American Chemical Society (ACS) Bibliometric Report

Introduction

This report provides a comprehensive analytics report of the publisher American Chemical Society (ACS) including basic bibliometric information, citation data, impact metrics, top journals, publication keywords, etc., over recent years. The Crossref database (up to the end of 2021) processed by ScienceGate has been used for this report as the source of data.

American Chemical Society (ACS) has published 1783173 documents so far, receiving a total of 48631077 citations. These numbers are equal to 1.45% and 4.40% of the total documents and citations in the scientific community, respectively. American Chemical Society (ACS) has a score of 27.27 as a number of citations per document based on all recorded data. There are different types of documents published by American Chemical Society (ACS). In this regard, Journal Article, Chapter, Other, Book, Posted Content, Report, Monograph, and Book Series a with the total document number of 1711836, 32601, 7205, 1682, 29843, 1, 1, and 4 have the largest share, respectively. These numbers are equal to 96.00%, 1.83%, 0.40%, 0.09%, 1.67%, 0.00%, 0.00%, and 0.00% of the total documents published in American Chemical Society (ACS) so far, respectively. American Chemical Society (ACS) has been an active publisher from 1879-2021.

Basic Bibliometric Information

This section provides the bibliometrics data of American Chemical Society (ACS) over the last 11 years, including the number of published documents, total citations, citations per document, and scaled number of citations per document by year. Share of American Chemical Society (ACS) documents and citations among all published scientific documents are also presented here. American Chemical Society (ACS) has the highest annual number of publications in 2020, with 83086 published documents. Most annual citations are also received in 2010, with 2147198 citations. The highest citations per document’s scores, scaled by the number of years ahead, are associated with 2020, with scores of 1.11.

YearDocumentsCitationsCitations/DocumentsAverage Citations/DocumentsDocuments ShareCitations Share
201041571214719851.65134.69560.01170.0514
201143601220670950.61145.06110.01140.0545
201242757189922444.41904.93540.01060.0489
201344255179618040.58715.07340.01020.0476
201445830174840438.14985.45000.00980.0501
201544677155482734.80155.80030.00930.0490
201648930131612026.89805.37960.00940.0478
201754915113550720.67755.16940.00980.0496
20186201782649013.32684.44230.01050.0485
2019686344274526.22803.11400.01110.0438
202083086922951.11081.11080.01180.0272

Document Types

There are different types of documents published by publishers. In this section, the yearly publication data of American Chemical Society (ACS) are presented by document type, including Journal Articles, Chapters, Posted Contents, Books, Book Seriess, Reports, and Monographs.

The number of published documents by American Chemical Society (ACS) are 1711836, 32601, 29843, 1682, 4, 1, and 1 for Journal Articles, Chapters, Posted Contents, Books, Book Seriess, Reports, and Monographs, respectively. These numbers are equal to 1.87%, 0.21%, 3.64%, 0.19%, 0.13%, 0.00%, and 0.00% of the whole published Journal Articles, Chapters, Posted Contents, Books, Book Seriess, Reports, and Monographs in the database so far, respectively.

The number of received citations by Journal Articles, Chapters, Posted Contents, Books, Book Seriess, Reports, and Monographs of American Chemical Society (ACS) are 48445486, 163873, 2017, 19022, 233, 0, and 4, respectively. These numbers are equal to 4.59%, 1.02%, 1.25%, 0.25%, 3.18%, 0.00%, and 0.00% of the citations received by whole Journal Articles, Chapters, Posted Contents, Books, Book Seriess, Reports, and Monographs of the database so far, respectively.

The h-index value for published Journal Articles, Chapters, Posted Contents, Books, Book Seriess, Reports, and Monographs by American Chemical Society (ACS) are 1129, 90, 11, 60, 2, 0, and 1, respectively. The corresponding values for the whole data of the database are 3201, 588, 79, 793, 33, 253, and 760, respectively.

The g-index value for published Journal Articles, Chapters, Posted Contents, Books, Book Seriess, Reports, and Monographs by American Chemical Society (ACS) are 69, 16, 5, 12, 2, 0, and 1, respectively. The corresponding values for the whole data of the database are 129, 48, 14, 60, 10, 29, and 60, respectively.

