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Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Frontiers in Environmental Science

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 55 409 384 37
Environmental Sciences 81 650 670 42

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1815
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1651
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 52
SCIMAGO H-index: 91
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.859
Impact Factor: 3.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Frontiers in Environmental Science?

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Environmental chemistry, Soil water, Ecology, Climate change and Ecosystem. The work on Soil water addressed in Frontiers in Environmental Science expands to the thematically related Agronomy.

  • Environmental chemistry (10.69%)
  • Soil water (9.12%)
  • Ecology (8.09%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and response of antioxidants as ROS-scavengers during environmental stress in plants (1062 citations)
  • DeepTox: Toxicity Prediction using Deep Learning (397 citations)
  • Nanotechnology in Agriculture: Which Innovation Potential Does It Have? (182 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Frontiers in Environmental Science:

The most cited papers primarily focus on research topics in Environmental resource management, Ecology, Soil water, Agronomy and Agriculture. The featured Soil water studies in the most cited articles mainly concentrate on Organic matter but also cover areas of interest in Rhizosphere and Environmental chemistry. Issues in Agriculture were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Nanotechnology and Environmental protection.

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

  • Ecology
  • Bacteria
  • Law

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates areas of study like Environmental chemistry, China, Climate change, Soil water and Environmental planning. The work on Environmental chemistry tackled in it brings together disciplines like Sediment and Pollution. The in-depth study on Pollution also explores topics in the intersecting field of Pollutant.

Ecosystem and Precipitation are some topics wherein Climate change research discussed in Frontiers in Environmental Science have an impact. It connects research in Precipitation with the related topic of Physical geography. Studies on Soil water discussed in it link to the field of Agronomy.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Assessment of Subsampling Strategies in Microspectroscopy of Environmental Microplastic Samples (7 citations)
  • Pesticides and Soil Invertebrates: A Hazard Assessment (6 citations)
  • Does energy efficiency affect ambient PM2.5? The moderating role of energy investment (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.

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

  • Philippe C. Baveye (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gerald Schernewski (7 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Donat-P. Häder (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Matthias C. Rillig (6 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Thomas Hein (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous 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 Frontiers in Environmental Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (21 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of São Paulo (16 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • ETH Zurich (16 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Wageningen University and Research Centre (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (15 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, 81.30% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.61% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.11% of all publications and 65.17% 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

  • LCZ Generator: A Web Application to Create Local Climate Zone Maps

    Matthias Demuzere;Jonas Kittner;Benjamin Bechtel

    (2021)
    272 Citations
  • Microplastics Increase Soil pH and Decrease Microbial Activities as a Function of Microplastic Shape, Polymer Type, and Exposure Time

    Tingting Zhao;Yudi M. Lozano;Matthias C. Rillig

    (2021)
    252 Citations
  • Microbial Necromass in Soils—Linking Microbes to Soil Processes and Carbon Turnover

    Unknown

    (2021)
    251 Citations
  • The Role of Legislation, Regulatory Initiatives and Guidelines on the Control of Plastic Pollution

    João Pinto da Costa;Catherine Mouneyrac;Mónica Costa;Armando C. Duarte

    (2020)
    214 Citations
  • Dynamic Stability of Soil Carbon: Reassessing the “Permanence” of Soil Carbon Sequestration

    Katherine A. Dynarski;Deborah A. Bossio;Kate M. Scow

    (2020)
    200 Citations
  • Toxicity of rare earth elements: An overview on human health impact

    Unknown

    (2022)
    196 Citations
  • Restoring Rivers and Floodplains for Habitat and Flood Risk Reduction: Experiences in Multi-Benefit Floodplain Management From California and Germany

    Unknown

    (2022)
    177 Citations
  • Trophic Transfer of Microplastics From Copepods to Jellyfish in the Marine Environment

    Elisa Costa;Veronica Piazza;Silvia Lavorano;Marco Faimali

    (2020)
    150 Citations
  • Indirect Effects of the Herbicide Glyphosate on Plant, Animal and Human Health Through its Effects on Microbial Communities

    (2021)
    143 Citations

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