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Environmental Processes
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Environmental Processes

2198-7491

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/40710

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 474 16 24 11
Engineering and Technology 1154 9 15 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 51
Documents by Best Scientists*: 59
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 47
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.826
Impact Factor: 4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Environmental Processes?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Hydrology, Environmental engineering science, Wastewater, Environmental chemistry and Environmental engineering. Groundwater, Water quality, Drainage basin, Streamflow and Groundwater recharge are all aspects of Hydrology research featured in it. It emphasizes research on Groundwater, which includes concerns such as Aquifer.

The journal explores research in Aquifer and the adjacent study of Hydrogeology. The journal facilitated discussions that integrated Environmental engineering science with the fields of Environmental resource management and Water resource management. It explores topics in Wastewater which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Pulp and paper industry, Effluent and Sewage treatment.

Many of the studies tackled connect Environmental chemistry with a similar field of study like Soil water.

  • Hydrology (18.36%)
  • Environmental engineering science (11.66%)
  • Wastewater (9.75%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Predicting Spatial and Decadal LULC Changes Through Cellular Automata Markov Chain Models Using Earth Observation Datasets and Geo-information (117 citations)
  • Hydrogeochemical Evaluation of Groundwater Quality for Drinking and Irrigation Purposes and Integrated Interpretation with Water Quality Index Studies (110 citations)
  • Statistical Analysis for Change Detection and Trend Assessment in Climatological Parameters (102 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Environmental Processes:

The most cited papers investigate areas of study like Hydrology, Water resources, Climate change, Wastewater and Precipitation. The journal articles explore issues in Water resources which can be linked to other research areas like Water use, Soil and Water Assessment Tool, SWAT model and Evapotranspiration. While the journal papers focused on Wastewater, they were also able to explore topics like Reaction rate constant, Effluent and Sewage treatment.

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

  • Ecology
  • Statistics
  • Agriculture

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Hydrology, Adsorption, Environmental chemistry, Precipitation and Environmental engineering science are tackled in Environmental Processes. The study on Hydrology presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Algal bloom. The journal explores issues in Adsorption which can be linked to other research areas like Chemical engineering, Aqueous solution and Nuclear chemistry.

The studies on Environmental chemistry discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Wastewater and Pollution. The work on Wastewater tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Soil contamination, Effluent, Environmental remediation, Nitrate and Pulp and paper industry. The Precipitation works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Climatology, Quantile, Polynomial regression, Crop yield and Evapotranspiration.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Adsorption of Acid Blue 92 Dye from Aqueous Solutions by Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Isothermal, Kinetic, and Thermodynamic Studies (14 citations)
  • Removal of Heavy Metals from Polluted Solutions by Zeolitic Adsorbents: a Review (7 citations)
  • Correlation Wavelet Analysis for Linkage between Winter Precipitation and Three Oceanic Sources in Iran (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 Environmental Processes (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Vassilios A. Tsihrintzis (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Salim Heddam (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • George Tsakiris (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Walter Z. Tang (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Paraschos Melidis (5 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 Environmental Processes (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Technical University of Athens (40 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Democritus University of Thrace (29 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (17 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Indian Institutes of Technology (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Thessaly (10 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, 9.86% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.69% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.62% of all publications and 54.69% 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

  • Evaluation of Cationic Methylene Blue Dye Removal by High Surface Area Mesoporous Activated Carbon Derived from Ulva lactuca

    Ahmed El Nemr;Amany G. M. Shoaib;Amany El Sikaily;Alaa El-Deen A. Mohamed

    (2021)
    62 Citations
  • Indices of Coastal Vulnerability to Climate Change: a Review

    (2022)
    55 Citations
  • The Use of Mandarin-Biochar-O3-TETA (MBT) Produced from Mandarin Peels as a Natural Adsorbent for the Removal of Acid Red 35 (AR35) Dye from Water

    (2022)
    48 Citations
  • Ozone and Ammonium Hydroxide Modification of Biochar Prepared from Pisum sativum Peels Improves the Adsorption of Copper (II) from an Aqueous Medium

    Mohamed A. El-Nemr;Nabil M. Abdelmonem;Ibrahim M. A. Ismail;Safaa Ragab

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Removal of Hexavalent Chromium by Cross-Linking Chitosan and N,N’-Methylene Bis-Acrylamide

    Mohamed N. M. Ismael;Ahmed El Nemr;El Sayed H. El Ashry;Hamida Abdel Hamid

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Carbon Dioxide and Methane Fluxes from Various Vegetation Communities of a Natural Tropical Freshwater Wetland in Different Seasons

    David Were;David Were;Frank Kansiime;Tadesse Fetahi;Thomas Hein

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • Application of Machine Learning and Remote Sensing for Gap-filling Daily Precipitation Data of a Sparsely Gauged Basin in East Africa

    (2023)
    20 Citations
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Pollution and its Associated Human Health Risks in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: a Systematic Review

    Samuel Appiah Ofori;Samuel Jerry Cobbina;Abubakari Zarouk Imoro;Dzigbodi Adzo Doke

    (2021)
    20 Citations

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