The score of citations per document for published Journal Articles, Chapters, Posted Contents, Books, Book Seriess, Reports, and Monographs by American Chemical Society (ACS) are 28.300, 5.027, 0.068, 11.309, 58.250, 0.000, and 4.000, respectively. The corresponding values for the whole data of the database are 11.521, 1.016, 0.197, 8.593, 2.404, 1.416, and 9.566, respectively.

The highest number of annually published Journal Articles, Chapters, Posted Contents, Books, Book Seriess, Reports, and Monographs by American Chemical Society (ACS) are 65959, 583, 16375, 44, 1, 0, and 1, respectively. The corresponding year of maximum publication for Journal Articles, Chapters, Posted Contents, Books, Book Seriess, Reports, and Monographs are 2020, 2020, 2020, 2010, 2020, 2020, and 2020, respectively.

The highest number of annual received citations by Journal Articles, Chapters, Posted Contents, Books, Book Seriess, Reports, and Monographs published in American Chemical Society (ACS) are 2205168, 1477, 1029, 211, 0, 0, and 4, respectively. The corresponding years of maximum received citations for Journal Articles, Chapters, Posted Contents, Books, Book Seriess, Reports, and Monographs are 2011, 2012, 2020, 2010, 2020, 2020, and 2020, respectively.

The highest values of citations per number of document for Journal Articles, Chapters, Posted Contents, Books, Book Seriess, Reports, and Monographs published in American Chemical Society (ACS) are 52.35, 3.15, 0.22, 4.80, 0.00, 0.00, and 4.00, respectively. The corresponding years of maximum values of citations per document for Journal Articles, Chapters, Posted Contents, Books, Book Seriess, Reports, and Monographs are 2010, 2011, 2017, 2010, 2020, 0, and 2020, respectively.

Impact Metrics

Various metrics and indicators are used to evaluate the impact and quality of publishers and journals. Here, h-index, g-index, and i-index are selected as impact evaluation metrics of the publisher American Chemical Society (ACS).

H-index

H-index indicates the number of articles published by a journal/publisher, h, that have been cited at least h times. h5-index and h10-index are the h-index for papers of a publishers/journals published in the last 5 and 10 years, respectively. h-index, h10-index, and h5-index of the documents published by American Chemical Society (ACS), are 1129, 653, and 327, respectively. The corresponding values for the whole data of the database are 3269, 1489, and 795, respectively.

MetricAmerican Chemical Society (ACS)All Publishers
h-index11293269
h10-index6531489
h5-index327795

G-index

The g-index indicator is the first g papers of a publisher/journal (sorted by the highest to the lowest number of citations) that have cumulatively received at least g^2 citations. Again, g5-index and g10-index are the g-index for papers of a publishers/journals published in the last 5 and 10 years, respectively. G-index, g10-index, and g5-index of the documents published by American Chemical Society (ACS) are 69, 46, and 28, respectively. The corresponding values for the whole data of the database are 131, 80, and 55, respectively.

MetricAmerican Chemical Society (ACS)All Publishers
g-index69131
g10-index4680
g5-index2855

I-n index

I-n index shows the number of publications of a publisher/journal with at least n citations. Read another post here for more detailed information on different research impact metrics. It is to be noted that, i10-index, i25-index, i50-index, i100-index, i250-index, i500-index, i1000-index, i2500-index, i5000-index, and i10000-index of the documents published by American Chemical Society (ACS), are 895164, 521258, 249076, 90822, 18835, 5286, 1420, 242, 62, and 13, respectively. The corresponding values for the whole data of the database are 21796896, 10617845, 4822066, 1785083, 390499, 114230, 31648, 5505, 1423, and 355, respectively.

