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Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology
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Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

1569-1705

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11157

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 270 32 34 20
Engineering and Technology 421 31 30 19

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 104
Documents by Best Scientists*: 82
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 120
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.338
Impact Factor: 10.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/technology?

The journal explores disciplines such as Waste management, Sewage treatment, Environmental engineering, Wastewater and Environmental chemistry. The studies in Waste management featured incorporate elements of Biomass, Anaerobic exercise, Pollutant and Anaerobic digestion. Issues in Biomass were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Biofuel and Pulp and paper industry.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Biofuel, apply to Renewable energy as well. The studies on Sewage treatment discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Bioreactor, Effluent and Biochemical engineering. The Environmental engineering works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Water quality and Environmental remediation.

The concepts on Environmental chemistry presented in Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/technology can also apply to other research fields, including Organic matter, Contamination, Bioremediation, Soil water and Biodegradation.

  • Waste management (29.88%)
  • Sewage treatment (15.62%)
  • Environmental engineering (14.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The roles of acetotrophic and hydrogenotrophic methanogens during anaerobic conversion of biomass to methane: a review (789 citations)
  • Assessment of the anaerobic biodegradability of macropollutants (723 citations)
  • Applications of microorganisms to geotechnical engineering for bioclogging and biocementation of soil in situ (498 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/technology:

The most cited publications focus largely on the fields of Waste management, Sewage treatment, Environmental engineering, Environmental chemistry and Wastewater. Issues in Waste management were discussed in the published papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Anaerobic exercise, Biochemical engineering, Bioreactor and Anaerobic digestion. The journal publications tackle studies in Biomass and the interrelated subject of Biofuel, Raw material and Industrial wastewater treatment to gain insights into Environmental engineering.

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

  • Ecology
  • Bacteria
  • Organic chemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/technology is mainly concerned with subjects like Pulp and paper industry, Sewage treatment, Biochemical engineering, Environmental chemistry and Wastewater. In the journal, Organic matter, Effluent, Lignin, Bioplastic and Biomass are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Pulp and paper industry research. Biomass research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Downstream processing, Flocculation and Biogas.

It addresses concerns in Sewage treatment which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Aquatic ecosystem, Bioconversion and Biotreatment. The featured Biochemical engineering studies mainly concentrate on Bioremediation but also cover areas of interest in Microorganism, Nostoc, Metal toxicity and Environmental remediation. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/technology explores issues in Wastewater which can be linked to other research areas like Sanitary sewer, Sustainability and Civil engineering.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Current advances in microalgae-based treatment of high-strength wastewaters: challenges and opportunities to enhance wastewater treatment performance (8 citations)
  • Current perspectives on acidogenic fermentation to produce volatile fatty acids from waste (6 citations)
  • Circular bioeconomy solutions: driving anaerobic digestion of waste streams towards production of high value medium chain fatty acids (6 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 Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Wenxin Shi (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Veeriah Jegatheesan (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Seema Patel (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Piet N.L. Lens (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Krishna R. Reddy (5 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 Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Wageningen University and Research Centre (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Ghent University (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Harbin Institute of Technology (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (10 papers) published 1 paper 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, 7.32% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.05% 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 10.53% of all publications and 68.42% 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

  • Nanocellulose-based products for sustainable applications-recent trends and possibilities

    R. Reshmy;Eapen Philip;Sherely A. Paul;Aravind Madhavan

    (2020)
    154 Citations
  • Micro/nano-plastics occurrence, identification, risk analysis and mitigation: challenges and perspectives

    (2022)
    151 Citations
  • Sources, transport, measurement and impact of nano and microplastics in urban watersheds

    Quinn T Birch;Phillip M Potter;Patricio X Pinto;Dionysios D Dionysiou

    (2020)
    107 Citations
  • A review of resource recovery from seawater desalination brine

    Xin Zhang;Wenyan Zhao;Yang Zhang;Veeriah Jegatheesan

    (2021)
    107 Citations
  • Characterization and recovery of phosphorus from wastewater by combined technologies

    V. Carrillo;B. Fuentes;G. Gómez;Gladys Vidal

    (2020)
    105 Citations
  • Advances in BiOX-based ternary photocatalysts for water technology and energy storage applications: Research trends, challenges, solutions, and ways forward

    (2022)
    103 Citations
  • Valorization of digestates from urban or centralized biogas plants: a critical review

    F. Guilayn;M. Rouez;M. Crest;D. Patureau

    (2020)
    103 Citations
  • A critical literature review on biosolids to biochar: an alternative biosolids management option

    Savankumar Patel;Sazal Kundu;Pobitra Halder;Nimesha Ratnnayake

    (2020)
    95 Citations
  • Generation of oxidative radicals by advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) in wastewater treatment: a mechanistic, environmental and economic review

    (2023)
    69 Citations

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