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Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry
H-index 7

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

0167-7764

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10874

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 583 33 20 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 34
Documents by Best Scientists*: 20
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 77
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.547
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry?

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry mostly deals with topics like Atmospheric sciences, Environmental chemistry, Troposphere, Aerosol and Ozone. Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry explores topics in Atmospheric sciences which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Atmosphere, Meteorology and Climatology. The study on Atmosphere presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Oceanography.

The journal holds forums on Environmental chemistry that merges themes from other disciplines such as Hydrology, Air pollution, Hydrocarbon and Chemical composition. The research on Air pollution tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Pollution and Air quality index. In addition to Troposphere research, Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry aims to explore topics under Trace gas, Latitude, Atmospheric chemistry, Seasonality and Planetary boundary layer.

The subject of Sulfate, which is connected to the field of Nitrate, serves as the foundation of the Aerosol research featured in it. In the journal, NOx, Nitrogen oxide and Analytical chemistry are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Ozone research. Analytical chemistry research in Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry involves the investigation of Reaction rate constant studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Reaction rate.

  • Atmospheric sciences (28.65%)
  • Environmental chemistry (23.22%)
  • Troposphere (22.06%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC): An Overview on Emission, Physiology and Ecology (1380 citations)
  • Water-soluble organics in atmospheric particles: A critical review of the literature and application of thermodynamics to identify candidate compounds (988 citations)
  • Formation of Organic Aerosols from the Oxidation of Biogenic Hydrocarbons (689 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry:

The published papers focus largely on the fields of Atmospheric sciences, Troposphere, Aerosol, Atmospheric chemistry and Ozone. The works on Atmospheric sciences tackled in the most cited publications bring together disciplines like Hydrology, Air mass, Meteorology and Seasonality. The studies on Aerosol discussed at the journal publications can also contribute to research in the domains of Sulfate, Particulates, Mineralogy, Environmental chemistry and Oceanography.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Ecology
  • Oxygen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Environmental chemistry, Atmospheric sciences, Atmosphere, Particulates and Pollution. The concepts on Environmental chemistry presented in Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry can also apply to other research fields, including Trace gas, Bay, Ozone, Atmospheric chemistry and Flux (metallurgy). Bay research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Productivity (ecology), Deposition (aerosol physics) and Aerosol.

The journal tackles research in various disciplines, including Ozone and Ambient air. It explores research in Atmospheric sciences alongside concepts in Sampling (statistics) and other areas of study in Seasonality, Monsoon and Rainwater harvesting. While Particulates is the focus of Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, it also provided insights into the studies of Organic matter and Sea salt.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Emission estimates of trace gases (VOCs and NOx) and their reactivity during biomass burning period (2003–2017) over Northeast India (2 citations)
  • Study of seasonal variation of PM 2.5 concentration associated with meteorological parameters at residential sites in Delhi, India (1 citations)
  • Source identification and exposure assessment to PM10 in the Eastern Carpathians, Romania (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 Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jochen Rudolph (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter Warneck (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Paul J. Crutzen (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hartmut Herrmann (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John A. Pyle (15 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 Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (121 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (74 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Center for Atmospheric Research (58 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (41 papers) published 1 paper 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 5.88% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.76% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.76% of all publications and 70.59% 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

  • Variation of carbonaceous species and trace elements in PM10 at a mountain site in the central Himalayan region of India

    S. K. Sharma;S. K. Sharma;Nikki Choudhary;Priyanka Srivastava;Manish Naja

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic characteristics of PM2.5 and PM10 in Delhi, India

    (2022)
    20 Citations
  • Seasonal characteristics and sources of carbonaceous components and elements of PM10 (2010–2019) in Delhi, India

    Sudhir Kumar Sharma;Sudhir Kumar Sharma;Rubiya Banoo;Rubiya Banoo;Tuhin Kumar Mandal;Tuhin Kumar Mandal

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Sources of HULIS-C and its relationships with trace metals, ionic species in PM2.5 in suburban Shanghai during haze and non-haze days

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Ambient air characteristics of biogenic volatile organic compounds at a tropical evergreen forest site in Central Western Ghats of India

    Nidhi Tripathi;Nidhi Tripathi;L. K. Sahu;Kashyap Patel;Ashwini Kumar

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Water-soluble dicarboxylic acids, oxoacids and α-dicarbonyls in the tropical aerosols in coastal megacity Mumbai: molecular characteristics and formation processes

    (2022)
    11 Citations
  • Statistical analysis of the variability of reactive trace gases (SO2, NO2 and ozone) in Greater Cairo during dust storm events

    (2023)
    7 Citations
  • Size distributions and dry deposition fluxes of water-soluble inorganic nitrogen in atmospheric aerosols in Xiamen Bay, China.

    Shui-Ping Wu;Xiang Li;Yang Gao;Mei-Jun Cai

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Spatio-temporal distribution and chemical composition of PM2.5 in Changsha, China

    Nan-Nan Zhang;Yang Guan;Lei Yu;Fang Ma

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Vertical distributions of the microscopic morphological characteristics and elemental composition of aerosols over India

    Mukunda M. Gogoi;Roseline C. Thakur;Sahina Gazi;Vijayakumar S. Nair

    (2020)
    4 Citations

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