C
Journal Analysis
TABLE C-1 List of Journals Examined for Publications and Citations According to Area of Mechanical Engineering
|
2006 Impact Factora |
Journal Country |
GENERAL |
|
|
ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics |
0.943 |
US |
ACOUSTICS AND DYNAMICS |
|
|
ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics |
0.565 |
US |
Journal of Sound and Vibration |
0.884 |
US |
ASA Journal of the Acoustical Society |
1.433 |
US |
Journal of Fluids and Structures |
0.674 |
UK |
BIOENGINEERING |
|
|
Journal of Biomechanics |
2.542 |
UK |
ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering |
1.309 |
US |
Biorheology |
2.651 |
Netherlands |
Annals of Biomedical Engineering |
2.276 |
Netherlands |
Biomaterials |
5.196 |
UK |
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research (A-2.497; B-1.778) |
3.652 |
US |
IEEE Transactions of Biomedical Engineering |
2.302 |
US |
Journal of Orthopaedic Research |
2.784 |
UK |
COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS |
|
|
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering |
2.015 |
Netherlands |
Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering |
0.800 |
UK |
Computers and Structures |
0.846 |
UK |
Computers and Fluids |
1.468 |
UK |
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering |
1.497 |
UK |
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids |
0.870 |
UK |
Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering |
0.518 |
UK |
DESIGN/CAD |
|
|
ASME Journal of Mechanical Design |
1.252 |
US |
ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering |
0.531 |
US |
Research in Engineering Design |
0.667 |
Germany |
Design Studies |
N/A |
UK |
Engineering Optimization |
0.557 |
UK |
Journal of Engineering Design |
0.955 |
UK |
Computer Aided Design |
1.446 |
UK |
DYNAMIC SYSTEMS AND CONTROLS |
|
|
Automatica |
2.273 |
US |
ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control |
0.658 |
US |
Control Engineering Practice |
0.797 |
UK |
IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics |
0.979 |
US |
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology |
1.211 |
US |
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control |
2.772 |
US |
IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation |
0.652 |
US |
ENERGY SYSTEMS |
|
|
Solar Energy |
1.431 |
US |
ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering |
0.421 |
US |
Journal of Power Sources |
3.521 |
Netherlands |
ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology |
0.370 |
US |
Nuclear Engineering and Design |
0.461 |
Switzerland |
Nuclear Technology |
0.537 |
US |
Nuclear Science and Engineering |
0.578 |
US |
MANUFACTURING/CAM |
|
|
ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering |
0.536 |
US |
IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging |
1.443 |
US |
International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture |
1.184 |
UK |
Journal of Manufacturing Systems (SME) |
0.150 |
US |
IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies |
0.816 |
US |
MECHANICS OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS |
|
|
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids |
3.609 |
US |
Mechanics of Materials |
2.106 |
Netherlands |
Advanced Materials |
7.896 |
US |
ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology |
|
US |
TABLE C-2 U.S. Journal Article Contributionsa
|
1999 |
2003 |
2005 |
||||||
Total articles |
U.S. author address |
% U.S. |
Total articles |
U.S. author address |
% U.S. |
Total articles |
U.S. author address |
% U.S. |
|
GENERAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics |
157 |
66 |
42 |
127 |
65 |
51 |
129 |
74 |
57 |
ACOUSTICS AND DYNAMICS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics |
79 |
29 |
37 |
71 |
34 |
48 |
70 |
40 |
57 |
Journal of Sound and Vibration |
