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Journal of Cave and Karst Studies
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Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

1090-6924

Published by: National Speleological Society

https://caves.org/pub/journal/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 694 5 5 2

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 7
Documents by Best Scientists*: 6
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 49
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.218
Impact Factor: 0.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Cave and Karst Studies?

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies focuses on Cave, Karst, Ecology, Archaeology and Hydrology. Speleothem is a major topic of Cave research. Topics in Karst were tackled in line with various other fields like Aquifer, Groundwater and Geomorphology.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Aquifer, apply to Spring (hydrology) as well. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies features Ecology research that overlaps with concepts in Cyanobacteria. The journal encompasses presentations on Hydrology, specifically Groundwater recharge, Drainage basin and Surface water.

The Genus research presented falls under the domain of Zoology.

  • Cave (56.66%)
  • Karst (32.42%)
  • Ecology (23.55%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Carbon dioxide sources, sinks, and spatial variability in shallow temperate zone caves : evidence from Ballynamintra Cave, Ireland. (96 citations)
  • Evidence for Geomicrobiological Interactions in Guadalupe Caves (79 citations)
  • IMAGING SUBSURFACE CAVITIES USING GEOELECTRIC TOMOGRAPHY AND GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR (77 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Cave and Karst Studies:

The journal papers investigate studies in Cave, Karst, Archaeology, Hydrology and Sinkhole. The Cave research discussed in the journal publications is included in the broader subject of Ecology. The works on Karst tackled in the most cited publications bring together disciplines like Sea level, Cave-in, Aquifer and Geomorphology.

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

  • Ecology
  • Paleontology
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of the journal are Cave, Karst, Ecology, Interpretation (philosophy) and Geochemistry. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies facilitated discussions that integrated Cave and Radon exposure. While Karst is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Canyon, Geomorphology and Functional diversity.

The research on Ecology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Glacier and Southern china. The journal focused on works that combine foundational knowledge of Interpretation (philosophy) with components of disciplines like Archaeology and Clastic rock. In it, Arid and Tern are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Geochemistry research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • An interpretation of Cueva de la Huachizca, Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacan, Mexico (0 citations)
  • Solute transport and solutional denu-dation rate of carbonate karst in the semi-arid Zagros region (southwes-tern Iran) (0 citations)
  • Physical and analytical modeling of rhythmic karst springs (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 Journal of Cave and Karst Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Yongli Gao (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Steven J. Taylor (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andreas Pflitsch (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rafał Ogórek (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lee J. Florea (5 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 Cave and Karst Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Illinois Natural History Survey (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mississippi State University (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Minnesota (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of New Mexico (3 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, 91.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 100.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 0.00% 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

  • Radon in dead-end caves in Europe

    (2022)
    38 Citations
  • A reactivated cave system induces rapidly developing cover-collapse sinkholes in Tasmania, Australia

    Bianca Burke;Adrian Slee;Peter D. McIntosh;Harald Hofmann

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Solute transport and solutional denu-dation rate of carbonate karst in the semi-arid Zagros region (southwes-tern Iran)

    Alireza Sepahvand;Mitja Prelovsek;Ali Akbar Nazari Samani;Robert Wasson

    (2021)
    1 Citations
  • Using High-Resolution X-Ray Computed Tomography to Test the Preparation of Stalagmites for Paleo-Climate Reconstruction

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • Cave Biodiversity of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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