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Biogeosciences
H-index 53

Biogeosciences

1726-4170

Published by: Copernicus Publications

https://www.biogeosciences.net/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 39 537 1518 39
Ecology and Evolution 43 448 912 41
Environmental Sciences 69 798 2170 48

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1946
Documents by Best Scientists*: 3525
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 66
SCIMAGO H-index: 171
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.645
Impact Factor: 3.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Biogeosciences?

Biogeosciences mostly deals with topics like Oceanography, Atmospheric sciences, Environmental chemistry, Ecology and Ecosystem. The studies in Oceanography featured incorporate elements of Phytoplankton and Biogeochemical cycle. Biogeosciences features research on Phytoplankton in an attempt to reinforce studies in the field of Nutrient.

Biogeosciences deals with Atmospheric sciences in conjunction with Hydrology and similar fields in Peat. It holds forums on Environmental chemistry that merges themes from other disciplines such as Organic matter, Soil water, Sediment and Nitrogen. In addition to Soil water research, Biogeosciences aims to explore topics under Agronomy and Water content.

The study on Ecology featured in it expounds on the topic of Biomass (ecology) in particular. The concepts on Ecosystem presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Climatology and Climate change. The Climatology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Carbon cycle.

  • Oceanography (27.04%)
  • Atmospheric sciences (16.41%)
  • Environmental chemistry (16.19%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Towards a standardized processing of Net Ecosystem Exchange measured with eddy covariance technique: algorithms and uncertainty estimation (950 citations)
  • Multiple stressors of ocean ecosystems in the 21st century: projections with CMIP5 models (831 citations)
  • Major role of marine vegetation on the oceanic carbon cycle (805 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Biogeosciences:

The most cited articles primarily tackle Oceanography, Ecology, Ecosystem, Hydrology and Atmospheric sciences. Phytoplankton and Biogeochemical cycle are some topics wherein Oceanography research discussed in the most cited papers has an impact. The journal articles hold forums on Ecosystem that merge themes from other disciplines such as Climatology and Agronomy.

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

  • Ecology
  • Statistics
  • Bacteria

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Biogeosciences is organized to address concerns in the fields of Atmospheric sciences, Environmental chemistry, Oceanography, Biogeochemical cycle and Ecosystem. It explores issues in Atmospheric sciences which can be linked to other research areas like Eddy covariance, Climate change, Precipitation, Greenhouse gas and Flux (metallurgy). Environmental chemistry research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Organic matter, Nitrogen, Soil water, Sediment and Heterotroph.

The overlapping concepts between Total organic carbon and Carbon cycle are the key highlights of Soil water study. Oceanography research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Phytoplankton and Mediterranean sea. The journal tackles topics on Ecosystem, which can potentially contribute to the wider field of Ecology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Reviews and syntheses: The biogeochemical cycle of silicon in the modern ocean (9 citations)
  • Using satellite data to identify the methane emission controls of South Sudan's wetlands (8 citations)
  • Impact of bottom trawling on sediment biogeochemistry: a modelling approach (6 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 Biogeosciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ulf Riebesell (63 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Markus Reichstein (48 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Kai G. Schulz (46 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Hermann W. Bange (40 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Carlos M. Duarte (39 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 Biogeosciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (401 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 15 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (396 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (267 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (255 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (194 papers) published 14 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, 6.41% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 36.12% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.51% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.59% of all publications and 38.78% 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

  • Twenty-first century ocean warming, acidification, deoxygenation, and upper-ocean nutrient and primary production decline from CMIP6 model projections

    Lester Kwiatkowski;Olivier Torres;Laurent Bopp;Olivier Aumont

    (2020)
    785 Citations
  • Scaling carbon fluxes from eddy covariance sites to globe: synthesis and evaluation of the FLUXCOM approach

    Martin Jung;Christopher Schwalm;Mirco Migliavacca;Sophia Walther

    (2020)
    707 Citations
  • Carbon-concentration and carbon-climate feedbacks in CMIP6 models and their comparison to CMIP5 models

    Vivek K. Arora;Anna Katavouta;Anna Katavouta;Richard G. Williams;Chris D. Jones

    (2020)
    548 Citations
  • Quantifying impacts of the 2018 drought on European ecosystems in comparison to 2003

    Allan Buras;Anja Rammig;Christian S. Zang

    (2020)
    497 Citations
  • Historical CO 2 emissions from land-use and land-cover change and their uncertainty

    Thomas Gasser;Léa Crepin;Léa Crepin;Yann Quilcaille;Richard A. Houghton

    (2020)
    191 Citations

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