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Ecohydrology
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Ecohydrology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 197 140 128 17
Earth Science 216 72 108 17
Environmental Sciences 293 120 127 18

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 362
Documents by Best Scientists*: 295
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 10
SCIMAGO H-index: 74
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.812
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Ecohydrology?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Hydrology, Ecology, Evapotranspiration, Soil water and Ecohydrology. Studies on Hydrology discussed in the journal link to the field of Vegetation. Many of the studies tackled connect Ecology with a similar field of study like STREAMS.

While work presented in Ecohydrology provided substantial information on Evapotranspiration, it also covered topics in Eddy covariance, Atmospheric sciences, Precipitation, Water balance and Transpiration. The Transpiration study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Water use. Soil water research discussed in it aim to provide more information in the subject of Soil science.

Riparian zone research is concerned with Riparian forest in particular. The in-depth study on Water content also explores topics in the intersecting field of Agronomy.

  • Hydrology (57.27%)
  • Ecology (20.95%)
  • Evapotranspiration (12.90%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Hydrological feedbacks in northern peatlands (246 citations)
  • A synthetic review of feedbacks and drivers of shrub encroachment in arid grasslands (240 citations)
  • A review of groundwater–surface water interactions in arid/semi‐arid wetlands and the consequences of salinity for wetland ecology (205 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Ecohydrology:

The published articles cover a variety of subjects, including Hydrology, Ecology, Ecohydrology, Soil water and Evapotranspiration. The most cited publications feature Hydrology research that overlaps with concepts in Vegetation. The journal publications with studies in Evapotranspiration featured incorporate elements of Growing season, Precipitation, Water balance, Streamflow and Transpiration.

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

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Ecohydrology is mainly concerned with subjects like Hydrology, Fishery, Ecology, Evapotranspiration and Agronomy. In addition to Hydrology research, the journal aims to explore topics under Remote sensing (archaeology) and Riparian zone. The concepts on Fishery presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Fish migration, River restoration, Habitat, Climate change and Discharge.

Some problems in Evapotranspiration that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Water use, Water-use efficiency, Water balance, Forestry and Transpiration. The Agronomy works featured in Ecohydrology incorporate elements from Species richness and Precipitation. Issues in Streamflow were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Water stress, Ecohydrology and China.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Influence of discharge regime on the movement and refuge use of a freshwater fish in a drying temperate region (4 citations)
  • A bibliometric analysis of the research on Sponge City: Current situation and future development direction (3 citations)
  • The hydrology of treed wetlands in thawing discontinuous permafrost regions (3 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 Ecohydrology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • James M. Waddington (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • David M. Hannah (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Jeffrey J. McDonnell (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jonathan S. Price (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Bradford P. Wilcox (13 papers) published 1 paper 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 Ecohydrology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (109 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • United States Geological Survey (57 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Arizona (46 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Forest Service (42 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 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, 5.45% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.96% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.58% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.50% of all publications and 50.96% 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

  • Depth distribution of soil water sourced by plants at the global scale: A new direct inference approach

    Anam Amin;Giulia Zuecco;Josie Geris;Luitgard Schwendenmann

    (2020)
    84 Citations
  • Using Isotopes to Incorporate Tree Water Storage and Mixing Dynamics into a Distributed Ecohydrologic Modelling Framework

    James Knighton;Sylvain Kuppel;Sylvain Kuppel;Aaron Smith;Chris Soulsby;Chris Soulsby

    (2020)
    79 Citations
  • An ecohydrological typology for thermal refuges in streams and rivers

    Christopher J. Sullivan;Jason C. Vokoun;Ashley M. Helton;Martin A. Briggs

    (2021)
    69 Citations
  • Advancing ecohydrology in the 21st century: A convergence of opportunities

    Andrew J. Guswa;Doerthe Tetzlaff;Doerthe Tetzlaff;John S. Selker;Darryl E. Carlyle-Moses

    (2020)
    69 Citations
  • Phloem water isotopically different to xylem water: Potential causes and implications for ecohydrological tracing

    (2022)
    50 Citations
  • A 3D analysis of spatial habitat metrics about the confluence of Negro and Solimões rivers, Brazil

    Carlo Gualtieri;Reza Abdi;Marco Ianniruberto;Naziano Filizola

    (2020)
    38 Citations

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