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Structural Chemistry
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Structural Chemistry

1040-0400

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10947

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 572 77 129 13

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 101
Documents by Best Scientists*: 150
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 56
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.341
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Structural Chemistry?

Crystallography, Molecule, Computational chemistry, Hydrogen bond and Crystal structure are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. Structural Chemistry holds forums on Crystallography that merges themes from other disciplines such as Inorganic chemistry, Ligand, Ring (chemistry), Intermolecular force and Stereochemistry. Molecule research featured in Structural Chemistry incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Electron diffraction and Adsorption.

Topics in Computational chemistry explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Ab initio and Tautomer. Most of the Ab initio studies addressed also intersect with Ab initio quantum chemistry methods. The research on Hydrogen bond tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Supramolecular chemistry and Intramolecular force.

While Crystal structure is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Single crystal and Crystal. Density functional theory research discussed connects with the study of Physical chemistry. Structural Chemistry focused on Natural bond orbital research but expanded to cover Atoms in molecules.

  • Crystallography (35.27%)
  • Molecule (28.12%)
  • Computational chemistry (26.50%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Pectin, a versatile polysaccharide present in plant cell walls (581 citations)
  • Nanocluster analysis of intermetallic structures with the program package TOPOS (419 citations)
  • Heat capacity corrections to a standard state: a comparison of new and some literature methods for organic liquids and solids (265 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Structural Chemistry:

Crystallography, Computational chemistry, Molecule, Hydrogen bond and Ab initio are the main subjects of interest in the most cited papers. Issues in Crystallography were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Ring (chemistry), Ligand and Intermolecular force. The journal publications focus on Computational chemistry but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Physical chemistry, Aromaticity and Atoms in molecules.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates areas of study like Density functional theory, Molecule, Crystallography, Computational chemistry and Hydrogen bond. Structural Chemistry holds forums on Density functional theory that merges themes from other disciplines such as Reactivity (chemistry), Adsorption, Physical chemistry and Molecular orbital. The Molecule works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Electronic structure, Binding energy and Infrared spectroscopy.

The research on Crystallography featured in Structural Chemistry combines topics in other fields like Ligand, Tautomer and Intermolecular force. Some problems in Computational chemistry that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Ion and Regioselectivity. The journal explores topics in Hydrogen bond which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Intramolecular force and Stereochemistry.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Alcohol molecular interaction studies on stair phosphorene nanosheets: a first-principles approach (18 citations)
  • The adsorption of bromochlorodifluoromethane on pristine and Ge-doped silicon carbide nanotube: a PBC-DFT, NBO, and QTAIM study (8 citations)
  • A novel biosensor for gabapentin drug detection based on the Pd-decorated aluminum nitride nanotube (7 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 Structural Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Joel F. Liebman (134 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • István Hargittai (128 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • José Elguero (62 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Ibon Alkorta (59 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Maja Ponikvar-Svet (35 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Structural Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Budapest University of Technology and Economics (153 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Islamic Azad University (111 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Moscow State University (102 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (87 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (85 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 10.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.89% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.46% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.46% of all publications and 63.18% 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

  • Simplify to understand: how to elucidate crystal structures?

    Alexander P. Shevchenko;Alexander P. Shevchenko;Vladislav A. Blatov

    (2021)
    67 Citations
  • Detailed spectra, electronic properties, qualitative non-covalent interaction analysis, solvatochromism, docking and molecular dynamics simulations in different solvent atmosphere of cenobamate

    T. Pooventhiran;Utsab Bhattacharyya;D. Jagadeeswara Rao;Vivek Chandramohan

    (2020)
    66 Citations
  • The use and misuse of van der Waals radii

    Peter Politzer;Jane S. Murray

    (2021)
    49 Citations
  • In silico analysis of the molecular interaction and bioavailability properties between some alkaloids and human serum albumin

    (2022)
    37 Citations
  • Contributions of IQA electron correlation in understanding the chemical bond and non-covalent interactions

    Arnaldo F. Silva;Leonardo J. Duarte;Leonardo J. Duarte;Paul L. A. Popelier

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Repurposing FDA approved drugs as possible anti-SARS-CoV-2 medications using ligand-based computational approaches: sum of ranking difference-based model selection

    (2022)
    27 Citations
  • The dubious origin of beryllium toxicity

    (2023)
    22 Citations
  • Novel (thio)barbituric-phenoxy- N -phenylacetamide derivatives as potent urease inhibitors: synthesis, in vitro urease inhibition, and in silico evaluations

    Saeb Sedaghati;Homa Azizian;Mohammad Nazari Montazer;Maryam Mohammadi-Khanaposhtani

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Novel architectures of boron

    Tatyana N. Gribanova;Ruslan M. Minyaev;Vladimir I. Minkin;Alexander I. Boldyrev

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Cluster formation between an oxadiazole derivative with metal nanoclusters (Ag/Au/Cu), graphene quantum dot sheets, SERS studies, and solvent effects

    (2022)
    16 Citations

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