# Additive Manufacturing and Chemical Engineering: Looking for Synergies from a Bibliometric Study
## 3 Results and Discussion
### Bibliometric Performance Analysis
#### 3.1.3 Distribution of Output in Subject Categories and Journals
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**Source** & **2023 SJR** & **2023 IF** & **2023 JCI** & **Publications** & **Contribution (\%)** \\ \hline Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering & 0.167 & - & - & 447 & 11.89 \\ Applied Sciences & 0.508 & 2.5 & 0.56 & 402 & 10.69 \\ Ceramics International & 0.938 & 5.1 & 1.27 & 178 & 4.73 \\ Powder Technology & 0.970 & 4.5 & 0.78 & 130 & 3.46 \\ International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer & 1.224 & 5.0 & 1.23 & 114 & 3.03 \\ Annual Technical Conference ANTEC & 0.107 & - & - & 89 & 2.37 \\ Conference Proceedings & 0.449 & 2.4 & 0.74 & 70 & 1.86 \\ Crystals & 1.769 & 8.2 & 1.70 & 69 & 1.83 \\ Biofabrication & 1.897 & 7.4 & 1.66 & 58 & 1.54 \\ Corrosion Science & 0.893 & 4.3 & 0.83 & 57 & 1.52 \\ Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology & 0.811 & 4.2 & 0.71 & 52 & 1.38 \\ Macromolecular Materials and Engineering & 0.982 & 4.4 & 0.90 & 47 & 1.25 \\ ACS Applied Polymer Materials & 0.798 & 4.4 & 0.74 & 44 & 1.17 \\ Nanomaterials & 0.525 & 2.8 & 0.44 & 40 & 1.06 \\ \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 8: The top 14 most popular scientific sources (at least 40 documents). The most productive source was not a scientific journal: _Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering_ publishes the latest developments in mechanical engineering reported in proceedings and post-proceedings and it is managed by the publishing company Springer. It is noteworthy that another source included in Table 8 was not a journal. The _Annual Technical Conference ANTEC Conference Proceedings_ was the sixth most productive source, with 89 documents. These proceedings are compiled on an annual basis from a conference organized by the American Society of Plastics Engineers and showcase the latest advances in industrial, laboratory, and academic work focused on plastics and polymer science. With regard to the second most prolific source in the ranking, _Applied Sciences_ is a multidisciplinary journal that encompasses a range of disciplines within the applied natural sciences, engineering, and technology. Its SJR and JIF values were 0.508 and 2.5, respectively, while its JCI was equal to 0.56, indicating that the journal's performance was below the average. The next most frequently occurring journal was _Ceramics International_, with 178 documents, representing 4.73% of the total. This publication is dedicated to the scientific and technological aspects of ceramic materials, encompassing their design, synthesis, characterization, and applications in diverse fields. Its SJR was 0.938, the JIF was 5.1, and the JCI was 1.27, indicating that the journal has an impact above the average performance. The third most prolific journal was _Pounder Technology_, with 130 documents, representing 3.46% of the total production. This publication focuses on the study and application of powders and particles, including their processing, handling, and characterization methods. Its SJR was 0.970, the JIF was 4.5, and the JCI was 0.78, indicating that the performance was below average. Indeed, most of the journals included in the ranking demonstrated under-average performance, with only four journals exhibiting JCI values above 1.0. These include the previously mentioned _Ceramics International_, which occupies the third position in the ranking, and the _International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer_, which ranks fifth with 114 documents (JCI equal to 1.23). Additionally, _Biofabrication_ holds the eighth position with 69 documents (JCI equal to 1.70), and _Corrosion Science_ is ranked ninth with 58 documents (JCI equal to 1.66). Two of the journals under consideration provided insights into two pertinent applications of additive manufacturing. On the one hand, the _International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer_ addresses theoretical, computational, and experimental research related to heat and mass transfer, with a particular focus on developing a fundamental understanding of these transfer processes and their application to engineering problems.