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Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics
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Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics

1083-1363

Published by: Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society

https://www.eegs.org/jeeg

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 569 10 11 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 20
Documents by Best Scientists*: 18
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 40
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.234
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics?

The journal facilitates discussions on Seismology, Ground-penetrating radar, Geophysics, Electrical resistivity and conductivity and Mineralogy. In addition to Seismology research, the journal aims to explore topics under Reflection (physics), Surface wave, Tomography and Borehole. The work on Surface wave presented in it focuses on Rayleigh wave in particular.

The journal facilitates discussions on Borehole that incorporate concepts from other fields like Aquifer and Groundwater. The research on Groundwater featured in Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics combines topics in other fields like Hydrogeology and Soil science. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Ground-penetrating radar, it also covered topics in Water content, Geomorphology and Radar tracker.

The work on Radar tracker addressed in it expands to the thematically related Remote sensing. The work on Remote sensing tackled in it brings together disciplines like Acoustics, Magnetometer and Electromagnetic induction. The majority of Electrical resistivity and conductivity studies presented zero in on Electrical resistivity tomography.

  • Seismology (18.59%)
  • Ground-penetrating radar (15.59%)
  • Geophysics (14.09%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Difference Inversion of ERT Data: a Fast Inversion Method for 3-D In Situ Monitoring (193 citations)
  • GEM‐3: A Monostatic Broadband Electromagnetic Induction Sensor (165 citations)
  • High Conductivities Associated With an LNAPL Plume Imaged by Integrated Geophysical Techniques (148 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics:

The most cited publications primarily tackle Electrical resistivity and conductivity, Surface wave, Ground-penetrating radar, Geophysics and Seismology. The studies on Electrical resistivity and conductivity discussed at the most cited papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Electrical conductor, Geotechnical engineering, Electrical resistance and conductance and Mineralogy. The works on Ground-penetrating radar tackled in the most cited articles bring together disciplines like Hydrogeology, Vadose zone, Geomorphology and Radar tracker.

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

  • Electrical engineering
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Optics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics is to expand the discussion of research in Inversion (discrete mathematics), Mathematical analysis, Mineralogy, Geometry and Joint (geology). It aims to bridge the gap between the study of Inversion (discrete mathematics) and Artificial bee colony algorithm. The concepts on Mathematical analysis presented in Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics can also apply to other research fields, including Rayleigh wave, Dispersion curve, Transient (oscillation) and Minimum noise fraction.

Mineralogy research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Phase (waves), Full waveform, Characterization (materials science), Karst and Inversion (geology). In the journal, Finite element method and Anisotropy are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Geometry research. Aside from research in Joint (geology), it also discusses Constraint (information theory) studies.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • 3D MT Anisotropic Inversion Based on Unstructured Finite-element Method (1 citations)
  • One-dimensional Laterally Constrained Joint Anisotropic Inversion of CSRMT and ERT Data (1 citations)
  • Characterization of a Karst Site using Electrical Resistivity Tomography and Seismic Full Waveform Inversion (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 Environmental and Engineering Geophysics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Guoqiang Xue (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ben K. Sternberg (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • William E. Doll (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Weiying Chen (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Les P. Beard (9 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 Environmental and Engineering Geophysics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (29 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • United States Geological Survey (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Jilin University (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • China University of Mining and Technology (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Central South University (18 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 6.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 57.14% 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 14.29% of all publications and 28.57% 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

  • Geophysical Exploration of a Historical Stamp Mill Dump for the Volume Estimation of Valuable Residues

    Tina Martin;Kerstin Kuhn;Thomas Günther;Rudolf Kniess

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Permafrost Mapping with Electrical Resistivity Tomography: A Case Study in Two Wetland Systems in Interior Alaska

    Christopher H. Conaway;Cordell D. Johnson;Thomas D. Lorenson;Merritt Turetsky

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Automated Segmentation Framework for Asphalt Layer Thickness from GPR Data Using a Cascaded k-Means - DBSCAN Algorithm

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Investigation of Scale-Dependent Groundwater/Surface-water Exchange in Rivers by Gradient Self-Potential Logging: Numerical Modeling and Field Experiments

    Scott J. Ikard;Martin A. Briggs;John W. Lane

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Mapping Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) Across Sugarcane Fields with Different Comparisons by Using DUALEM Data

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • The Deserted Manor of Noer, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Geophysical Prospection Methods in Comparison

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Introduction to the Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics Special Issue on the Application of Proximal and Remote Sensing Technologies to Soil Investigations

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Numerical Study on Urban Infrastructure Diagnosis in Laterally Heterogenous Soils Using Resistivity and Ground Penetrating Radar Techniques

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Physically Constrained 2D Joint Inversion of Surface and Body Wave Tomography

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Characterization of a Small Abandoned Municipal Solid Waste Scattered Landfill Combining Remote Sensing and Near-Surface Geophysical Investigations

    (2023)
    1 Citations

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