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Radioprotection
H-index 7

Radioprotection

0033-8451

Published by: EDP Sciences

https://www.radioprotection.org/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 625 7 14 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 12
Documents by Best Scientists*: 17
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 21
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.233
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Radioprotection?

The foci of the journal are Radionuclide, Nuclear medicine, Toxicology, Environmental chemistry and Contamination. Radioprotection holds forums on Radionuclide that merges themes from other disciplines such as Hydrology and Soil water.

  • Radionuclide (13.91%)
  • Nuclear medicine (9.19%)
  • Toxicology (7.46%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Natural radionuclides from coal fired thermal power plants - estimation of atmospheric release and inhalation risk (39 citations)
  • Study of mass attenuation coefficients, effective atomic numbers and electron densities of carbon steel and stainless steels (36 citations)
  • Root uptake of uranium by a higher plant model (Phaseolus vulgaris) - bioavailability from soil solution (35 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Radioprotection:

The journal papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Radionuclide, Nuclear medicine, Toxicology, Uranium and Environmental chemistry. Waste management, Radium, Soil water, Sampling (statistics) and Biota are some topics wherein Radionuclide research discussed in the journal publications has an impact. The journal articles address concerns in Nuclear medicine which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Radiochemistry and Hydrology.

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

  • Ecology
  • Internal medicine
  • Cancer

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Radiation protection, Radiological weapon, Nuclear medicine, Risk analysis (engineering) and Family medicine. While the journal focused on Radiation protection, it was also able to explore topics like Safety culture, Work (electrical), Nuclear power and Process (engineering). In it, Judgement, Descriptive statistics, Nuclear power plant and Software deployment are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Radiological weapon research.

The Nuclear medicine works featured in Radioprotection incorporate elements from Dirty bomb and Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The journal facilitates discussions on Risk analysis (engineering) that incorporate concepts from other fields like Field (computer science), Occupational safety and health and Patient safety. Topics in Family medicine were tackled in line with various other fields like Medical radiation and Health care.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Healthcare professionals’ knowledge of the doses and risks for radiological investigations performed during pregnancy (3 citations)
  • Connaissances en radioprotection des travailleurs exposés aux rayonnements ionisants en milieu médical en Afrique francophone sub-saharienne (2 citations)
  • The application of the optimization principle in the Italian and European context (1 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 Radioprotection (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Henri Métivier (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wolfgang Raskob (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nicholas A. Beresford (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • T. Duranova (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ph. Renaud (23 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 Radioprotection (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire (273 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 13 less than at the previous edition,
  • French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (173 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority (37 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, 25.64% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.79% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.69% of all publications and 65.52% 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

  • Uncertainty propagation in atmospheric dispersion models for radiological emergencies in the pre- and early release phase: Summary of case studies

    I. Korsakissok;R. Périllat;S. Andronopoulos;Peter Bedwell

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • CONFIDENCE: project description and main results

    W. Raskob;N.A. Beresford;T. Duranova;I. Korsakissok

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • CONFIDENCE overview of improvements in radioecological human food chain models and future needs

    N.A. Beresford;C.L. Barnett;J. Chaplow;S. Lofts

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Applying process-based models to the Borssele scenario

    J.E. Brown;N.A. Beresford;A. Hosseini;C.L. Barnett

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Social, ethical and communication aspects of uncertainty management

    C. Turcanu;T. Perko;S. Baudé;G. Hériard-Dubreuil

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • CONFIDENCE dissemination meeting: Summary on the scenario-based workshop.

    T. Duranova;Peter Bedwell;N. A. Beresford;M. Bleher

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Different types of uncertainty in nuclear emergency management

    S. French;S. Haywood;D.H. Oughton;C. Turcanu

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Societal uncertainties recognised in recent nuclear and radiological emergencies

    Yevgeniya Tomkiv;Tanja Perko;Roser Sala;Nadja Zeleznik

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Social uncertainties related to stable iodine intake in a nuclear emergency

    C. Turcanu;T. Perko;R. Sala;H.V. Wolf

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Education and training activities in the Euratom CONFIDENCE project

    T. Duranova;N.A. Beresford;T. Perko;W. Raskob

    (2020)
    5 Citations

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