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Thermochimica Acta
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Thermochimica Acta

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 347 13 14 6
Chemistry 374 64 105 21
Engineering and Technology 558 44 50 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 220
Documents by Best Scientists*: 251
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 165
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.64
Impact Factor: 3.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Thermochimica Acta?

The journal investigates areas of study like Thermodynamics, Inorganic chemistry, Analytical chemistry, Thermal analysis and Differential scanning calorimetry. The research on Thermodynamics discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Kinetic energy. Topics in Inorganic chemistry explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Thermal decomposition, Metal, Aqueous solution and Infrared spectroscopy.

The research on Thermal decomposition tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Decomposition, Activation energy, Pyrolysis, Thermal stability and Reaction mechanism. The research on Analytical chemistry featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Atmospheric temperature range and Phase (matter). It explores topics in Thermal analysis which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Chemical engineering and Mineralogy.

Phase transition, Crystallization, Glass transition, Polymer chemistry and Composite material are some topics wherein Differential scanning calorimetry research discussed in the journal have an impact. It focuses on Enthalpy but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Standard enthalpy of formation, Physical chemistry and Gibbs free energy. The Thermogravimetry works featured in it incorporate elements from Thermogravimetric analysis and Differential thermal analysis.

  • Thermodynamics (25.61%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (23.50%)
  • Analytical chemistry (18.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • ICTAC Kinetics Committee recommendations for performing kinetic computations on thermal analysis data (3008 citations)
  • Study of the kinetics of the mechanism of solid-state reactions at increasing temperatures (1093 citations)
  • The determination of activation energy from linear heating rate experiments: a comparison of the accuracy of isoconversion methods (1064 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Thermochimica Acta:

The most cited articles mostly deal with topics like Thermodynamics, Thermal analysis, Differential scanning calorimetry, Analytical chemistry and Inorganic chemistry. While the published articles focused on Thermodynamics, they were also able to explore topics like Kinetics, Activation energy and Kinetic energy. In addition to Thermal analysis research, the published papers aim to explore topics under Differential thermal analysis, Thermogravimetric analysis, Thermogravimetry, Chemical engineering and Composite material.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Composite material
  • Oxygen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Chemical engineering, Thermodynamics, Differential scanning calorimetry, Activation energy and Thermal decomposition. The study on Thermodynamics presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Kinetic energy. The studies in Differential scanning calorimetry featured incorporate elements of Crystallization, Phase (matter), Glass transition and Analytical chemistry.

In addition to Analytical chemistry research, Thermochimica Acta aims to explore topics under Calorimetry and Atmospheric temperature range. The work on Activation energy tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Scientific method and Kinetics. While Thermal decomposition is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Decomposition, Hydrogen, Nuclear chemistry, Thermal analysis and Thermal stability.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Preparation of amino-functionalized microcrystalline cellulose from Arundo Donax L. and its effect on the curing behavior of bisphenol A–based benzoxazine (7 citations)
  • Short-term measurements in thermally-induced unstable states of mixtures with LCST (5 citations)
  • Thermogravimetric and infrared spectral analysis of candle coal pyrolysis under low-oxygen concentration (4 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 Thermochimica Acta (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Eugen Segal (125 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David Dollimore (103 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wesley W. Wendlandt (97 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Isamu Nagata (94 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Christoph Schick (83 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • Russian Academy of Sciences (350 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (185 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Sapienza University of Rome (177 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (140 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Max Planck Society (128 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, 10.71% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.67% of all publications and 72.67% 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

  • ICTAC Kinetics Committee recommendations for analysis of multi-step kinetics

    Sergey Vyazovkin;Alan K. Burnham;Loic Favergeon;Nobuyoshi Koga

    (2020)
    848 Citations
  • ICTAC Kinetics Committee recommendations for analysis of thermal decomposition kinetics

    Unknown

    (2022)
    380 Citations
  • ICTAC Kinetics Committee recommendations for analysis of thermal polymerization kinetics

    (2022)
    84 Citations
  • Determination of pre-exponential factor and reaction mechanism in a model-free way

    Nicolas Sbirrazzuoli

    (2020)
    73 Citations
  • Thermogravimetric analysis of co-combustion between municipal sewage sludge and coal slime: Combustion characteristics, interaction and kinetics

    (2021)
    49 Citations
  • Catalytic effect of 2D-layered energetic hybrid crystals on the thermal decomposition of 3-nitro-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO)

    Sabrina Hanafi;Sabrina Hanafi;Djalal Trache;Wei He;Wu-Xi Xie

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Influence of multiply modified FeCu-montmorillonite on fire safety and mechanical performances of epoxy resin nanocomposites

    (2021)
    45 Citations
  • Model-free isothermal and nonisothermal predictions using advanced isoconversional methods

    Nicolas Sbirrazzuoli

    (2021)
    43 Citations
  • An experimental investigation into the operation of an electrically heated tobacco system

    V. Cozzani;F. Barontini;T. McGrath;B. Mahler

    (2020)
    42 Citations

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