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Surveys in Geophysics
H-index 29

Surveys in Geophysics

0169-3298

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10712

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 122 85 107 25

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 168
Documents by Best Scientists*: 151
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 106
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.519
Impact Factor: 7.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Surveys in Geophysics?

The primary areas of discussion in Surveys in Geophysics are Geophysics, Climatology, Meteorology, Remote sensing and Geodesy. Geophysics research presented in Surveys in Geophysics encompasses a variety of subjects, including Magnetotellurics, Earth's magnetic field and Magnetosphere. While it focused on Climatology, it was also able to explore topics like Climate change, Climate model, Atmospheric sciences, Sea level and Ice sheet.

Atmospheric sciences research discussed connects with the study of Atmosphere. Surveys in Geophysics focused on Remote sensing research but expanded to cover Satellite. The concepts on Geodesy presented in Surveys in Geophysics can also apply to other research fields, including Gravity (chemistry), Geoid and Gravitational field.

  • Geophysics (20.35%)
  • Climatology (11.73%)
  • Meteorology (11.37%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Sea-Level Rise from the Late 19th to the Early 21st Century (1022 citations)
  • Estimating Land Surface Evaporation: A Review of Methods Using Remotely Sensed Surface Temperature Data (819 citations)
  • A decade of the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN): scientific achievements, new techniques and future directions (515 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Surveys in Geophysics:

The journal publications aim to foster the development of research in Geophysics, Climatology, Meteorology, Atmospheric sciences and Climate change. While work presented in the published articles provide substantial information on Geophysics, it also covers topics in Magnetotellurics and Earth's magnetic field. While the primary focus in the most cited papers is Meteorology, they also dissect topics surrounding Satellite and Remote sensing and Gravity (chemistry) as a whole.

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

  • Statistics
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Astronomy

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Surveys in Geophysics tackles a plethora of topics, such as Geophysics, Gravitational field, Inversion (meteorology), Satellite and Seismology. It tackles research in various disciplines, including Geophysics and Sensing applications. The journal deals with Gravitational field in conjunction with Geodesy and similar fields in Gravity (chemistry), Noise, Scintillation and GPS signals.

The studies on Inversion (meteorology) discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Algorithm, Synthetic data, Magnetotellurics and Inverse problem. The Satellite works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Event (computing), Data type, Temporal resolution and Field (computer science). The Induced seismicity studies presented in Surveys in Geophysics fall under the field of Seismology, but it also has connections to other fields such as Time of day.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Deep Learning for Extracting Dispersion Curves (5 citations)
  • Use of Geophysical and Radar Interferometric Techniques to Monitor Land Deformation Associated with the Jazan Salt Diapir, Jazan city, Saudi Arabia (4 citations)
  • Challenges to Equatorial Plasma Bubble and Ionospheric Scintillation Short-Term Forecasting and Future Aspects in East and Southeast Asia (4 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 Surveys in Geophysics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael J. Rycroft (30 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Robert Tenzer (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Pavel Novák (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anny Cazenave (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Detlef Stammer (8 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 Surveys in Geophysics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Reading (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Max Planck Society (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (26 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • California Institute of Technology (24 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, 16.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 19.51% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.51% of all publications and 56.10% 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

  • Applications and Challenges of GRACE and GRACE Follow-On Satellite Gravimetry

    Unknown

    (2022)
    310 Citations
  • Water Resources in Africa under Global Change: Monitoring Surface Waters from Space

    Unknown

    (2022)
    209 Citations
  • Earth Observations for Monitoring Marine Coastal Hazards and Their Drivers

    A. Melet;P. Teatini;G. Le Cozannet;C. Jamet

    (2020)
    190 Citations
  • Challenges to Equatorial Plasma Bubble and Ionospheric Scintillation Short-Term Forecasting and Future Aspects in East and Southeast Asia

    Guozhu Li;Baiqi Ning;Yuichi Otsuka;Mangalathayil Ali Abdu

    (2021)
    109 Citations
  • Space-Based Earth Observations for Disaster Risk Management

    (2020)
    90 Citations
  • Geophysical Well-Log Evaluation in the Era of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources: A Review on Current Status and Prospects

    Unknown

    (2022)
    90 Citations
  • Rapid Variations of Earth’s Core Magnetic Field

    Unknown

    (2022)
    71 Citations
  • Deep Learning for Extracting Dispersion Curves

    Tianyu Dai;Jianghai Xia;Ling Ning;Chaoqiang Xi

    (2021)
    54 Citations
  • Observation of the Coastal Areas, Estuaries and Deltas from Space

    (2023)
    53 Citations
  • Using Satellite-Based Terrestrial Water Storage Data: A Review

    (2023)
    48 Citations

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