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Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie
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Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie

0372-8854

Published by: Schweizerbart

https://www.schweizerbart.de/journals/zfg

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 603 15 14 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 18
Documents by Best Scientists*: 15
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 43
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.43
Impact Factor: 1.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Zeitschrift Fur Geomorphologie?

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Geomorphology, Geochemistry, Archaeology, Hydrology and Physical geography. Paleontology and Holocene are some topics wherein Geomorphology research discussed in Zeitschrift Fur Geomorphologie have an impact. As a part of Zeitschrift Fur Geomorphologie, discussions in Paleontology involve topics like Pleistocene and Tectonics.

The Geochemistry study tackling the subject of Weathering is the focus of it. The Hydrology study featured in Zeitschrift Fur Geomorphologie draws parallels with the field of Sediment.

  • Geomorphology (21.59%)
  • Geochemistry (14.51%)
  • Archaeology (13.13%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A morphogenic approach to world shorelines (386 citations)
  • A rock mass strength classification for geomorphic purposes: with tests from Antarctica and New Zealand (277 citations)
  • An integrated system of terrain analysis and slope mapping (261 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Zeitschrift Fur Geomorphologie:

The journal publications focus largely on the fields of Geomorphology, Geochemistry, Hydrology, Physical geography and Erosion. The journal papers tackle studies in Holocene and the interrelated subject of Sedimentation to gain insights into Geomorphology. The most cited papers hold forums on Hydrology that merge themes from other disciplines such as Structural basin, Sediment and Wet season.

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

  • Erosion
  • Sedimentary rock
  • Archaeology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Paleontology, Hydrology, Holocene, Archaeology and Oceanography are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. Beachrock and Subduction are all disciplines of Paleontology that connect with topics in Term (time). In addition to Hydrology research, the journal aims to explore topics under Arid and Sediment.

The overlapping concepts between Paleoclimatology and Cave are the key highlights of Holocene study. Topics in Archaeology were tackled in line with various other fields like George (robot) and Resource management. Issues in Oceanography were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Sediment transport, Beach morphodynamics and River delta.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Landslide: A recurrent phenomenon? Landslide hazard assessment in mountainous areas of central Greece (4 citations)
  • The devastating flood in the arid region a consequence of rainfall and dam failure: Case study, Al-Lith flood on 23th November 2018, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2 citations)
  • Beachrock development as an indicator of paleogeographic evolution, the case of Akrotiri Peninsula, Cyprus (1 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 Zeitschrift Fur Geomorphologie (based on the number of publications) are:

  • C. R. Twidale (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jean Poesen (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hanna Bremer (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • William C. Mahaney (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Piotr Migoń (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 Zeitschrift Fur Geomorphologie (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Liège (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Eötvös Loránd University (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ghent University (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Tübingen (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Max Planck Society (3 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, 92.00% 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 50.00% 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 0.00% 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

  • Landslide: A recurrent phenomenon? Landslide hazard assessment in mountainous areas of central Greece

    George D. Bathrellos;Hariklia D. Skilodimou;Vasiliki Zygouri;Ioannis K. Koukouvelas

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • Landslide: A recurrent phenomenon? Landslide hazard assessment in mountainous areas of central Greece

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Historical co-seismic uplift rates in the eastern Hellenic Subduction Zone: the case of Rhodes Island

    Ioanna Triantafyllou;Gerassimos A. Papadopoulos

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Nahal Me‘arot caves: archive of human evolution against the background of prolonged karstic processes

    Amos Frumkin;Mina Weinstein-Evron

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Climate variability in southern Croatia from the end of MIS 5 through the last glacial period recorded in stalagmites from Mljet Island caves

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • Long-term spatial and temporal shoreline changes of the Evinos River delta, Gulf of Patras, Western Greece

    Efthimios Karymbalis;Christina Gallousi;Andrew Cundy;Konstantinos Tsanakas

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Geoarchaeological and geophysical investigations in the tidal flats of the Trendermarsch, Nordstrand (North Frisia, Germany)

    (2024)
    2 Citations
  • Fluvial sediments and playa deposits of the Naukluft Mts. foreland and Tsauchab Valley, Namibia – New insights from key sections in the Late Quaternary landscape and climate change in Southern Africa

    Jörg Völkel;Oliver Bens;Marie Eden;Lydia Krauß

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Temporal patterns of suspended sediment dynamics in a Mediterranean mountainous catchment

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Palaeogeographic evolution of Alykes lagoon, Pydna, Northern Greece during the Holocene, based on geomorphological and sedimentological data

    Konstantinos Tsanakas;Efthimios Karymbalis;Kalliopi Gaki-Papanastassiou;Hampik Maroukian

    (2021)
    1 Citations

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