Resources

Top Research Topics at Resources?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Sustainability, Environmental economics, Environmental resource management, Environmental planning and Natural resource economics. The work on Sustainability tackled in it brings together disciplines like Natural resource, Production (economics), Agriculture and Sustainable development. The studies on Environmental economics discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Life-cycle assessment and Circular economy.

Resources focused on Natural resource economics research but expanded to cover Resource (biology).

• Sustainability (13.24%)
• Environmental economics (11.22%)
• Environmental resource management (10.34%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Metal Extraction Processes for Electronic Waste and Existing Industrial Routes: A Review and Australian Perspective (239 citations)
• Rare Earth Elements: Overview of Mining, Mineralogy, Uses, Sustainability and Environmental Impact (232 citations)
• Collaborative consumption : towards a resource-saving consumption culture (157 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Resources:

The journal papers generally zeroe in on subjects such as Sustainability, Environmental economics, Environmental resource management, Natural resource economics and Waste management. Aside from discussions in Natural resource economics, the journal articles also deal with the subject of Production (economics) which intersects with Fossil fuel disciplines. The works on Waste management tackled in the journal articles bring together disciplines like Raw material and Circular economy.

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

• Law
• Ecology
• China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Resources investigates studies in Environmental economics, Circular economy, Sustainability, Production (economics) and Raw material. The studies in Environmental economics featured incorporate elements of Resource efficiency, Value (economics), Resource recovery, China and Eco-innovation. In the journal, Supply chain, Risk analysis (engineering), Environmental impact assessment, Product design and Process management are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Circular economy research.

It focused on works that combine different research areas such as Sustainability and Work (electrical). Life-cycle assessment is a primary topic of Production (economics) research in Resources. Topics in Raw material explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Battery (electricity) and Waste management.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Carrots or Sticks: Which Policies Matter the Most in Sustainable Resource Management? (12 citations)
• Influence of the COVID-19 Crisis on Steel Production in Poland Compared to the Financial Crisis of 2009 and to Boom Periods in the Market (11 citations)
• Essential oils and their application on active packaging systems: a review (10 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 Resources (based on the number of publications) are:

• Christa Liedtke (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Damien Giurco (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Andrea G. Capodaglio (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Daniel Słyś (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Lindsay C. Stringer (6 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 Resources (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Technology, Sydney (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Queensland (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Monash University (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Aveiro (4 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less 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, 95.24% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 40.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 20.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.00% of all publications and 20.00% 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.