Synfacts

Top Research Topics at Synfacts?

The concepts of Organic chemistry, Catalysis, Stereochemistry, Photochemistry and Enantioselective synthesis are tackled in the journal. Synfacts concentrated on Organic chemistry research, specifically Copper, Copper catalyzed, Cycloaddition, Aryl and Aldol reaction. Topics in Catalysis were tackled in line with various other fields like Combinatorial chemistry, Medicinal chemistry and Polymer chemistry.

Many of the studies tackled connect Photochemistry with a similar field of study like Coupling (electronics).

• Organic chemistry (54.99%)
• Catalysis (30.42%)
• Stereochemistry (11.31%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Photoredox Activation of Carbon Dioxide in an α-Amino Acid Synthesis (178 citations)
• Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Substitution (142 citations)
• Catalytic Regio- and Enantioselective [6+2], [4+2], and [2+2] Cycloadditions (72 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Synfacts:

The journal articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Organic chemistry, Catalysis, Stereochemistry, Enantioselective synthesis and Stereoselectivity. Organic chemistry study tackled in the journal articles is connected to the field of Amino acid synthesis. Issues in Catalysis were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Substitution (logic), Medicinal chemistry and Gallium.

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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Synfacts (based on the number of publications) are:

• Paul Knochel (1720 papers) published 163 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Mark Lautens (1648 papers) published 157 papers at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
• Hisashi Yamamoto (1563 papers) published 124 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Yasuhiro Uozumi (1546 papers) published 121 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Victor Snieckus (1467 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 129 less 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

• Kyoto University (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Brandeis University (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Nagoya University (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (2 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, 100.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, nan% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another nan% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included nan% of all publications and nan% 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.