Ranking & Metrics
Impact Score is a novel metric devised to rank conferences based on the number of contributing the best scientists in addition to the h-index estimated from the scientific papers published by the best scientists. See more details on our methodology page.
Top Research Topics at Earth Surface Processes and Landforms?
The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Hydrology, Geomorphology, Sediment, Erosion and Sediment transport.
The Hydrology study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Deposition (geology).
It aims to address concerns in Geomorphology, specifically in the areas of Fluvial, Bedrock, Landform, Aeolian processes and Glacier.
Research on Sediment addressed in Earth Surface Processes and Landforms frequently intersections with the field of Flow (psychology).
The Erosion works featured in it incorporate elements from Soil science, Soil water and Vegetation.
Bed load is a primary topic of Sediment transport research in the journal.
Hydrology (36.33%)
Geomorphology (27.34%)
Sediment (18.68%)
What are the most cited papers published in the journal?
GRADISTAT: a grain size distribution and statistics package for the analysis of unconsolidated sediments (2439 citations)
Quantitative analysis of land surface topography (997 citations)
The European Soil Erosion Model (EUROSEM): A dynamic approach for predicting sediment transport from fields and small catchments. (947 citations)
Research areas of the most cited articles at Earth Surface Processes and Landforms:
The journal articles primarily tackle Hydrology, Geomorphology, Sediment, Erosion and Drainage basin.
The journal publications feature Hydrology research that overlaps with concepts in Sediment transport.
Issues in Geomorphology were discussed in the most cited articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Debris and STREAMS.
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.
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Top authors and change over time
The top authors publishing in Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (based on the number of publications) are:
Jean Poesen (68 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
Stuart N. Lane (60 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
Ellen Wohl (47 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
Gerard Govers (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
Michael Church (35 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.
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Top affiliations and change over time
Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered
The top affiliations publishing in Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (based on the number of publications) are:
Durham University (159 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
University of Leeds (158 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
University of Cambridge (121 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
United States Geological Survey (113 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
University of Sheffield (112 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 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.
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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.
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During the most recent 2021 edition, 1.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.64% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.44% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.10% of all publications and 53.81% 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.
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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.
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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.
