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Population and Environment
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Population and Environment

0199-0039

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11111

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 619 14 15 8
Environmental Sciences 678 9 9 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 36
Documents by Best Scientists*: 32
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 68
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.123
Impact Factor: 2.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Population and Environment?

Population and Environment tackles a plethora of topics, such as Public health, Economic growth, Population growth, Socioeconomics and Demography. The studies in Public health featured incorporate elements of Developed country, Social psychology, Environmental health, Social science and Socioeconomic status. Social psychology research presented in Population and Environment encompasses a variety of subjects, including Developmental psychology and Perception.

The Economic growth works featured in it incorporate elements from Natural resource, Social policy, Immigration and Sustainable development. The Immigration study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Demographic economics. Issues in Population growth were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Environmental degradation, Natural resource economics, Development economics and Population size.

Socioeconomics and Environmental protection are closely related fields of research discussed in it. Most of the works presented in it deals with Demography but it intersects with the subject of Fertility. In addition to Fertility research, it aims to explore topics under Family planning and Total fertility rate.

  • Public health (34.11%)
  • Economic growth (20.67%)
  • Population growth (14.83%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The effects of gender on climate change knowledge and concern in the American public (432 citations)
  • Examining the impact of demographic factors on air pollution (379 citations)
  • Revisiting Carrying Capacity: Area-Based Indicators of Sustainability (326 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Population and Environment:

The most cited articles focus largely on the fields of Economic growth, Public health, Population growth, Socioeconomics and Environmental protection. The most cited articles go beyond the discussion of Economic growth and connect it with closely related disciplines like

  • Natural resource that intertwine with fields like Environmental resource management,
  • Environmental degradation, which have a strong connection to Deforestation and Developing country.. The journal papers explore research in Social psychology and overlapping concepts in Perception and Metropolitan area to expand the discourse in Public health.

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

  • World War II
  • Law
  • China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Public health, Climate change, Demography, Socioeconomic status and Demographic economics. The research on Public health tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Natural (archaeology), Empirical evidence, Environmental health, Vulnerability and Food security. Topics in Climate change explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Discipline, Low birth weight, Livelihood and Regional science.

Third trimester, Birth weight, First trimester and Gestation period are some topics wherein Demography research discussed in it have an impact. While Socioeconomic status is the focus of Population and Environment, it also provided insights into the studies of Caste, Risk aversion, Consumption (economics), Per capita and Historical climatology. The work on Demographic economics tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Firewood, Multinomial probit, Sample (statistics), Robustness (economics) and Hinduism.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Petrochemical releases disproportionately affected socially vulnerable populations along the Texas Gulf Coast after Hurricane Harvey (5 citations)
  • Deepwater Horizon oil spill exposure and child health: a longitudinal analysis (5 citations)
  • Real-time information on air pollution and avoidance behavior: evidence from South Korea (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.

The top authors publishing in Population and Environment (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Virginia Abernethy (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Albert A. Bartlett (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kathryn Grace (10 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Clark Gray (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sara E. Grineski (9 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 Population and Environment (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Michigan (48 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Colorado Boulder (38 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (33 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Cornell University (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (19 papers) published 2 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, 3.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 41.38% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.34% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 6.90% of all publications and 41.38% 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.

Career and Job Prospects in the Field

While academic research serves as a valuable tool in understanding our population and environment, it can also pave the way for students and professionals looking to pursue careers in the field. Specific careers could include roles as demographers, environmental consultants, public policy analysts, or social scientists. Ultimately, the skills and knowledge gained from studying population and environment are highly valuable within a variety of professional settings.

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Real-world application and professional growth are critical considerations, especially for students who wish to make meaningful contributions to society with their education. Therefore, research into applicable career paths and relevant licensures can provide invaluable insights into the potential for future career development.

Top Publications

  • Population living on permafrost in the Arctic

    Justine Ramage;Leneisja Jungsberg;Shinan Wang;Sebastian Westermann

    (2021)
    75 Citations
  • Using geotagged tweets to track population movements to and from Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

    Yago Martín;Susan L. Cutter;Zhenlong Li;Christopher T. Emrich

    (2020)
    70 Citations
  • Is migration an effective adaptation to climate-related agricultural distress in sub-Saharan Africa?

    Kira Vinke;Kira Vinke;Sophia Rottmann;Christoph Gornott;Christoph Gornott;Pascal Zabre

    (2021)
    38 Citations
  • Petrochemical releases disproportionately affected socially vulnerable populations along the Texas Gulf Coast after Hurricane Harvey

    Aaron B. Flores;Alyssa Castor;Sara E. Grineski;Timothy W. Collins

    (2021)
    33 Citations
  • Scales and sensitivities in climate vulnerability, displacement, and health

    Lori M. Hunter;Stephanie Koning;Elizabeth Fussell;Brian King

    (2021)
    24 Citations
  • Climate Mobility and Development Cooperation.

    Robert Stojanov;Sarah Rosengaertner;Alexander M. De Sherbinin;Raphael Nawrotzki

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Spatial heterogeneity in drinking water sources in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), Ghana

    (2022)
    23 Citations
  • Childhood exposure to polluted neighborhood environments and intergenerational income mobility, teenage birth, and incarceration in the USA

    Robert Manduca;Robert J. Sampson

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Investigating the impact of Hurricane Maria on an ongoing birth cohort in Puerto Rico.

    Deborah J Watkins;Héctor Ramón Torres Zayas;Carmen M Vélez Vega;Zaira Rosario

    (2020)
    20 Citations

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