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Ground Water

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 225 107 149 16
Environmental Sciences 433 26 34 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 161
Documents by Best Scientists*: 193
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 113
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.773
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Ground Water?

The journal mainly tackles studies in Groundwater, Hydrology, Aquifer, Geotechnical engineering and Environmental engineering. Groundwater research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Hydrogeology, Surface water and Water resource management. The Hydrology study featured in it draws connections with the study of Structural basin.

The research on Aquifer tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Soil science, Water well, Hydraulic conductivity, Flow (psychology) and Geomorphology. Ground Water focused on Geotechnical engineering research but expanded to cover Mechanics. Topics in Environmental engineering explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Environmental chemistry and Contamination.

  • Groundwater (38.32%)
  • Hydrology (33.29%)
  • Aquifer (31.99%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Enhanced Degradation of Halogenated Aliphatics by Zero‐Valent Iron (1055 citations)
  • Heat as a ground water tracer. (803 citations)
  • Arsenic in Ground Water of the United States: Occurrence and Geochemistry (736 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Ground Water:

The published papers mostly deal with topics like Aquifer, Groundwater, Hydrology, Geotechnical engineering and Environmental engineering. The published articles address concerns in Aquifer which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Soil science, Hydraulic conductivity, Mineralogy, Geomorphology and Hydrogeology. The published articles address concerns in the field of Groundwater by exploring it in line with topics in Nitrate which intersect with Fertilizer subjects.

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

  • World War II
  • Statistics
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in Ground Water mainly cover the fields of Groundwater, Aquifer, Groundwater flow, Soil science and Hydrogeology. Research in the field of Hydrology was used to conduct the presented Groundwater study. The research on Hydrology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Wastewater and Riparian zone.

In the journal, Karst, Flow (psychology), Petrology, Environmental chemistry and Nitrate are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Aquifer research. The journal focuses on Soil science but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Infiltration (hydrology), STREAMS, Clogging and Water level. Some problems in Hydrogeology that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Heat pump, Geothermal gradient, Pressure sensor and Borehole.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Review of Modeling Approaches to Groundwater Flow in Deformed Carbonate Aquifers (6 citations)
  • Groundwater Potential Mapping Using GIS-Based Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Methods. (3 citations)
  • Applying a Regional Transport Modeling Framework to Manage Nitrate Contamination of Groundwater. (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 Ground Water (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chunmiao Zheng (45 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jay H. Lehr (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Warren W. Wood (41 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Mary P. Anderson (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Randall J. Hunt (34 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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 Ground Water (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Geological Survey (640 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • Northwest University (China) (133 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Waterloo (131 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Arizona (106 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (75 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 7.69% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.17% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.42% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.50% of all publications and 47.92% 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

  • Hydraulic Tomography: 3D Hydraulic Conductivity, Fracture Network, and Connectivity in Mudstone.

    Claire R. Tiedeman;Warren Barrash

    (2020)
    56 Citations
  • Aquifer Imaging with Oscillatory Hydraulic Tomography: Application at the Field Scale.

    Michael Cardiff;YaoQuan Zhou;YaoQuan Zhou;Warren Barrash;Peter K. Kitanidis

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Importance of Spatial Resolution in Global Groundwater Modeling

    Robert Reinecke;Alexander Wachholz;Steffen Mehl;Laura Foglia

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • The importance of groundwater in critical zone science

    Kamini Singha;Alexis Navarre-Sitchler

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • Groundwater Potential Mapping Using GIS-Based Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Methods.

    Tran Van Phong;Binh Thai Pham;Phan Trong Trinh;Hai-Bang Ly

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • Modification of the DRASTIC Framework for Mapping Groundwater Vulnerability Zones.

    Rahim Barzegar;Asghar Asghari Moghaddam;Shahrokh Norallahi;Azhar Inam

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Revisiting "An Exercise in Groundwater Model Calibration and Prediction" After 30 Years: Insights and New Directions.

    Randall J. Hunt;Michael N. Fienen;Jeremy T. White

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Simulating Groundwater-Streamflow Connections in the Upper Colorado River Basin.

    Hoang Tran;Jun Zhang;Jean‐Martial Cohard;Laura E. Condon

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Transient and Transition Factors in Modeling Permafrost Thaw and Groundwater Flow

    Joelle E. Langford;Robert A. Schincariol;Ranjeet M. Nagare;William L. Quinton

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Groundwater Quality in the Yucatan Peninsula: Insights from Stable Isotope and Metals Analysis

    (2021)
    28 Citations

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