Prof. Dr. Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli appointed Editor of Carbohydrate Polymers Effective June 1st, 2010, Prof. Muzzarelli has been appointed Editor of the international journal Carbohydrate Polymers, Elsevier, Oxford, devoted to the scientific and technological aspects of industrially important polysaccharides. Since 1987 he is a member of the Scientific Editorial Board of the journal, actively engaged in the reviewing process of submitted manuscripts. As can be seen in other parts of this site, Prof. Muzzarelli has also published a number of original articles in this journal. The importance of the journal has increased progressively over the years (see table below), the published articles on chitin and chitosan being today the majority. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Impact factors for 2010 released in June 2011 The Journal Citation Reports® 2010, published by Thomson Reuters, have just been released. The details of the 2009 Impact Factor for Carbohydrate Polymers in the category: Chemistry, Applied are as follows: Journal Title ISSN Total Cites Impact Factor A significant step forward IF 2010 3.463 Carbohydrate Polymers 2009 IF 2009 9,730 3.167 2008 IF 2008 7,471 2.644 The Journal Impact Factor, published by Thomson Reuters, is a measure of the frequency with which the average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year. For example, the 2009 Impact Factor is citations received in 2009 to all articles published in 2008 and 2007, divided by the number of "source items" published in 2008 and 2007.   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH IMPACT OF REVIEW ARTICLES BY MUZZARELLI According to Scopus database, at this date (30 June 2011) for the name Muzzarelli, R.A.A. the "h index" is as high as 21, with 137 Documents, 1928 References and 3151 articles that cite Muzzarelli's works [Additional data appear also under the same name with different punctuation or full first name]. Moreover, the most recently published article so far (30 June 2011) has received 91 citations, no matter the short lapse of time since publication: Muzzarelli, R.A.A. Chitins and chitosans for the repair of wounded skin, nerve, cartilage and bone. Carbohydrate Polymers, 76 (2009) 167-182. The highest number of citations (530) at the same date has been received by the earlier 67-page review article: Kumar, M.N.V.R. Muzzarelli, R.A.A., Muzzarelli, C., Sashiwa, H., Domb, A.J.. Chitosan Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Perspectives. Chemical Reviews, 104, 6017-6084 (2004).