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Published by: American Association of Petroleum Geologists
| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 133 | 156 | 188 | 24 |
The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Paleontology, Geochemistry, Structural basin, