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Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies
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Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

1025-6016

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/gieh20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 650 15 16 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 79
Documents by Best Scientists*: 72
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 49
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.304
Impact Factor: 1.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies?

The topics of Radiochemistry, Analytical chemistry, Nuclear chemistry, Stable isotope ratio and Environmental chemistry are the focal point of discussions in the journal. Mass spectrometry is part of Analytical chemistry studies tackled in it. The journal explores research in Stable isotope ratio and the adjacent study of Isotope.

  • Radiochemistry (13.66%)
  • Analytical chemistry (11.62%)
  • Nuclear chemistry (8.95%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Comparative equilibration and online technique for determination of non-exchangeable hydrogen of keratins for use in animal migration studies. (519 citations)
  • Fertilizer nitrogen isotope signatures (302 citations)
  • Deuterium excess in precipitation of Alpine regions - moisture recycling. (217 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies:

The most cited articles investigate studies in Stable isotope ratio, Ecology, Environmental chemistry, Hydrology and Isotope. The majority of Stable isotope ratio studies presented in the most cited articles zero in on Oxygen-18. Aside from discussions in Isotope, the journal papers also deal with the subject of Carbon-13 which intersects with Analytical chemistry and Isotopes of carbon disciplines.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Ecology
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies generally zeroes in on subjects such as Stable isotope ratio, Isotope hydrology, Environmental chemistry, Groundwater and Oxygen-18. The journal focuses on Stable isotope ratio but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Composition (visual arts), Environmental protection, Tracking (particle physics), Feather and Coal. The study of Isotope hydrology encompasses disciplines such as Precipitation, as well as fields such as Atmospheric sciences, δ18O, Atmospheric circulation, Component (thermodynamics) and Hydrosphere, all of which overlap with one another.

Environmental chemistry research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including δ13C, Carbon-13, Radionuclide, Pollution and Nitrate. The field of Hydrology is the anchor for the Groundwater studies presented in Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies. Oxygen-18 studies covered in it falls within the purview of Isotope.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Carbon Isotope Fractionation in Karst Aquatic Mosses (2 citations)
  • Principles and uncertainties of 14C age estimations for groundwater transport and resource evaluation. (1 citations)
  • Evaluation of radiation dose from radon ingestion and inhalation in groundwater of a small tropical river basin, Kerala, India. (1 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 Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Peter Krumbiegel (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gerhard Strauch (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • F. Abou El-Nour (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael E. Böttcher (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Stanisław Hałas (16 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 Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Dresden University of Technology (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ (46 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Leipzig University (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • International Atomic Energy Agency (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (28 papers) absent at the last 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, 5.56% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.89% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.89% of all publications and 66.67% 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

  • Spatial and temporal 2H and 18O isotope variation of contemporary precipitation in the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia.

    Bruk Lemma;Seifu Kebede Gurmessa;Seifu Kebede Gurmessa;Sileshi Nemomissa;Insa Otte

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Assessment of multiple stable isotopes for tracking regional and organic authenticity of plant products in Hesse, Germany

    Xenia Gatzert;Kwok P. Chun;Markus Boner;Robert Hermanowski

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Land use controls Kenyan riverine nitrate discharge into Lake Victoria – evidence from Nyando, Nzoia and Sondu Miriu river catchments*

    Benjamin Nyilitya;Benjamin Nyilitya;Stephen Mureithi;Pascal Boeckx

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Isotope fractionation of micropollutants during large-volume extraction: heads-up from a critical method evaluation for atrazine, desethylatrazine and 2,6-dichlorobenzamide at low ng/L concentrations in groundwater.

    Aileen Melsbach;Denis Pittois;Michael Bayerle;Martina Daubmeier

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Preventing drift of oxygen isotopes of CO2-in-air stored in glass sample flasks: new insights and recommendations

    (2023)
    10 Citations
  • Spatial and meteorological controls of stable water isotope dynamics of precipitation in Kashmir Valley, Western Himalaya, India

    (2023)
    7 Citations
  • Triple-isotope calibration of in-house water standards supplemented by determination of 17O content of USGS49-50 reference materials using cavity ring-down laser spectrometry.

    Anna Pierchala;Kazimierz Rozanski;Marek Dulinski;Zbigniew Gorczyca

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Annual effective dose estimation of radon in drinking water sources of Nizampur basin, North Western Pakistan

    (2023)
    3 Citations
  • Can stable isotopes quantify soil carbon build-up from organic fertilizers?

    Floriane Jamoteau;Floriane Jamoteau;Jérôme Balesdent;Isabelle Basile-Doeslch;Emmanuel Tillard

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Quantifying the contribution of evaporation from Lake Taihu to precipitation with an isotope-based method

    (2022)
    1 Citations

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