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Journal of Geodetic Science
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Journal of Geodetic Science

2081-9943

Published by: Walter de Gruyter

https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/jogs/html

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 622 7 15 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 10
Documents by Best Scientists*: 18
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 23
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.284
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Geodetic Science?

The discussions in Journal of Geodetic Science mainly cover the fields of Geodesy, Geoid, Global Positioning System, Geodetic datum and GNSS applications. More specifically, the research on Geodesy in the journal is related to Levelling. Some problems in Geoid that were presented in Journal of Geodetic Science overlapped with concepts under Geopotential, Gravity anomaly and Kernel (statistics).

It addresses concerns in Global Positioning System which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Seismology, Landslide and Satellite. Topics in Geodetic datum explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Mathematical analysis, Reference frame and Constant (mathematics). Journal of Geodetic Science is mostly focused on Mathematical analysis, specifically Geodesic.

Journal of Geodetic Science focuses on GNSS applications but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Real-time computing and Meteorology. In addition to Meteorology, it tackled discussions on Environmental science. The work on Sea level tackled in it brings together disciplines like Sea level rise and Acceleration.

  • Geodesy (49.58%)
  • Geoid (17.23%)
  • Global Positioning System (15.13%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Weighted total least squares formulated by standard least squares theory (92 citations)
  • Towards worldwide height system unification using ocean information (62 citations)
  • Precise orbit determination and point positioning using GPS, Glonass, Galileo and BeiDou (61 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Geodetic Science:

The published articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Geodesy, Global Positioning System, European Combined Geodetic Network, Geodetic datum and Reference frame. The most cited publications about Geopotential under the umbrella field of Geodesy overlap with concepts in Unification. While Global Positioning System is the focus of the most cited papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Landslide and Remote sensing.

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

  • Statistics
  • Mathematical analysis
  • Geometry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Geodesy, Sea level rise, Environmental science, Kinematics and Sea level are the subjects of interest in the journal. The Geodesy study presented in it encompasses related topics like Geodetic datum and also examines its connection to subjects such as Total electron content. Research in the field of Oceanography was used to conduct the presented Sea level rise study.

It served as a forum through which researchers explored works on Environmental science in conjunction with disciplines such as Multiple comparisons problem, Meteorology and Troposphere. Journal of Geodetic Science focused on works that combine different research areas such as Kinematics and San Joaquin Experimental Range. Journal of Geodetic Science addresses concerns in Tide gauge which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Sea-surface height, Baltic sea, Surface (mathematics) and Geoid.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • ROTI maps of Greenland using kriging (0 citations)
  • Accurate Sea Surface heights from Sentinel-3A and Jason-3 retrackers by incorporating High-Resolution Marine Geoid and Hydrodynamic Models (0 citations)
  • The ambiguous sea level rise at Brest’s 212 yearlong record elucidated (0 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 Geodetic Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Lars E. Sjöberg (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • C. K. Shum (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • H. Bâki Iz (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • H. Bâki Iz (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Robert Tenzer (5 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 Geodetic Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Royal Institute of Technology (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Ohio State University (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Otago (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Technical University of Denmark (4 papers) published 2 papers 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, 18.18% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 55.56% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.22% of all publications and 11.11% 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 certitude of a global sea level acceleration during the satellite altimeter era

    H. Bâki İz;C.K. Shum

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Semi-kinematic geodetic reference frame based on the ITRF2014 for Malaysia

    M. Azhari;Z. Altamimi;G. Azman;M. Kadir

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Conflation of satellite altimetry and tide gauge records at coast

    H. Bâki Iz;C. K. Shum;T. Y. Yang

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Recent and future manifestations of a contingent global mean sea level acceleration

    H. Bâki İz;C.K. Shum

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • A statistical protocol for a holistic adjustment of global sea level budget

    H. Bâki Iz;C. K. Shum

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Year by year closure adjustment of global mean sea level budget, inclusive of lumped snow, water vapor, and permafrost mass components

    H. Bâki Iz;C. K. Shum

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Geoid model validation and topographic bias

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Coastal marine gravity modelling from satellite altimetry – case study in the Mediterranean

    Adili Abulaitijiang;Ole Baltazar Andersen;Riccardo Barzaghi;Per Knudsen

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • A detailed quasigeoid model of the Hong Kong territories computed by applying a finite-element method of solving the oblique derivative boundary-value problem

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • The ambiguous sea level rise at Brest’s 212 yearlong record elucidated

    H. Bâki İz;C. K. Shum

    (2021)
    1 Citations

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