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Arabian Journal of Geosciences
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Arabian Journal of Geosciences

1866-7511

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/12517

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 132 189 299 24
Environmental Sciences 242 95 151 21

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 571
Documents by Best Scientists*: 758
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 23
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Arabian Journal of Geosciences?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Geochemistry, Hydrology, Geotechnical engineering, Groundwater and Structural basin. The research on Geochemistry featured in Arabian Journal of Geosciences combines topics in other fields like Sedimentary depositional environment, Mineralogy and Source rock. It tackles topics on Sedimentary depositional environment, which can potentially contribute to the wider field of Paleontology.

The Paleontology research presented places emphasis on topics like Cretaceous and Facies. The journal facilitated presentations on Hydrology research, particularly Water quality, Surface runoff, Drainage basin, Watershed and Water resources. Arabian Journal of Geosciences is mostly focused on Geotechnical engineering, specifically Rock mass classification.

It primarily discusses Groundwater topics, particularly Aquifer and Groundwater recharge.

  • Geochemistry (13.60%)
  • Hydrology (12.57%)
  • Geotechnical engineering (10.07%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Application of frequency ratio, statistical index, and weights-of-evidence models and their comparison in landslide susceptibility mapping in Central Nepal Himalaya (246 citations)
  • Landslide susceptibility mapping at Vaz Watershed (Iran) using an artificial neural network model: a comparison between multilayer perceptron (MLP) and radial basic function (RBF) algorithms (222 citations)
  • Groundwater potential mapping at Kurdistan region of Iran using analytic hierarchy process and GIS (212 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Arabian Journal of Geosciences:

Hydrology, Groundwater, Geotechnical engineering, Aquifer and Geographic information system are the main subjects of interest in the most cited papers. The most cited papers address concerns in Hydrology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Structural basin and Land use. In addition to Geotechnical engineering research, the published articles aim to explore topics under Mining engineering, Compressive strength, Artificial neural network and Coal mining.

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 Arabian Journal of Geosciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Biswajeet Pradhan (54 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Kamal Abdelrahman (38 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Abdullah Al-Amri (34 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Muhammad Rizwan (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Shafaqat Ali (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous 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 Arabian Journal of Geosciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • China University of Mining and Technology (300 papers) published 52 papers at the last edition, 25 less than at the previous edition,
  • King Saud University (249 papers) published 35 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Islamic Azad University (246 papers) published 35 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • King Abdulaziz University (225 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Tehran (176 papers) published 26 papers at the last edition, 4 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, 15.72% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.27% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.14% of all publications and 64.49% 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

  • Water quality assessment along Tigris River (Iraq) using water quality index (WQI) and GIS software

    Ali Chabuk;Qais Al-Madhlom;Qais Al-Madhlom;Ali Al-Maliki;Nadhir Al-Ansari

    (2020)
    121 Citations
  • Irrigation risk assessment of groundwater in a non-perennial river basin of South India: implication from irrigation water quality index (IWQI) and geographical information system (GIS) approaches

    P. Aravinthasamy;D. Karunanidhi;N. Subba Rao;T. Subramani

    (2020)
    118 Citations
  • A GIS-based statistical model for assessing groundwater susceptibility index in shallow aquifer in Central Tunisia (Sidi Bouzid basin)

    Kaouther Ncibi;Hatem Chaar;Riheb Hadji;Noaman Baccari

    (2020)
    72 Citations
  • Groundwater quality assessment using random forest method based on groundwater quality indices (case study: Miandoab plain aquifer, NW of Iran)

    Hossein Norouzi;Asghar Asghari Moghaddam

    (2020)
    68 Citations
  • Appraisal of heavy metal contamination in sediments of the Shitalakhya River in Bangladesh using pollution indices, geo-spatial, and multivariate statistical analysis

    Md. Humayun Kabir;Md. Sirajul Islam;Md. Enamul Hoq;Tanmoy Roy Tusher;Tanmoy Roy Tusher

    (2020)
    65 Citations
  • Ecological and probabilistic human health hazard assessment of heavy metals in Sera Lake Nature Park sediments (Trabzon, Turkey)

    (2022)
    62 Citations
  • Fluoride occurrence and human health risk from groundwater use at the west coast of Urmia Lake, Iran

    Vahab Amiri;Ronny Berndtsson

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • Comparing performance of random forest and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system data mining models for flood susceptibility mapping

    Mehdi Vafakhah;Sajad Mohammad Hasani Loor;Hamid Reza Pourghasemi;Azadeh Katebikord

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • Mechanical properties of limestone from Maixi tunnel under hydro-mechanical coupling

    Zhanping Song;Yun Cheng;Xiaoxu Tian;Junbao Wang

    (2020)
    51 Citations

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