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Boundary-Layer Meteorology
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Boundary-Layer Meteorology

0006-8314

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10546

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 210 120 154 23

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 147
Documents by Best Scientists*: 187
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 134
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.916
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Boundary-Layer Meteorology?

Boundary-Layer Meteorology focuses on Meteorology, Planetary boundary layer, Atmospheric sciences, Turbulence and Mechanics. The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Meteorology and Geometry. The journal focuses on Planetary boundary layer research as part of the broader topic of Boundary layer.

The journal links adjacent topics like Boundary layer with Geostrophic wind. While the journal focused on Atmospheric sciences, it was also able to explore topics like Atmosphere, Eddy covariance, Canopy, Heat flux and Advection. Issues in Turbulence were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Stratification (water), Flow (psychology) and Wind tunnel.

In it, Optics, Classical mechanics and Thermodynamics are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Mechanics research. Boundary-Layer Meteorology encompasses presentations on Wind speed, specifically Wind profile power law, Anemometer, Wind shear and Wind direction. Sensible heat and Latent heat are closely related fields of research discussed in Boundary-Layer Meteorology.

  • Meteorology (52.77%)
  • Planetary boundary layer (47.28%)
  • Atmospheric sciences (33.42%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A PARAMETRIC MODEL OF VERTICAL EDDY FLUXES IN THE ATMOSPHERE (1969 citations)
  • SONIC ANEMOMETER TILT CORRECTION ALGORITHMS (1315 citations)
  • A review of flux-profile relationships (1271 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Boundary-Layer Meteorology:

Meteorology, Planetary boundary layer, Turbulence, Atmospheric sciences and Mechanics are the main subjects of interest in the most cited articles. The journal publications with studies in Meteorology featured incorporate elements of Eddy covariance and Heat transfer. The study of Planetary boundary layer, which falls within the realm of Boundary layer, was the main focus of the studies in the journal papers.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Statistics
  • Meteorology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Boundary-Layer Meteorology focuses largely on the fields of Turbulence, Atmospheric sciences, Mechanics, Wind speed and Boundary layer. Topics in Turbulence explored in Boundary-Layer Meteorology were investigated in conjunction with research in Convection and Flow (psychology). The overlapping concepts between Atmosphere and Water vapor are the key highlights of Atmospheric sciences study.

Topics in Mechanics were tackled in line with various other fields like Wind direction, Mixing (physics) and Scalar (mathematics). Research in Wind speed tackled falls within the umbrella of Meteorology. Boundary-Layer Meteorology explores issues in Planetary boundary layer which can be linked to other research areas like Sensible heat, Daytime and Mathematical analysis.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Large-Eddy Simulations of Stratified Atmospheric Boundary Layers: Comparison of Different Subgrid Models (9 citations)
  • Investigating the Sensitivity of Marine Fog to Physical and Microphysical Processes Using Large-Eddy Simulation (5 citations)
  • Addressing the Grid-Size Sensitivity Issue in Large-Eddy Simulations of Stable Boundary Layers (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 Boundary-Layer Meteorology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Larry Mahrt (62 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Gabriel G. Katul (59 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • John D. Wilson (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Albert A. M. Holtslag (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter A. Taylor (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 Boundary-Layer Meteorology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (151 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (130 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Center for Atmospheric Research (124 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (115 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Met Office (106 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less 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, 13.39% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.49% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.46% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.71% of all publications and 44.33% 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

  • Surface-Energy-Balance Closure over Land: A Review

    Matthias Mauder;Thomas Foken;Joan Cuxart

    (2020)
    346 Citations
  • Turbulent Flow in Plant Canopies: Historical Perspective and Overview

    Unknown

    (2020)
    197 Citations
  • The Persistent Challenge of Surface Heterogeneity in Boundary-Layer Meteorology: A Review

    Elie Bou-Zeid;William Anderson;Gabriel G. Katul;Larry Mahrt

    (2020)
    154 Citations
  • Boundary-Layer Flow Over Complex Topography

    John Finnigan;Keith Ayotte;Ian Harman;Gabriel Katul

    (2020)
    78 Citations
  • Fifty Years of Atmospheric Boundary-Layer Research at Cabauw Serving Weather, Air Quality and Climate

    Fred C. Bosveld;Peter Baas;Anton C.M. Beljaars;Albert A.M. Holtslag

    (2020)
    62 Citations
  • Representation of Boundary-Layer Processes in Numerical Weather Prediction and Climate Models

    John M. Edwards;Anton C. M. Beljaars;Albert A. M. Holtslag;Adrian P. Lock

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • Understanding Physical Processes Represented by the Monin–Obukhov Bulk Formula for Momentum Transfer

    Jielun Sun;Eugene S. Takle;Otávio C. Acevedo

    (2020)
    50 Citations
  • Intercomparison of Large-Eddy Simulations of the Antarctic Boundary Layer for Very Stable Stratification

    Fleur Couvreux;Eric Bazile;Quentin Rodier;Björn Maronga;Björn Maronga

    (2020)
    49 Citations
  • A Review of Coastal Fog Microphysics During C-FOG

    I. Gultepe;I. Gultepe;A. J. Heymsfield;H. J. S. Fernando;E. Pardyjak

    (2021)
    48 Citations
  • Transition Periods in the Diurnally-Varying Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over Land

    Wayne M. Angevine;Wayne M. Angevine;John M. Edwards;Marie Lothon;Margaret A. LeMone

    (2020)
    42 Citations

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