Physical Geography 22.5k citations
1.2k papers ·
indexed · active since 1950
Topics Climate variability and models Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Soil erosion and sediment transport Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Physical Geography
Comparison fields: 5 of 182 Global and Planetary Change 8.8k Atmospheric Science 8.8k Ecology 5.6k Soil Science 3.8k Environmental Engineering 3.6k Water Science and Technology 3.3k Earth-Surface Processes 2.9k Nature and Landscape Conservation 2.3k Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2.2k Plant Science 1.5k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1.1k Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1.1k Oceanography 1.1k Civil and Structural Engineering 893 Environmental Chemistry 653 Ecological Modeling 623 Building and Construction 553 Artificial Intelligence 503 Mechanical Engineering 452 Ocean Engineering 433 Paleontology 414 Anthropology 402 Geophysics 392 Pollution 360 Sociology and Political Science 339 Geochemistry and Petrology 331 Insect Science 255 Agronomy and Crop Science 237 Speech and Hearing 205 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 199 Aerospace Engineering 183 Geography, Planning and Development 169 Geology 159 Mechanics of Materials 156 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 154 Genetics 149 Archeology 137 Economics and Econometrics 136 Astronomy and Astrophysics 132 Molecular Biology 127 Forestry 119 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 112 Food Science 109 Automotive Engineering 106 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 102 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 93 Education 81 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 81 Biomaterials 80 Transportation 75 Management Science and Operations Research 68 Social Psychology 65 Computational Mechanics 59 Space and Planetary Science 56 Biomedical Engineering 55 Media Technology 54 General Health Professions 54 Conservation 52 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 38 Archeology 36 History 36 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 35 Control and Systems Engineering 34 Aquatic Science 32 Cell Biology 31 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 31 Political Science and International Relations 29 Information Systems 29 Analytical Chemistry 28 Developmental and Educational Psychology 27 Nutrition and Dietetics 23 Materials Chemistry 22 Urban Studies 21 Infectious Diseases 21 Endocrinology 20 Animal Science and Zoology 20 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 19 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 19 Physiology 18 Signal Processing 17 Organic Chemistry 17 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 16 Process Chemistry and Technology 16 Philosophy 15 Parasitology 14 Demography 14 Inorganic Chemistry 14 Statistics and Probability 13 Small Animals 11 Pharmacology 11 Biotechnology 11 History and Philosophy of Science 11 Literature and Literary Theory 10 Epidemiology 10 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 9 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 9 Law 9 Surgery 8 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 Immunology and Allergy 8 Immunology 8 Computer Science Applications 8 Cultural Studies 7 Marketing 7 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 7 Computational Theory and Mathematics 7 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 7 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 Applied Mathematics 6 Biochemistry 6 Health 6 Safety Research 6 Computer Networks and Communications 6 Polymers and Plastics 5 Applied Psychology 5 Information Systems and Management 5 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 5 Management of Technology and Innovation 5 Dermatology 5 Modeling and Simulation 5 Strategy and Management 5 Horticulture 5 Finance 5 Communication 4 Accounting 4 Radiation 4 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 Spectroscopy 4 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 General Engineering 4 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 Cognitive Neuroscience 4 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 4 Oncology 3 General Materials Science 3 Human-Computer Interaction 3 Instrumentation 3 Developmental Biology 3 Complementary and alternative medicine 3 Cancer Research 3 Pharmacology 3 Development 3 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 2 Bioengineering 2 Condensed Matter Physics 2 Mathematical Physics 2 Nuclear Energy and Engineering 2 Oral Surgery 2 General Social Sciences 2 Catalysis 2 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 2 Biophysics 2 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 Pharmacy 2 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 Virology 2 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 General Decision Sciences 2 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 2 Architecture 1 Ophthalmology 1 Filtration and Separation 1 Business and International Management 1 Ceramics and Composites 1 Museology 1 Electrochemistry 1 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 Hepatology 1 Clinical Psychology 1 Physiology 1 Rheumatology 1 General Energy 1 Chemical Health and Safety 1 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 Psychiatry and Mental health 1 Software 1 Complementary and Manual Therapy 1 Language and Linguistics 1 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1
Global and Planetary Change 8.8k Atmospheric Science 8.8k Ecology 5.6k Soil Science 3.8k Environmental Engineering 3.6k Chinese Geographical Science China
Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change United States
Journal of Arid Land China
Earth s Future United States
Meteorologische Zeitschrift Germany
Journal of Geographical Sciences China
Comptes Rendus Géoscience France
Ecohydrology United States
Mountain Research and Development United States
Wetlands Ecology and Management United States
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About Physical Geography The 1.2k papers published in Physical Geography in the last decades have received a total of 22.5k indexed citations . Papers published in Physical Geography usually cover Atmospheric Science (578 papers), Earth-Surface Processes (178 papers) and Soil Science (229 papers) specifically the topics of Climate variability and models (216 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (214 papers) and Soil erosion and sediment transport (208 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Physical Geography are Cort J. Willmott , Albert J. Parker , George P. Malanson , A. John Arnfield , Randall J. Schaetzl , Jonathan D. Phillips , Johannes J. Feddema , David R. Butler , Ming‐ko Woo and Carol P. Harden .
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