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Cryosphere
H-index 59

Cryosphere

1994-0416

Published by: Copernicus Publications

https://www.the-cryosphere.net/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 10 438 688 54
Environmental Sciences 63 289 458 52

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 804
Documents by Best Scientists*: 972
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 15
SCIMAGO H-index: 123
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.984
Impact Factor: 4.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at The Cryosphere?

The Cryosphere focuses largely on the fields of Climatology, Snow, Glacier, Ice sheet and Sea ice. The concepts on Climatology presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Climate change, Climate model, Arctic and Precipitation. The Cryosphere explores topics in Snow which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Albedo, Atmospheric sciences and Remote sensing.

Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Atmospheric sciences and the similar topic of Snowmelt. Glacier research in it involves the investigation of Glacier morphology studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Glacier ice accumulation. Issues in Ice sheet were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Ice shelf, Ice stream, Ice-sheet model and Antarctic ice sheet.

Ice stream works presented in the journal have a specific focus on Ice divide. The discussions emphasized the topic of Sea ice in an attempt to further explore the field of Oceanography. The journal focuses on Geomorphology research which is adjacent to topics in Permafrost.

  • Climatology (33.58%)
  • Snow (30.79%)
  • Glacier (29.33%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Bedmap2: improved ice bed, surface and thickness datasets for Antarctica (1161 citations)
  • The emergence of surface-based Arctic amplification (734 citations)
  • Antarctic sea ice variability and trends, 1979–2010 (595 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at The Cryosphere:

The journal papers generally zeroe in on subjects such as Climatology, Glacier, Snow, Ice sheet and Glacier mass balance. While the journal papers focused on Climatology, they were also able to explore topics like Precipitation, Climate model and Greenland ice sheet. While the primary focus in the most cited publications is Ice sheet, they also dissect topics surrounding Ice shelf and Antarctic ice sheet as a whole.

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 The Cryosphere (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Xavier Fettweis (60 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • M. R. van den Broeke (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michiel R. van den Broeke (37 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Marie Dumont (31 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Mathieu Morlighem (30 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous 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 The Cryosphere (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (190 papers) published 35 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (150 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Utrecht University (147 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 17 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Grenoble (146 papers) published 25 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Oslo (87 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 3.59% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 41.32% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.98% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.12% of all publications and 30.58% 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

  • ISMIP6 Antarctica: a multi-model ensemble of the Antarctic ice sheet evolution over the 21st century

    Hélène Seroussi;Sophie Nowicki;Antony J. Payne;Heiko Goelzer;Heiko Goelzer

    (2020)
    430 Citations
  • The future sea-level contribution of the Greenland ice sheet: a multi-model ensemble study of ISMIP6

    Heiko Goelzer;Heiko Goelzer;Heiko Goelzer;Sophie Nowicki;Anthony Payne;Eric Larour

    (2020)
    321 Citations
  • Review article: How does glacier discharge affect marine biogeochemistry and primary production in the Arctic?

    Mark J. Hopwood;Dustin Carroll;Thorben Dunse;Thorben Dunse;Andy Hodson;Andy Hodson

    (2020)
    246 Citations
  • GrSMBMIP: intercomparison of the modelled 1980-2012 surface mass balance over the Greenland Ice Sheet

    Xavier Fettweis;Stefan Hofer;Stefan Hofer;Uta Krebs-Kanzow;Charles Amory

    (2020)
    235 Citations
  • Observed snow depth trends in the European Alps: 1971 to 2019

    Michael Matiu;Alice Crespi;Giacomo Bertoldi;Carlo Maria Carmagnola

    (2021)
    229 Citations
  • An enhancement to sea ice motion and age products at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

    Mark A. Tschudi;Walter N. Meier;J. Scott Stewart

    (2020)
    222 Citations

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