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Journal of Environmental Protection
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Journal of Environmental Protection

2152-2197

Published by: Scientific Research Publishing Inc. (SCIRP)

https://www.scirp.org/journal/journalarticles.aspx?journalid=144

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 824 8 7 2

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 21
Documents by Best Scientists*: 19
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
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Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Environmental Protection?

The journal investigates areas of study like Environmental engineering, Environmental chemistry, Waste management, Hydrology and Pollution. The journal is focused mainly on Environmental engineering, particularly Wastewater. The study on Wastewater presented in Journal of Environmental Protection intersects with subjects under the field of Effluent.

The studies on Environmental chemistry discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Soil water, Contamination and Sediment. The works on Waste management deal in particular with Municipal solid waste. The majority of Hydrology studies in Journal of Environmental Protection are focused on the subject of Water quality.

The journal focuses on Pollution research which is adjacent to topics in Pollutant.

  • Environmental engineering (16.09%)
  • Environmental chemistry (15.30%)
  • Waste management (11.38%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Urban Green Spaces and an Integrative Approach to Sustainable Environment (154 citations)
  • Assessment of groundwater quality and its suitability for drinking and agricultural uses in the Oshnavieh area, northwest of Iran. (147 citations)
  • Dynamics of Urbanization and Its Impact on Land-Use/Land-Cover: A Case Study of Megacity Delhi (117 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Environmental Protection:

The published articles facilitate discussions on Environmental chemistry, Waste management, Environmental engineering, Pollution and Wastewater. The journal papers facilitate discussions on Pollution that incorporate concepts from other fields like Pollutant, Hydrology, Contamination, Surface water and Sediment. While the journal publications focused on Wastewater, they were also able to explore topics like Water quality and Sewage treatment.

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

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Environmental Protection facilitates discussions on Environmental chemistry, Wastewater, Sewage treatment, Zinc and Pollutant. Journal of Environmental Protection focuses on Environmental chemistry but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Water quality, Ammonium nitrate, Extraction (chemistry) and Fertilizer. The presented research on Water quality deals specifically with Manganese but it also addresses topics in Surface water and Pollution.

While Surface water is the key highlight in Journal of Environmental Protection, it also covered some subjects on STREAMS and Environmental engineering. The research on Pollution featured in Journal of Environmental Protection combines topics in other fields like Municipal solid waste, Greenhouse gas, Air quality index and Environmental protection. The concepts on Pollutant presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Water pollution, Ethylbenzene, Effluent, Ecotoxicology and Wastewater quality indicators.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Wildfire in Australia during 2019-2020, Its Impact on Health, Biodiversity and Environment with Some Proposals for Risk Management: A Review (1 citations)
  • Sarawak River Flow Behaviour after Matang Bypass Channel Construction during Low Tide Using InfoWorks River Simulation (RS) (1 citations)
  • Research on Characteristic of Fe 2+ /S 2 O 2- 8 Composite CaO Synergetic Conditioning for Municipal Sludge (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 Protection (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Khageshwar Singh Patel (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kristofor R. Brye (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shobhana Ramteke (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mohamed A. Shreadah (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bharat Lal Sahu (7 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 Protection (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of São Paulo (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kagawa University (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Cambridge (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Florida (5 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, 97.73% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% 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 100.00% 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

  • Carbon Monoxide Emissions from Corn Silage

    Yongjing Zhao;Anthony S. Wexler;Frank Hase;Yuee Pan

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Isolation and Assessment of Cyanide Biodegradation Potential of Indigenous Bacteria from Contaminated Soil

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • Environmental Profile of NOx Reduction by a Photocatalytic Surface Coating and a Vehicle Catalytic Converter

    Valentina Bisinella;Lilja Dahl;Henrik Jensen;Teis N. Mikkelsen

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Diurnal Variability of the Radiative Impact of Atmospheric Aerosols in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: A Seasonal Approach

    Bruno Korgo;Bernard Zouma;Pétronille Kafando;Nebon Bado

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • An Evaluation of Manure Management Strategies, Phosphorus Surface Runoff Potential and Water Usage at an Arkansas Discovery Dairy Farm

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • Nutrient Removal Structures Using Locally-Sourced Iron and Aluminum By-Products Reduce Nutrient Runoff from Broiler Production Facilities

    Sheri L. Herron;Andrew N. Sharpley;Kristofor R. Brye;James M. Burke

    (2020)
    0 Citations
  • Detection of Bisphenol A (BPA) in Plastic Bottles Using Vertical Cultivation at Various Temperatures

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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