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Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
H-index 8

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

1470-9236

Published by: The Geological Society

https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/qjegh

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 400 27 35 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 38
Documents by Best Scientists*: 45
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 52
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.344
Impact Factor: 1.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology?

The journal focuses on Geotechnical engineering, Groundwater, Aquifer, Hydrology and Landslide. In it, Mining engineering, Soil water and Weathering are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Geotechnical engineering research. The study on Mining engineering presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Coal mining.

The journal focuses on Soil water research which is adjacent to topics in Water content. The journal focuses on Weathering but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Mineralogy which is concerned with Sedimentary rock. The work on Groundwater tackled in Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology brings together disciplines like Geochemistry, Environmental engineering and Water quality.

The journal explores topics in Aquifer which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Hydrogeology and Borehole. The overlapping concepts between Engineering geology and Civil engineering are the key highlights of Hydrogeology study. Landslide research presented falls under the umbrella topic of Geomorphology.

  • Geotechnical engineering (27.80%)
  • Groundwater (18.26%)
  • Aquifer (16.71%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Mire morphology and the properties and behaviour of some British and foreign peats (343 citations)
  • Terrestrial laser scanning for monitoring the process of hard rock coastal cliff erosion (289 citations)
  • Slope failures in Hong Kong (274 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology:

The most cited publications focus largely on the fields of Geotechnical engineering, Hydrology, Groundwater, Landslide and Geomorphology. The journal papers hold forums on Geotechnical engineering that merge themes from other disciplines such as Soil water and Weathering. Aside from discussions in Groundwater, the most cited articles also deal with the subject of Hydrogeology which intersects with Borehole disciplines.

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

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology deals with Geotechnical engineering, Borehole, Thematic map, Engineering geology and Landslide. In addition to Geotechnical engineering research, the journal aims to explore topics under Ultimate tensile strength and Erosion. It focuses on Borehole but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Mining engineering, Thermal, Drilling, Groundwater and Mineralogy.

In Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, researchers investigate the Groundwater study as part of research in the field of Hydrology. The Engineering geology works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Baseline (configuration management), Geologic hazards, Construction engineering, Hydrogeology and Process (engineering). The study of Aquifer and how it intertwines with concepts under Geochemistry were explored in the presented Hydrogeology research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Initiation mechanism and quantitative mass movement analysis of the 2019 Shuicheng catastrophic landslide (12 citations)
  • INFOMAR data supports offshore energy development and marine spatial planning in the Irish offshore via the EMODnet Geology portal (6 citations)
  • Submarine landslides: mapping the susceptibility in European seas (4 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 Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Paul L. Younger (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mike G. Winter (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • N. S. Robins (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John W. Lloyd (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James S. Griffiths (15 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 Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • British Geological Survey (156 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Imperial College London (87 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Birmingham (76 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Durham University (34 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Newcastle University (33 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, 16.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.50% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.75% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.75% of all publications and 60.00% 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

  • Prediction of tunnelling impact on flow rates of adjacent extraction water wells

    Mohsen Golian;Homayoon Katibeh;Vijay P. Singh;Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari

    (2020)
    106 Citations
  • Automatic extraction of rock mass discontinuity based on 3D laser scanning

    Na Chen;Xiaoming Cai;Shu Li;Xiaobo Zhang

    (2021)
    19 Citations
  • Why the future of rock mass classification systems requires revisiting their empirical past

    Beverly Yang;Amichai Mitelman;Davide Elmo;Doug Stead

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Sensitivity and regression analysis of acoustic parameters for determining physical properties of frozen fine sand with ultrasonic test

    Ji-wei Zhang;Julian Murton;Shu-jie Liu;Li-li Sui

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Impact liquefaction mechanism of sandy silt with a change in impact energy

    (2023)
    10 Citations
  • Rock joint detection from borehole imaging logs based on gray-level co-occurrence matrix and Canny edge detector

    Yunfeng Ge;Bin Du;Huiming Tang;Huiming Tang;Peng Zhong

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Developing conceptual models for the recognition of coseismic landslides hazard for shallow crustal and megathrust earthquakes in different mountain environments – an example from the Chilean Andes

    Alejandra Serey;Sergio A. Sepúlveda;William Murphy;David N. Petley

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Coseismic and monsoon-triggered landslide impacts on remote trekking infrastructure, Langtang Valley, Nepal

    J. N. Jones;J. N. Jones;M. Stokes;S. J. Boulton;G. L. Bennett;G. L. Bennett

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Susceptibility Assessment of Landslides Caused by Snowmelt in a Typical Loess Area in the Yining County, Xinjiang, China

    Yulong Cui;Junhong Hu;Jun Zheng;Gui Fu

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Microscale evidence of the role of water during the emplacement of mass flows in glacial environments

    Emrys Phillips;Gareth Carter;Derek Teasdale

    (2021)
    7 Citations

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