MetricAmerican Chemical Society (ACS)All Publishers
i10-index89516421796896
i25-index52125810617845
i50-index2490764822066
i100-index908221785083
i250-index18835390499
i500-index5286114230
i1000-index142031648
i2500-index2425505
i5000-index621423
i10000-index13355

Top Journals

This section provides the basic bibliometrics data of the American Chemical Society (ACS) top journals, including the number of published documents, total citations, and citations per document. Share of documents and citations of each journal among all published documents by American Chemical Society (ACS) is also presented here. In the following tag cloud chart, top journals are displayed based on the largest number of published documents.

The Top 5 journals of American Chemical Society (ACS) based on the number of published documents are Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical & Engineering News, Analytical Chemistry, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, and Biochemistry. The numbers of documents published so far by these top 5 journals are 202286, 161819, 126651, 93857, and 69375, respectively. These numbers are equal to 11.344%, 9.075%, 7.103%, 5.263%, and 3.891% of the total documents published by American Chemical Society (ACS) so far, respectively.

Concerning the number of received citations, the top 5 journals of American Chemical Society (ACS) are Journal of the American Chemical Society, Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, and Chemical Reviews. The total number of citations received so far by these top 5 journals are 202286, 69375, 126651, 93857, and 9274, respectively. These numbers are equal to 0.416%, 0.143%, 0.260%, 0.193%, and 0.019% of the total citations received by American Chemical Society (ACS) publications so far, respectively.

Regarding the number of citations received per document, the top 5 journals of American Chemical Society (ACS) are Chemical Reviews, Accounts of Chemical Research, Nano Letters, ACS Nano, and Chemistry of Materials. The numbers of citations received per published document so far by these top 5 journals are 237.498, 118.262, 84.561, 64.802, and 53.950, respectively.

