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Symmetry
H-index 64

Symmetry

2073-8994

Published by: MDPI

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/symmetry

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mathematics 5 200 729 44

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1078
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1877
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 48
SCIMAGO H-index: 102
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.467
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Symmetry?

The main research concerns discussed in Symmetry are Artificial intelligence, Pure mathematics, Applied mathematics, Algorithm and Symmetry (physics). The journal holds forums on Artificial intelligence that merges themes from other disciplines such as Machine learning, Computer vision and Pattern recognition.

  • Artificial intelligence (11.15%)
  • Pure mathematics (7.89%)
  • Applied mathematics (6.86%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Fundus Image Classification Using VGG-19 Architecture with PCA and SVD (268 citations)
  • Fluctuating Asymmetry: Methods, Theory, and Applications (246 citations)
  • Inflationary Cosmology in Modified Gravity Theories (238 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Symmetry:

The published articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Artificial intelligence, Fuzzy logic, Mechanics, Mathematical optimization and Multiple-criteria decision analysis. While the journal papers focused on Artificial intelligence, they were also able to explore topics like Machine learning, Computer vision and Pattern recognition. The most cited papers focus on Fuzzy logic but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Group decision-making and Operator (computer programming).

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 Symmetry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Florentin Smarandache (66 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 13 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ilyas Khan (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dumitru Baleanu (34 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 23 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hari M. Srivastava (31 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Dragan Pamučar (28 papers) published 9 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 Symmetry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • National University of Malaysia (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • April (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tokyo University of Science (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Korea University (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than 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, 96.78% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 9.52% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.29% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.70% of all publications and 63.49% 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

  • Within the lack of chest COVID-19 X-ray dataset: A novel detection model based on GAN and deep transfer learning

    Mohamed Loey;Florentin Smarandache;Nour Eldeen Mahmoud Khalifa

    (2020)
    527 Citations
  • Lie Symmetries, Closed-Form Solutions, and Various Dynamical Profiles of Solitons for the Variable Coefficient (2+1)-Dimensional KP Equations

    Unknown

    (2022)
    138 Citations
  • A Stochastic Intelligent Computing with Neuro-Evolution Heuristics for Nonlinear SITR System of Novel COVID-19 Dynamics

    Muhammad Umar;Zulqurnain Sabir;Muhammad Asif Zahoor Raja;Muhammad Shoaib

    (2020)
    132 Citations
  • An Eigenvalues Approach for a Two-Dimensional Porous Medium Based Upon Weak, Normal and Strong Thermal Conductivities

    Faris Alzahrani;Aatef Hobiny;Ibrahim A. Abbas;Marin Marin

    (2020)
    130 Citations
  • The Effect of Fractional Time Derivative of Bioheat Model in Skin Tissue Induced to Laser Irradiation

    Aatef Hobiny;Faris Alzahrani;Ibrahim A. Abbas;Marin Marin

    (2020)
    126 Citations
  • Complex T-Spherical Fuzzy Aggregation Operators with Application to Multi-Attribute Decision Making

    Zeeshan Ali;Tahir Mahmood;Miin-Shen Yang

    (2020)
    125 Citations
  • Guidance Image-Based Enhanced Matched Filter with Modified Thresholding for Blood Vessel Extraction

    (2022)
    114 Citations
  • Solution of Multi-Term Time-Fractional PDE Models Arising in Mathematical Biology and Physics by Local Meshless Method

    Imtiaz Ahmad;Hijaz Ahmad;Phatiphat Thounthong;Yu-Ming Chu

    (2020)
    113 Citations
  • On Sombor Index

    (2021)
    112 Citations
  • T-Spherical Fuzzy Einstein Hybrid Aggregation Operators and Their Applications in Multi-Attribute Decision Making Problems

    Muhammad Munir;Humaira Kalsoom;Kifayat Ullah;Tahir Mahmood

    (2020)
    103 Citations

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