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NAVIGATION: Journal of The Institute of Navigation
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NAVIGATION: Journal of The Institute of Navigation

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 987 9 16 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 22
Documents by Best Scientists*: 31
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 59
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.982
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Navigation: journal of the Institute of Navigation?

The aim of Navigation: journal of the Institute of Navigation is to expand the discussion of research in Global Positioning System, Aeronautics, Remote sensing, Real-time computing and Radio navigation. While the primary focus in the journal is Global Positioning System, it also dissects topics surrounding Signal and Electronic engineering as a whole. The concepts on Aeronautics presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Radar and Aerospace engineering.

The research on Remote sensing tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of GNSS applications and Satellite. Navigation: journal of the Institute of Navigation links adjacent topics like Satellite with Geodesy. Navigation: journal of the Institute of Navigation focuses on Real-time computing but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of GPS tracking server which is concerned with User equipment.

Radio navigation research presented in Navigation: journal of the Institute of Navigation encompasses a variety of subjects, including Electronic navigation and Navigation system. While Navigation: journal of the Institute of Navigation focused on Navigation system, it was also able to explore topics like Position fixing and Navy. The journal explores research in Dead reckoning and overlapping concepts in Simulation to expand the discourse in Satellite navigation.

  • Global Positioning System (17.28%)
  • Aeronautics (10.49%)
  • Remote sensing (10.49%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • FLIGHT TESTS OF ATTITUDE DETERMINATION USING GPS COMPARED AGAINST AN INERTIAL NAVIGATION UNIT. (95 citations)
  • PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION OF NAVSTAR AND SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS (GPS SYSTEM DESCRIPTION) (29 citations)
  • Correcting NLOS by 3D LiDAR and building height to improve GNSS single point positioning (19 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Navigation: journal of the Institute of Navigation:

The journal papers mainly tackle studies in Global Positioning System, Geodesy, Remote sensing, Signal and Inertial navigation system. The journal papers focus on Global Positioning System but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Bandwidth (signal processing), Turboprop, Aerospace engineering and Ring laser gyroscope. The most cited papers hold forums on Signal that merge themes from other disciplines such as Radio frequency and Real-time computing.

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

  • Electrical engineering
  • Radar
  • Global Positioning System

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Navigation: journal of the Institute of Navigation focuses on Algorithm, GNSS applications, Pseudorange, GNSS augmentation and Remote sensing. The journal explores topics in Algorithm which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Timestamp, Particle filter, State vector and Ultra-wideband. The studies in GNSS applications featured incorporate elements of Satellite navigation and Software-defined radio.

In addition to Pseudorange research, the journal aims to explore topics under Extended Kalman filter, Non-line-of-sight propagation, Multipath propagation and Signal. The research on Non-line-of-sight propagation featured in Navigation: journal of the Institute of Navigation combines topics in other fields like Global Positioning System and Antenna (radio). The journal addresses concerns in the field of Remote sensing by exploring it in line with topics in Diffraction which intersect with Satellite subjects.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Factor graph optimization for GNSS/INS integration: A comparison with the extended Kalman filter (3 citations)
  • Using dual‐polarization GPS antenna with optimized adaptive neuro‐fuzzy inference system to improve single point positioning accuracy in urban canyons (2 citations)
  • Overbounding the effect of uncertain Gauss-Markov noise in Kalman filtering (1 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 Navigation: journal of the Institute of Navigation (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Li-Ta Hsu (4 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Vernon I. Weihe (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael Meurer (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • William V. Kielhorn (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Guohao Zhang (2 papers) published 1 paper 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 Navigation: journal of the Institute of Navigation (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University (5 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
  • German Aerospace Center (4 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Polytechnic University of Catalonia (2 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of California, Los Angeles (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Texas at Austin (2 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 2021 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 100.00% 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 0.00% 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

  • Detecting GNSS Jamming and Spoofing on Android Devices

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • Hong Kong UrbanNav: An Open-Source Multisensory Dataset for Benchmarking Urban Navigation Algorithms

    (2023)
    19 Citations
  • WAAS and the Ionosphere – A Historical Perspective: Monitoring Storms

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • Low-Cost Inertial Aiding for Deep-Urban Tightly-Coupled Multi-Antenna Precise GNSS

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • AGPC-SLAM: Absolute Ground Plane Constrained 3D Lidar SLAM

    (2022)
    14 Citations
  • Instantaneous Sub-meter Level Precise Point Positioning of Low-Cost Smartphones

    (2023)
    12 Citations
  • Multi-Objective Design of a Lunar GNSS

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • 3D Vision Aided GNSS Real-Time Kinematic Positioning for Autonomous Systems in Urban Canyons

    (2023)
    9 Citations
  • GNSS Software-Defined Radio: History, Current Developments, and Standardization Efforts

    (2024)
    6 Citations
  • Multi-Epoch Kriging-Based 3D Mapping-Aided GNSS and Doppler Measurement Fusion using Factor Graph Optimization

    (2023)
    3 Citations

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