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International Journal of Geographical Information Science
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International Journal of Geographical Information Science

1365-8816

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tgis20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Computer Science 194 64 118 27
Social Sciences and Humanities 194 16 27 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 153
Documents by Best Scientists*: 216
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 141
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.502
Impact Factor: 5.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Geographical Information Science?

The journal facilitates discussions on Data mining, Artificial intelligence, Spatial analysis, Cartography and Geographic information system. While work presented in International Journal of Geographical Information Science provided substantial information on Artificial intelligence, it also covered topics in Machine learning, Computer vision and Pattern recognition.

  • Data mining (14.59%)
  • Artificial intelligence (9.54%)
  • Spatial analysis (6.99%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • GIS‐based multicriteria decision analysis: a survey of the literature (1220 citations)
  • The GARP modelling system: problems and solutions to automated spatial prediction (1132 citations)
  • Loose-coupling a cellular automaton model and GIS: long-term urban growth prediction for San Francisco and Washington/Baltimore. (849 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Geographical Information Science:

The journal papers cover a variety of subjects, including Data mining, Artificial intelligence, Information system, Spatial analysis and Data science. While the most cited publications focused on Data mining, they were also able to explore topics like Land use, Artificial neural network, Fuzzy set, Fuzzy logic and Object (computer science). The published papers address concerns in Data science which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Context (language use), Geospatial analysis and Geographic information system.

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

  • Artificial intelligence
  • World War II
  • Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in International Journal of Geographical Information Science are Artificial intelligence, Data mining, Cartography, Pattern recognition and Data science. Machine learning and Computer vision are some topics wherein Artificial intelligence research discussed in the journal have an impact. The study on Data mining presented in International Journal of Geographical Information Science intersects with the topics under Trajectory.

The Pattern recognition study featured in International Journal of Geographical Information Science draws parallels with the field of Cluster analysis.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Common mistakes in ecological niche models (19 citations)
  • An augmented representation method of debris flow scenes to improve public perception (17 citations)
  • A comparative study of heterogeneous ensemble-learning techniques for landslide susceptibility mapping (17 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 International Journal of Geographical Information Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Xia Li (41 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Xiaoping Liu (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael F. Goodchild (31 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • A-Xing Zhu (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shih-Lung Shaw (20 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 International Journal of Geographical Information Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Wuhan University (108 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (92 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Santa Barbara (66 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sun Yat-sen University (50 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University (46 papers) published 7 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, 17.83% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 38.76% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.18% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.08% of all publications and 37.98% 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.

Career Opportunities in Geographical Information Science

Graduating from a program in Geographical Information Science unlocks a plethora of opportunities in various professional fields. Some of the roles that graduates could pursue include a Geographic Information Systems Analyst, Data Scientist, Database Administrator, Statistician, and even a private school teacher focusing on Geography or related subjects. These careers all leverage the core knowledge obtained in a GIS course such as Data mining, Spatial analysis, and Artificial intelligence.

For example, a career as a private school teacher would entail using your extensive understanding of the subjects such as Data mining, Spatial Analysis and Artificial intelligence to teach students and inspire future GIS professionals. Learn more about the private school teacher requirements in West Virginia.

Regardless of the specific career path chosen, Geographical Information Science provides a solid foundation of technological and analytical skills that can be utilized across various industries.

Top Publications

  • GeoAI: spatially explicit artificial intelligence techniques for geographic knowledge discovery and beyond

    Krzysztof Janowicz;Song Gao;Grant McKenzie;Yingjie Hu

    (2020)
    464 Citations
  • A review of assessment methods for cellular automata models of land-use change and urban growth

    Xiaohua Tong;Yongjiu Feng

    (2020)
    167 Citations
  • Spatial interpolation using conditional generative adversarial neural networks

    Di Zhu;Di Zhu;Ximeng Cheng;Fan Zhang;Fan Zhang;Xin Yao

    (2020)
    151 Citations
  • Real-time GIS for smart cities

    Wenwen Li;Michael Batty;Michael F. Goodchild

    (2020)
    125 Citations
  • Computational improvements to multi-scale geographically weighted regression

    Ziqi Li;A. Stewart Fotheringham

    (2020)
    100 Citations
  • A review of location encoding for GeoAI: methods and applications

    (2021)
    99 Citations
  • Graph convolutional autoencoder model for the shape coding and cognition of buildings in maps

    Xiongfeng Yan;Tinghua Ai;Min Yang;Xiaohua Tong

    (2021)
    98 Citations
  • A methodological framework for analysis of participatory mapping data in research, planning, and management

    Nora Fagerholm;Christopher M. Raymond;Anton Stahl Olafsson;Gregory Brown

    (2021)
    89 Citations
  • Big Spatiotemporal Data Analytics: a research and innovation frontier

    Chaowei Yang;Keith C. Clarke;Shashi Shekhar;C. Vincent Tao

    (2020)
    86 Citations
  • Volunteered geographic information research in the first decade: a narrative review of selected journal articles in GIScience

    Yingwei Yan;Chen-Chieh Feng;Wei Huang;Hongchao Fan

    (2020)
    85 Citations

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