| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 641 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Glacier, Environmental science, Snow, Physical geography and Geomorphology. The research on Glacier featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Hydrology, Glacial period, Accumulation zone and Precipitation. While Hydrology is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Structural basin, Monsoon and Snowpack.
The Environmental science study tackled in the journal also covered diverse fields such as Climatology, Snow cover, Remote sensing, Atmospheric temperature and Seasonality. While it focused on Snow, it was also able to explore topics like Albedo and Atmospheric sciences. The concepts on Physical geography presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Range (biology) and Period (geology).
The studies in Moraine under the umbrella field of Geomorphology overlap with concepts in Air temperature and Flow velocity. The work on Glacier mass balance tackled in Bulletin of glaciological research brings together disciplines like Glacier morphology, Surge, Glacier terminus and Tidewater glacier cycle. The journal explores issues in Ice stream which can be linked to other research areas like Ice core and Ice sheet.
The most cited articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Glacier, Climatology, Physical geography, Snow and Geomorphology. Cryoconite is a major topic of Glacier research in the most cited articles. The most cited publications address concerns in the field of Geomorphology by exploring it in line with topics in Accumulation zone which intersect with Glacier terminus and Glacier ice accumulation subjects.
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 Bulletin of glaciological research (based on the number of publications) are:
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 Bulletin of glaciological research (based on the number of publications) are:
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.
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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 100.00% 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 0.00% of all publications and 0.00% were from other institutions.
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.
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.
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:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
Daïki Nomura;Pat Wongpan;Takenobu Toyota;Tomonori Tanikawa
(2020)Yoshinori Iizuka;Sumito Matoba;Masahiro Minowa;Masahiro Minowa;Tetsuhide Yamasaki
(2021)For those interested in Earth Science, pursuing an online associate degree can be a practical first step. Many programs offer 2 year degrees that provide foundational knowledge while allowing students to enter the workforce sooner or continue their education.
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