, Magnetic and Mechanical Properties of Co, CoO, and Co3O4

    Abdelaziz Cadi-Essadek;Alberto Roldan;David Santos-Carballal;Phuti E. Ngoepe

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Synthesis, characterisation and optimisation of bulk molecularly imprinted polymers from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • The use of ex-situ nitrogen-doped olive oil-derived carbon nano-onions for application in chemi-resistive gas sensors to detect acetone at room temperature

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • H-FER-Catalysed conversion of methanol to ethanol and dimethyl ether: a first-principles DFT study

    Cecil H. Botchway;Richard Tia;Adei Evans;Nelson Y. Dzade

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Density Functional Theory Study of the Adsorption of Oxygen and Hydrogen on 3d Transition Metal Surfaces with Varying Magnetic Ordering

    Mogamat A. Peck;David Santos-Carballal;Nora H. de Leeuw;Michael Claeys

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Controlling the Lithium Intercalation Voltage in the Li(Mn1-xNix)2O4 Spinel via Tuning of the Ni Concentration: a Density Functional Theory Study

    Kemeridge T. Malatji;David Santos-Carballal;Umberto Terranova;Phuti E. Ngoepe

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Competitive Adsorption of H2O and SO2 on Catalytic Platinum Surfaces: a Density Functional Theory Study

    Marietjie J. Ungerer;David Santos-Carballal;Cornelia G.C.E. van Sittert;Nora H. de Leeuw

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • The Carbonate-Catalysed Transesterification of Sunflower Oil for Biodiesel Production: In Situ Monitoring and Density Functional Theory Calculations

    M. Nyepetsi;F. Mbaiwa;O.A. Oyetunji;N.Y. Dzade

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • The quality control of alcoholic components of disinfectants by a simple colour test

    Heinz Langhals

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • The simultaneous synthesis of carbon dots and carbon spheres with tunable sizes using a vertical chemical vapour deposition method

    (2022)
    2 Citations

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