| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Science | 124 | 764 | 1488 | 49 |
The scientific interests tackled in Surface & Coatings Technology are Metallurgy, Composite material, Coating, Microstructure and Analytical chemistry. Topics in Metallurgy explored in Surface & Coatings Technology were investigated in conjunction with research in Layer (electronics) and Scanning electron microscope. Substrate (electronics), Composite number, Thermal barrier coating, Nanoindentation and Ceramic are all topics related to Composite material research discussed.
The journal explores topics in Coating which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Oxide, Tin, Chemical engineering and Aluminium. Surface & Coatings Technology holds forums on Chemical engineering that merges themes from other disciplines such as Titanium and Electrolyte. It holds forums on Microstructure that merges themes from other disciplines such as Transmission electron microscopy and Phase (matter).
Analytical chemistry research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Ion, Ion implantation, Thin film and Plasma. The studies on Thin film discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Amorphous solid and Chemical vapor deposition. While Corrosion is the focus of Surface & Coatings Technology, it also provided insights into the studies of Polarization (electrochemistry) and Dielectric spectroscopy.
The most cited papers primarily focus on research topics in Metallurgy, Coating, Composite material, Microstructure and Corrosion. The works on Metallurgy tackled in the journal publications bring together disciplines like Thin film, Chemical engineering and Scanning electron microscope. While the primary focus in the journal publications is Coating, they also dissect topics surrounding Tin and Titanium nitride as a whole.
The journal explores disciplines such as Composite material, Coating, Microstructure, Corrosion and Chemical engineering. Composite material studies presented include Alloy, Layer (electronics), Composite number, Indentation hardness and Tribology. It facilitates discussions on Coating that incorporate concepts from other fields like Porosity, Oxide, Phase (matter), Scanning electron microscope and Substrate (electronics).
Microstructure research featured in Surface & Coatings Technology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Residual stress, Amorphous solid, Laser and Sputter deposition. The journal covers Corrosion research under the subject of Metallurgy. The concepts on Chemical engineering presented in Surface & Coatings Technology can also apply to other research fields, including Adhesion, Electrolyte, Carbon and Electrochemistry.
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 Surface & Coatings Technology (based on the number of publications) are:
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 Surface & Coatings Technology (based on the number of publications) are:
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.
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, 7.28% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.76% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.06% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.39% of all publications and 64.80% were from other institutions.
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.
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.
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:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
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(2022)Wei-Li Lo;Sheng-Yu Hsu;Yu-Chia Lin;Su-Yueh Tsai
(2020)Yanning Chen;Liang Wu;Wenhui Yao;Zhiyong Zhong
(2021)Yingbo Peng;Wei Zhang;Tianchen Li;Mingyang Zhang
(2020)Ahmed Fardan;Ahmed Fardan;Christopher C. Berndt;Rehan Ahmed
(2021)J.A. Santiago;J.A. Santiago;I. Fernández-Martínez;J.C. Sánchez-López;T.C. Rojas
(2020)Jian Huang;Xingchen Yan;Cheng Chang;Yingchun Xie
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