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International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
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International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 131 95 138 31

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 508
Documents by Best Scientists*: 638
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 18
SCIMAGO H-index: 101
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.194
Impact Factor: 4.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at International journal of disaster risk reduction?

International journal of disaster risk reduction was organized to reinforce research efforts on Emergency management, Environmental planning, Vulnerability, Disaster risk reduction and Flood myth. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Emergency management, it also covered topics in Preparedness, Natural disaster and Public relations. The work on Environmental planning tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Resilience (network), Risk management and Natural hazard.

The main emphasis of it is the research on Resilience (network), emphasizing the topic of Community resilience. The studies on Vulnerability discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Hazard, Context (language use), Socioeconomics and Environmental resource management. Socioeconomics and Livelihood are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal.

The Disaster risk reduction study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Government. The Flood myth study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Flooding (psychology).

  • Emergency management (17.00%)
  • Environmental planning (15.86%)
  • Vulnerability (14.85%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Risk interpretation and action: A conceptual framework for responses to natural hazards (305 citations)
  • Social vulnerability to floods: Review of case studies and implications for measurement (276 citations)
  • A review of informal volunteerism in emergencies and disasters: Definition, opportunities and challenges (177 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International journal of disaster risk reduction:

The journal articles primarily focus on research topics in Environmental resource management, Emergency management, Disaster risk reduction, Vulnerability and Environmental planning. The published papers facilitate discussions on Environmental resource management that incorporate concepts from other fields like Context (language use), Natural hazard, Resilience (network), Psychological resilience and Flood myth. The studies on Disaster risk reduction discussed at the journal articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Government and Risk management.

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 International journal of disaster risk reduction (based on the number of publications) are:

  • David Johnston (33 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Douglas Paton (17 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Julia Becker (15 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Rajib Shaw (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Anawat Suppasri (13 papers) published 2 papers 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in International journal of disaster risk reduction (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Massey University (54 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University College London (52 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Tokyo (44 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tohoku University (43 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Auckland (39 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 5 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, 7.70% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 9.98% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.38% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.08% of all publications and 69.56% 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

  • The capacity of grey infrastructure in urban flood management: A comprehensive analysis of grey infrastructure and the green-grey approach

    Unknown

    (2021)
    192 Citations
  • Determining disaster severity through social media analysis: Testing the methodology with South East Queensland Flood tweets

    Nayomi Kankanamge;Tan Yigitcanlar;Ashantha Goonetilleke;Md. Kamruzzaman

    (2020)
    143 Citations
  • Assessment of long and short-term flood risk using the multi-criteria analysis model with the AHP-Entropy method in Poyang Lake basin

    (2022)
    98 Citations
  • Social vulnerability and short-term disaster assistance in the United States

    Oronde Drakes;Eric Tate;Jayton Rainey;Samuel Brody

    (2021)
    94 Citations
  • Factors affecting flood-induced household vulnerability and health risks in Pakistan: The case of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province

    Ashfaq Ahmad Shah;Ashfaq Ahmad Shah;Jingzhong Ye;Rajib Shaw;Raza Ullah

    (2020)
    87 Citations
  • Emergency flood bulletins for Cyclones Idai and Kenneth: A critical evaluation of the use of global flood forecasts for international humanitarian preparedness and response

    Rebecca Emerton;Rebecca Emerton;Hannah L. Cloke;Hannah L. Cloke;Andrea Ficchi;Andrea Ficchi;Laurence Hawker

    (2020)
    79 Citations
  • A review of hydro-meteorological hazard, vulnerability, and risk assessment frameworks and indicators in the context of nature-based solutions

    Mohammad Aminur Rahman Shah;Fabrice G. Renaud;Carl C. Anderson;Annie Wild

    (2020)
    77 Citations
  • Examining flood vulnerability mapping approaches in developing countries: A scoping review

    (2021)
    76 Citations
  • How engaging are disaster management related social media channels? The case of Australian state emergency organisations

    Nayomi Kankanamge;Tan Yigitcanlar;Ashantha Goonetilleke

    (2020)
    73 Citations
  • An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Development, National Resilience, and COVID-19 Responses: The Case of Japan

    Andrew DeWit;Rajib Shaw;Riyanti Djalante

    (2020)
    71 Citations

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