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Established in 1835 by François Arago, a French mathematician, physicist and astronomer, the Comptes Rendus de l’Académie des sciences have a rich and prestigious history, and I am very pleased to give you an update on the recent developments that have occurred recently with the Comptes Rendus Chimie. We still aim at covering the diverse aspects of chemistry, also at the frontiers with other disciplines, by publishing original research and accounts (short reviews and historic chronicles). Notes (preliminary communications) typically describe novel and important results, while full papers should provide a detailed account of new results. In all cases, the work should be of high general interest or outstanding specialized interest. Short reviews focusing on the author(s) research but placed in the context of the most recent advances in the field are most welcome. Furthermore, thematic issues coordinated by one or many guest editor(s) (upon invitation or spontaneous suggestions) are particularly attractive because they facilitate gaining an updated overview on rapidly expanding areas. We are most grateful to our authors and guest editors because they are responsible for the success of this journal and its increasing visibility.
Since 1 January 2020, Comptes Rendus Chimie have been fully Open Access online worldwide, with no fee for authors nor readers (“diamond model”) and this major development has been very well received by our authors and readers.
Three such thematic issues covering very diversified fields, have been published in 2022. These were, in chronological order:
- Microcrystalline pathologies: Clinical issues and nanochemistry (Guest editors: Dominique Bazin, Michel Daudon, Vincent Frochot, Emmanuel Letavernier, Jean-Philippe Haymann)
- Sustainable Biomass Resources for Environmental, Agronomic, Biomaterials and Energy Applications. Part 3 (Guest editors: Mejdi Jeguirim, Salah Jellali, Besma Khiari)
- Active site engineering in nanostructured materials for energy, health and environment (Guest editors: Ioana Fechete, Doina Lutic)
Only submissions considered by the Editorial office to potentially meet the criteria given above are sent out to referees. We are fully aware that this policy can generate frustrations, but this is the only way to proceed given the number of submissions received by the Editorial Office. We all know how essential it is for a journal to be able to rely on high-level scientific referees with an ethic that lives up to their task and we also know that these colleagues are being increasingly solicited. We sincerely thank them for their contribution to the success of Comptes Rendus Chimie and we are particularly grateful to our 15 most active referees listed in Table 1.
Our 15 most active referees in 2022
| Pierre Grandclaudon (ENSC Lille, France) |
| Doina Lutic (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania) |
| Rima Merkache (Université de Strasbourg, France) |
| Adriana Urda (University of Bucharest, Romania) |
| Maria Harja (Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Romania) |
| Salah Jellali (Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman) |
| Vincent Rogé (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg) |
| Elise Bouderlique (Sorbonne Université & Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France) |
| Monika Jain (Banda University of Agriculture & Technology, Banda, India) |
| Ioan-Cezar Marcu (University of Bucharest, Romania) |
| Saliha Haddoum (Ecole Nationale Polytechnique Alger, Algeria) |
| Ralph Puchta (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany) |
| Vasile Hulea (Université Montpellier, France) |
| Besma Khiari (National School of Engineers of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia) |
| Nawel Outili (University of Constantine 3, Algeria) |
The 20 articles (published since 1 January 2020) most viewed in 2022
| Title | Authors |
|---|---|
| Huiles essentielles et chiralité moléculaire | Louisa Aribi-Zouioueche, Françoise Couic-Marinier |
| Scanning electron microscopy—a powerful imaging technique for the clinician | D. Bazin, E. Bouderlique, M. Daudon, V. Frochot, J.-P. Haymann, E. Letavernier, F. Tielens, R. Weil |
| Whitlockite structures in kidney stones indicate infectious origin: a scanning electron microscopy and Synchrotron Radiation investigation | D. Bazin, R. J. Papoular, E. Elkaim, R. Weil, D. Thiaudière, C. Pisapia, B. Ménez, N. S. Hwang, F. Tielens, M. Livrozet, E. Bouderlique, J.-P. Haymann, E. Letavernier, L. Hennet, V. Frochot, M. Daudon |
