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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering - ASCE
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering - ASCE

0733-9437

Published by: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jidedh

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 617 8 12 3
Engineering and Technology 1027 15 25 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 51
Documents by Best Scientists*: 71
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 88
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.366
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering-asce?

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Hydrology, Geotechnical engineering, Irrigation, Mechanics and Evapotranspiration. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering-asce features Hydrology research that overlaps with concepts in Soil water. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering-asce is concerned with the study of Soil water and Soil science in general.

The journal explores themes in Geotechnical engineering like Aquifer and links them with other fields of study like Water flow. Some problems in Irrigation that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Agriculture, Agricultural engineering and Environmental engineering. The journal connects research in Environmental engineering with the related topic of Water quality.

The presentations discussing Mechanics offer insights in topics such as Open-channel flow, Discharge coefficient and Flow measurement. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering-asce facilitates discussions on Evapotranspiration that incorporate concepts from other fields like Water balance, Meteorology and Irrigation scheduling. It emphasizes research on Surface runoff, which includes concerns such as Stormwater.

  • Hydrology (38.44%)
  • Geotechnical engineering (23.71%)
  • Irrigation (22.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Satellite-Based Energy Balance for Mapping Evapotranspiration with Internalized Calibration (METRIC)—Model (1159 citations)
  • History and Evaluation of Hargreaves Evapotranspiration Equation (645 citations)
  • SEBAL model with remotely sensed data to improve water-resources management under actual field conditions (563 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering-asce:

The most cited articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Hydrology, Irrigation, Evapotranspiration, Geotechnical engineering and Environmental engineering. Aside from discussions in Hydrology, the published articles also deal with the subject of Soil water which intersects with Water content disciplines. The published articles about Infiltration (hydrology) under the umbrella field of Geotechnical engineering overlap with concepts in Water flow.

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

  • Statistics
  • Agriculture
  • Mechanical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering-asce investigates areas of study like Mechanics, Hydrology, Geotechnical engineering, Sediment and Closure (topology). Surface runoff, Stormwater, Drainage, Irrigation and Hydrus are some of the facets of Hydrology tackled in the journal. While the journal focused on Drainage, it was also able to explore topics like Soil water and Water resource management.

In addition to Irrigation research, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering-asce aims to explore topics under Agriculture and Evapotranspiration. The study of Hydrus encompasses disciplines such as Infiltration (hydrology), as well as fields such as Soil science, all of which overlap with one another. The journal holds forums on Geotechnical engineering that merges themes from other disciplines such as Weir and Discharge coefficient.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Calibration of Stage–Discharge Relationship for Rectangular Flume with Central Cylindrical Contraction (2 citations)
  • Discharge Coefficients for Rectangular Broad-Crested Gabion Weirs: Experimental Study (2 citations)
  • Bivariate Drought Characterization of Two Contrasting Climatic Regions in India Using Copula (2 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 Irrigation and Drainage Engineering-asce (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Sushil K. Singh (82 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gürol Yıldırım (70 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ali R. Vatankhah (62 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Albert J. Clemmens (56 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Vito Ferro (50 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering-asce (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (131 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Palermo (65 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Davis (60 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Utah State University (49 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Florida (46 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, 10.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.86% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.57% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.90% of all publications and 46.67% 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.

Top Publications

  • Irrigation Scheduling Approaches and Applications: A Review

    Zhe Gu;Zhiming Qi;Rasika Burghate;Shouqi Yuan

    (2020)
    161 Citations
  • Comparative Study of Time Series Models, Support Vector Machines, and GMDH in Forecasting Long-Term Evapotranspiration Rates in Northern Iran

    Afshin Ashrafzadeh;Ozgur Kişi;Pouya Aghelpour;Seyed Mostafa Biazar

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • Application of Particle Densimetric Froude Number for Evaluating the Maximum Culvert Scour Depth

    Sheau Maan Tan;Siow-Yong Lim;Maoxing Wei;Nian-Sheng Cheng

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Evapotranspiration and Water Stress Coefficient for Deficit-Irrigated Maize

    Thomas J. Trout;Kendall C. DeJonge

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Effect of Water Shortage and Pollution of Irrigation Water on Water Reuse for Irrigation in the Nile Delta

    Walaa Assar;Mona G. Ibrahim;Wael Mahmod;Ayman Allam

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Development of Aerial Photos and LIDAR Data Approaches to Map Spatial and Temporal Evolution of Ditch Networks in Peat-Dominated Catchments

    Joy Bhattacharjee;Hannu Marttila;Ali Torabi Haghighi;Miia Saarimaa

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Air Entrainment Mechanism in the Vortex Structure: Experimental Study

    Mohammad Mahmoudi-Rad;Mohammad Najafzadeh

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Sustainable Residential Landscapes in Florida: Controlled Comparison of Traditional versus Florida-Friendly Landscaping

    Taylor B. Clem;Gail M. Hansen;Michael D. Dukes;Esengul Momol

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Air–Water Flows and Head Losses on Stepped Spillways with Inclined Steps

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Discussion of “Comparative Study of Time Series Models, Support Vector Machines, and GMDH in Forecasting Long-Term Evapotranspiration Rates in Northern Iran” by Afshin Ashrafzadeh, Ozgur Kişi, Pouya Aghelpour, Seyed Mostafa Biazar, and Mohammadreza Askarizad Masouleh

    Isa Ebtehaj;Hossein Bonakdari

    (2021)
    7 Citations

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