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Journal of Arid Land
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Journal of Arid Land

1674-6767

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/40333

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 408 17 25 8
Environmental Sciences 455 32 40 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 95
Documents by Best Scientists*: 100
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 47
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.768
Impact Factor: 3.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Arid Land?

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Plant ecology, Hydrology, Arid, Agronomy and Soil water. The journal focuses on Plant ecology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Biomass (ecology), Ecosystem and Vegetation. Journal of Arid Land is focused mainly on Vegetation, particularly Normalized Difference Vegetation Index.

The Hydrology study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Precipitation. It addresses concerns in the field of Precipitation by exploring it in line with topics in Physical geography which intersect with Period (geology) subjects. While work presented in Journal of Arid Land provided substantial information on Arid, it also covered topics in Climate change and China.

The concepts on Agronomy presented in Journal of Arid Land can also apply to other research fields, including Soil organic matter and Soil carbon. The Soil water research presented falls under the domain of Soil science. Ecology, which encompasses Plant community and Species richness, is the main subject of it.

  • Plant ecology (26.72%)
  • Hydrology (24.72%)
  • Arid (21.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Modeling spatio-temporal distribution of soil moisture by deep learning-based cellular automata model (65 citations)
  • Impact of land use change on water resource allocation in the middle reaches of the Heihe River Basin in northwestern China (59 citations)
  • Identification of sand and dust storm source areas in Iran (56 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Arid Land:

The most cited papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Hydrology, Precipitation, Arid, Vegetation and Agronomy. The published articles explore research in Hydrology alongside concepts in Sediment and other areas of study in Erosion. The most cited articles address concerns in Vegetation which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Plant ecology, Biomass (ecology), Grassland and Grazing.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Agriculture

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of Journal of Arid Land is to combine knowledge in the areas of Plant ecology, Arid, Agronomy, Precipitation and Physical geography. The field of Ecology is the anchor for the Plant ecology studies presented in Journal of Arid Land. The journal explores issues in Arid which can be linked to other research areas like Groundwater, Vegetation, Wetland and Heat index.

Topics in Agronomy explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Soil water and Nutrient. In Journal of Arid Land, Climate change, Ecosystem and Water resources are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Precipitation research. It explores research in Hydrology alongside concepts in Soil salinity and other areas of study in Spring (hydrology).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Investigation of crop evapotranspiration and irrigation water requirement in the lower Amu Darya River Basin, Central Asia (4 citations)
  • Development of a large-scale remote sensing ecological index in arid areas and its application in the Aral Sea Basin (4 citations)
  • Long-term variations in runoff of the Syr Darya River Basin under climate change and human activities (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.

The top authors publishing in Journal of Arid Land (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Xi Chen (18 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Zhibao Dong (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yuanming Zhang (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Xueyong Zhao (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Geping Luo (12 papers) published 1 paper 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 Journal of Arid Land (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (326 papers) published 29 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Northwest A&F University (51 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Lanzhou University (35 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Beijing Normal University (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Beijing Forestry University (19 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less 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, 4.35% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 57.58% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.12% 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 21.21% 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

  • Application of the InVEST model for assessing water yield and its response to precipitation and land use in the Weihe River Basin, China

    (2022)
    58 Citations
  • Predicting of dust storm source by combining remote sensing, statistic-based predictive models and game theory in the Sistan watershed, southwestern Asia

    (2021)
    47 Citations
  • Endophytic bacteria associated with halophyte Seidlitzia rosmarinus Ehrenb. ex Boiss. from saline soil of Uzbekistan and their plant beneficial traits

    Vyacheslav Shurigin;Dilfuza Egamberdieva;Li Li;Kakhramon Davranov

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Adaptability of machine learning methods and hydrological models to discharge simulations in data-sparse glaciated watersheds

    Huiping Ji;Yaning Chen;Gonghuan Fang;Zhi Li

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • Spatial-temporal variations of ecological vulnerability in the Tarim River Basin, Northwest China

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • Application of SALTMED and HYDRUS-1D models for simulations of soil water content and soil salinity in controlled groundwater depth

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Study of the intensity and driving factors of land use/cover change in the Yarlung Zangbo River, Nyang Qu River, and Lhasa River region, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China

    (2022)
    22 Citations
  • Integrating multiple electromagnetic data to map spatiotemporal variability of soil salinity in Kairouan region, Central Tunisia

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • Near-surface wind environment in the Yarlung Zangbo River basin, southern Tibetan Plateau

    Junhuai Yang;Dunsheng Xia;Shuyuan Wang;Weidong Tian

    (2020)
    17 Citations

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