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Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 259 96 106 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 109
Documents by Best Scientists*: 112
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 95
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.121
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan?

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan focuses on Climatology, Atmospheric sciences, Meteorology, Precipitation and Convection. The journal explores research in Climatology and the adjacent study of Oceanography. The Atmospheric sciences study featured in Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan draws connections with the study of Atmosphere.

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan features Meteorology research that overlaps with concepts in Remote sensing.

  • Climatology (27.69%)
  • Atmospheric sciences (17.26%)
  • Meteorology (16.15%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The JRA-55 Reanalysis: General Specifications and Basic Characteristics (2054 citations)
  • Quasi-geostrophic motions in the equatorial area (1905 citations)
  • The JRA-25 Reanalysis (1401 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan:

The published articles explore disciplines such as Climatology, Atmospheric sciences, Meteorology, Precipitation and Monsoon. The journal publications facilitate discussions on Climatology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Oceanography and Convection. The journal papers explore issues in Meteorology which can be linked to other research areas like Radar, Cloud computing and Remote sensing.

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

  • Meteorology
  • Statistics
  • Optics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan are Mount, Eastern china, Physical geography, Pacific decadal oscillation and Climatology. Topics in Pacific decadal oscillation explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Quasi-biennial oscillation and Amplitude.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Relationships between Radar Reflectivity Factor and Liquid-Equivalent Snowfall Rate Derived by Direct Comparison of X-band Radar and Disdrometer Observations in Niigata Prefecture, Japan (0 citations)
  • Characteristics of Raindrop Size Distributions during Meiyu Season in Mount Lushan, Eastern China (0 citations)
  • Ensemble Experiments for a Maritime Meso-β-scale Vortex that Spawned Tornado-Like Vortices Causing Shipwrecks (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 the Meteorological Society of Japan (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Choji Magono (65 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Katsuhiro Kikuchi (58 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Akio Kitoh (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tetsuzo Yasunari (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kozo Ninomiya (42 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 the Meteorological Society of Japan (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Tokyo (309 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Japan Meteorological Agency (243 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (201 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kyoto University (192 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hokkaido University (173 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 2022 edition, 25.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 66.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 33.33% 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 Added Value of Large-Eddy and Storm-Resolving Models for Simulating Clouds and Precipitation

    Bjorn Stevens;Claudia Acquistapace;Akio Hansen;Rieke Heinze

    (2020)
    195 Citations
  • Quasi-stationary Band-Shaped Precipitation Systems, Named “Senjo-Kousuitai”, Causing Localized Heavy Rainfall in Japan

    Unknown

    (2020)
    106 Citations
  • Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sectors, Coal Mining and Ruminant Farming Drive Methane Growth over the Past Three Decades

    Naveen Chandra;Naveen Chandra;Prabir K. Patra;Prabir K. Patra;Jagat S. H. Bisht;Akihiko Ito

    (2021)
    96 Citations
  • The Influence of the Stratosphere on the Tropical Troposphere

    Peter Haynes;Peter Hitchcock;Matthew Hitchman;Shigeo Yoden

    (2021)
    83 Citations
  • Climate Statistics in Global Simulations of the Atmosphere, from 80 to 2.5 km Grid Spacing

    Cathy Hohenegger;Luis Kornblueh;Daniel Klocke;Tobias Becker

    (2020)
    81 Citations
  • The Precipitation Rate Retrieval Algorithms for the GPM Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar

    Shinta Seto;Toshio Iguchi;Robert Meneghini;Jun Awaka

    (2021)
    56 Citations
  • Characteristics, Physical Mechanisms, and Prediction of Pre-summer Rainfall over South China: Research Progress during 2008–2019

    Yali Luo;Rudi Xia;Johnny C. L. Chan

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • Tropical Cyclones in Global Storm-Resolving Models

    Falko Judt;Daniel Klocke;Rosimar Rios-Berrios;Benoit Vanniere

    (2021)
    51 Citations
  • Statistical Characteristics of Pre-summer Rainfall over South China and Associated Synoptic Conditions

    Zhenghui Li;Yali Luo;Yu Du;Johnny C. L. Chan

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • Identification and Classification of Heavy Rainfall Areas and their Characteristic Features in Japan

    (2020)
    45 Citations

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