Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Top Research Topics at Permafrost and Periglacial Processes?

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes mainly tackles studies in Permafrost, Geomorphology, Hydrology, Rock glacier and Snow. Permafrost research is the primary subject tackled in Permafrost and Periglacial Processes with a focus on Thermokarst. While it focused on Geomorphology, it was also able to explore topics like Debris and Pleistocene.

The work on Hydrology addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Soil water.

• Permafrost (82.08%)
• Geomorphology (43.49%)
• Hydrology (15.00%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Permafrost thermal state in the polar Northern Hemisphere during the international polar year 2007–2009: a synthesis (496 citations)
• Evidence for warming and thawing of discontinuous permafrost in Alaska (482 citations)
• Shrinking thermokarst ponds and groundwater dynamics in discontinuous permafrost near council, Alaska (377 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Permafrost and Periglacial Processes:

The most cited papers investigate studies in Permafrost, Geomorphology, Hydrology, Climate change and Rock glacier. The majority of Permafrost studies presented in the most cited articles zero in on Thermokarst. The journal publications about Glacier under the umbrella field of Geomorphology overlap with concepts in Ground-penetrating radar.

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

• Erosion
• World War II
• Sedimentary rock

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Permafrost, Geomorphology, Ground ice, Thermokarst and Geochemistry. Permafrost research is concerned with Ice wedge in particular. The studies on Geomorphology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Global warming and Closed system.

The work on Ground ice tackled in it brings together disciplines like Ridge (meteorology), Residual, Ice segregation and Thermal state. The journal addresses concerns in the field of Geochemistry by exploring it in line with topics in Sediment which intersect with Borehole, δ18O, Groundwater and Paleogene subjects. Issues in Climate change were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Peat, Range (biology), Oceanic climate and Circumpolar star.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• A general theory of rock glacier creep based on in‐situ and remote sensing observations (7 citations)
• Thermo‐erosional valleys in Siberian ice‐rich permafrost (4 citations)
• Fluvio‐thermal erosion and thermal denudation in the yedoma region of northern Alaska: Revisiting the Itkillik River exposure (3 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 Permafrost and Periglacial Processes (based on the number of publications) are:

• Christopher R. Burn (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Hugh M. French (26 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Hanne H. Christiansen (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Antoni G. Lewkowicz (26 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Bernd Etzelmüller (24 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 Permafrost and Periglacial Processes (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Ottawa (76 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Alaska Fairbanks (75 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Chinese Academy of Sciences (67 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Oslo (45 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Carleton University (45 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 65.22% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.87% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 6.52% of all publications and 17.39% 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.