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Biodegradation
H-index 13

Biodegradation

0923-9820

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10532

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 549 25 26 8
Chemistry 799 21 19 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 63
Documents by Best Scientists*: 58
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 95
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.895
Impact Factor: 3.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Biodegradation?

Biodegradation generally zeroes in on subjects such as Biodegradation, Environmental chemistry, Bacteria, Biochemistry and Bioremediation. The Biodegradation research discussed is included in the broader subject of Organic chemistry. Most of the works presented in it deals with Organic chemistry but it intersects with the subject of Nuclear chemistry.

Topics in Environmental chemistry were tackled in line with various other fields like Soil water, Soil contamination, Mineralization (soil science) and Microbial population biology. Bacteria research discussed connects with the study of Strain (chemistry). Many of the research works in Biochemistry, specifically Enzyme and Gene, closely connected to disciplines like Energy source.

It addresses concerns in Bioremediation which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Soil microbiology and Environmental remediation. The overlapping concepts between Bioreactor and Wastewater are the key highlights of Chromatography study. The study on Microbiology presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Pseudomonas.

  • Biodegradation (51.11%)
  • Environmental chemistry (26.86%)
  • Bacteria (16.96%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (1197 citations)
  • The biodegradation of aromatic hydrocarbons by bacteria (762 citations)
  • Bioaugmentation and biostimulation strategies to improve the effectiveness of bioremediation processes. (441 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Biodegradation:

The most cited articles primarily focus on research topics in Biodegradation, Environmental chemistry, Bioremediation, Organic chemistry and Bacteria. The published papers address concerns in Biodegradation which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Microorganism, Microbial biodegradation, Microbiology, Chromatography and Hydrocarbon. While work presented in the published articles provide substantial information on Bacteria, it also covers topics in Biochemistry and Strain (chemistry).

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

  • Enzyme
  • Bacteria
  • Organic chemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as Biodegradation, Environmental chemistry, Bioremediation, Wastewater and Food science. It explores issues in Biodegradation which can be linked to other research areas like Polyethylene, Bacterial strain, Strain (chemistry), Anaerobic exercise and Carbon. Topics in Environmental chemistry explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Contamination, Soil contamination, Microbial population biology, Nutrient and Bioaugmentation.

It covers Bioremediation research under the subject of Bacteria. The Wastewater works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Aeration, Nitrite, Adsorption and Effluent. Food science research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Acclimatization and Laccase.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Solid-state anaerobic co-digestion of organic fraction of municipal waste and sawdust: impact of co-digestion ratio, inoculum-to-substrate ratio, and total solids (3 citations)
  • Marine bacterial biodegradation of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plastic. (3 citations)
  • Role of UV photolysis in accelerating the biodegradation of 2,4,6-TCP (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 Biodegradation (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Bruce E. Rittmann (45 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Willy Verstraete (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yongming Zhang (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Jaakko A. Puhakka (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pedro J. J. Alvarez (12 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 Biodegradation (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (37 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Arizona State University (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Northwestern University (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zhejiang University (23 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Technical University of Denmark (20 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, 4.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.56% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 2.22% of all publications and 82.22% 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

  • Performance, kinetics characteristics and enhancement mechanisms in anammox process under Fe(II) enhanced conditions

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Biodegradation of petroleum refining industry oil sludge by microbial-assisted biocarrier matrix: process optimization using response surface methodology

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Efficient bioremediation of PAHs-contaminated soils by a methylotrophic enrichment culture

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • Investigating promising substrates for promoting 1,4-dioxane biodegradation: effects of ethane and tetrahydrofuran on microbial consortia

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Tramates trogii biomass in carboxymethylcellulose-lignin composite beads for adsorption and biodegradation of bisphenol A

    (2023)
    20 Citations
  • Carbon sources that enable enrichment of 1,4-dioxane-degrading bacteria in landfill leachate.

    Daisuke Inoue;Kazuki Hisada;Takuya Okumura;Yoshinori Yabuki

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Effects of graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide on acetoclastic, hydrogenotrophic and methylotrophic methanogenesis.

    J. Iván Bueno-López;J. Iván Bueno-López;Chi H. Nguyen;J. Rene Rangel-Mendez;Reyes Sierra-Alvarez

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T) by fungi originating from Vietnam

    (2022)
    17 Citations

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