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Spectrochimica Acta - Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy
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Spectrochimica Acta - Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 495 49 80 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 154
Documents by Best Scientists*: 188
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 133
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.691
Impact Factor: 3.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy?

Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy focuses largely on the fields of Analytical chemistry, Atomic physics, Plasma, Detection limit and Mass spectrometry. It focuses on Analytical chemistry but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Graphite, Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and Inductively coupled plasma. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy is at the core of Spectroscopy and Laser studies presented in the journal.

The Laser study which was featured in Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy aims to expound on the research in Optics. The Inductively coupled plasma research dealing mostly with Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy is the focus of it. Atomic physics research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Ion, Ionization, Spectral line and Excitation.

Excited state, Emission spectrum and Atmospheric pressure are some topics wherein Plasma research discussed in it have an impact. Topics in Detection limit were tackled in line with various other fields like Matrix (chemical analysis) and Aqueous solution. The majority of Mass spectrometry studies are focused on the issues of Graphite furnace atomic absorption.

  • Analytical chemistry (61.40%)
  • Atomic physics (16.83%)
  • Plasma (16.83%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A multiplatform code for the analysis of energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectra (1215 citations)
  • Atmospheric pressure plasmas: A review (986 citations)
  • Gas discharge plasmas and their applications (714 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy:

The main points discussed in the most cited articles deal with Analytical chemistry, Plasma, Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, Detection limit and Laser. Most of the Analytical chemistry studies addressed in the journal articles also intersect with Inductively coupled plasma. In addition to Plasma research, the journal publications aim to explore topics under Spectral line, Ionization and Argon, Atomic physics.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Organic chemistry
  • Optics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy mainly cover the fields of Analytical chemistry, Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, Plasma, Laser and Spectroscopy. While Analytical chemistry is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Spectral line and Inductively coupled plasma. While work presented in Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy provided substantial information on Inductively coupled plasma, it also covered topics in Matrix (chemical analysis), X-ray fluorescence and Impurity.

Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy facilitates discussions on Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Calibration curve, Biological system, Artificial intelligence, Signal and Calibration. Some problems in Plasma that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Ionization, Excitation and Atomic physics. Laser research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Optoelectronics and Emission spectrum.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Field-portable and handheld laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy: Historical review, current status and future prospects (12 citations)
  • Calibration-free analysis of a tungsten-based target for diagnostics of relevant fusion materials comparing picosecond and nanosecond LIBS (6 citations)
  • Micro-gas column assisted laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (MGC-LIBS): A metal elements detection method for bulk water in-situ analysis (4 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 Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gary M. Hieftje (108 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • J. D. Winefordner (93 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • José A. C. Broekaert (84 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Vincenzo Palleschi (75 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Nicoló Omenetto (62 papers) published 2 papers 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 Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Florida (159 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Research Council (127 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Indiana University (117 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Antwerp (113 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • PerkinElmer (85 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, 16.08% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 8.98% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.38% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.96% of all publications and 64.67% 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

  • Post-landing major element quantification using SuperCam laser induced breakdown spectroscopy

    Unknown

    (2021)
    130 Citations
  • About detectability and limits of detection in single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

    Francisco Laborda;Ana C. Gimenez-Ingalaturre;Eduardo Bolea;Juan R. Castillo

    (2020)
    113 Citations
  • SuperCam calibration targets on board the perseverance rover: Fabrication and quantitative characterization

    (2021)
    49 Citations
  • Recent advances in understanding the role of solvated electrons at the plasma-liquid interface of solution-based gas discharges

    (2021)
    48 Citations
  • Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy assisted by machine learning for olive oils classification: The effect of the experimental parameters

    Elli Bellou;Elli Bellou;Nikolaos Gyftokostas;Nikolaos Gyftokostas;Dimitrios Stefas;Dimitrios Stefas;Odhisea Gazeli;Odhisea Gazeli

    (2020)
    46 Citations
  • Plasma induced chemical vapor generation for atomic spectrometry: A review

    Xing Liu;Zhenli Zhu;Pengju Xing;Hongtao Zheng

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Thiol-grafted magnetic polymer for preconcentration of Cd, Hg, Pb from environmental water followed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry detection

    Yujie Chen;Man He;Beibei Chen;Bin Hu

    (2021)
    43 Citations
  • Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy for elemental analysis and discrimination of honey samples

    Dimitrios Stefas;Dimitrios Stefas;Nikolaos Gyftokostas;Nikolaos Gyftokostas;Stelios Couris;Stelios Couris

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Ultra-trace Cr preconcentration in honey samples by magnetic ionic liquid dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction and electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry

    Emiliano F. Fiorentini;María N. Oviedo;Rodolfo G. Wuilloud

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Facile green synthesis of magnetic porous organic polymers for fast preconcentration of trace lead and mercury from environmental water followed by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry detection

    (2022)
    21 Citations

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