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Chemistry and Ecology
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Chemistry and Ecology

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Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/gche20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 597 4 7 4
Environmental Sciences 722 8 12 5
Ecology and Evolution 778 8 9 2
Chemistry 1022 5 9 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 37
Documents by Best Scientists*: 47
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 48
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.497
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Chemistry and Ecology?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Environmental chemistry, Ecology, Oceanography, Sediment and Hydrology. Environmental chemistry research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Organic matter, Soil water, Contamination, Pollution and Cadmium. The study on Soil water presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Agronomy.

It focuses on Cadmium research which is adjacent to topics in Zinc. Ecosystem is a focus of the Ecology works in it. The journal focuses on Oceanography but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Phytoplankton and Mediterranean sea.

The featured Mediterranean sea study falls within the wider topic of Mediterranean climate. Many of the studies tackled connect Hydrology with a similar field of study like Nutrient. Studies on Nutrient discussed in it link to the field of Phosphorus.

  • Environmental chemistry (30.74%)
  • Ecology (17.36%)
  • Oceanography (14.10%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Estrogenic Effects of Effluents from Sewage Treatment Works (1478 citations)
  • Internal eutrophication: How it works and what to do about it-a review (271 citations)
  • The biochemical ecology of higher plants. (232 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Chemistry and Ecology:

The published papers cover a variety of subjects, including Ecology, Environmental chemistry, Oceanography, Hydrology and Sediment. The studies tackled in the journal papers, which mainly focus on Ecology, apply to Fishery as well. The most cited articles explore topics in Environmental chemistry which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Soil water, Zinc, Contamination, Toxicity and Cadmium.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Organic chemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in Chemistry and Ecology deals with Environmental chemistry, Sediment, Toxicity, Heavy metals and Ecology. In addition to Environmental chemistry research, it aims to explore topics under Chitosan, Contamination, Arsenic, Exoenzyme and Cadmium. The studies on Sediment discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Subtropics, Ecological risk, Hydrology, Littoral zone and Community.

Heavy metals research presented in Chemistry and Ecology encompasses a variety of subjects, including Anthocyanin, Nuclear chemistry, Zea mays, Zinc stress and Industrial effluent. Abiotic component is a primary topic of Ecology research in it. It focuses on Nutrient but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Soil water, Oceanography and Pollution.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol (TCP) removal from aqueous solution using Canna indica L.: kinetic, isotherm and Thermodynamic studies (5 citations)
  • Fenton-biostimulation sequential treatment of a petroleum-contaminated soil amended with oil palm bagasse (Elaeis guineensis) (2 citations)
  • Humus composition and humic acid-like structural characteristics of corn straw culture products treated by three fungi (2 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 Chemistry and Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mauro Fabiano (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Roberto Danovaro (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Antonio Pusceddu (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Malcolm S. Cresser (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gianluca Sarà (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 Chemistry and Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Genoa (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Institute of Oceanography, India (46 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (41 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Marche Polytechnic University (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Palermo (29 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, 7.84% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 8.51% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.13% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.64% of all publications and 78.72% 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

  • Heavy metals from different land use soil in the capital of ancient Pundranagar, Bangladesh: a preliminary study for ecological risk assessment

    (2022)
    30 Citations
  • Spatial distribution and ecological risk of heavy metal in surface sediment of Old Brahmaputra River, Bangladesh

    (2022)
    25 Citations
  • Hydrographic and dynamical characterisation of the Bagnoli-Coroglio Bay (Gulf of Naples, Tyrrhenian Sea)

    Pasquale Castagno;Paola de Ruggiero;Stefano Pierini;Enrico Zambianchi

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Hydrogeochemical characteristics of the Indus river water system

    Ashwani Kumar Tiwari;Abhay Kumar Singh;Binita Phartiyal;Anupam Sharma

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Characterization of beach run-up patterns in Bagnoli bay during ABBACO project

    D. Di Luccio;G. Benassai;L. Mucerino;R. Montella

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Trace elements in Gobi soils of the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

    Leiming Li;Jun Wu;Jian Lu;Juan Xu

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Application of QuEChERS with GC/MS/MS for monitoring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) contaminants in Turkish flora honey produced in urban and rural areas

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Effects of environmental variables on littoral macroinvertebrate community assemblages in subtropical reservoirs

    Tatenda Dalu;Pretty Dlamini;Pretty Dlamini;Ryan J. Wasserman;Ryan J. Wasserman;Matjutla J. Mokgoebo

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Micro-morphological analysis of foliar uptake and retention of airborne particulate matter (PM)-bound toxic metals: implications for their phytoremediation

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Exposure to metals (Ca, K, Mn) and road salt (NaCl) differentially affect development and survival in two model amphibians

    (2020)
    6 Citations

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