Arid Zone Research

Aims & Scope

Arid Zone Research (AZR), founded in 1984, is a bimonthly academic Chinese journal (ISSN1001-4675, CN65-1095/X) with 6 issues per year.

The journal is superintended by Chinese Academy of Sciences, jointly sponsored by Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Soil Science Society of China, and published by Science Press. 'Arid Zone Research' adheres to the purpose of serving readers, authors, and promoting the development of disciplines as the core, and strives to improve the quality and grade of journal.

The journal expands academic exchanges with the Central Asia countries, and has a purposeful plan to establish special column in arid regions of Central Asia. 'Arid Zone Research' timely disseminated the latest scientific and technological achievements at domestic and overseas.

The journal will carry forward the original academic spirit, take the 'scientific discovery priority' as the highest goal, give priority to the publication of high-quality original academic papers, and adhere to the principle of 'controlling the quality, publish quality articles'.

The journal publishes innovative research papers, monographs and reviews, research methods and application of new technologies of arid areas of water, soil, biology, climate and environment.

We also publish academic discussions and debates, academic trends at domestic and overseas, introduction of new books in arid areas.

The journal focusing on the global changes in arid zone response, inland water cycle and water resources, adaptation to climate change in fragile ecosystems in arid regions, oasis ecosystem construction, oasis discipline development, and other basic scientific issues in arid regions, and the achievements of desert transformation and utilization.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.366

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14691

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	947

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Characteristics of the Snow-cover and Snowmelt Water Storage in Gurbantunggut Desert

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Hong-fei, Yan, Ying, Bao-jia, Hong-wei

• Biomass Distribution of Natural Grasslands and It Response to Climate Change in North China

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Wei

• Development of Two Tree-ring Width Chronologies of the Samples Collected from the Baluntai Region

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Tong-wen

• <I>NDVI</I>-based Interannual and Seasonal Variations of Vegetation Activity in Xinjiang during the Period of 1982-2006

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Xia, Kun, Jing-yun

• Nutrient from Environment and Its Effect in Nutrient Resources Management of Ecosystems —A Case Study on Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Xue-jun, Fu-suo

• Analysis on Interspecific Relationship of the Dominant Plant Species in the Ebinur Lake Wetland Nature Reserve, Xinjiang

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Xiao-dong, De-ping, Yue, Jun, Guang-hui

• Study on the Effect of Agricultural Non-point Source Pollution to Water Environment of the Ebinur Lake Basin during High Flow Period

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Yan, Shun-li, Qing-dong, Xiang, Cong

• Changes in the Ecological Environment in the Daihai Lake Basin Over the Last 50 Years

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Yun-kai, Jia-hu

• Study on the Prediction of Heat Index during Cotton Seedtime in North Xinjiang

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Wei-yi

• Reconstruction and Analysis of Precipitation in the Hutubi River Basin on the Northern Slope of the Tianshan Mountains during the Last 313 Years

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Feng, Yu-jiang, Wen-shou, Shu-long, Lei

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