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Geoforum
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Geoforum

0016-7185

Published by: Elsevier

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/geoforum

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 51 81 102 24
Political Science 108 18 18 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 141
Documents by Best Scientists*: 157
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 151
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.345
Impact Factor: 3.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Geoforum?

The main points discussed in Geoforum deals with Politics, Economic growth, Political economy, Context (language use) and State (polity). Some problems in Politics that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Social science, Corporate governance, Gender studies and Environmental ethics. Topics in Economic growth explored in Geoforum were investigated in conjunction with research in Government, Economic geography, Development economics and Livelihood.

  • Politics (18.27%)
  • Economic growth (18.16%)
  • Political economy (12.06%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Neoliberal nature and the nature of neoliberalism (777 citations)
  • Regional innovation systems: Competitive regulation in the new Europe (648 citations)
  • Climate change and journalistic norms: A case-study of US mass-media coverage (595 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Geoforum:

The most cited publications are mainly concerned with subjects like Economic growth, Politics, Political economy, Social science and Context (language use). The Economic growth research tackled in the published papers is interrelated with Sustainability which concerns subjects like Sustainable development. The most cited papers address concerns in Politics which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Environmental ethics, Corporate governance, Economic system and Gender studies.

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

  • World War II
  • Law
  • China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Geoforum is organized to address concerns in the fields of Politics, Political economy, Context (language use), State (polity) and Scholarship. The concepts on Politics presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Indigenous, Environmental ethics, Power (social and political) and Negotiation. The research on Political economy tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Capital (economics), Colonialism, Authoritarianism and Capitalism.

Authoritarianism and Neoliberalism are closely related fields of research discussed in it. It focuses on State (polity) but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Government and Corporate governance.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Ethnogovernmentality: The making of ethnic territories and subjects in Eastern DR Congo (15 citations)
  • Dependent development and authoritarian state capitalism: Democratic backsliding and the rise of the accumulative state in Hungary (12 citations)
  • Risky subjects: Embodiment and partial knowledges in the safe use of pesticide (11 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 Geoforum (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Wolf Tietze (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ron Johnston (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Brenda S. A. Yeoh (16 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Harald Uhlig (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David Gibbs (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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Geoforum (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Sheffield (80 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Oxford (74 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Manchester (70 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of British Columbia (67 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Durham University (65 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more 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, 8.55% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.26% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.54% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.67% of all publications and 58.54% 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.

Career Opportunities and Education Requirements in Related Fields

In addition to the topics discussed in Geoforum, it is equally important to evaluate possible career outcomes and understand the educational requirements for related professions, like counselling and therapy. For instance, if a research scholar in Geoforum has a particular interest in family dynamics and societal impact, becoming a marriage and family therapist could be a worthwhile career option.

A Marriage and Family Therapist is a mental health professional who treats mental and emotional disorders within the context of marriage, couples and family systems. They work in a range of settings, and are able to treat individuals, couples, and families depending on their clientele and focus area.

To become a marriage and family therapist, acquiring a master's or doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy is a prerequisite. Furthermore, the specific state licensure is also mandatory, which might include additional educational routes, like internships or residency programs. For instance, if you want to be a licensed practitioner in Minnesota, refer to Marriage and family therapist education requirements in Minnesota for a detailed guide on the process.

Considering Geoforum's focus on societal, economic and political spheres, it can provide a profound understanding of societal structure and relations, proving beneficial to those in therapy professions. Therefore, applying the knowledge and research skills gained from Geoforum can lead to pursuing a gratifying and impactful career path.

Top Publications

  • Unravelling green regional industrial path development: Regional preconditions, asset modification and agency

    Michaela Trippl;Michaela Trippl;Simon Baumgartinger-Seiringer;Alexandra Frangenheim;Arne Isaksen

    (2020)
    215 Citations
  • Artisanal and small-scale mining and the Sustainable Development Goals: Opportunities and new directions for sub-Saharan Africa

    Gavin Hilson;Roy Maconachie

    (2020)
    118 Citations
  • Reading radical environmental justice through a political ecology lens

    Hanne Svarstad;Tor A. Benjaminsen

    (2020)
    111 Citations
  • Harvesting Lithium: water, brine and the industrial dynamics of production in the Salar de Atacama.

    Beatriz Bustos-Gallardo;Gavin Bridge;Manuel Prieto

    (2021)
    83 Citations
  • The Fairwork Foundation: Strategies for improving platform work in a global context

    Mark Graham;Jamie Woodcock;Richard Heeks;Paul Mungai

    (2020)
    76 Citations
  • Urban green grabbing: Residential real estate developers discourse and practice in gentrifying Global North neighborhoods

    Melissa García-Lamarca;Isabelle Anguelovski;Helen V.S. Cole;James J.T. Connolly

    (2022)
    53 Citations
  • Australia’s mass fish kills as a crisis of modern water: Understanding hydrosocial change in the Murray-Darling Basin

    Sue Jackson;Lesley Head

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • Rendered invisible: Institutional misrecognition and the reproduction of energy poverty

    Neil Simcock;Jan Frankowski;Stefan Bouzarovski

    (2021)
    51 Citations
  • Social integration of migrants across Chinese neighbourhoods

    Sainan Lin;Fulong Wu;Zhigang Li

    (2020)
    50 Citations
  • Scaling-up nature-based solutions. Lessons from the Living Melbourne strategy

    Sebastian Fastenrath;Judy Bush;Lars Coenen;Lars Coenen

    (2020)
    48 Citations

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