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Professional Geographer
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Professional Geographer

0033-0124

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rtpg20

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 818 18 22 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 37
Documents by Best Scientists*: 40
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 93
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.606
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at The Professional Geographer?

The Professional Geographer investigates studies in Social science, Geographer, Economic geography, Economic growth and Cartography. The Professional Geographer features studies on Social science, including topics such as Human geography. Historical geography is a focus of the presented Human geography works and it dives deep in Historical geography.

  • Social science (7.22%)
  • Geographer (7.17%)
  • Economic geography (6.09%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Getting Personal: Reflexivity, Positionality, and Feminist Research∗ (1185 citations)
  • Theorizing and Researching Intersectionality: A Challenge for Feminist Geography* (707 citations)
  • Playing the Field: Questions of Fieldwork in Geography (455 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at The Professional Geographer:

The journal articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Social science, Economic growth, Gender studies, Economic geography and Metropolitan area. The published articles facilitate discussions on Gender studies that incorporate concepts from other fields like Power (social and political) and Politics. The journal papers deal with Metropolitan area in conjunction with Demographic economics and similar fields in Development economics.

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 is organized to address concerns in the fields of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Economic geography, Media studies, Pandemic and Climate change. It facilitates discussions in Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as part of the larger field of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), however, it also tackles fields such as State (polity). The Professional Geographer focused on works that combine different research areas such as Economic geography and Shrinking cities.

The Professional Geographer aims to bridge the gap between the study of Pandemic and Public relations. The Professional Geographer focuses on Climate change as well as the interrelated topic of Political economy.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The Immediate Impact of COVID-19 on Postsecondary Teaching and Learning (24 citations)
  • Adequacy and Consistency of an Intraurban Inequality Indicator Constructed through Principal Component Analysis (3 citations)
  • The Elasticity of Shrinking Cities: An Analysis of Indicators (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 The Professional Geographer (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Barney Warf (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harm J. de Blij (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ron Johnston (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • George Kish (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Daniel Z. Sui (11 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 The Professional Geographer (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Georgia (83 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ohio State University (73 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Michigan State University (67 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Arizona State University (63 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of California, Los Angeles (61 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, 1.08% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 7.61% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.43% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.65% of all publications and 66.30% 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.

How to Cleanly Format your Research Submissions

Ensuring that your work adheres to the preferred formatting and style guide of The Professional Geographer can greatly enhance its chances of acceptance. New authors, in particular, might find it challenging to correctly format their papers in line with the journal's specific guidelines. Here, we offer some general advice and pointers. The first principle is clear: follow the author guidelines meticulously. They outline how you should structure your paper, where figures or tables should be placed, how references should be listed, among others. Any deviation from these rules might result in the paper being returned for correction before it's even reviewed, leading to unnecessary delays in getting your work published. A useful secondary resource is research published in prior issues of The Professional Geographer. Reviewing a handful of recent papers can give you a practical sense of what your submission should look like and how to effectively present your research. This is particularly true for early career researchers or those moving from a different discipline, where standards and practices may differ. Finally, don't be afraid to seek help if you need it. For instance, individuals looking to transition their career into counseling, particularly in the state of Kansas, can find valuable resources and a detailed guide on Getting a counseling license in Kansas from our site. Similarly, there are numerous resources online to assist researchers in writing and formatting their work. It's always better to ask for guidance rather than risk having your submission returned. By painstakingly following these guidelines, you'll not only improve the chances of your work being accepted but also enhance its clarity, making it more accessible and impactful to your readers. After all, the biggest satisfaction for a researcher is knowing that their hard work contributes meaningfully to their field of study.

Top Publications

  • Firm Suburbanization in the Context of Urban Sprawl: Neighborhood Effect and Sectoral Difference

    Yangyi Wu;Yehua Dennis Wei;Han Li

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Governors Fighting Crisis: Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic across U.S. States on Twitter

    Xi Gong;Xinyue Ye

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Rural E-Commerce and Emerging Paths Toward Product Renewal: Evidence from Taobao Villages in Zhejiang Province, China

    (2022)
    11 Citations
  • Spatially Varying Unemployment and Crime Effects in the Long Run and Short Run

    Martin A. Andresen;Olivia K. Ha;Garth Davies

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Face Masking Violations, Policing, and COVID-19 Death Rates: A Spatial Analysis in New York City ZIP Codes

    Tse Chuan Yang;Seulki Kim;Stephen A. Matthews

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Residential Satisfaction in Renovated Historic Blocks in Two Chinese Cities

    Wen Jiang;Harry J. P. Timmermans

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Urban Space, Mixed Land Use, and Residential Land Prices: A Case Study of Nanjing, China

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • The Post–Great Recession Geographies of U.S. Municipal Borrowing and Indebtedness

    Mark Davidson;David Lukens;Kevin Ward

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • M&A Activities and Changes in Corporate Control across Chinese Cities: Spatial Patterns and Locational Implications

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • The Academic Job Market in U.S. Geography and the Business Cycle: The Long Shadow of the 2007–2009 Recession

    (2022)
    5 Citations

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