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Soil and Sediment Contamination
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Soil and Sediment Contamination

1532-0383

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/bssc20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 695 16 17 5
Chemistry 938 14 14 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 45
Documents by Best Scientists*: 45
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 57
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.442
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal?

Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal facilitates discussions on Environmental chemistry, Soil water, Contamination, Soil contamination and Sediment. The journal focuses on Environmental chemistry but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Bioremediation, Soil test, Environmental remediation and Pollution. It focuses on Bioremediation as well as the interrelated topic of Biodegradation.

The research on Soil water tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Adsorption, Extraction (chemistry), Agronomy and Cadmium. The study of Cadmium encompasses disciplines such as Zinc, as well as fields such as Copper, all of which overlap with one another. Some problems in Contamination that were presented in Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal overlapped with concepts under Mining engineering and Metal.

Soil contamination and Phytoremediation are closely related fields of research discussed in Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal. Phytoremediation research discussed connects with the study of Botany. The research on Sediment discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Hydrology.

  • Environmental chemistry (52.99%)
  • Soil water (25.52%)
  • Contamination (20.70%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Thermally Activated Persulfate Oxidation of Trichloroethylene (TCE) and 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (TCA) in Aqueous Systems and Soil Slurries (205 citations)
  • EDTA-Enhanced Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals: A Review (125 citations)
  • A Review on Heavy Metals Contamination in Soil: Effects, Sources, and Remediation Techniques (97 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal:

The journal publications mostly deal with topics like Environmental chemistry, Soil water, Contamination, Soil contamination and Soil test. While Environmental chemistry is the focus of the published papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Biodegradation, Sediment, Metal and Pollution. In addition to Soil water research, the journal publications aim to explore topics under Chromium, Nickel, Extraction (chemistry) and Sorption.

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

  • Ecology
  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal deals with Environmental chemistry, Soil contamination, Soil water, Heavy metals and Contamination. The Environmental chemistry works featured in it incorporate elements from Contaminated soils, Sediment, Bioremediation and Cadmium. The journal explores issues in Soil contamination which can be linked to other research areas like Chromium, Pulp and paper industry, Diesel fuel and Water resource management.

Topics in Soil water explored in Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Agriculture and Agronomy. The presented Heavy metals research focuses mostly on Pollution and, on occasion, topics in China and Environmental protection. In addition to Contamination research, the journal aims to explore topics under Waste management and Environmental engineering.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • EDXRF Detection of Trace Elements in Salt Marsh Sediment of Bangladesh and Probabilistic Ecological Risk Assessment (3 citations)
  • Heavy Metal Pollution Assessment in Stream Sediments from Urban and Different Types of Industrial Areas in South Korea (3 citations)
  • Occurrence, Origin and Risk Assessment of Trace Metals Measured in Petroleum Tank-farm Impacted Soils (3 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 Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jean-François Blais (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Guy Mercier (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mohsen Jalali (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jiulan Dai (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nuhu Dalhat Mu’azu (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 Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (29 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Bu-Ali Sina University (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche scientifique (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Shandong University (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Tehran (7 papers) published 2 papers 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, 4.49% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.59% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.24% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.29% of all publications and 65.88% 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

  • EDXRF Detection of Trace Elements in Salt Marsh Sediment of Bangladesh and Probabilistic Ecological Risk Assessment

    (2021)
    36 Citations
  • Effect of Surface-modified Nano-silica on the Mobility and Fraction of Cd in Contaminated Agricultural Soils

    Yangyang Wang;Wenhao Zhan;Kaixuan Zheng;Yidan Liu

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Pollution and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Farmlands and Vegetables Surrounding a Lead-Zinc Mine in Yunnan Province, China

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Analysis of Alternative New Pesticide (Fluopyram, Flupyradifurone, and Indaziflam) Residues in Pistachio, Date, and Soil by Liquid Chromatography Triple Quadrupole Tandem Mass Spectrometry

    Vahideh Mahdavi;Arnavaz Keikavousi Behbahan;Fatemeh Moradi;Hassan Y. Aboul-Enein

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Biodegradation Potential of Oil-degrading Bacteria Related to the Genus Thalassospira Isolated from Polluted Coastal Area in Mediterranean Sea

    Santina Santisi;Mariosimone Zoccali;Valentina Catania;Paola Quatrini

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Distribution and Statistical Analysis of Chemical Elements in Soil from the Territory of the Republic of Kosovo

    (2023)
    7 Citations
  • Distribution of Heavy Metals Fractionation in Gold Mine Tailing Amended with Non-Coated and Iron-Coated Rice Husk Ash

    A.W. Samsuri;F. S. Tariq;D. S. Karam;A. Z. Aris

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Analysis of Facilitated Air Intrusion during Surfactant-enhanced Air Sparging Using Surface Tension-reducing Chemicals: Surfactants and Alcohols

    Heonki Kim;Moon-Young Cho;Michael D. Annable

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Heavy metals (HMs) in soils of different land-use types in Zhengzhou, China: Occurrence, source and ecological risk

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • A Comparison of In-vitro PAH Bioaccessibility in Historically Contaminated Soils: Implications for Risk Management

    Atefeh Esmaeili;Oliver Knox;Albert Juhasz;Susan C. Wilson

    (2021)
    5 Citations

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