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Water Supply
H-index 17

Water Supply

0735-1917

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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 479 51 60 10
Engineering and Technology 685 47 67 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 189
Documents by Best Scientists*: 206
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Water Science & Technology: Water Supply?

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Environmental engineering, Water treatment, Water supply, Environmental chemistry and Water quality. It explores issues in Environmental engineering which can be linked to other research areas like Turbidity and Pulp and paper industry. Water treatment research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Coagulation (water treatment), Organic matter, Chromatography and Filtration.

Water Science & Technology: Water Supply deals with Chromatography in conjunction with Membrane and similar fields in Chemical engineering. The Filtration study featured in it draws connections with the study of Filter (aquarium). In Water Science & Technology: Water Supply, Water resource management, Environmental planning, Environmental resource management, Water resources and Environmental economics are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Water supply research.

Environmental chemistry and Chlorine are closely related fields of research discussed in Water Science & Technology: Water Supply. The field of Hydrology is the anchor for the Water quality studies presented in Water Science & Technology: Water Supply. The concepts on Wastewater presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Reuse and Sewage treatment.

  • Environmental engineering (26.60%)
  • Water treatment (23.99%)
  • Water supply (16.52%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The environmental benefits of water recycling and reuse (157 citations)
  • Using recycled water for non-potable, urban uses: a review with particular reference to toilet flushing (107 citations)
  • International Report: Water losses management and techniques (104 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Water Science & Technology: Water Supply:

The aim of the most cited articles is to expand the discussion of research in Environmental engineering, Water treatment, Wastewater, Water supply and Environmental chemistry. The studies on Environmental engineering discussed at the journal articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Reverse osmosis, Membrane, Irrigation, Water quality and Turbidity. The journal articles explore issues in Water treatment which can be linked to other research areas like Coagulation (water treatment), Organic matter, Adsorption and Filtration.

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 Science & Technology: Water Supply (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gary L. Amy (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Luuk C. Rietveld (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • J.C. van Dijk (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mary Drikas (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yoshihiko Matsui (11 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 Science & Technology: Water Supply (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Delft University of Technology (51 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Seoul National University (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harbin Institute of Technology (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yahoo! (24 papers) absent 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 50.00% of all publications and 50.00% 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

  • Update of intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) curves under climate change: a review

    (2022)
    52 Citations
  • Hybrid CNN-LSTM models for river flow prediction

    (2022)
    41 Citations
  • Drought indices: aggregation is necessary or is it only the researcher's choice?

    (2021)
    36 Citations
  • Modeling and advanced exergy analysis of integrated reverse osmosis desalination with geothermal energy

    R. Yargholi;H. Kariman;S. Hoseinzadeh;M. Bidi

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Forecasting water demand under climate change using artificial neural network: a case study of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

    Manish Shrestha;Sujal Manandhar;Sangam Shrestha

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Ranking of hybrid wavelet-AI models by TOPSIS method for estimation of daily flow discharge

    Hiwa Farajpanah;Morteza Lotfirad;Arash Adib;Hassan Esmaeili-Gisavandani

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Multi-objective optimization for improving equity and reliability in intermittent water supply systems

    Passwell Pepukai Nyahora;Mukand Singh Babel;David Ferras;Andres Emen

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Implications of climate change on water quality and sanitation in climate hotspot locations: A case study in Indonesia

    (2024)
    22 Citations
  • Modelling a rotating biological contactor treating heavy metal contaminated wastewater using artificial neural network

    M. Gopi Kiran;Raja Das;Shishir Kumar Behera;Kannan Pakshirajan

    (2020)
    22 Citations

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