| Cystinuria and cystinosis are usually related to L-cystine: is this really the case for cystinosis? A physicochemical investigation at micrometre and nanometre scale | D. Bazin, M. Rabant, J. Mathurin, M. Petay, A. Deniset-Besseau, A. Dazzi, Y. Su, E. P. Hessou, F. Tielens, F. Borondics, M. Livrozet, E. Bouderlique, J.-P. Haymann, E. Letavernier, V. Frochot, M. Daudon |
| Les noms des éléments nous racontent leur histoire | Pierre Avenas |
| Foreword to Sustainable Biomass Resources for Environmental, Agronomic, Biomaterials and Energy Applications 2 | Mejdi Jeguirim, Salah Jellali, Besma Khiari |
| Pathologies related to abnormal deposits in dermatology: a physico-chemical approach | H. Colboc, P. Moguelet, E. Letavernier, V. Frochot, J.-F. Bernaudin, R. Weil, S. Rouzière, P. Senet, C. Bachmeyer, N. Laporte, I. Lucas, V. Descamps, R. Amode, F. Brunet-Possenti, N. Kluger, L. Deschamps, A. Dubois, S. Reguer, A. Somogyi, K. Medjoubi, M. Refregiers, M. Daudon, D. Bazin |
| Urinary tract infection inducing stones: some clinical and chemical data | M. Daudon, M. Petay, S. Vimont, A. Deniset, F. Tielens, J.-P. Haymann, E. Letavernier, V. Frochot, D. Bazin |
| XANES spectroscopy for the clinician | D. Bazin, S. Reguer, D. Vantelon, J.-P. Haymann, E. Letavernier, V. Frochot, M. Daudon, E. Esteve, H. Colboc |
| The influence of particle(s) size, shape and distribution on cake filtration mechanics—a short review | S. S. Haramkar, G. N. Thombre, S. V. Jadhav, B. N. Thorat |
| The crucial contribution of X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy in medicine | D. Bazin, E. Foy, S. Reguer, S. Rouzière, B. Fayard, H. Colboc, J.-P. Haymann, M. Daudon, C. Mocuta |
| Randall’s plaque as the origin of idiopathic calcium oxalate stone formation: an update | E. Van de Perre, D. Bazin, V. Estrade, E. Bouderlique, K. M. Wissing, M. Daudon, E. Letavernier |
| Investigations on potential Tunisian biomasses energetic valorization: thermogravimetric characterization and kinetic degradation analysis | J. Mabrouki, M. A. Abbassi, B. Khiari, S. Jellali, M. Jeguirim |
| Théorie cinétique de l’équilibre chimique | Mathieu Lazerges, Sylvain Marque |
| Investigations on lignite use for lead removal from aqueous solutions under static and dynamic conditions: adsorption properties and mechanism exploration | A. Mlayah, S. Jellali, A. A. Azzaz, M. Jeguirim, H. Sellalmi, N. Hamdi |
| Medullary sponge kidney: what kind of stones? | M. Daudon, V. Frochot, D. Bazin, J.-P. Haymann, E. Letavernier |
| Inflammation plays a critical role in 2,8-dihydroxyadenine nephropathy | E. Bouderlique, E. Tang, J. Perez, H.-K. Ea, F. Renaudin, A. Coudert, S. Vandermeersch, D. Bazin, J.-P. Haymann, C. Saint-Jacques, V. Frochot, M. Daudon, E. Letavernier |
| Les scénarios énergétiques à l’épreuve du stockage des énergies intermittentes | Marc Fontecave, Dominique Grand |
| Pharmaceutical pollutants adsorption onto activated carbon: isotherm, kinetic investigations and DFT modeling approaches | M. Kebir, R. Bourzami, N. Nasrallah, S. E. I. Lebouachera, F. Dergal, R. Ladji, M. Trari, H. Ben Harharah, A. El Jery, A. A. Azzaz, L. Khezami |
| Editorial January 2022 for Comptes Rendus Chimie | Pierre Braunstein |
The 20 articles (published since 1 January 2020) most downloaded in 2022
The Académie des sciences has signed “The Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA)” which recognizes the need to improve the evaluation criteria applied to researchers as well as to their scientific production. Therefore, rather than emphasizing the Impact Factor of our journal, I prefer to highlight the quality and diversity of the contributions published in Comptes Rendus Chimie, as documented by the international awareness they have generated, with most views originating from the USA, France, China and India. The 20 most viewed and downloaded articles in 2022 are listed in Tables 2 and 3, respectively.
The most cited articles in 2022 are listed in Table 4.
The 15 articles (all years) with the most citations in 2022
We wish to congratulate our authors for their success and are proud to contribute enhancing the visibility of their work through a fully Open Access worldwide journal!
Of course, our authors, guest editors and referees are responsible for the success of this journal and its increasing visibility and we are most grateful to them for their commitment.
Finally, I would like to warmly thank the members of the editorial board of Comptes Rendus Chimie, the editorial and production staff, in particular Julien Desmarets (scientific secretary), for their support and cooperation.
The continuing success of Comptes Rendus Chimie depends on you! We welcome any suggestion you may have to help us meet your expectations!
I wish you all a happy, scientifically most rewarding and successful New Year and look forward to receiving your manuscripts!
Pierre Braunstein
Editor-in-Chief
Strasbourg
braunstein@unistra.fr