| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 591 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Environmental Sciences | 685 | 7 | 15 | 6 |
The journal investigates studies in Economic growth, Hydrology, Climatology, Politics and Context (language use). The Economic growth works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Government, Development economics, State (polity) and Tourism. Erosion and Drainage basin are all topics related to Hydrology research discussed.
The journal publications investigate areas of study like Economic growth, Tourism, Hydrology, Climatology and Environmental resource management. Issues in Economic growth were discussed in the most cited papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Context (language use), Regional science and State (polity). The journal articles explore research in Tourism alongside concepts in Economy and other areas of study in Politics.
Climate change, Environmental planning, Natural resource economics, Sub saharan and Remote sensing (archaeology) are the subjects of interest in the journal. In addition to Climate change research, the journal aims to explore topics under Variety (cybernetics), Key (cryptography), Indian ocean and Shield volcano. Environmental planning research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Eviction and Sustainable development.
While Natural resource economics is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Natural (archaeology), Water conservation, Deforestation and Lead (geology). The journal facilitates the exploration of Sub saharan in relation to the other disciplines, such as Solid waste management, Perspective (graphical), Community participation, Land tenure and Multinational corporation. The concepts on Remote sensing (archaeology) presented in South African Geographical Journal can also apply to other research fields, including Perennial plant, River network, Meteorology, Discharge and Hydrology (agriculture).
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 South African Geographical Journal (based on the number of publications) are:
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 South African Geographical Journal (based on the number of publications) are:
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.
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, 66.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.00% of all publications and 10.00% were from other institutions.
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.
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.
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:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
Shenelle Lottering;Paramu Mafongoya;Romano Lottering
(2021)Dadirai Matarira;Onisimo Mutanga;Timothy Dube
(2021)Tatenda Dzurume;Timothy Dube;Kgabo Humphrey Thamaga;Cletah Shoko
(2021)Z Lidzhegu;W.N Ellery;S.K Mantel;D.A Hughes
(2020)Garikai Martin Membele;Maheshvari Naidu;Onisimo Mutanga
(2021)Tebogo V. Makhubela;Stephan R. Winkler;Vela Mbele;Jan D. Kramers
(2021)Ntombifuthi Nzimande;Onisimo Mutanga;Zolo Kiala;Mbulisi Sibanda
(2021)S.E. Maswanganye;T. Dube;D. Mazvimavi;N. Jovanovic
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