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Journal of Hydrometeorology
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Journal of Hydrometeorology

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Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 98 340 440 36

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Number of Best Scientists*: 431
Documents by Best Scientists*: 489
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 154
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.213
Impact Factor: 2.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Hydrometeorology?

Journal of Hydrometeorology primarily tackles Climatology, Precipitation, Meteorology, Atmospheric sciences and Hydrology. It explores issues in Climatology which can be linked to other research areas like Hydrometeorology, Climate change, Climate model, Snow and Streamflow. Presentations on Snow include those discussing Snowpack and Snowmelt.

It addresses concerns in Precipitation which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Water cycle, Evapotranspiration, Surface runoff and Water content. The Evapotranspiration study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Water balance. Topics in Water content explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Moisture and Soil science, Soil water.

The studies on Meteorology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Remote sensing and Hydrological modelling. Many of the studies tackled connect Atmospheric sciences with a similar field of study like Atmosphere. The journal focuses on Hydrology research which is adjacent to topics in Structural basin.

  • Climatology (48.06%)
  • Precipitation (44.87%)
  • Meteorology (28.51%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The TRMM Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA): Quasi-Global, Multiyear, Combined-Sensor Precipitation Estimates at Fine Scales (4930 citations)
  • The Version 2 Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Monthly Precipitation Analysis (1979-Present) (3989 citations)
  • CMORPH: A Method that Produces Global Precipitation Estimates from Passive Microwave and Infrared Data at High Spatial and Temporal Resolution (2122 citations)

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

The published articles primarily tackle Climatology, Precipitation, Meteorology, Water content and Hydrology. Issues in Climatology were discussed in the journal publications, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Atmospheric sciences, Climate model, Streamflow, Evapotranspiration and Surface runoff. In addition to Meteorology research, the journal publications aim to explore topics under Remote sensing and Hydrological modelling.

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

  • Statistics
  • Meteorology
  • Precipitation

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal facilitates discussions on Precipitation, Climatology, Atmospheric sciences, Meteorology and Water content. Topics in Precipitation were tackled in line with various other fields like Remote sensing and Flash flood. Journal of Hydrometeorology explores issues in Climatology which can be linked to other research areas like Streamflow, Hydrometeorology and Evapotranspiration.

While work presented in it provided substantial information on Atmospheric sciences, it also covered topics in Atmosphere, Convection, Drainage basin, Snow and Surface (mathematics).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Assessment of the Advanced Very High-Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) for Snowfall Retrieval in High Latitudes Using CloudSat and Machine Learning (10 citations)
  • Enhanced Large-Scale Validation of Satellite-Based Land Rainfall Products (5 citations)
  • Are Storm Characteristics the Same When Viewed Using Merged Surface Radars or a Merged Satellite Product (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 Hydrometeorology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Christa D. Peters-Lidard (46 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Dennis P. Lettenmaier (46 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Paul A. Dirmeyer (44 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Eric F. Wood (40 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Soroosh Sorooshian (39 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • Goddard Space Flight Center (214 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (194 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (120 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Maryland, College Park (107 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Center for Atmospheric Research (103 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 4 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, 3.70% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 42.86% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.69% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.23% of all publications and 30.22% 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

  • Elucidating Diverse Drought Characteristics from Two Meteorological Drought Indices (SPI and SPEI) in China

    Lingcheng Li;Dunxian She;Hui Zheng;Peirong Lin

    (2020)
    198 Citations
  • Revisiting the Global Seasonal Snow Classification: An Updated Dataset for Earth System Applications

    Matthew Sturm;Glen E. Liston

    (2021)
    105 Citations
  • Evaluation of a Convection-Permitting Modeling of Precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau and Its Influences on the Simulation of Snow-Cover Fraction

    Yanhong Gao;Fei Chen;Yingsha Jiang

    (2020)
    92 Citations
  • Can the GPM IMERG Final Product Accurately Represent MCSs’ Precipitation Characteristics over the Central and Eastern United States?

    Wenjun Cui;Xiquan Dong;Baike Xi;Z. H.E. Feng

    (2020)
    90 Citations
  • PERSIANN Dynamic Infrared-Rain Rate (PDIR-Now): A Near-Real-Time, Quasi-Global Satellite Precipitation Dataset.

    Phu Nguyen;Mohammed Ombadi;Vesta Afzali Gorooh;Eric J. Shearer

    (2020)
    79 Citations
  • Validation of GPM IMERG V05 and V06 Precipitation Products over Iran

    Seyed-Mohammad Hosseini-Moghari;Qiuhong Tang

    (2020)
    70 Citations
  • Streamflow Simulation in Data-Scarce Basins Using Bayesian and Physics-Informed Machine Learning Models

    Dan Lu;Goutam Konapala;Scott L. Painter;Shih-Chieh Kao

    (2021)
    66 Citations
  • Comparison of Rainfall Products over Sub-Saharan Africa

    Camille Le Coz;Nick van de Giesen

    (2020)
    65 Citations
  • Increased Drought Risk in South Asia under Warming Climate: Implications of Uncertainty in Potential Evapotranspiration Estimates

    Saran Aadhar;Vimal Mishra

    (2020)
    63 Citations
  • A Process-Based Validation of GPM IMERG and Its Sources Using a Mesoscale Rain Gauge Network in the West African Forest Zone

    Marlon Maranan;Andreas H. Fink;Peter Knippertz;Leonard K. Amekudzi

    (2020)
    62 Citations

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