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Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 4 786 2101 116

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Number of Best Scientists*: 2458
Documents by Best Scientists*: 4476
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 72
SCIMAGO H-index: 396
SCIMAGO SJR: 3.843
Impact Factor: 12.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Water Research?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Environmental chemistry, Environmental engineering, Wastewater, Chromatography and Effluent. The research on Environmental chemistry tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Water treatment, Biodegradation and Organic matter. It addresses concerns in Water treatment which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Inorganic chemistry and Chlorine.

The journal explores topics in Environmental engineering which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Denitrification, Water quality and Nitrification. The Wastewater works featured in it incorporate elements from Pulp and paper industry, Sewage treatment and Bioreactor. The main emphasis of it is the research on Sewage treatment, emphasizing the topic of Activated sludge.

In the journal, Chemical engineering and Adsorption are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Chromatography research. The journal connects research in Adsorption with the related topic of Aqueous solution. It explores studies in Water pollution as part of the wider topic of Hydrology.

  • Environmental chemistry (24.21%)
  • Environmental engineering (16.27%)
  • Wastewater (16.15%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • An ecological risk index for aquatic pollution control.a sedimentological approach (3955 citations)
  • Recent Developments in Photocatalytic Water Treatment Technology: A Review (3339 citations)
  • Occurrence of drugs in German sewage treatment plants and rivers (2849 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Water Research:

The published articles aim to foster the development of research in Environmental chemistry, Wastewater, Environmental engineering, Inorganic chemistry and Chromatography. While work presented in the most cited publications provide substantial information on Environmental chemistry, it also covers topics in Denitrification, Water treatment and Organic matter. While Wastewater is the focus of the published papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Waste disposal, Effluent, Sewage treatment and Pulp and paper industry.

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

  • Ecology
  • Bacteria
  • Organic chemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mostly deals with topics like Environmental chemistry, Wastewater, Sewage treatment, Pulp and paper industry and Chemical engineering. The research on Environmental chemistry featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Water treatment, Contamination, Sediment and Nitrate. Wastewater and Effluent are closely related fields of research discussed in Water Research.

While Chemical engineering is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Membrane and Adsorption. The Membrane study tackling the subject of Membrane fouling is the focus of it. The Membrane fouling research presented falls under the domain of Fouling.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Quantitative analysis of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from wastewater solids in communities with low COVID-19 incidence and prevalence. (91 citations)
  • Synergistic fouling behaviors and mechanisms of calcium ions and polyaluminum chloride associated with alginate solution in coagulation-ultrafiltration (UF) process. (68 citations)
  • Relationship between functional bacteria in a denitrification desulfurization system under autotrophic, heterotrophic, and mixotrophic conditions. (43 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 Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Zhiguo Yuan (165 papers) published 27 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition,
  • Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht (132 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Urs von Gunten (94 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • M.C.M. van Loosdrecht (91 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Guanghao Chen (85 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous 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 Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (642 papers) published 127 papers at the last edition, 39 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Queensland (422 papers) published 46 papers at the last edition, 19 more than at the previous edition,
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (411 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Delft University of Technology (402 papers) published 36 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency (337 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 2.87% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.03% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.59% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.90% of all publications and 45.48% 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

  • Antibiotics and antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) in groundwater: A global review on dissemination, sources, interactions, environmental and human health risks.

    Syeda Maria Zainab;Muhammad Junaid;Nan Xu;Riffat Naseem Malik

    (2020)
    916 Citations
  • Assessment of the validity of the quenching method for evaluating the role of reactive species in pollutant abatement during the persulfate-based process.

    Unknown

    (2022)
    648 Citations
  • Weathering of microplastics and interaction with other coexisting constituents in terrestrial and aquatic environments

    Jiajun Duan;Nanthi Bolan;Yang Li;Shiyuan Ding

    (2021)
    575 Citations
  • Can the commonly used quenching method really evaluate the role of reactive oxygen species in pollutant abatement during catalytic ozonation?

    Unknown

    (2022)
    528 Citations
  • Comparative analysis of surface water quality prediction performance and identification of key water parameters using different machine learning models based on big data.

    Kangyang Chen;Hexia Chen;Chuanlong Zhou;Yichao Huang

    (2020)
    523 Citations
  • Evaluating biochar and its modifications for the removal of ammonium, nitrate, and phosphate in water

    Ming Zhang;Ge Song;Danielle L. Gelardi;Longbin Huang

    (2020)
    497 Citations
  • COVID-19 surveillance in Southeastern Virginia using wastewater-based epidemiology.

    Raul Gonzalez;Kyle Curtis;Aaron Bivins;Kyle Bibby

    (2020)
    454 Citations
  • Quantitative analysis of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from wastewater solids in communities with low COVID-19 incidence and prevalence.

    Patrick M. D'Aoust;Elisabeth Mercier;Danika Montpetit;Jian Jun Jia

    (2021)
    384 Citations
  • Making waves: Wastewater-based epidemiology for COVID-19 - approaches and challenges for surveillance and prediction.

    David Polo;Marcos Quintela-Baluja;Alexander Corbishley;Davey L. Jones

    (2020)
    361 Citations
  • Ozonation of organic compounds in water and wastewater: A critical review

    (2022)
    355 Citations

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