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Transactions in GIS
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Transactions in GIS

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Computer Science 325 55 86 18
Environmental Sciences 519 21 30 9
Earth Science 536 6 8 5
Social Sciences and Humanities 621 13 26 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 123
Documents by Best Scientists*: 173
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 80
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.622
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Transactions in Gis?

The journal investigates studies in Data mining, Artificial intelligence, Data science, Geographic information system and Geospatial analysis. The study on Data mining presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Spatial analysis. While it focused on Artificial intelligence, it was also able to explore topics like Machine learning, Computer vision and Pattern recognition.

It focused on Geospatial analysis research but expanded to cover Database.

  • Data mining (15.22%)
  • Artificial intelligence (10.98%)
  • Data science (9.92%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Quality Assessment of the French OpenStreetMap Dataset (466 citations)
  • Using Ontologies for Integrated Geographic Information Systems (422 citations)
  • On the Use of Weighted Linear Combination Method in GIS: Common and Best Practice Approaches (341 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Transactions in Gis:

The main points discussed in the published papers deal with Data mining, Data science, Information retrieval, Geographic information system and World Wide Web. The published papers deal with Data mining in conjunction with Spatial analysis and similar fields in Artificial intelligence. The studies on Information retrieval discussed at the most cited articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Similarity (psychology) and Geospatial analysis.

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

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Statistics
  • Law

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Artificial intelligence, Pattern recognition, Cartography, Data science and Digital elevation model. Artificial intelligence and Computer vision are closely related fields of research discussed in it. The Digital elevation model research discussed is included in the broader subject of Remote sensing.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Forest fire susceptibility modeling using hybrid approaches (6 citations)
  • A comparison of proximity and accessibility drivers in simulating dynamic urban growth (4 citations)
  • Advances in techniques to formulate the watertight concept for cadastre (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 Transactions in Gis (based on the number of publications) are:

  • John Wilson (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Krzysztof Janowicz (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Min Deng (12 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Michael F. Goodchild (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Piotr Jankowski (10 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 Transactions in Gis (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Wuhan University (78 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Santa Barbara (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (30 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • Nanjing University (28 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (23 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, 1.20% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 24.24% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.91% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.15% of all publications and 49.70% 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.

Opportunities for Research Contributions and Career Development

In the field of Geospatial analysis and related studies underlying GIS, there is a substantial opportunity for researchers and professionals to contribute advancements and innovations. These contributions are not limited to academic circles and published articles but extend to various applied areas such as education, urban planning, environmental science, and more. Particularly, there is a growing demand for educators with a sound understanding of these subjects to teach the upcoming generation. For those interested in transforming their expertise into a teaching career, obtaining a teaching credential becomes a vital step. However, the financial aspect can often be a deterrent. For professionals and researchers based in Wyoming, we have compiled resources on the most cost-effective ways to earn a teaching certification within the state. For more information, please visit our guide on the [cheapest way to get a teaching credential in Wyoming](https://research.com/careers/cheapest-way-to-get-a-teaching-credential-in-wyoming). Whether you are a novice, competent, experienced professional, or a recognized star in your area of study, teaching could proffer an excellent path for professional development and personal fulfillment. Combining your research prowess with teaching skills might just be the career progression you seek in the landscape of GIS studies and Geospatial analysis.

Top Publications

  • Traffic transformer: Capturing the continuity and periodicity of time series for traffic forecasting

    Ling Cai;Krzysztof Janowicz;Gengchen Mai;Bo Yan

    (2020)
    344 Citations
  • Symbolic and subsymbolic GeoAI: Geospatial knowledge graphs and spatially explicit machine learning

    Unknown

    (2022)
    60 Citations
  • SE-KGE: A location-aware Knowledge Graph Embedding model for Geographic Question Answering and Spatial Semantic Lifting

    Gengchen Mai;Krzysztof Janowicz;Ling Cai;Rui Zhu

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • A review of GIS methodologies to analyze the dynamics of COVID‐19 in the second half of 2020

    Ivan Franch-Pardo;Michael R. Desjardins;Isabel Barea-Navarro;Artemi Cerdà

    (2021)
    56 Citations
  • Evaluating healthcare resource inequality in Beijing, China based on an improved spatial accessibility measurement

    Shize Gong;Yong Gao;Fan Zhang;Lan Mu

    (2021)
    54 Citations
  • Spatially-explicit models for exploring COVID-19 lockdown strategies.

    David O'Sullivan;Mark Gahegan;Daniel J. Exeter;Benjamin Adams

    (2020)
    50 Citations
  • Reference study of IFC software support : The GeoBIM benchmark 2019—Part I

    Francesca Noardo;Thomas Krijnen;Ken Arroyo Ohori;Filip Biljecki

    (2021)
    41 Citations
  • Forest fire susceptibility modeling using hybrid approaches

    Hassan Abedi Gheshlaghi;Bakhtiar Feizizadeh;Thomas Blaschke;Tobia Lakes

    (2021)
    40 Citations
  • Calibrating the dynamic Huff model for business analysis using location big data

    Yunlei Liang;Song Gao;Yuxin Cai;Natasha Zhang Foutz

    (2020)
    36 Citations

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