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Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
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Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

0049-6979

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11270

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 209 157 206 23
Earth Science 366 37 41 9
Chemistry 404 167 175 19

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 573
Documents by Best Scientists*: 599
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 12
SCIMAGO H-index: 141
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.659
Impact Factor: 3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Water Air and Soil Pollution?

The main research concerns discussed in Water Air and Soil Pollution are Environmental chemistry, Hydrology, Environmental engineering, Soil water and Soil contamination. Topics in Environmental chemistry were tackled in line with various other fields like Organic matter, Pollutant, Contamination, Sediment and Pollution. The work on Hydrology addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Deposition (aerosol physics).

Most of the Environmental engineering studies addressed also intersect with Air pollution. It explores research in Soil water and the adjacent study of Agronomy. While Water Air and Soil Pollution focused on Wastewater, it was also able to explore topics like Effluent and Sewage treatment.

  • Environmental chemistry (28.61%)
  • Hydrology (17.92%)
  • Environmental engineering (14.40%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Climate Change, 2007 (2017 citations)
  • EQUILIBRIUM ISOTHERM STUDIES FOR THE SORPTION OF DIVALENT METAL IONS ONTO PEAT: COPPER, NICKEL AND LEAD SINGLE COMPONENT SYSTEMS (942 citations)
  • Mercury in the Swedish environment — Recent research on causes, consequences and corrective methods (788 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Water Air and Soil Pollution:

The most cited publications facilitate discussions on Environmental chemistry, Hydrology, Soil water, Soil contamination and Environmental engineering. The most cited articles address concerns in the field of Environmental chemistry by exploring it in line with topics in Cadmium which intersect with Zinc subjects. Air pollution, Contamination and Pollutant are some topics wherein Environmental engineering research discussed in the published articles has an impact.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Organic chemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Environmental chemistry, Adsorption, Soil water, Pollutant and Contamination. The journal facilitates discussions on Environmental chemistry that incorporate concepts from other fields like Biodegradation, Sediment, Soil test, Environmental remediation and Arsenic. The research on Adsorption featured in Water Air and Soil Pollution combines topics in other fields like Chemical engineering, Aqueous solution and Nuclear chemistry.

It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Nuclear chemistry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Soil water works presented in it have a specific focus on Soil contamination. The featured Pollutant studies mainly concentrate on Pollution but also cover areas of interest in Water quality.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Evaluation of Histopathological Effect of Roach ( Rutilus rutilus caspicus ) in Exposure to Sub-Lethal Concentrations of Abamectin (6 citations)
  • A Review on Air Quality Measurement Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (6 citations)
  • Groundwater Quality Assessment Using GIS Based on some Pollution Indicators over the Past 10 Years (2005–2015): a Case Study from Semi-Arid Harran Plain, Turkey (6 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 Water Air and Soil Pollution (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jack T. Trevors (102 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Milton H. Saier (62 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harald Sverdrup (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tony Hadibarata (31 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Charles T. Driscoll (30 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 Water Air and Soil Pollution (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (198 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Guelph (149 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency (135 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Geological Survey (110 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of São Paulo (103 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous 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, 7.38% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.63% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.38% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 6.28% of all publications and 79.71% 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

  • Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: a Review of its Applications and Health Implications

    Kavindra Kumar Kesari;Ramendra Soni;Qazi Mohammad Sajid Jamal;Pooja Tripathi

    (2021)
    279 Citations
  • Microplastic Toxicity in Aquatic Organisms and Aquatic Ecosystems: a Review

    Unknown

    (2023)
    201 Citations
  • Determination and Mapping of Regional Change of Pb and Cr Pollution in Ankara City Center

    Unknown

    (2022)
    194 Citations
  • Using Topsoil Analysis to Determine and Map Changes in Ni Co Pollution

    Unknown

    (2022)
    184 Citations
  • The Effects of Climate Change Scenarios on Carpinus betulus and Carpinus orientalis in Europe

    Unknown

    (2022)
    168 Citations
  • The Use of Cupressus arizonica as a Biomonitor of Li, Fe, and Cr Pollution in Kastamonu

    (2022)
    153 Citations
  • Improving the Detrimental Aspects of Salinity in Salinized Soils of Arid and Semi-arid Areas for Effects of Vermicompost Leachate on Salt Stress in Seedlings

    (2022)
    119 Citations
  • Altitudinal Migration of Species of Fir (Abies spp.) in Adaptation to Climate Change

    (2022)
    94 Citations
  • Critical Review of Electro-kinetic Remediation of Contaminated Soils and Sediments: Mechanisms, Performances and Technologies

    Ding Han;Xingyi Wu;Rui Li;Xianqiang Tang

    (2021)
    77 Citations
  • Forest Humus Type Governs Heavy Metal Accumulation in Specific Organic Matter Fractions

    Jarosław Lasota;Ewa Błońska;Stanisław Łyszczarz;Mark Tibbett

    (2020)
    64 Citations

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