| Journals | Logical conjunction | M1 (background) | M2 (statement) | M3 (result) | M4 (conclusion) | Total |
| Progress in Polymer Science | First | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Second/Then/Next | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Finally | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| However | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Chemical Industry and Engineering Progress | First | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Second/Then/Next | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Finally | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| However | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |