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Annals of Glaciology
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Annals of Glaciology

0260-3055

Published by: Cambridge University Press

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/annals-of-glaciology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 134 123 111 24
Environmental Sciences 342 33 43 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 168
Documents by Best Scientists*: 144
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 98
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.668
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Annals of Glaciology?

The aim of Annals of Glaciology is to expand the discussion of research in Glacier, Climatology, Geomorphology, Snow and Sea ice. The Glacier works featured in it incorporate elements from Glacier morphology, Glacial period and Hydrology. The journal focuses on Climatology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Climate change, Climate model, Arctic and Precipitation.

The study on Geomorphology presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Ice stream. The journal tackles studies in Ice shelf and the interrelated subject of Iceberg to gain insights into Ice stream. The journal holds forums on Snow that merges themes from other disciplines such as Atmospheric sciences and Remote sensing.

Research in Sea ice discussed is concerned with the study of Oceanography as a whole. Ice core, Antarctic ice sheet and Ice-sheet model are some topics wherein Ice sheet research discussed in Annals of Glaciology have an impact. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Antarctic sea ice, apply to Drift ice as well.

  • Glacier (25.93%)
  • Climatology (23.88%)
  • Geomorphology (22.15%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Nimbus-7 SMMR Derived Global Snow Cover Parameters (529 citations)
  • The new remote-sensing-derived Swiss glacier inventory: I. Methods (322 citations)
  • Application of inventory data for estimating characteristics of and regional climate-change effects on mountain glaciers: a pilot study with the European Alps (301 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Annals of Glaciology:

The published papers generally zeroe in on subjects such as Glacier, Climatology, Geomorphology, Snow and Ice sheet. In addition to Glacier research, the journal papers aim to explore topics under Glacier morphology, Glacial period, Climate change and Precipitation. Hydrology, Atmospheric sciences and Remote sensing are some topics wherein Snow research discussed in the journal articles has an impact.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Thermodynamics
  • Optics
  • Climate change

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Annals of Glaciology mostly deals with topics like Drilling, Drill, Borehole, Ice core and Petrology. It addresses concerns in Borehole which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Glacier, Antifreeze and Ice sheet. The Glacier study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Head (vessel).

Topics in Ice sheet explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Glacier morphology and Geophysics. It focuses on Ice core but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Glacial period, Paleontology, Geomorphology and Paleoclimatology. Annals of Glaciology facilitates discussions on Geomorphology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Elevation, Accumulation zone, Ice stream and Water ice.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Scientific access into Mercer Subglacial Lake: scientific objectives, drilling operations and initial observations (4 citations)
  • Antarctic subglacial drilling rig: Part IV. Electrical and electronic control system (4 citations)
  • Ice drilling on Skytrain Ice Rise and Sherman Island, Antarctica (3 citations)

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 Annals of Glaciology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Richard B. Alley (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Paul Andrew Mayewski (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert Mulvaney (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Robert Bindschadler (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lonnie G. Thompson (31 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 Annals of Glaciology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (86 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hokkaido University (58 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Bristol (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (56 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Norwegian Polar Institute (50 papers) absent at the last 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, 50.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.50% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 25.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 62.50% 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

  • Five decades of radioglaciology

    Dustin M. Schroeder;Robert G. Bingham;Donald D. Blankenship;Knut Christianson

    (2020)
    115 Citations
  • Scientific access into Mercer Subglacial Lake: scientific objectives, drilling operations and initial observations

    John C. Priscu;Jonas Kalin;John Winans;Timothy Campbell

    (2021)
    92 Citations
  • Platelet ice, the Southern Ocean's hidden ice: a review

    Mario Hoppmann;Maren E. Richter;Inga J. Smith;Stefan Jendersie

    (2020)
    70 Citations
  • Observations of exponential wave attenuation in Antarctic sea ice during the PIPERS campaign

    Alison L. Kohout;Madison Smith;Lettie A. Roach;Guy Williams

    (2020)
    65 Citations
  • Estimation of ice fabric within Whillans Ice Stream using polarimetric phase-sensitive radar sounding

    Thomas M. Jordan;Dustin M. Schroeder;Cooper W. Elsworth;Matthew R. Siegfried;Matthew R. Siegfried

    (2020)
    43 Citations
  • Sea-ice production and air/ice/ocean/biogeochemistry interactions in the Ross Sea during the PIPERS 2017 autumn field campaign

    S. F. Ackley;S. Stammerjohn;T. Maksym;M. Smith

    (2020)
    43 Citations
  • CReSIS airborne radars and platforms for ice and snow sounding

    Emily J. Arnold;Carl Leuschen;Fernando Rodriguez-Morales;Jilu Li

    (2020)
    42 Citations

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