Environmental Sciences: Processes and Impacts

Top Research Topics at Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Environmental chemistry, Contamination, Environmental engineering, Hydrology and Pollutant. Dissolved organic carbon is a major topic of Environmental chemistry research. Water quality is the primary subject of Hydrology works presented in it.

Wastewater and Effluent are closely related fields of research discussed in it. It connects research in Effluent with the related topic of Sewage treatment.

• Environmental chemistry (36.73%)
• Contamination (8.77%)
• Environmental engineering (8.53%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Pathways for degradation of plastic polymers floating in the marine environment (518 citations)
• Critical review of electrochemical advanced oxidation processes for water treatment applications (423 citations)
• Identification of polymer types and additives in marine microplastic particles using pyrolysis-GC/MS and scanning electron microscopy (365 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts:

The most cited articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Environmental chemistry, Environmental engineering, Pollutant, Waste management and Nanotechnology. In addition to Environmental chemistry research, the journal publications aim to explore topics under Soil water, Contamination, Sediment, Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and Particulates. In particular, the Environmental engineering works presented in the most cited publications emphasize discussions on Environmental monitoring.

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

• Ecology
• Organic chemistry
• Oxygen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Environmental chemistry, Pollutant, Contamination, Analytical chemistry and Pollution. In it, Wastewater, Sediment and Effluent are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Environmental chemistry research. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts links adjacent topics like Effluent with Sewage treatment.

The work tackled in Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts goes beyond the discipline of Analytical chemistry as it also encompasses Aerosol.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• The fate of plastic in the ocean environment – a minireview (15 citations)
• Plastic particles in soil: state of the knowledge on sources, occurrence and distribution, analytical methods and ecological impacts. (5 citations)
• Reactivity-directed analysis – a novel approach for the identification of toxic organic electrophiles in drinking water (5 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts (based on the number of publications) are:

• Frank Wania (22 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Kristopher McNeill (18 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Matthew MacLeod (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Ian T. Cousins (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• William A. Arnold (11 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (103 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Stockholm University (56 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• ETH Zurich (53 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Toronto (51 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
• United States Environmental Protection Agency (31 papers) published 1 paper 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, 7.46% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 19.35% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.10% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 8.87% of all publications and 59.68% 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.