Journal of Glaciology

Top Research Topics at Journal of Glaciology?

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Glacier, Geomorphology, Physical geography, Snow and Ice sheet. Glacier mass balance is the primary subject of Glacier works presented in it. Some problems in Geomorphology that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Debris and Ice stream.

Journal of Glaciology tackles studies in Antarctic sea ice and the interrelated subject of Drift ice to gain insights into Ice stream. The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Snow and Atmospheric sciences. Ice sheet research presented in Journal of Glaciology encompasses a variety of subjects, including Ice shelf, Ice core and Antarctic ice sheet.

Research in Ice shelf discussed is concerned with the study of Sea ice as a whole. The journal is concerned with the study of Sea ice and Oceanography in general. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Glacier morphology, apply to Glacier ice accumulation as well.

• Glacier (37.52%)
• Geomorphology (28.15%)
• Physical geography (16.80%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• WATER PRESSURE IN INTRA-AND SUBGLACIAL CHANNELS* (702 citations)
• Movement of water in glaciers (624 citations)
• The Randolph Glacier inventory: a globally complete inventory of glaciers (594 citations)

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

The most cited papers investigate areas of study like Glacier, Geomorphology, Ice sheet, Ice stream and Snow. Hydrology, Glacier morphology and Climatology are some topics wherein Glacier research discussed in the journal publications has an impact. The journal papers with studies in Geomorphology featured incorporate elements of Debris and Glacier terminus.

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

• World War II
• Thermodynamics
• Optics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in Journal of Glaciology are Glacier, Physical geography, Geomorphology, Snow and Atmospheric sciences. The studies in Glacier featured incorporate elements of Debris, Climate change and Ice stream. The concepts on Physical geography presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Elevation, Plateau and Satellite imagery.

The journal explores issues in Geomorphology which can be linked to other research areas like Ground-penetrating radar and Ice thickness. It emphasizes research on Snow, which includes concerns such as Firn. Atmospheric sciences research discussed connects with the study of Snowpack.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• On the errors involved in ice-thickness estimates I: ground-penetrating radar measurement errors (31 citations)
• Reanalysing the 2007-19 glaciological mass-balance series of Mera Glacier, Nepal, Central Himalaya, using geodetic mass balance (10 citations)
• Seasonally stable temperature gradients through supraglacial debris in the Everest region of Nepal, Central Himalaya (8 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 Glaciology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Keith A. Echelmeyer (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
• William D. Harrison (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Charles F. Raymond (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Richard B. Alley (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Roger LeB. Hooke (39 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

• University of Alaska Fairbanks (145 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Washington (115 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Chinese Academy of Sciences (87 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Natural Environment Research Council (81 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (69 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, 53.12% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 30.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.67% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.67% of all publications and 31.67% 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.