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Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health
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Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health

1873-9318

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11869

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 292 151 162 18

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 260
Documents by Best Scientists*: 248
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 12
SCIMAGO H-index: 75
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.791
Impact Factor: 2.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health?

Air quality index, Air pollution, Particulates, Environmental chemistry and Pollutant are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. Issues in Air quality index were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Environmental planning, Atmospheric sciences, Indoor air quality and Environmental protection. Topics in Atmospheric sciences explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Atmosphere, Wind speed, Climatology and Ozone.

The journal investigates Ozone research which frequently intersects with Nitrogen dioxide. The concepts on Air pollution presented in Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health can also apply to other research fields, including China, Pollution and Environmental health. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health explores topics in Environmental health which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Asthma and Public health.

Particulates research discussed connects with the study of Environmental engineering. The studies in Environmental chemistry featured incorporate elements of Benzene and Aerosol. Benzene research is the primary subject tackled in the journal with a focus on BTEX.

  • Air quality index (31.27%)
  • Air pollution (29.03%)
  • Particulates (24.44%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Update of WHO air quality guidelines (189 citations)
  • Exposure to particulate matter and adverse birth outcomes: a comprehensive review and meta-analysis (167 citations)
  • Long-term exposure to air pollution and the incidence of asthma: meta-analysis of cohort studies (164 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health:

The most cited articles generally zeroe in on subjects such as Air pollution, Air quality index, Particulates, Environmental health and Environmental engineering. Climatology, Meteorology, Ozone and Pollution are some topics wherein Air pollution research discussed in the published articles has an impact. While the primary focus in the most cited articles is Air quality index, they also dissect topics surrounding Indoor air quality and Stove as a whole.

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Anne Steinemann (26 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Alexandra Monteiro (16 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Célia Alves (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ana Isabel Miranda (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jonathan M. Samet (13 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Aveiro (38 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harvard University (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Melbourne (24 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (21 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 6.77% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.17% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.59% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.17% of all publications and 72.07% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Impact of lockdown on air quality in India during COVID-19 pandemic.

    Ramesh P. Singh;Akshansha Chauhan

    (2020)
    317 Citations
  • Climate comfort depending on different altitudes and land use in the urban areas in Kahramanmaras City

    Mehmet Cetin

    (2020)
    166 Citations
  • Fluctuations in environmental pollutants and air quality during the lockdown in the USA and China: two sides of COVID-19 pandemic.

    Awais Shakoor;Xiaoyong Chen;Taimoor Hassan Farooq;Umer Shahzad

    (2020)
    141 Citations
  • UK COVID-19 lockdown: 100 days of air pollution reduction?

    J.E. Higham;C. Acosta Ramírez;M.A. Green;A. P. Morse

    (2021)
    76 Citations
  • Temporal variability of atmospheric particulate-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) over central east India: sources and carcinogenic risk assessment.

    Balram Ambade;Amit Kumar;Ashwini Kumar;Lokesh K Sahu

    (2021)
    63 Citations
  • Calculation of comfortable thermal conditions for Mersin urban city planning in Turkey

    Senay Gungor;Mehmet Cetin;Fatih Adiguzel

    (2021)
    61 Citations
  • Inactivation times from 290 to 315 nm UVB in sunlight for SARS coronaviruses CoV and CoV-2 using OMI satellite data for the sunlit Earth.

    Jay Herman;Bryan Biegel;Liang Huang

    (2021)
    48 Citations
  • Seasonal variations of chemical composition of PM2.5 fraction in the urban area of Krakow, Poland: PMF source attribution

    L. Samek;Z. Stegowski;K. Styszko;L. Furman

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Pandemic products and volatile chemical emissions.

    Anne Steinemann;Anne Steinemann;Neda Nematollahi;Behzad Rismanchi;Nigel Goodman

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • Isolating the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on urban air quality in Canada.

    Rabab Mashayekhi;Radenko Pavlovic;Jacinthe Racine;Michael D Moran

    (2021)
    30 Citations

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