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Superlattices and Microstructures
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Superlattices and Microstructures

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 393 81 84 17

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 136
Documents by Best Scientists*: 139
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
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Overview

Top Research Topics at Superlattices and Microstructures?

Superlattices and Microstructures was organized to reinforce research efforts on Condensed matter physics, Optoelectronics, Quantum well, Photoluminescence and Electron. The research on Condensed matter physics featured in Superlattices and Microstructures combines topics in other fields like Quantum dot and Magnetic field. While work presented in Superlattices and Microstructures provided substantial information on Optoelectronics, it also covered topics in Transistor, Nanotechnology and Optics.

The study on Nanotechnology presented in it intersects with the topics under Chemical engineering. While Quantum well is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Molecular physics, Electric field and Atomic physics. While it focused on Photoluminescence, it was also able to explore topics like Luminescence and Spectroscopy.

The journal links adjacent topics like Electron with Quantum tunnelling. The journal explores research in Doping alongside concepts in Analytical chemistry and other areas of study in Scanning electron microscope. Superlattices and Microstructures explores research in Thin film and overlapping concepts in Substrate (electronics) to expand the discourse in Band gap.

  • Condensed matter physics (39.24%)
  • Optoelectronics (26.64%)
  • Quantum well (13.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Nanoscale device modeling: the Green’s function method (911 citations)
  • Heat transfer behaviours of nanofluids in a uniformly heated tube (535 citations)
  • Transparent conducting oxides for electrode applications in light emitting and absorbing devices (452 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Superlattices and Microstructures:

The published articles cover a variety of subjects, including Optoelectronics, Condensed matter physics, Nanotechnology, Analytical chemistry and Doping. The published articles explore topics in Condensed matter physics which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Quantum well, Electron, Magnetic field and Quantum dot. The published papers facilitate discussions on Analytical chemistry that incorporate concepts from other fields like Thin film and Band gap.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Optics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Optoelectronics, Band gap, Condensed matter physics, Doping and Analytical chemistry. It focuses on Optoelectronics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Layer (electronics), Electric field and Graphene. While it focused on Band gap, it was also able to explore topics like Monolayer, Density functional theory, Semiconductor, Photoluminescence and Electronic band structure.

The journal explores issues in Condensed matter physics which can be linked to other research areas like Electron and Magnetic field. Topics in Analytical chemistry explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Thin film, Crystal and Epitaxy. Topics in Thin film were tackled in line with various other fields like Substrate (electronics), Electrical resistivity and conductivity, Scanning electron microscope and Crystallite.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The magnetic behaviors and magnetocaloric effect of a nano-graphene bilayer: A Monte Carlo study (13 citations)
  • Electronic, magnetism and optical properties of transition metals adsorbed puckered arsenene (11 citations)
  • Monte Carlo study of magnetic behaviors in a ferrimagnetic Ising ladder-like boronene nanoribbon (11 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 Superlattices and Microstructures (based on the number of publications) are:

  • David K. Ferry (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • C.A. Duque (39 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Ismail Sokmen (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Arthur C. Gossard (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zainuriah Hassan (34 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 Superlattices and Microstructures (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (212 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (185 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Islamic Azad University (173 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (87 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Arizona State University (77 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, 11.76% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.95% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.29% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.95% of all publications and 73.81% 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

  • Enhancement of optoelectronic properties of ZnO thin films by Al doping for photodetector applications

    V. Doni Pon;K.S. Joseph Wilson;K. Hariprasad;V. Ganesh;V. Ganesh

    (2021)
    213 Citations
  • Electronic, magnetism and optical properties of transition metals adsorbed puckered arsenene

    (2021)
    63 Citations
  • Structural properties and defect related luminescence of Yb-doped NiO sol-gel thin films

    S. Zargouni;S. Zargouni;S. El Whibi;E. Tessarolo;M. Rigon

    (2020)
    47 Citations
  • Impact of annealing temperature on structural, morphological and optical properties of GO-TiO2 thin films prepared by spin coating technique

    A. Timoumi;H.M. Albetran;H.R. Alamri;S.N. Alamri

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • First-principles calculations to investigate electronic structure and optical properties of 2D MgCl2 monolayer

    (2022)
    34 Citations
  • Effect of annealing temperature on β-Ga2O3 thin films deposited by RF sputtering method

    Amit Kumar Singh;Mukul Gupta;V. Sathe;Y.S. Katharria

    (2021)
    32 Citations
  • Structural and mechanical properties of pristine and adsorbed puckered arsenene nanostructures: A DFT study

    P. Aghdasi;R. Ansari;Sh Yousefi;M. Goli

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Realization of red electroluminescence from Ga2O3:Eu/Si based light-emitting diodes

    Yafei Huang;Katsuhiko Saito;Tooru Tanaka;Qixin Guo

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • The microstructure evolution during MoS2 films growth and its influence on the MoS2 optical-electrical properties in MoS2/p-Si heterojunction solar cells

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Investigation of samarium-doped PbS thin films fabricated using nebulizer spray technique for photosensing applications

    K. Paulraj;S. Ramaswamy;N. Chidhambaram;H. Algarni;H. Algarni

    (2020)
    26 Citations

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