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Geographical Research
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Geographical Research

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 600 16 20 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 40
Documents by Best Scientists*: 42
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 58
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.739
Impact Factor: 2.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Geographical Research?

Geographical Research focuses on China, Hydrology, Economic geography, Economic growth and Land use. While it focused on China, it was also able to explore topics like Cartography, Urbanization, Tourism and Distribution (economics). Most of the Tourism studies addressed also intersect with Marketing.

The journal explores issues in Hydrology which can be linked to other research areas like Structural basin, Sediment and Precipitation. The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Economic geography and Economy. Geographical Research focuses on Land use research which is adjacent to topics in Environmental resource management.

  • China (16.69%)
  • Hydrology (11.67%)
  • Economic geography (10.05%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Can You Hear us Now? Voices from the Margin: Using Indigenous Methodologies in Geographic Research (342 citations)
  • The Challenge of Change: Australian Cities and Urban Planning in the New Millennium (181 citations)
  • A discussion on the boundary and area of the Tibetan Plateau in China (165 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Geographical Research:

The most cited papers focus largely on the fields of Economic growth, Environmental resource management, Context (language use), Politics and Land use. The most cited publications facilitate discussions on Economic growth that incorporate concepts from other fields like Economic geography, Rural area, Rural settlement, Development economics and China. While the primary focus in the journal publications is Land use, they also dissect topics surrounding Physical geography and Cartography as a whole.

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

  • Law
  • China
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Geographical Research aims to foster the development of research in Environmental planning, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Political economy, Economic geography and Media studies. The journal holds forums on Environmental planning that merges themes from other disciplines such as Regeneration (ecology) and Sustainability. While Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Space (commercial competition), Pedagogy, Power (social and political) and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak.

The journal explores research in Political economy and the adjacent study of Higher education. Geographical Research links adjacent topics like Economic geography with Metropolitan area. The subject of Public administration, which is connected to the field of Government, serves as the foundation of the Pandemic research featured in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Northern cities and urban–rural migration of university-qualified labour in Australia and Sweden: Spillovers, sponges, or disconnected city–hinterland geographies? (3 citations)
  • Unhealthy geopolitics? Bordering disease in the time of coronavirus (3 citations)
  • Urban governance innovation and COVID-19 (3 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 Geographical Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Elaine Stratford (19 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Neil Argent (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Brian Finlayson (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John Holmes (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Jamie B. Kirkpatrick (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 Geographical Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (143 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peking University (99 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Sydney (58 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Macquarie University (56 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Nanjing University (55 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, 9.09% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 34.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 22.86% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.57% of all publications and 24.29% 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.

Contributions by Substance Abuse Counselors in the Study of Geographical Research

A section that would enhance the depth of this article would delve into the involvement of different professions in Geographical Research. A notable one is the work of substance abuse counselors. These counselors often contribute to the study of geographical research in interesting ways, especially when it comes to mapping out affected areas or studying the geographical trends of substance abuse. For instance, they can provide invaluable data on the distribution of substance abuse, patterns, and shifts over time. Moreover, they offer perspective on the role of urbanization, law, and economy in substance use patterns. A state-specific example of this is the work carried out by professionals in Florida. The state's unique geographical and socio-economic traits lend numerous insights on substance abuse mapping, and in the exploration of other related factors. To explore further, we recommend reading our guide on How to be a substance abuse counselor in Florida which highlights how their work intersects with geographical research. The field of substance abuse counseling is one that can add significant depth to our understanding of various geographical research areas. Their analysis and insights can lead to more comprehensive and holistic strategies to tackle widespread societal issues like substance abuse. By stepping into their shoes, we can truly begin to understand the interplay between geography and societal trends.

Top Publications

  • An integrated assessment of China's South—North Water Transfer Project

    Sarah Rogers;Dan Chen;Hong Jiang;Ian Rutherfurd

    (2020)
    64 Citations
  • The uneven distribution of futurity: Slow emergencies and the event of COVID-19

    Kevin Grove;Lauren Rickards;Ben Anderson;Matthew Kearnes

    (2021)
    41 Citations
  • Narrative and metaphors in New Zealand’s efforts to eliminate COVID‐19

    Robin Kearns

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Methodological innovations in studying multinational migrations

    Anju Mary Paul;Brenda S A Yeoh

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • COVID-19 and the shifting industrial landscape

    Chris Gibson;Chantel Carr;Craig Lyons;Lucy Taksa

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Sense of place, shopping area evaluation, and shopping behaviour

    Pauline E.W. van den Berg;H. Larosi;Stephan J.E. Maussen;Theo A. Arentze

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Increasing livelihood vulnerabilities to coastal erosion and wastewater intrusion: The political ecology of Thai aquaculture in peri‐urban Bangkok

    (2023)
    11 Citations
  • Perceived benefits, negative impacts, and willingness‐to‐pay to improve urban green space

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Internal migration, group size, and ethnic endogamy in Indonesia

    Ariane J. Utomo;Peter F. McDonald

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Enacting multiple river realities in the performance of an environmental flow in Australia’s Murray‐Darling Basin

    Sue Jackson

    (2021)
    7 Citations

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