KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering

Top Research Topics at Ksce Journal of Civil Engineering?

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Structural engineering, Geotechnical engineering, Composite material, Finite element method and Compressive strength. It holds forums on Structural engineering that merges themes from other disciplines such as Vibration and Nonlinear system. The research on Geotechnical engineering featured in it combines topics in other fields like Soil water and Stress (mechanics).

Presentations on Composite material include those discussing Cement, Flexural strength and Ultimate tensile strength.

• Structural engineering (24.84%)
• Geotechnical engineering (20.35%)
• Composite material (14.15%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Delay and cost overruns in Vietnam large construction projects: A comparison with other selected countries (338 citations)
• Validation of MODIS 16 global terrestrial evapotranspiration products in various climates and land cover types in Asia (121 citations)
• Emerging geothermal energy technologies (111 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Ksce Journal of Civil Engineering:

The most cited articles focus largely on the fields of Geotechnical engineering, Composite material, Structural engineering, Compressive strength and Artificial neural network. While work presented in the most cited papers provide substantial information on Geotechnical engineering, it also covers topics in Soil water and Stress (mechanics). Vibration and Numerical analysis are some topics wherein Structural engineering research discussed in the most cited papers has an impact.

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

• Composite material
• Statistics
• Structural engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Ksce Journal of Civil Engineering focuses largely on the fields of Geotechnical engineering, Structural engineering, Composite material, Finite element method and Compressive strength. Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Geotechnical engineering and the similar topic of Stress (mechanics). Stiffness, Girder, Beam (structure), Shear (sheet metal) and Slab are Structural engineering topics of special interest in Ksce Journal of Civil Engineering.

Composite material studies presented in the journal focus on topics such as Ultimate tensile strength, Fiber, Flexural strength, Cement and Corrosion.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Prediction of Catenary Action Capacity of RC Beam-Column Substructures under a Missing Column Scenario Using Evolutionary Algorithm (8 citations)
• Improvement of the Shearing Behaviour of Loess Using Recycled Straw Fiber Reinforcement (6 citations)
• Triaxial Shear Behavior of Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Loess Based on Digital Image Technology (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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Ksce Journal of Civil Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

• Keechoo Choi (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Byung-Soo Kim (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Tae-Woong Kim (16 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Dong-Eun Lee (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Joong Hoon Kim (15 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 Ksce Journal of Civil Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

• Seoul National University (215 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Hanyang University (151 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• Southeast University (107 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Tongji University (103 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
• Hohai University (82 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 4.51% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 19.62% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.40% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 24.82% of all publications and 45.15% 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.