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Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
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Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

1023-5809

Published by: Copernicus Publications

https://www.nonlinear-processes-in-geophysics.net/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 579 8 8 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 54
Documents by Best Scientists*: 62
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 70
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.701
Impact Factor: 2.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics?

The journal explores disciplines such as Nonlinear system, Classical mechanics, Meteorology, Statistical physics and Mechanics. The studies in Nonlinear system featured incorporate elements of Amplitude, Mathematical analysis and Applied mathematics. Classical mechanics research featured in Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Computational physics, Magnetohydrodynamics, Magnetic field, Turbulence and Vortex.

It focuses on Computational physics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Solar wind and Plasma. It connects research in Magnetic field with the related topic of Electron. The Meteorology works, particularly on Precipitation are tackled in it.

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics facilitates discussions on Statistical physics that incorporate concepts from other fields like Statistics, Predictability, Series (mathematics) and Scaling. The research on Scaling discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Multifractal system. Instability is a primary topic of Mechanics research in it.

  • Nonlinear system (16.69%)
  • Classical mechanics (16.49%)
  • Meteorology (15.80%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Application of the cross wavelet transform and wavelet coherence to geophysical time series (3301 citations)
  • Cross wavelet analysis: significance testing and pitfalls (381 citations)
  • Spatio-temporal filling of missing points in geophysical data sets (234 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics:

The most cited publications mostly deal with topics like Statistical physics, Meteorology, Nonlinear system, Statistics and Classical mechanics. The works on Nonlinear system tackled in the journal papers bring together disciplines like Amplitude, Algorithm, Quantum electrodynamics and Mathematical analysis. The journal articles explore research in Turbulence and overlapping concepts in Solar wind to expand the discourse in Classical mechanics.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Statistics
  • Mathematical analysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Algorithm, Data assimilation, Nonlinear system, Applied mathematics and Series (mathematics). The studies on Algorithm discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Inverse problem, Interpolation, Sampling (statistics), Function (mathematics) and Focus (optics). In addition to Data assimilation research, Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics aims to explore topics under Variational method, Iterative method, Ensemble Kalman filter, Space (mathematics) and Euclidean distance.

Nonlinear system research presented in Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics encompasses a variety of subjects, including Displacement (vector), Turbulence, Eddy, Ridge and Wavelet. The work on Applied mathematics tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Subspace topology, Linear approximation, Covariance, Covariance matrix and Kalman filter. While Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics focused on Series (mathematics), it was also able to explore topics like Phase space, Edit distance, Statistical physics, System dynamics and Anisotropy.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Training a convolutional neural network to conserve mass in data assimilation (4 citations)
  • Extracting statistically significant eddy signals from large Lagrangian datasets using wavelet ridge analysis, with application to the Gulf of Mexico (2 citations)
  • Behavior of the iterative ensemble-based variational method in nonlinear problems (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 Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Bruce T. Tsurutani (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Daniel Schertzer (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Norbert Marwan (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Michael Ghil (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Efim Pelinovsky (14 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 Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (62 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (55 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Los Angeles (30 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, 15.62% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.93% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.52% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.41% of all publications and 48.15% 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.

Top Publications

  • Effects of upwelling duration and phytoplankton growth regime on dissolved-oxygen levels in an idealized Iberian Peninsula upwelling system

    João H. Bettencourt;Vincent Rossi;Lionel Renault;Peter Haynes

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Ordering of trajectories reveals hierarchical finite-time coherent sets in Lagrangian particle data: detecting Agulhas rings in the South Atlantic Ocean

    David Wichmann;Christian Kehl;Henk A. Dijkstra;Erik van Sebille

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Detecting flow features in scarce trajectory data using networks derived from symbolic itineraries: an application to surface drifters in the North Atlantic

    David Wichmann;Christian Kehl;Henk A. Dijkstra;Erik van Sebille

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Applying dynamical systems techniques to real ocean drifters

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Exploring meteorological droughts' spatial patterns across Europe through complex network theory

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • An approach for projecting the timing of abrupt winter Arctic sea ice loss

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • Aggregation of slightly buoyant microplastics in 3D vortex flows

    (2024)
    1 Citations
  • Characterisation of Dansgaard–Oeschger events in palaeoclimate time series using the matrix profile method

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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