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Scottish Geographical Journal
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Scottish Geographical Journal

1470-2541

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rsgj20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 601 15 18 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 39
Documents by Best Scientists*: 54
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 34
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.268
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Scottish Geographical Journal?

Archaeology, Oceanography, Media studies, Anthropology and Ancient history are the subjects of interest in the journal.

  • Archaeology (12.24%)
  • Oceanography (5.45%)
  • Media studies (4.28%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Icelandic volcanic ash in Scotland (159 citations)
  • The assessment of scenery as a natural resource (146 citations)
  • The growth of Inland and seaside health resorts in England1 (101 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Scottish Geographical Journal:

The most cited papers mostly deal with topics like Geomorphology, Archaeology, Physical geography, Economic growth and Glacial period. The most cited papers dive deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Geomorphology and Debris. Aside from discussions in Moraine, the most cited publications also deal with the subject of Stadial which intersects with Younger Dryas disciplines.

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

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Scottish Geographical Journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Socioeconomics, Anthropology, Sri lanka, Environmental ethics and Uniformitarianism. The journal focuses on Socioeconomics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Environmental studies, Perception and Politics. The journal explores research in Environmental ethics and the adjacent study of Context (language use).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The climate of history in a planetary age: by D. Chakrabarty, Chicago, Chicago University Press, 2021, 296 pp., $25.00 (Paper), ISBN 9780226732862 and $95.00 (Sri Lanka Cloth) ISBN 9780226100500 (0 citations)
  • Contributions of Scottish community woodlands to local wellbeing before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (0 citations)
  • Surging glaciers in Scotland (0 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 Scottish Geographical Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Colin K. Ballantyne (27 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Charles Withers (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • William S. Bruce (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David J.A. Evans (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ralph Richardson (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 Scottish Geographical Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Aberdeen (139 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Glasgow (120 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Edinburgh (91 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of St Andrews (83 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Dundee (70 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 85.71% 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 14.29% of all publications and 0.00% 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

  • West Antarctic Ice Sheet and CO2 greenhouse effect : a threat of disaster

    Douglas I. Benn;David E. Sugden

    (2020)
    75 Citations
  • The road from Rio to Glasgow: a short history of the climate change negotiations

    Mark A. Maslin

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • First a wudd, and syne a sea: postglacial coastal change of Scotland recalled in ancient stories

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Scottish Landform Example: subaqueous moraines around the Summer Isles and in the approaches to Loch Broom (Wester Ross Marine Protected Area)

    (2023)
    3 Citations
  • Climate emergency: lessons from the Covid-19 emergency?

    David Sugden;Alan Werritty;Janette Webb;Andy Kerr

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Paul Bishop and the evolution of the Scottish Alliance of Geosciences, Environment and Society (SAGES)

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • The Scenery of Scotland revisited: retrospective assessment of a classic geomorphological text

    Colin K. Ballantyne

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Periglacial landforms of Dartmoor: an automated mapping approach to characterizing cold climate geomorphology

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Scottish landform example: isolation basins of Arisaig

    (2024)
    1 Citations
  • Radiocarbon dating of historic mudflat sediments at Airth in the inner Forth estuary and the impact on the estuary of nineteenth century agricultural improvements

    Richard Tipping;Geoff Bailey;Joshua Birks;Ellie Graham

    (2021)
    1 Citations

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