Topics in Current Chemistry

Top Research Topics at Topics in Current Chemistry?

The topics of Nanotechnology, Organic chemistry, Combinatorial chemistry, Catalysis and Molecule are the focal point of discussions in the journal. Topics in Current Chemistry focuses on Nanotechnology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Supramolecular chemistry and Polymer. Organic synthesis, Reactivity (chemistry) and Enantioselective synthesis are Organic chemistry topics of special interest in the journal.

Transition metal is the primary subject of Catalysis works presented in the journal. The work tackled in Topics in Current Chemistry goes beyond the discipline of Molecule as it also encompasses Chemical physics.

• Nanotechnology (19.20%)
• Organic chemistry (15.27%)
• Combinatorial chemistry (12.31%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Crystalline Polymorphism of Organic Compounds (1420 citations)
• Practical Palladium Catalysts for C-N and C-O Bond Formation (928 citations)
• Photochemistry and Photophysics of Coordination Compounds: Ruthenium (648 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Topics in Current Chemistry:

The most cited articles mostly deal with topics like Organic chemistry, Nanotechnology, Combinatorial chemistry, Catalysis and Molecule. In addition to Nanotechnology research, the journal articles aim to explore topics under Supramolecular chemistry, Dendrimer and Polymer. The journal papers deal with Molecule in conjunction with Chemical physics and similar fields in Electron transfer.

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

• Organic chemistry
• Enzyme
• Quantum mechanics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Topics in Current Chemistry is organized to address concerns in the fields of Nanotechnology, Combinatorial chemistry, Catalysis, Computational biology and Aggregation-induced emission. In addition to Nanotechnology research, it aims to explore topics under Luminescence, Molecule and Fluorescence. The study of Combinatorial chemistry encompasses disciplines such as Steric effects, as well as fields such as Ligand, Metal, Pseudorotation, Enantioselective synthesis and Pyrrolidine, all of which overlap with one another.

The journal tackles research in Lewis acids and bases as part of the general discipline of Catalysis, however, it also discusses concepts in Biochemical engineering. The presented Computational biology research focuses mostly on Nucleic acid and, on occasion, topics in Sequence (biology), DNA and Duplex (building). It focuses on Aggregation-induced emission but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Signal which is concerned with Polymer.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Aggregation-Induced Emission: From Small Molecules to Polymers—Historical Background, Mechanisms and Photophysics (5 citations)
• Reviews on Biological Activity, Clinical Trial and Synthesis Progress of Small Molecules for the Treatment of COVID-19. (5 citations)
• Semiconductors as Effective Electrodes for Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Applications (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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Topics in Current Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

• Fritz Vögtle (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Vincenzo Balzani (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Philipp Gütlich (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Satoshi Inagaki (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Juan Carlos Colmenares (5 papers) absent 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Topics in Current Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

• Max Planck Society (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Osaka University (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• University of Bonn (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Chinese Academy of Sciences (23 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, 6.98% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 2.50% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.50% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.50% of all publications and 82.50% 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.