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Journal of Geodesy
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Journal of Geodesy

0949-7714

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/190

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 147 68 130 23

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 113
Documents by Best Scientists*: 202
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 123
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.554
Impact Factor: 4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Geodesy?

Geodesy, Geodetic datum, Global Positioning System, Remote sensing and Gravitational field are the subjects of interest in Journal of Geodesy. Topics in Geodesy explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Gravity (chemistry), Geoid and GNSS applications, Satellite. The studies in Geoid featured incorporate elements of Computation and Gravity anomaly.

It features studies on Satellite, including topics such as Orbit determination. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Geodetic datum, it also covered topics in Reference frame and Terrestrial reference frame. Journal of Geodesy features works in Global Positioning System, more specifically Precise Point Positioning, Ambiguity resolution and GLONASS, and explores their relation to disciplines like Environmental science.

The research on Gravitational field tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Mathematical analysis and Spherical harmonics.

  • Geodesy (40.86%)
  • Geodetic datum (15.50%)
  • Global Positioning System (15.24%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The least-squares ambiguity decorrelation adjustment: a method for fast GPS integer ambiguity estimation (1222 citations)
  • The International GNSS Service in a changing landscape of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (1193 citations)
  • ITRF2008: an improved solution of the international terrestrial reference frame (968 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Geodesy:

The most cited articles tackle a plethora of topics, such as Geodesy, Global Positioning System, Remote sensing, Geodetic datum and Gravitational field. The most cited articles explore issues in Geodesy which can be linked to other research areas like Gravity (chemistry), Geoid and GNSS applications, Satellite. The featured Global Positioning System studies in the journal publications mainly concentrate on Algorithm but also cover areas of interest in Ambiguity, Statistics and Integer (computer science).

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Statistics
  • Mathematical analysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in Journal of Geodesy are Geodesy, GNSS applications, Algorithm, Global Positioning System and Geodetic datum. In the journal, Terrestrial reference frame, Gravity (chemistry), Geoid, Gravimeter and Ionosphere are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Geodesy research. While GNSS applications is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Galileo (satellite navigation) and Remote sensing.

The research on Algorithm featured in it combines topics in other fields like Code (cryptography), Estimator, Ambiguity resolution and Interpolation. Global Positioning System research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Reduction (complexity), Geostationary orbit and Noise. It focuses on Geodetic datum but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Elevation, Astrometry, Root mean square and Very-long-baseline interferometry.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Strategy for the realisation of the International Height Reference System (IHRS) (6 citations)
  • Status of the International Gravity Reference System and Frame (6 citations)
  • The CODE ambiguity-fixed clock and phase bias analysis products: generation, properties, and performance (5 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 Geodesy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Peter Teunissen (65 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Erik W. Grafarend (54 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lars E. Sjöberg (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Will Featherstone (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gerhard Beutler (36 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 Geodesy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Delft University of Technology (162 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Wuhan University (140 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Technische Universität München (102 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Curtin University (98 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ohio State University (94 papers) published 1 paper 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, 6.42% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 41.18% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.73% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.63% of all publications and 26.47% 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

  • The combined global gravity field model XGM2019e

    P. Zingerle;R. Pail;T. Gruber;X. Oikonomidou

    (2020)
    336 Citations
  • ITRF2020: an augmented reference frame refining the modeling of nonlinear station motions

    Unknown

    (2023)
    252 Citations
  • Absolute airborne gravimetry with a cold atom sensor

    Yannick Bidel;Nassim Zahzam;Alexandre Bresson;Cédric Blanchard

    (2020)
    124 Citations
  • The CODE ambiguity-fixed clock and phase bias analysis products: generation, properties, and performance

    S. Schaer;A. Villiger;D. Arnold;R. Dach

    (2021)
    102 Citations
  • IGS real-time service for global ionospheric total electron content modeling

    Zishen Li;Ningbo Wang;Ningbo Wang;Manuel Hernández-Pajares;Yunbin Yuan

    (2020)
    88 Citations
  • SNR-based GNSS reflectometry for coastal sea-level altimetry: results from the first IAG inter-comparison campaign

    F. Geremia-Nievinski;Thomas Hobiger;Rüdiger Haas;W. Liu

    (2020)
    73 Citations
  • Marine gravity determined from multi-satellite GM/ERM altimeter data over the South China Sea: SCSGA V1.0

    Chengcheng Zhu;Jinyun Guo;Jinyao Gao;Xin Liu

    (2020)
    72 Citations
  • Colorado geoid computation experiment: overview and summary

    Yan Ming Wang;Laura Sánchez;Jonas Ågren;Jianliang Huang

    (2021)
    71 Citations
  • GPS and GLONASS observable-specific code bias estimation: comparison of solutions from the IGS and MGEX networks

    Ningbo Wang;Ningbo Wang;Zishen Li;Bingbing Duan;Urs Hugentobler

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • Strategy for the realisation of the International Height Reference System (IHRS)

    Laura Sánchez;Jonas Ågren;Jianliang Huang;Yan Ming Wang

    (2021)
    50 Citations

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