522 |
113 |
22 |
756 |
136 |
18 |
663 |
177 |
27 |
ASA Journal of the Acoustical Society |
670 |
340 |
51 |
556 |
310 |
56 |
688 |
359 |
52 |
Journal of Fluids and Structures |
55 |
14 |
25 |
118 |
36 |
31 |
107 |
28 |
26 |
Area Average |
|
|
34 |
|
|
38 |
|
|
41 |
BIOENGINEERING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Journal of Biomechanics |
171 |
65 |
38 |
217 |
96 |
44 |
269 |
125 |
46 |
ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering |
89 |
70 |
79 |
112 |
71 |
63 |
144 |
101 |
70 |
Biorheology |
24 |
7 |
29 |
22 |
10 |
45 |
22 |
10 |
45 |
Annals of Biomedical Engineering |
79 |
62 |
78 |
134 |
89 |
66 |
166 |
115 |
69 |
Biomaterials |
261 |
76 |
29 |
260 |
55 |
21 |
260 |
51 |
20 |
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research |
353 |
151 |
43 |
511 |
207 |
41 |
502 |
184 |
37 |
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering |
172 |
89 |
52 |
137 |
61 |
45 |
244 |
124 |
51 |
Journal of Orthopaedic Research |
129 |
85 |
66 |
155 |
87 |
56 |
195 |
101 |
52 |
Area Average |
|
|
52 |
|
|
48 |
|
|
49 |
|
1999 |
2003 |
2005 |
||||||
Total articles |
U.S. author address |
% U.S. |
Total articles |
U.S. author address |
% U.S. |
Total articles |
U.S. author address |
% U.S. |
|
COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering |
297 |
100 |
34 |
233 |
66 |
28 |
241 |
78 |
32 |
Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering |
8 |
4 |
50 |
3 |
2 |
67 |
8 |
3 |
38 |
Computers and Structures |
193 |
32 |
17 |
235 |
48 |
20 |
208 |
42 |
20 |
Computers and Fluids |
39 |
17 |
44 |
44 |
14 |
32 |
55 |
15 |
27 |
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering |
275 |
86 |
31 |
296 |
103 |
35 |
266 |
82 |
31 |
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids |
178 |
42 |
24 |
192 |
44 |
23 |
238 |
53 |
22 |
Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering |
83 |
17 |
20 |
81 |
16 |
20 |
64 |
16 |
25 |
Area Average |
|
|
31 |
|
|
32 |
|
|
28 |
DESIGN/CAD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASME Journal of Mechanical Design |
95 |
50 |
53 |
102 |
50 |
49 |
150 |
78 |
52 |
ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering |
— |
— |
— |
44 |
25 |
57 |
45 |
20 |
44 |
Computer-Aided Design |
66 |
28 |
42 |
106 |
30 |
28 |
112 |
32 |
29 |
Research in Engineering Design |
17 |
11 |
65 |
20 |
6 |
30 |
15 |
7 |
47 |
Design Studies |
31 |
6 |
19 |
30 |
7 |
23 |
27 |
6 |
22 |
Engineering Optimization |
41 |
16 |
39 |
42 |
6 |
14 |
48 |
10 |
21 |
Area Average |
|
|
44 |
|
|
34 |
|
|
36 |
|
1999 |
2003 |
2005 |
||||||
Total articles |
U.S. author address |
% U.S. |
Total articles |
U.S. author address |
% U.S. |
Total articles |
U.S. author address |
% U.S. |
|
DYNAMIC SYSTEMS AND CONTROLS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Automatica (IFAC Journal) |
191 |
52 |
27 |
216 |
63 |
29 |
223 |
52 |
23 |
ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control |
113 |
57 |
50 |
96 |
44 |
46 |
84 |
44 |
52 |
Control Engineering Practice |
131 |
9 |
7 |
128 |
25 |
20 |
130 |
14 |
11 |
IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics |
44 |
19 |
43 |
54 |
24 |
44 |
82 |
30 |
37 |
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology |
74 |
36 |
49 |
95 |
40 |
42 |
116 |
56 |
48 |
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control |
364 |
143 |
39 |
307 |
136 |
44 |
264 |
96 |
36 |
IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation |
106 |
52 |
49 |
97 |
43 |
44 |
163 |
72 |
44 |
Area Average |
|
|
38 |
|
|
39 |
|
|
36 |
ENERGY SYSTEMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Solar Energy |
107 |
7 |
7 |
98 |
13 |
13 |
153 |
16 |
10 |
ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering |
33 |
12 |
36 |
76 |
54 |
71 |
77 |
33 |
43 |
Journal of Power Sources |
391 |
72 |
18 |
591 |
167 |
28 |
710 |
144 |
20 |
ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology |
45 |
34 |
76 |
39 |
17 |
44 |
41 |
22 |
54 |
Nuclear Engineering and Design |
208 |
37 |
18 |
173 |
14 |
8 |
191 |
23 |
12 |
Nuclear Technology |
114 |
38 |
33 |
111 |
38 |
34 |
114 |
42 |
37 |
Nuclear Science and Engineering |
80 |
37 |
46 |
80 |
29 |
36 |
87 |
41 |
47 |
Area Average |
|
|
33 |
|
|
34 |
|
|
32 |
|
1999 |
2003 |
2005 |
||||||
Total articles |
U.S. author address |
% U.S. |
Total articles |
U.S. author address |
% U.S. |
Total articles |
U.S. author address |
% U.S. |
|
MANUFACTURING/CAM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering |
106 |
70 |
66 |
99 |
70 |
71 |
103 |
63 |
61 |
IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging |
80 |
50 |
63 |
56 |
38 |
68 |
79 |
46 |
58 |
International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture |
117 |
32 |
27 |
161 |
40 |
25 |
174 |
36 |
21 |
Journal of Manufacturing Systems (SME) |
22 |
12 |
55 |
25 |
15 |
60 |
19 |
11 |
58 |
IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies |
74 |
37 |
50 |
84 |
53 |
63 |
101 |
59 |
58 |
Area Average |
|
|
52 |
|
|
57 |
|
|
51 |
MECHANICS OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids |
91 |
43 |
47 |
99 |
67 |
68 |
113 |
64 |
57 |
Mechanics of Materials |
55 |
27 |
49 |
78 |
44 |
56 |
83 |
35 |
42 |
Advanced Materials |
297 |
84 |
28 |
473 |
162 |
34 |
584 |
215 |
37 |
ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology |
72 |
44 |
61 |
58 |
27 |
47 |
60 |
34 |
57 |
Area Average |
|
|
46 |
|
|
51 |
|
|
48 |
|
1999 |
2003 |
2005 |
||||||
Total articles |
U.S. author address |
% U.S. |
Total articles |
U.S. author address |
% U.S. |
Total articles |
U.S. author address |
% U.S. |
|
MEMS-NANO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering |
71 |
11 |
15 |
154 |
32 |
21 |
353 |
106 |
30 |
IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems |
63 |
46 |
73 |
107 |
78 |
73 |
146 |
102 |
70 |
Area Average |
|
|
44 |
|
|
47 |
|
|
50 |
THERMAL SYSTEMS AND HEAT TRANSFER |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
International Journal of Heat and MassTransfer |
299 |
89 |
30 |
429 |
114 |
27 |
463 |
136 |
29 |
ASME Journal of Heat Transfer |
155 |
88 |
57 |
149 |
85 |
57 |
176 |
104 |
59 |
Combustion and Flame |
179 |
81 |
45 |
186 |
68 |
37 |
155 |
66 |
43 |
Journal of Electronic Packaging |
46 |
35 |
76 |
89 |
38 |
43 |
73 |
27 |
37 |
Physics of Fluids |
378 |
203 |
54 |
383 |
172 |
45 |
604 |
259 |
43 |
ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering |
119 |
38 |
32 |
128 |
59 |
46 |
140 |
56 |
40 |
Journal of Fluid Mechanics |
337 |
170 |
50 |
379 |
169 |
45 |
401 |
188 |
47 |
International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer |
117 |
25 |
21 |
114 |
12 |
11 |
147 |
22 |
15 |
Numerical Heat Transfer PART A and B (Impact Factor averaged) |
142 |
54 |
38 |
148 |
45 |
30 |
160 |
46 |
29 |
Experimental Heat Transfer |
22 |
5 |
23 |
17 |
5 |
29 |
19 |
4 |
21 |
Area Average |
|
|
43 |
|
|
37 |
|
|
36 |
|
1999 |
2003 |
2005 |
||||||
Total articles |
U.S. author address |
% U.S. |
Total articles |
U.S. author address |
% U.S. |
Total articles |
U.S. author address |
% U.S. |
|
TRIBOLOGY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASME Journal of Tribology |
138 |
56 |
41 |
108 |
52 |
48 |
110 |
47 |
43 |
Tribology Transactions |
120 |
57 |
48 |
78 |
37 |
47 |
71 |
26 |
37 |
Wear |
388 |
74 |
19 |
315 |
54 |
17 |
392 |
62 |
16 |
Tribology International |
80 |
8 |
10 |
123 |
20 |
16 |
122 |
31 |
25 |
Tribology Letters |
57 |
34 |
60 |
87 |
26 |
30 |
131 |
57 |
44 |
Area Average |
|
|
35 |
|
|
32 |
|
|
33 |
TOTAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING |
|
|
41 |
|
|
41 |
|
|
40 |
a See summary in Figure 3-3. |
TABLE C-3 U.S. Contributions to 50 Most-Cited Articles in Select Mechanical Engineering Journals