 his
month, in-cites talks with Mihai Popescu, Editor-in-Chief of
the Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials,
about his journal’s citation record. In March
2006, the Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced
Materials achieved the highest percent increase in total
citations in the field of Materials Science in
Essential Science Indicators .
The journal’s current record in this field includes 1,189
papers cited a total of 1,589 times to date. Founded in 1999,
the Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials
is published by Romania’s National National Institute of
Research and Development for Optoelectronics.
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Did you expect the Journal
of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials to become highly cited,
or is this surprising to you?
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“[The Journal's role is] to join together the specialists in materials and those working in optoelectronic applications.”
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I presumed the Journal would be highly cited, but for it
to have the highest increase like this was a surprise.
How would you account for the increased citation rate of the
Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials?
The Journal publishes hot papers in the amorphous field of
research (non-crystalline optoelectronic materials—chalcogenides).
Was there a change in policy or editorial direction that might account
for this?
We began publishing Proceedings, selected papers from focused
Workshops.
What historical factors have contributed to the success of the
Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials?
There are several contributing factors:
- Absence of a journal focused on amorphous chalcogenide
materials and devices;
- Organization of Workshops by Editor-in-Chief Prof. M. Popescu;
- Organization by Prof. M. Popescu of a European Centre of
Excellence and Application in Bruxelles;
- The foundation by M. Popescu of NACNOG Consortium
(North-Atlantic Consortium on Non-Oxide Glasses); and
- The appearance in 2003 of the Website "Forum of
Chalcogeniders"* with
dissemination of the Journal and other two electronic
journals in the field of materials science, supervised by M.
Popescu.
| Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials's
most-cited paper with 23 cites to date:
Lezal, D.,
"Chalcogenide glasses - survey and progress," J. Optoelectron Adv Mater. 5 (1):23-34, March 2003.
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Source:
Essential Science Indicators |
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Have there been specific developments in the fields served by the
Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials that may have
contributed?
The rapid development of amorphous chalcogenide field, such as CD
and DVD applications, as well as new effects discovered in
chalcogenides.
The discovery of memory materials (ovonic) that make possible the
creation of smart memories [view
images], which mimic the function of brain neuronal cells (2004, S.
R. Ovshinsky, USA).
What, in your view, is this journal’s main significance or
contribution in the field of Materials Science?
Contribution to amorphous materials (physics and applications)
focused on optoelectronic materials.
What role do you see for your journal in the next few years?
To join together the specialists in materials and those working
in optoelectronic applications. It seems this symbiosis is fruitful!
Journal of Optoelectronic and Advanced Materials
Mihai Popescu, Editor-in-Chief
National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics,
Romania, publisher
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