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Journal of Mountain Science
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Journal of Mountain Science

1672-6316

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11629

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 217 59 94 17
Environmental Sciences 512 27 29 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 143
Documents by Best Scientists*: 179
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 60
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.615
Impact Factor: 2.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Mountain Science?

Hydrology, Landslide, Ecology, Geotechnical engineering and Physical geography are among the topics commonly tackled in Journal of Mountain Science. The research on Hydrology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Sediment and Debris flow. The journal focuses on Landslide as well as the interrelated topic of Debris.

It facilitated presentations on Ecology research, particularly Species richness, Vegetation, Habitat, Species diversity and Ecosystem. The concepts on Physical geography presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Elevation, Plateau, Climate change and Precipitation.

  • Hydrology (20.32%)
  • Landslide (12.93%)
  • Ecology (10.80%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Glacier Fluctuations between 1975 and 2008 in the Greater Himalaya Range of Zanskar, Southern Ladakh (83 citations)
  • Reforestation programs in southwest China: Reported success, observed failure, and the reasons why (80 citations)
  • Daily and monthly suspended sediment load predictions using wavelet based artificial intelligence approaches (63 citations)

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

The published papers tackle a plethora of topics, such as Landslide, Hydrology, Ecology, Geomorphology and Debris flow. While the published papers focused on Landslide, they were also able to explore topics like Cartography, Debris and Lithology. Aside from discussions in Hydrology, the journal publications also deal with the subject of Precipitation which intersects with Climate change disciplines.

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

  • Ecology
  • China
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Mountain Science is organized to address concerns in the fields of Physical geography, Hydrology, Vegetation, Landslide and Plateau. The subject of Climate change, which is connected to the field of Precipitation and Ecosystem, serves as the foundation of the Physical geography research featured in it. Topics in Hydrology were tackled in line with various other fields like Sediment transport and Sediment.

Vegetation research featured in Journal of Mountain Science incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Land cover, Permafrost, Elevation and Grassland. In addition to Landslide research, it aims to explore topics under Fault (geology) and Debris, Debris flow. Journal of Mountain Science holds forums on Plateau that merges themes from other disciplines such as Structural basin, Aeolian processes and Geomorphology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The collision experiment between rolling stones of different shapes and protective cushion in open-pit mines (24 citations)
  • Quantitatively determine the dominant driving factors of the spatial—temporal changes of vegetation NPP in the Hengduan Mountain area during 2000–2015 (7 citations)
  • The use of UAVs for landslide disaster risk research and disaster risk management: a literature review (4 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 Mountain Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Peng Cui (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Runqiu Huang (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kaiheng Hu (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Xiaoqing Chen (15 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Li-jun Su (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 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 Mountain Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (753 papers) published 46 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chengdu University of Technology (145 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Sichuan University (80 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Southwest Jiaotong University (66 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Lanzhou University (50 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 8.57% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 46.88% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.12% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.50% of all publications and 37.50% 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

  • A review of modern treeline migration, the factors controlling it and the implications for carbon storage

    Amanda Hansson;Paul Dargusch;Jamie Shulmeister;Jamie Shulmeister

    (2021)
    123 Citations
  • Optimizing the frequency ratio method for landslide susceptibility assessment: A case study of the Caiyuan Basin in the southeast mountainous area of China

    Yi-xing Zhang;Heng-xing Lan;Heng-xing Lan;Lang-ping Li;Yu-ming Wu

    (2020)
    102 Citations
  • Literature review and bibliometric analysis on data-driven assessment of landslide susceptibility

    (2022)
    101 Citations
  • Characteristics of loess landslides triggered by different factors in the Chinese Loess Plateau

    Zhen-jiang Meng;Peng-hui Ma;Jian-bing Peng

    (2021)
    57 Citations
  • Carbonates and organic matter in soils characterized by reflected energy from 350–25000 nm wavelength

    Najmeh Asgari;Shamsollah Ayoubi;Jose Alexandre Melo Demattê;André Carnieletto Dotto

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Multitemporal UAV-based photogrammetry for landslide detection and monitoring in a large area: a case study in the Heifangtai terrace in the Loess Plateau of China

    Qiang Xu;Wei-le Li;Yuan-zhen Ju;Xiu-jun Dong

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • The collision experiment between rolling stones of different shapes and protective cushion in open-pit mines

    Chun Zhu;Man-chao He;Murat Karakus;Xiao-hu Zhang

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • The inequality of educational resources and its countermeasures for rural revitalization in southwest China

    Yuan-zhi Guo;Yang Zhou;Yan-sui Liu

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Performance of geosynthetic cementitious composite mat and vetiver on soil erosion control

    Suched Likitlersuang;Kittikhun Kounyou;Gayuh Aji Prasetyaningtiyas

    (2020)
    33 Citations

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