Inland Waters

Top Research Topics at Inland Waters?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Ecology, Hydrology, Phytoplankton, Eutrophication and Nutrient. Habitat, Zooplankton, Ecosystem, Trophic level and Aquatic ecosystem are all areas of Ecology tackled in the journal. While Hydrology is the focus of Inland Waters, it also provided insights into the studies of Hypolimnion and Sediment.

Phytoplankton research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Biomass (ecology), Oceanography, Water column, Plankton and Chlorophyll a. The study on Nutrient presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Environmental chemistry. The work on Environmental chemistry presented in Inland Waters focuses on Dissolved organic carbon in particular.

The STREAMS study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Benthic zone.

• Ecology (33.26%)
• Hydrology (26.83%)
• Phytoplankton (17.07%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Allied attack: climate change and eutrophication (378 citations)
• Nitrogen, phosphorus, and eutrophication in streams (229 citations)
• Ecological impacts of excessive water level fluctuations in stratified freshwater lakes (213 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Inland Waters:

The published papers mainly tackle studies in Eutrophication, Ecology, Hydrology, Environmental chemistry and Nutrient. The published papers about Phytoplankton, Ecology (disciplines) and Climate change are all disciplines of Ecology that connect with topics in Network science and Cyberinfrastructure. The most cited articles explore issues in Hydrology which can be linked to other research areas like Trophic level, Carbon cycle and Greenhouse gas.

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

• Ecology
• Ecosystem
• Biodiversity

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Inland Waters mainly tackles studies in Ecology, Hydrology, Climate change, Oceanography and Nutrient. The research on Ecology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Drainage basin and Microcystin. Inland Waters is mostly focused on Hydrology, specifically Water quality.

The work on Climate change tackled in it brings together disciplines like Climatology, Limnology, Freshwater ecosystem and Physical geography. In addition to Oceanography research, the journal aims to explore topics under Fish habitat, Swash and Methane. Nutrient research is the primary subject tackled in the journal with a focus on Eutrophication.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Solar radiation transfer for an ice-covered lake in the central Asian arid climate zone (3 citations)
• Colonial nesting waterbirds as vectors of nutrients to Lake Lesser Prespa (Greece) (2 citations)
• Intense variability of dissolved oxygen and temperature in the internal swash zone of Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario (2 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Inland Waters (based on the number of publications) are:

• Steven W. Effler (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
• John A. Downing (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
• David P. Hamilton (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Erik Jeppesen (10 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Eleanor Jennings (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (24 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• United States Geological Survey (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Wisconsin-Madison (17 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Aarhus University (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (14 papers) published 1 paper 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 20.83% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.58% 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.