Journal TitleDocumentsDocuments ShareCitationsCitations ShareCitations/DocumentsActive Years
Journal of the American Chemical Society2022860.113497935230.201448.41421879-2020
Chemical & Engineering News1618190.0907318400.00070.19681942-2015
Analytical Chemistry1266510.071024947650.051319.69791947-2020
The Journal of Organic Chemistry938570.052622837670.047024.33241936-2020
Biochemistry693750.038927312620.056239.36951962-2020
Inorganic Chemistry657880.036917669920.036326.85891962-2020
The Journal of Physical Chemistry523620.029415580770.032029.75591896-1996
Environmental Science & Technology521520.029219849310.040838.06051900-2020
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry508820.028514644350.030128.78101953-2020
Journal of Chemical Education505160.02831635890.00343.23841924-2020
Langmuir496220.027816606550.034133.46611985-2020
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C481050.027013016930.026827.05942006-2020
Macromolecules470930.026417749940.036537.69121968-2020
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B463340.026016832280.034636.32811997-2020
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces425870.023910328020.021224.25162008-2020
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research374570.02107844600.016120.94291987-2020
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A367530.02068228720.016922.38921997-2020
Organic Letters352130.019711636500.023933.04601999-2020
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry345140.019411127840.022932.24151959-2020
Organometallics295460.01667156440.014724.22131982-2020
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry288490.01621649870.00345.71901910-1970
Chemistry of Materials234500.013212651360.026053.95041989-2020
Energy & Fuels194400.01094084280.008421.00971987-2020
Nano Letters185100.010415652330.032284.56152001-2020
Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data182830.01032987200.006116.33871959-2020
ACS Nano173880.009811267840.023264.80242007-2020
Journal of Natural Products154870.00873463460.007122.36371979-2020
C&EN Global Enterprise137640.00773730.00000.02712015-2020
ACS Omega132530.0074408550.00083.08272016-2020
Crystal Growth & Design130380.00733005120.006223.04892000-2020
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters118900.00673152990.006526.51802009-2020
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering111020.00621623250.003314.62122012-2020
ACS Catalysis98340.00553358920.006934.15622010-2020
Chemical Reviews92740.005222025530.0453237.49761924-2020
Biomacromolecules92420.00524070000.008444.03812000-2020
Journal of Proteome Research90160.00512549170.005228.27382002-2020
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation78200.00442523080.005232.26452004-2020
Accounts of Chemical Research75180.00428890920.0183118.26181968-2020
Journal of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry74880.004271780.00010.95861909-1922
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling73920.00411556250.003221.05321975-2020
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry71780.00401518930.003121.16091990-2020
Chemical Research in Toxicology69600.00391950650.004028.02661988-2020
Bioconjugate Chemistry68760.00392126610.004430.92801990-2020
Molecular Pharmaceutics56090.00311404060.002925.03232003-2020
Organic Process Research & Development54760.0031758870.001613.85811997-2020
ACS Applied Energy Materials49290.0028188650.00043.82732017-2020
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Analytical Edition48800.0027438290.00098.98141929-1946
ACS Chemical Biology47430.0027951800.002020.06752006-2020
ACS Applied Nano Materials45200.0025150490.00033.32942017-2020
ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters35250.0020388430.000811.01932009-2020
ACS Chemical Neuroscience33260.0019381250.000811.46272009-2020
ACS Photonics32600.0018532860.001116.34542013-2020
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering31160.0017240300.00057.71182014-2020
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Process Design and Development29430.0017539060.001118.31671962-1986
ACS Macro Letters28740.0016628740.001321.87682011-2020
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals26720.0015634490.001323.74591962-1986
ACS Energy Letters26030.0015677420.001426.02462016-2020
ACS Applied Bio Materials25910.001548260.00011.86262018-2020
Chemical & Engineering News24410.001470.00000.00292020-2020
ACS Synthetic Biology24290.0014312070.000612.84772011-2020
ACS Sensors23760.0013234780.00059.88132015-2020
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Product Research and Development22830.0013305670.000613.38901962-1986
Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences18450.0010620340.001333.62281996-2004
ACS Applied Polymer Materials18070.001026150.00011.44712018-2020
Journal of Chemical Health and Safety16960.001018280.00001.07782006-2020
ACS Central Science16120.0009273340.000616.95662015-2020
ACS Applied Electronic Materials14890.000816310.00001.09542018-2020
ACS Infectious Diseases14460.000892510.00026.39762014-2020
Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry13930.0008336840.000724.18091999-2010
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry11170.000628830.00012.58102017-2020
Environmental Science & Technology Letters11000.0006165970.000315.08822013-2020
Journal of Chemical Documentation10730.000622790.00002.12401961-1974
ACS Combinatorial Science10150.0006131680.000312.97342010-2020
Chemical Health and Safety9220.00058630.00000.93601999-2005
ACS Materials Letters5560.000315300.00002.75182019-2020
ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science4150.00025860.00001.41202018-2020
ACS ES&T Water2990.0002110.00000.03682020-2020
ACS Food Science & Technology2780.000210.00000.00362020-2020
JACS Au2760.000210.00000.00362020-2020
ACS ES&T Engineering2160.000170.00000.03242020-2020
Accounts of Materials Research1870.000170.00000.03742020-2020
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Chemical & Engineering Data Series1250.000110350.00008.28001956-1958
ACS Agricultural Science & Technology1090.000100.00000.00002021-2020
Biotechnology Progress57040.00321328710.002723.29441985-2020
ACS Measurement Science Au460.000000.00000.00002021-2020
ACS Polymers Au460.000000.00000.00002021-2020
ACS Materials Au390.000000.00000.00002021-2020
ACS Organic & Inorganic Au350.000000.00000.00002021-2020
ACS Environmental Au260.000010.00000.03852021-2020
ACS Physical Chemistry Au260.000000.00000.00002021-2020
ACS Engineering Au240.000000.00000.00002021-2020
ACS Nanoscience Au240.000000.00000.00002021-2020
Product R&D230.00001480.00006.43481975-1975
ACS Bio & Med Chem Au200.000000.00000.00002021-2020
ACS Symposium Series – Chemistry, Texture, and Flavor of Soy30.000000.00000.00002010-2010

Top Keywords

The Most used keywords are of particular importance for reviewing a publisher. This section provides detailed information about basic bibliometrics data of top used keywords in American Chemical Society (ACS). The metrics used here are the number of documents, citations and citations per document. Share of documents and citations of each keyword among whole published documents is also presented here. In the following tag cloud chart, top keywords are displayed based on the largest number of published documents.

