An increasing number of academic journals published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) have gained international recognition, according to a new report.

The 2023 Journal Citation Reports, released by global analytics firm Clarivate on June 20, highlighted 22 academic journals published by SJTU. The reports evaluate the performance of academic journals in the natural and social sciences sector.

22 academic journals from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University have been included in the Journal Citation Reports, compiled by Clarivate. [Photo/eastday.com]

Among the 22 journals from SJTU included in the reports, 20 earned an impact factor, three more than the previous year. The impact factor is a measure of the frequency with which the average article in the journal has been cited in a particular year or period. 

According to the reports, Nano-Micro Letters, an academic journal published by SJTU, has entered the top 100 journals in the world, while four other journals have entered the top 500. 

Nano-Micro Letters, focusing on the interdisciplinary field of nano-materials, has achieved a record high impact factor of 31.6, ranking 59th in the world. 

The Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science remained the top-ranking journal in the field of ship and ocean engineering, with an impact factor of 13.0.

In addition, Molecular Horticulture, also published by the SJTU, had an impact factor of 10.6, leading in the horticulture discipline. 

Superconductivity, the world's first open-access journal dedicated to the field of superconductivity, has received its first impact factor of 5.6. 

The SJTU's journals on medical engineering have also performed remarkably well.

Translational Neurodegeneration, the first open-access English journal in the world to focus on translational neurodegenerative disease research, had an impact factor of 10.8, climbing to 13th place among 310 neuroscience journals worldwide.

Translational Research earned an impact factor of 6.4, placing it among the top three in the medical laboratory technology field.

Since drafting its first journal development program for the university's 14th Five-Year Plan, SJTU has published an increasing number of internationally acclaimed academic journals. 

Supported by its top-notch disciplines, the university aims to build a world-class academic journal cluster.

Source: eastday.com