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Journal of Cold Regions Engineering - ASCE
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Journal of Cold Regions Engineering - ASCE

0887-381X

Published by: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jcrgei

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 1281 12 17 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 18
Documents by Best Scientists*: 28
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 36
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.529
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Cold Regions Engineering?

Journal of Cold Regions Engineering generally zeroes in on subjects such as Geotechnical engineering, Hydrology, Permafrost, Snow and Soil water. Geotechnical engineering research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Sea ice and Soil mechanics. Journal of Cold Regions Engineering explores topics in Hydrology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Hydraulics and Flow (psychology).

Many of the studies tackled connect Permafrost with a similar field of study like Climate change. Climate change research is concerned with Global warming in particular. The Snow study featured falls within the wider field of Meteorology.

Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Soil water and the similar topic of Water content.

  • Geotechnical engineering (38.77%)
  • Hydrology (15.61%)
  • Permafrost (13.16%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • RESILIENT PROPERTIES OF UNBOUND ROAD MATERIALS DURING SEASONAL FROST CONDITIONS (112 citations)
  • River-ice ecology. I : Hydrologic, geomorphic, and water-quality aspects (110 citations)
  • RIVER-ICE ECOLOGY. II: BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS (91 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Cold Regions Engineering:

Geotechnical engineering, Hydrology, Permafrost, Climate change and Snow are the main subjects of interest in the journal publications. The journal papers hold forums on Geotechnical engineering that merge themes from other disciplines such as Soil water, Soil mechanics, Sea ice and Heat transfer. The journal papers with studies in Hydrology featured incorporate elements of Hydraulics, Mathematical model and Marine engineering.

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

  • Composite material
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Cold Regions Engineering aims to foster the development of research in Geotechnical engineering, Frost heaving, Composite material, Field (physics) and Snow. It explores themes in Geotechnical engineering like Levee and links them with other fields of study like Northern norway. The research on Levee tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Bridge (interpersonal) and Forensic engineering.

The study of Culvert and how it intertwines with concepts under Closure (topology) were explored in the presented Frost heaving research. While Journal of Cold Regions Engineering focused on Snow, it was also able to explore topics like Deicing chemicals and Rolling resistance. While Permafrost is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Thermal, Permafrost degradation, Transportation infrastructure, Climate change and Degradation (geology).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Rolling Resistance Measurements on Cycleways Using an Instrumented Bicycle (2 citations)
  • Characterizing Ice Cover Formation during Freeze-Up on the Regulated Upper Nelson River, Manitoba (1 citations)
  • Mechanism of Radial Stress in the Freezing Direction Produced by Non-Frost-Susceptible Materials (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 Cold Regions Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Robert Ettema (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andrew M. Tuthill (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Xianming Shi (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Johan Wåhlin (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wilfrid A. Nixon (6 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 Cold Regions Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (20 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Laval University (13 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Alaska Anchorage (13 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, 21.88% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 40.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.00% of all publications and 28.00% 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

  • Effect of Freezing on Stress–Strain Characteristics of Granular and Cohesive Soils

    M. Esmaeili-Falak;H. Katebi;A. A. Javadi

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Compressive Behaviors of Concrete Stub Columns with SFRCC Jacket under Cold-Region Marine Environments

    Jian Xie;Quanhong Fu;Jia-Bao Yan

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Strength, Microstructure, and Deformation Behavior of Frozen Cemented Tailing Material

    Shuang Chang;Mamadou Fall

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Conceptualizing How Agencies Could Leverage Weather-Related Connected Vehicle Application to Enhance Winter Road Services

    Yaqin He;Michelle Akin;Qing Yang;Xianming Shi

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Strength, Deformation Behavior, and Microstructure of Cement Paste Backfill with Calcium Chloride in Subzero Environments

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • Prediction of Ice-Induced Subgouge Soil Deformation in Sand Using Group Method of Data Handling–Based Neural Network

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • Analytical Study on Heat Transfer of a Tunnel Lining-Rock-Insulation Structure in Cold Regions

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • Effect of Ultralow Temperature on Expansion, Strength, and Modulus of Cement-Stabilized Soil: Case Study for LNG Underground Storage in Singapore

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • BIM-CFD-based Thermal Analysis for Northern Buildings on Permafrost

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • Field Test of Living Snow Fences along Illinois Freeways

    Yan Qi;Mark Cornwell;Xianming Shi

    (2021)
    3 Citations

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