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Environmental Sciences Europe
H-index 40

Environmental Sciences Europe

2190-4707

Published by: Springer

https://enveurope.springeropen.com/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 139 133 149 30

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 324
Documents by Best Scientists*: 296
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 13
SCIMAGO H-index: 67
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.561
Impact Factor: 6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Environmental Sciences Europe?

The journal primarily tackles Ecotoxicology, Environmental chemistry, Ecology, Risk assessment and Toxicology. The journal explores topics in Ecotoxicology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Contamination, Pesticide, Toxicity, Bioaccumulation and Aquatic ecosystem. The study on Environmental chemistry presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Pollutant.

  • Ecotoxicology (20.29%)
  • Environmental chemistry (14.49%)
  • Ecology (9.06%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Trends in glyphosate herbicide use in the United States and globally (666 citations)
  • Microplastics in freshwater ecosystems: what we know and what we need to know (587 citations)
  • Microplastics in the aquatic and terrestrial environment: sources (with a specific focus on personal care products), fate and effects. (547 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Environmental Sciences Europe:

The most cited articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Toxicology, Ecotoxicology, Risk assessment, Environmental protection and Environmental chemistry. While the primary focus in the most cited papers is Toxicology, they also dissect topics surrounding Pesticide and Agriculture and Glyphosate as a whole. Dry matter, Acute toxicity, Microplastics and Biomagnification, Bioaccumulation are some topics wherein Ecotoxicology research discussed in the journal articles has an impact.

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

  • Ecology
  • Law
  • Agriculture

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Environmental Sciences Europe mainly tackles studies in Ecotoxicology, Environmental chemistry, Contamination, Environmental protection and Pollution. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Ecotoxicology, it also covered topics in Groundwater, Toxicity, Ecotoxicity, Bioaccumulation and Aquatic ecosystem. Concepts in Pollutant, as well as related topics in Sewage treatment, are covered in the Environmental chemistry research presented in it.

The research on Contamination featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Pesticide and Bioindicator. The concepts on Environmental protection presented in Environmental Sciences Europe can also apply to other research fields, including Air pollution and Agriculture. Topics in Agriculture explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Water quality and Surface water.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Urban population exposure to air pollution in Europe over the last decades (18 citations)
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Chinese drinking water: risk assessment and geographical distribution (12 citations)
  • Environmental fate of tetracycline antibiotics: degradation pathway mechanisms, challenges, and perspectives (10 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 Sciences Europe (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Henner Hollert (58 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Dieter Hennecke (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Monika Herrchen (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Friedhelm Gores (50 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Erik Wischerhoff (50 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 Sciences Europe (based on the number of publications) are:

  • RWTH Aachen University (85 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ (65 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Environment Agency (62 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Fraunhofer Society (38 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tongji University (37 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 25 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, 6.61% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.32% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.73% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.47% of all publications and 42.48% 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

  • Urban population exposure to air pollution in Europe over the last decades

    Pierre Sicard;Evgenios Agathokleous;Alessandra De Marco;Elena Paoletti

    (2021)
    280 Citations
  • NORMAN guidance on suspect and non-target screening in environmental monitoring

    Unknown

    (2023)
    210 Citations
  • Persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT) and very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) substances pose an equivalent level of concern to persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) and very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) substances under REACH

    Sarah E. Hale;Hans Peter H. Arp;Hans Peter H. Arp;Ivo Schliebner;Michael Neumann

    (2020)
    179 Citations
  • The NORMAN Suspect List Exchange (NORMAN-SLE): facilitating European and worldwide collaboration on suspect screening in high resolution mass spectrometry

    Unknown

    (2022)
    176 Citations
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Chinese drinking water: risk assessment and geographical distribution

    Liquan Liu;Yingxi Qu;Jun Huang;Roland Weber

    (2021)
    156 Citations
  • An emerging role of microplastics in the etiology of lung ground glass nodules

    (2021)
    152 Citations
  • Getting in control of persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT) and very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) substances to protect water resources: strategies from diverse perspectives

    Unknown

    (2022)
    130 Citations
  • Handling climate change education at universities: an overview

    Walter Leal Filho;Walter Leal Filho;Mihaela Sima;Ayyoob Sharifi;Johannes M. Luetz;Johannes M. Luetz;Johannes M. Luetz

    (2021)
    118 Citations
  • Adverse effects in the fish embryo acute toxicity (FET) test: a catalogue of unspecific morphological changes versus more specific effects in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos

    Rebecca von Hellfeld;Katharina Brotzmann;Lisa Baumann;Ruben Strecker

    (2020)
    109 Citations
  • One planet: one health. A call to support the initiative on a global science–policy body on chemicals and waste

    (2022)
    98 Citations

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