Carbohydrate Research

Aims & Scope

Carbohydrate Research publishes reports of original research in the following areas of carbohydrate science: action of enzymes, analytical chemistry, biochemistry (biosynthesis, degradation, structural and functional biochemistry, conformation, molecular recognition, enzyme mechanisms, carbohydrate-processing enzymes, including glycosidases and glycosyltransferases), chemical synthesis, isolation of natural products, physicochemical studies, reactions and their mechanisms, the study of structures and stereochemistry, and technological aspects.

Papers on polysaccharides should have a "molecular" component; that is a paper on new or modified polysaccharides should include structural information and characterization in addition to the usual studies of rheological properties and the like.

A paper on a new, naturally occurring polysaccharide should include structural information, defining monosaccharide components and linkage sequence.

Papers devoted wholly or partly to X-ray crystallographic studies, or to computational aspects (molecular mechanics or molecular orbital calculations, simulations via molecular dynamics), will be considered if they meet certain criteria.

For computational papers the requirements are that the methods used be specified in sufficient detail to permit replication of the results, and that the conclusions be shown to have relevance to experimental observations - the authors' own data or data from the literature.

Specific directions for the presentation of X-ray data are given below under Results and "discussion".

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.5
2024	2.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.423

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	153

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13287

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1246

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Chemistry and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A simple and rapid method for the permethylation of carbohydrates

  Citation: 3193

  Authors: Ionel, Francisc

• A simple and rapid preparation of alditol acetates for monosaccharide analysis

  Citation: 1650

  Authors: Anthony B., Philip J., Robert J., Bruce A.

• Preparation and antibacterial activity of chitosan nanoparticles

  Citation: 1445

  Authors: Lifeng, Zirong, Xia, Caihong, Xiangfei

• A method for the analysis of sugars in plant cell-wall polysaccharides by gas-liquid chromatography

  Citation: 1381

  Authors: Peter, Donald J., Patricia D., Arthur

• The structure, function, and biosynthesis of plant cell wall pectic polysaccharides

  Citation: 1315

  Authors: Kerry Hosmer, Debra

• Crystalline structure analysis of cellulose treated with sodium hydroxide and carbon dioxide by means of X-ray diffraction and FTIR spectroscopy

  Citation: 1144

  Authors: Sang Youn, Dong Il, Younsook, Hwan Chul, Hak Yong, Yong Sik, Won Ho, Ji Ho

• Short-range structure in (partially) crystalline potato starch determined with attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transform IR spectroscopy

  Citation: 1038

  Authors: Jeroen J.G., Hubertus, Dick, Johannes F.G.

• Loss of crystalline and molecular order during starch gelatinisation: origin of the enthalpic transition

  Citation: 1002

  Authors: David, Michael J.

• The roles of amylose and amylopectin in the gelation and retrogradation of starch

  Citation: 928

  Authors: Mervyn J., Victor J., Paul D., Stephen G.

• FTIR analysis of cellulose treated with sodium hydroxide and carbon dioxide

  Citation: 841

  Authors: Sang Youn, Dong Il, Younsook, Gon

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