Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Top Research Topics at Journal of Environmental Radioactivity?

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity mainly deals with areas of study such as Radionuclide, Hydrology, Environmental chemistry, Soil water and Radon. Radiochemistry, Contamination, Radioactive waste and Mineralogy are some topics wherein Radionuclide research discussed in it have an impact. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Hydrology, apply to Sediment as well.

The work on Sediment addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Oceanography. Topics in Environmental chemistry explored in Journal of Environmental Radioactivity were investigated in conjunction with research in Uranium, Organic matter and Seawater. Thorium is a focus of the presented Uranium works and it dives deep in Thorium.

The Soil water study which was featured in the journal aims to expound on the research in Soil science. Radon study tackled is connected to the field of Atmospheric sciences.

• Radionuclide (31.37%)
• Hydrology (20.06%)
• Environmental chemistry (18.06%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Interpreting particle size effects in the adsorption of 137Cs and unsupported 210Pb by mineral soils and sediments (432 citations)
• Properties, use and health effects of depleted uranium (DU): a general overview. (426 citations)
• Estimating the dynamics of groundwater input into the coastal zone via continuous radon-222 measurements. (410 citations)

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

Radionuclide, Hydrology, Environmental chemistry, Soil water and Mineralogy are the main subjects of interest in the most cited publications. While work presented in the journal publications provide substantial information on Radionuclide, it also covers topics in Radiochemistry, Radium, Radioactive waste and Uranium. The journal publications facilitate discussions on Hydrology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Soil science, Sediment and Radon.

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

• Ecology
• Internal medicine
• Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Radionuclide, Environmental chemistry, Radon, Atmospheric sciences and Sediment. The study of Uranium and how it intertwines with concepts under Radioactive waste were explored in the presented Radionuclide research. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity addresses concerns in the field of Environmental chemistry by exploring it in line with topics in Soil water which intersect with Transfer factor subjects.

The journal explores topics in Radon which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Statistics and Detector. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Atmospheric sciences, it also covered topics in Atmosphere and Precipitation. The research on Sediment discussed in Journal of Environmental Radioactivity draws on the closely related field of Nuclear weapons testing.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Development of radon transport model in different types of dwellings to assess indoor activity concentration. (8 citations)
• Development of a dynamic food chain model for assessment of the radiological impact from radioactive releases to the aquatic environment (4 citations)
• Factors influencing temporal variations of radon concentration in high-rise buildings. (4 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Journal of Environmental Radioactivity (based on the number of publications) are:

• Nicholas A. Beresford (82 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• Brenda J. Howard (62 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Pavel P. Povinec (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Brit Salbu (45 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Justin Brown (45 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Environmental Radioactivity (based on the number of publications) are:

• Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire (176 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
• International Atomic Energy Agency (157 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Japan Atomic Energy Agency (108 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority (104 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (89 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 5 more than 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, 17.53% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.88% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.25% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.37% of all publications and 47.50% 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.