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Journal of Air Pollution and Health
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Journal of Air Pollution and Health

2476-3071

Published by: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

https://japh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/japh

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 807 7 8 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 11
Documents by Best Scientists*: 10
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 10
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.222
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Air Pollution and Health?

Air Pollution and Health investigates areas of study like Environmental chemistry, Environmental health, Environmental engineering, Air pollution and Particulates. It connects research in Environmental chemistry with the related topic of Aerosol. Environmental health and Public health are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal.

Topics in Environmental engineering were tackled in line with various other fields like Waste management and Air quality index. The works on Waste management deal in particular with Diesel fuel. Studies on Air pollution discussed in it link to the field of Pollutant.

  • Environmental chemistry (20.31%)
  • Environmental health (17.40%)
  • Environmental engineering (17.25%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Epidemiology of Particle Effects (315 citations)
  • Particulate Air Pollution: Injurious and Protective Mechanisms in the Lungs (122 citations)
  • Epidemiological Studies of Ozone Exposure Effects (62 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Air Pollution and Health:

The most cited articles tackle a plethora of topics, such as Air pollution, Pollution, Adverse effect, Environmental health and Epidemiology. The studies on Pollution discussed at the published articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Biological dispersal, Pollutant, Meteorology and Environmental protection. The most cited papers hold forums on Adverse effect that merge themes from other disciplines such as Cardiorespiratory fitness, Cardiopulmonary disease, Public health, Respiratory system and Risk factor.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Ecology
  • Organic chemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Air pollution, Environmental health, Environmental chemistry, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Indoor air quality. The journal holds forums on Air pollution that merges themes from other disciplines such as Upper respiratory infections, Environmental planning, Environmental protection, Respiratory system and Agricultural engineering. The studies in Environmental health featured incorporate elements of Radiological weapon, Burden of disease and Effective dose (radiation).

Environmental chemistry research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Nitrogen oxides, Salt (chemistry), Health risk assessment and Mineral. The studies on Indoor air quality discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Waste management, Gasoline, Pollutant and Indoor bioaerosol. Many of the studies tackled connect Gasoline with a similar field of study like Air quality index.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Quantification of mortality and morbidity in general population of heavily-industrialized city of Abadan: Effect of long-term exposure (2 citations)
  • Impact of suspending traffic management plan in Tehran on air quality and COVID-19 mortality and morbidity (1 citations)
  • A review on the effect of air pollution and exposure to PM, NO2 , O3 , SO2 , CO and heavy metals on viral respiratory infections (0 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 Air Pollution and Health (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Amirreza Talaiekhozani (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Majid Kermani (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Abbas Shahsavani (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Mostafa Hadei (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • James J. Schauer (10 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 Air Pollution and Health (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tehran University of Medical Sciences (45 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Iran University of Medical Sciences (19 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (19 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Islamic Azad University (17 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (7 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, 8.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 63.64% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.09% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.09% of all publications and 18.18% 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

  • Health effects from particulate air pollution in one of the industrial cities of Iran

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Long-term exposure to air pollution and risk of preterm birth and low birth weight in Tehran, Iran

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Air pollution and hospital admissions and deaths due to respiratory infections in megacity of Tehran: A time series analysis

    Zahra Namvar;Mostafa Hadei;Seyed Saeed Hashemi;Elahe Shahhosseini

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Variations in black carbon and particulate matters (PM1, PM2.5 and PM10) during firecrackers bursting episodes and biomass burning: A case study during the Diwali festival

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • On the nature of indoor airborne bioaerosols at a hospital in Iran

    Maryam Dashti;Abbas Norouzian Baghani;Armin Sorooshian;Mehdi Vosoughi

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Evaluation of ozone, PM2.5 and NO2 concentrations and estimation of attributed health effects based on AirQ+ on residents of Ahvaz, Iran (2012-2018)

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Determination of dust storms by Hoffman index in Tehran, Iran and com-pare with remote sensing, and responsible organizations from March 2014 through March 2015

    Azam Zeydabadi;Kazem Naddafi;Ramin Nabizadeh;Mohammad Sadegh Hassanvand

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • Investigation of vertical distribution of ambient air particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) concentration at the respiratory heights of children and adults

    (2022)
    0 Citations

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