According to the number of published documents, the top 10 keywords of the publisher American Chemical Society (ACS) are mass spectrometry, x ray, kinetics of, molecular dynamics, electron transfer, magnetic resonance, solid state, self assembly, transition metal, and solar cells, respectively. The number of published documents in which the mentioned 10 keywords are used are, 15949, 13266, 10670, 9520, 8504, 8430, 8378, 7520, 7318, and 7183, respectively.

Based on the number of received citations, the top 10 keywords of the publisher American Chemical Society (ACS) are mass spectrometry, solar cells, metal organic, x ray, transition metal, carbon nanotubes, self assembly, electron transfer, high performance, and kinetics of, respectively. The number of citations received by the documents in which the mentioned 10 keywords are used are, 15949, 7183, 7127, 13266, 7318, 5351, 7520, 8504, 6663, and 10670, respectively.

Concerning the score of received citations per document, the top 10 keywords of the publisher American Chemical Society (ACS) are metal organic frameworks, gold nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, solar cells, visible light, graphene oxide, palladium catalyzed, carbon nanotube, metal organic, and cross coupling, respectively. The score of citations received per document in which the mentioned 10 keywords are used are, 69.098, 66.791, 64.820, 64.238, 64.043, 63.900, 61.307, 60.120, 58.033, and 55.975, respectively.

