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Geographies
H-index 6

Geographies

2673-7086

Published by: MDPI

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/geographies

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 581 7 9 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 21
Documents by Best Scientists*: 23
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 9
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.422
Impact Factor: 1.7

Top Publications

  • Qualitative-Quantitative Assessment of Geodiversity of Western Samoa (SW Pacific) to Identify Places of Interest for Further Geoconservation, Geoeducation, and Geotourism Development

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • Scale Influence on Qualitative–Quantitative Geodiversity Assessments for the Geosite Recognition of Western Samoa

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • Who and Why? Understanding Rural Out-Migration in Uganda

    Samuel Tumwesigye;Lisa-Marie Hemerijckx;Alfonse Opio;Jean Poesen

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Geomorphological Model Comparison for Geosites, Utilizing Qualitative–Quantitative Assessment of Geodiversity, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand

    (2022)
    11 Citations
  • Toward a Permafrost Vulnerability Index for Critical Infrastructure, Community Resilience and National Security

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • Recognition of Potential Geosites Utilizing a Hydrological Model within Qualitative–Quantitative Assessment of Geodiversity in the Manawatu River Catchment, New Zealand

    (2023)
    3 Citations
  • Presence, Absence, Transience: The Spatiotemporalities of Sand

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Background Tests and Improvements at LAC-UFF Aiming at Sample Size Reduction in Foraminifera 14C Measurement

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • Groundwater Dynamics in the Middle Brahmaputra River Basin: A Case Study of Shallow Aquifers in Inner Guwahati City, Assam, India

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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