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Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing
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Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing

0020-2967

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ytim20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 660 11 23 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 25
Documents by Best Scientists*: 40
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 42
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.259
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Transactions of The Institute of Metal Finishing?

The journal mostly deals with topics like Metallurgy, Plating, Corrosion, Inorganic chemistry and Nickel. Topics in Metallurgy were tackled in line with various other fields like Electrolyte, Electroplating and Coating. Research on Coating presented in the journal concerns the broader topic of Composite material.

In addition to Corrosion research, it aims to explore topics under Dielectric spectroscopy, Zinc, Chemical engineering and Scanning electron microscope. The studies on Inorganic chemistry discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Electrochemistry, Cyclic voltammetry, Metal, Copper and Chloride. The research on Nickel discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Chromium.

It features studies on Aluminium, including topics such as Anodizing.

  • Metallurgy (52.03%)
  • Plating (14.37%)
  • Corrosion (14.14%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A review of the electrodeposition of metal matrix composite coatings by inclusion of particles in a metal layer: an established and diversifying technology (219 citations)
  • Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) for production of anodised coatings on lightweight metal (Al, Mg, Ti) alloys (211 citations)
  • Effects of Alloying Elements in Anodizing of Aluminium (161 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Transactions of The Institute of Metal Finishing:

The journal papers focus on Metallurgy, Electrolyte, Inorganic chemistry, Corrosion and Nickel. The published papers facilitate discussions on Metallurgy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Electroplating, Coating and Plating. Aside from discussions in Electrolyte, the journal publications also deal with the subject of Chemical engineering which intersects with Anodizing disciplines.

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

  • Composite material
  • Organic chemistry
  • World War II

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Metallurgy, Composite material, Corrosion, Chemical engineering and Coating. The concepts on Metallurgy presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Copper plating and Contact angle. Composite material research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Scientific method and Work (thermodynamics).

While work presented in it provided substantial information on Corrosion, it also covered topics in Basis (universal algebra), Electroplating, Galvanization and Alloy, Magnesium alloy. The research on Chemical engineering tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Copolymer and Methylene. It holds forums on Coating that merges themes from other disciplines such as Polyaniline, Zinc, Ethyleneimine and Pigment migration.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Electro-codeposition and properties of Cu–Ni-MWCNTs composite coatings (3 citations)
  • Development of Al2O3-SiO2 based magnetic abrasive by sintering method and its performance on Ti-6Al-4V during magnetic abrasive finishing (2 citations)
  • Electrocatalytic properties of pulse plated Ni-W alloy coatings in alkaline electrolytes (2 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 Transactions of The Institute of Metal Finishing (based on the number of publications) are:

  • D. R. Gabe (98 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Frank C. Walsh (66 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • James Smith (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter Leisner (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Benedetto Bozzini (23 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Transactions of The Institute of Metal Finishing (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Loughborough University (68 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Manchester (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Southampton (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Aston University (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (28 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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, 14.89% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.00% 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 12.50% of all publications and 65.00% 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

  • Alternative tribological coatings to electrodeposited hard chromium: a critical review

    S. Wang;C. Ma;F. C. Walsh

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • Towards improved electroplating of metal-particle composite coatings

    F.C. Walsh;C. Larson

    (2020)
    55 Citations
  • Modelling and optimisation of magnetic abrasive finishing process based on a non-orthogonal array with ANN-GA approach

    S. Ahmad;R. M. Singari;R.S. Mishra

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Development of Al2O3-SiO2 based magnetic abrasive by sintering method and its performance on Ti-6Al-4V during magnetic abrasive finishing

    S. Ahmad;R. M. Singari;R.S. Mishra

    (2021)
    32 Citations
  • Electrodeposition of platinum on 3D-printed titanium mesh to produce tailored, high area anodes

    L. F. Arenas;N. Kaishubayeva;C. Ponce de León;F. C. Walsh

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • A virtuous cycle in materials engineering and surface finishing: design-print-image

    F. C. Walsh;L. F. Arenas;C. Ponce de León

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Nickel-coated 3D-printed titanium electrodes for electrochemical flow reactors

    (2023)
    8 Citations
  • Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles coating on Ti-6Al-4V substrate using plasma spray method

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • The continued development of multilayered and compositionally modulated electrodeposits

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Simulation research on the laser electrochemical compound deposition process based on electric coupling with temperature and flow field

    (2021)
    3 Citations

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