KeywordDocumentsDocuments ShareCitationsCitations ShareCitations/DocumentsActive YearsActive Years For All Data
mass spectrometry159490.10875178460.192632.46891945-20201945-2020
x ray132660.04253874130.097829.20351915-20201896-2020
kinetics of106700.09252899050.148927.17011907-20201889-2020
molecular dynamics95200.13442457220.196125.81111968-20201885-2020
electron transfer85040.23933037250.396135.71551950-20201927-2020
magnetic resonance84300.04642816080.098433.40551953-20201936-2020
solid state83780.08902627910.191731.36681930-20201795-2020
self assembly75200.19783217230.340442.78231969-20201940-2020
transition metal73180.13183555960.267948.59201955-20201951-2020
solar cells71830.08234614230.212264.23821976-20201930-2020
metal organic71270.20304136010.351658.03301941-20201941-2020
gas phase69490.18641896410.315427.29041916-20201916-2020
total synthesis69090.21452538820.496736.74661902-20201902-2020
ab initio67830.16062160540.275331.85231968-20201492-2020
high performance66630.04493014480.123045.24211939-20201922-2020
crystal structure66350.05602137620.115132.21731917-20201889-2020
density functional63710.17292214720.196934.76251983-20201967-2020
two dimensional63580.04032342190.088436.83851939-20201878-2020
nuclear magnetic resonance63100.11972071200.278232.82411954-20201942-2020
nuclear magnetic61250.13002027350.297833.09961954-20201930-2020
self assembled61230.19592721220.363644.44261975-20201972-2020
carbon dioxide59360.07382288230.153238.54831881-20201876-2020
aqueous solution58060.10482153690.218537.09421901-20201833-2020
in vitro57700.01141823040.021431.59511916-20201500-2020
derivatives of57170.10201242780.217521.73831879-20201829-2020
synthesis and characterization55840.10222253630.270440.35871931-20201931-2020
carbon nanotubes53510.07443468520.182364.82001993-20201970-2020
thin films53290.03551595210.077629.93451901-20201864-2020
liquid chromatography51600.05551957030.116237.92691956-20201954-2020
functional theory51560.16511321080.226925.62221983-20201903-2020
density functional theory50250.16731319190.231426.25251983-20201971-2020
amino acid48570.04281611380.064933.17641915-20201906-2020
theoretical study48350.13471243200.277325.71251926-20201872-2020
charge transfer48120.16101610300.309733.46431952-20201939-2020
aqueous solutions45930.11041553400.210733.82101894-20201813-2020
ionic liquids44360.16002414110.304954.42091951-20201948-2020
molecular structure44080.12471349940.248930.62481914-20201843-2020
amino acids43320.04991670010.099038.55061910-20201898-2020
room temperature42880.06071970150.165045.94571918-20201882-2020
electronic structure42830.10191342230.152331.33851933-20201921-2020
three dimensional42830.02171790040.058341.79411941-20201500-2020
palladium catalyzed40960.17552511150.503461.30741957-20201957-2020
low temperature40820.03911167680.086828.60561915-20201817-2020
hydrogen bonding40670.18471509130.356937.10671938-20201937-2020
quantum dots40400.08152057330.204350.92401990-20201899-2020
ionic liquid39460.12161401750.220735.52331970-20201949-2020
hydrolysis of38870.1098925140.160423.80091896-20201884-2020
visible light38630.08502473990.225464.04321932-20201898-2020
structure activity37380.18631380920.367036.94281953-20201952-2020
energy transfer37250.11741287200.207634.55571943-20201933-2020
organic framework37240.22261818010.349948.81871995-20201849-2020
core shell37130.12112032860.305954.74981982-20201970-2020
excited state36500.22121060950.354129.06711963-20201879-2020
molecular weight36350.05981295650.113535.64371898-20201864-2020
one pot36240.08891233300.236634.03151976-20201968-2020
gas chromatography35910.0763973340.142927.10501955-20201900-2020
nmr spectroscopy35220.14601100160.273131.23681958-20201956-2020
poly ethylene35120.15811412040.281840.20621958-20201955-2020
carbon nanotube34760.07962089760.184560.11971996-20201970-2020
graphene oxide34710.08162217960.218263.89972007-20202006-2020
highly efficient33450.09951863040.224255.69631969-20201897-2020
ring opening33280.18851107420.407333.27581934-20201934-2020
molecular dynamics simulations32270.1687892480.274027.65661978-20201976-2020
metal organic framework32260.22031616390.343650.10511995-20201970-2020
crystal structures32020.09221187880.178037.09811920-20201913-2020
high resolution31920.02231044070.048232.70901952-20201900-2020
free energy31490.1504877720.213027.87301901-20201899-2020
metal organic frameworks31420.22982171060.372469.09801998-20201998-2020
diels alder31330.15861104900.401435.26651935-20201935-2020
thin film31290.03101196150.091738.22791950-20201818-2020
high pressure31220.0407697380.074722.33761912-20201815-2020
solid phase31140.07901248770.174040.10181934-20201911-2020
gold nanoparticles31110.11942077880.312266.79141996-20201970-2020
structural characterization30990.14581019590.294832.90061958-20201937-2020
active site30840.1756918310.247029.77661957-20201951-2020
dynamics simulations30750.1748930130.277730.24811978-20201977-2020
near infrared30570.06101314420.149042.99711937-20201907-2020
time resolved30420.1072812300.193026.70281967-20201950-2020
lithium ion30390.06661481420.142048.74701936-20201923-2020
carbon monoxide30350.0972929810.178030.63621883-20201876-2020
metal complexes30180.12031360940.298145.09411949-20201939-2020
raman spectroscopy30000.08991224530.210840.81771952-20201935-2020
organic compounds29550.09551130100.216538.24371890-20201836-2020
optical properties28590.03721305540.114445.66421905-20201802-2020
high temperature28300.0213639650.048122.60251902-20201814-2020
cross coupling28110.15351573470.399655.97551962-20201955-2020
single molecule27440.13991101360.232340.13701967-20201917-2020
escherichia coli27120.0194839380.027530.95061950-20201902-2020
water soluble26810.09081179320.216643.98811909-20201833-2020
first principles26550.0705711550.109926.80041909-20201693-2020
fourier transform26030.0546818860.143631.45831969-20201900-2020
organic chemistry25830.2308354920.357113.74061884-20201837-2020
ethylene glycol25340.1221969420.253738.25651917-20201917-2020
insight into25320.0322563630.066222.26031928-20201746-2020
small molecule25170.1101754500.131529.97621959-20201948-2020

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