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Biogeochemistry
H-index 33

Biogeochemistry

0168-2563

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10533

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 101 217 211 28
Environmental Sciences 137 214 241 30
Earth Science 179 82 79 21
Chemistry 671 22 34 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 576
Documents by Best Scientists*: 433
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 23
SCIMAGO H-index: 177
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.6
Impact Factor: 3.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Biogeochemistry?

The journal investigates studies in Hydrology, Ecosystem, Soil water, Environmental chemistry and Organic matter. In addition to Hydrology research, the journal aims to explore topics under Sediment, Nitrate, Dissolved organic carbon and Total organic carbon. It tackles studies in Denitrification and the interrelated subject of Nitrification to gain insights into Nitrate.

Biogeochemistry holds forums on Ecosystem that merges themes from other disciplines such as Biogeochemical cycle, Nitrogen cycle, Nutrient and Agronomy. Studies on Nutrient discussed in Biogeochemistry link to the field of Phosphorus. While work presented in Biogeochemistry provided substantial information on Agronomy, it also covered topics in Soil respiration, Botany and Plant litter.

The featured Soil water research is covered under the field of Soil science. In it, Nitrogen, Peat, Mineralogy, Methane and Sulfate are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Environmental chemistry research. Topics in Soil organic matter were tackled in line with various other fields like Soil chemistry and Mineralization (soil science).

  • Hydrology (40.30%)
  • Ecosystem (39.90%)
  • Soil water (32.74%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Nitrogen cycles: past, present, and future (3583 citations)
  • Nitrogen limitation on land and in the sea: How can it occur? (2722 citations)
  • Separating root and soil microbial contributions to soil respiration: A review of methods and observations (1646 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Biogeochemistry:

The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Hydrology, Soil water, Ecosystem, Environmental chemistry and Ecology. Issues in Hydrology were discussed in the journal publications, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Denitrification, Nitrate, Total organic carbon and Dissolved organic carbon. Aside from discussions in Soil water, the journal publications also deal with the subject of Agronomy which intersects with Botany disciplines.

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

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Oxygen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Ecosystem, Soil water, Environmental chemistry, Biogeochemical cycle and Soil carbon. The research on Ecosystem tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Organic matter, Agronomy, Litter, Nutrient and Biogeochemistry. The work on Nutrient tackled in it brings together disciplines like Phosphorus, Sediment, Hydrology, STREAMS and Benthic zone.

Topics in Hydrology explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Riparian zone and Greenhouse gas. Soil water research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Precipitation and Deciduous. The studies on Environmental chemistry discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Carbon and Eutrophication.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Volcanic CO2 seep geochemistry and use in understanding ocean acidification (8 citations)
  • How humans alter dissolved organic matter composition in freshwater: relevance for the Earth’s biogeochemistry (7 citations)
  • Landscape controls on riverine export of dissolved organic carbon from Great Britain (5 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 Biogeochemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Charles T. Driscoll (53 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Kate Lajtha (42 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Robert W. Howarth (28 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Timothy J. Fahey (27 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • William H. McDowell (26 papers) published 1 paper 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 Biogeochemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Geological Survey (115 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Cornell University (108 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • United States Forest Service (82 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition,
  • University of New Hampshire (81 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Colorado Boulder (78 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 8.46% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.21% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.92% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 26.89% of all publications and 36.97% 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

  • Freshwater salinization syndrome: from emerging global problem to managing risks

    Sujay S. Kaushal;Gene E. Likens;Michael L. Pace;Jenna E. Reimer

    (2021)
    245 Citations
  • How humans alter dissolved organic matter composition in freshwater: relevance for the Earth’s biogeochemistry

    Marguerite A. Xenopoulos;Rebecca T. Barnes;Kyle S. Boodoo;David Butman

    (2021)
    197 Citations
  • The role of clay content and mineral surface area for soil organic carbon storage in an arable toposequence

    Steffen A. Schweizer;Carsten W. Mueller;Carsten W. Mueller;Carmen Höschen;Pavel Ivanov

    (2021)
    155 Citations
  • A holistic framework integrating plant-microbe-mineral regulation of soil bioavailable nitrogen

    Amanda B. Daly;Andrea Jilling;Timothy M. Bowles;Robert W. Buchkowski

    (2021)
    110 Citations
  • Stabilisation of soil organic matter: interactions between clay and microbes

    (2022)
    98 Citations
  • From hogs to HABs: impacts of industrial farming in the US on nitrogen and phosphorus and greenhouse gas pollution.

    Patricia M Glibert

    (2020)
    68 Citations
  • Biogeochemical constraints on climate change mitigation through regenerative farming

    (2022)
    63 Citations
  • Evidence linking calcium to increased organo-mineral association in soils

    Mike C. Rowley;Mike C. Rowley;Stephanie Grand;Jorge E. Spangenberg;Eric P. Verrecchia

    (2021)
    61 Citations

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