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The Analyst
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The Analyst

0003-2654

Published by: Royal Society of Chemistry

https://www.rsc.org/journals-books-databases/about-journals/analyst/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 155 629 1101 43

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1136
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1540
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 22
SCIMAGO H-index: 186
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.617
Impact Factor: 3.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Analyst?

The journal investigates areas of study like Chromatography, Analytical chemistry, Detection limit, Inorganic chemistry and Fluorescence. Extraction (chemistry), High-performance liquid chromatography, Gas chromatography, Quantitative analysis (chemistry) and Analyte are all aspects of Chromatography discussed in it. The journal addresses concerns in Analytical chemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Ion, Electrode and Nuclear chemistry.

The majority of Electrode studies in it are focused on the subject of Electrochemistry. The study on Detection limit presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Biosensor. It explores the study of Biosensor to improve our understanding of the broader topic of Nanotechnology.

While work presented in it provided substantial information on Inorganic chemistry, it also covered topics in Reagent, Aqueous solution and Copper. The studies on Fluorescence discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Photochemistry and Biophysics.

  • Chromatography (26.17%)
  • Analytical chemistry (25.12%)
  • Detection limit (15.76%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Determination of the equivalence point in potentiometric titrations. Part II (2480 citations)
  • The determination of amino-acids with ninhydrin (1714 citations)
  • Correction of fluorescence spectra and measurement of fluorescence quantum efficiency (1133 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Analyst:

The published papers investigate studies in Analytical chemistry, Chromatography, Detection limit, Nanotechnology and Inorganic chemistry. The most cited articles deal with Analytical chemistry in conjunction with Fluorescence and similar fields in Photochemistry. While Detection limit is the focus of the journal articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Nanoparticle and Colloidal gold.

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 Analyst (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Arnold G. Fogg (102 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • H. Droop Richmond (82 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Miguel Valcárcel (73 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joseph Wang (72 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Richard G. Compton (66 papers) published 1 paper 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 Analyst (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (570 papers) published 47 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hunan University (200 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Nanjing University (162 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Manchester (161 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Southwest University (122 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 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, 5.05% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.68% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.90% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.65% of all publications and 68.78% 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

  • Fundamentals of fast-scan cyclic voltammetry for dopamine detection

    B. Jill Venton;Qun Cao

    (2020)
    315 Citations
  • Comparison of activation processes for 3D printed PLA-graphene electrodes: electrochemical properties and application for sensing of dopamine

    Cristiane Kalinke;Naile Vacilotto Neumsteir;Gabriel de Oliveira Aparecido;Thiago Vasconcelos de Barros Ferraz

    (2020)
    218 Citations
  • Recent advances in fast-scan cyclic voltammetry

    Pumidech Puthongkham;B. Jill Venton

    (2020)
    211 Citations
  • Portable and field-deployed surface plasmon resonance and plasmonic sensors

    Jean-Francois Masson

    (2020)
    196 Citations
  • Nanozyme-based electrochemical biosensors for disease biomarker detection.

    Rabbee G Mahmudunnabi;Fatema Zerin Farhana;Navid Kashaninejad;Shakhawat H Firoz

    (2020)
    196 Citations
  • Rapid and accurate detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in beef using microfluidic wax-printed paper-based ELISA

    Yanan Zhao;Dexin Zeng;Chao Yan;Wei Chen

    (2020)
    87 Citations
  • Recent advances and applications to cultural heritage using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and ATR-FTIR spectroscopic imaging.

    (2022)
    83 Citations
  • Separation of distinct exosome subpopulations: isolation and characterization approaches and their associated challenges

    Karishma Singh;Ruchika Nalabotala;Kevin M Koo;Sudeep Bose

    (2021)
    75 Citations
  • Multiple and sensitive SERS detection of cancer-related exosomes based on gold–silver bimetallic nanotrepangs

    Cui-Fang Ning;Luying Wang;Ya-Fei Tian;Bin-Cheng Yin;Bin-Cheng Yin;Bin-Cheng Yin

    (2020)
    75 Citations
  • Light-responsive nanozymes for biosensing

    Yufeng Liu;Xiaoyu Wang;Hui Wei

    (2020)
    72 Citations

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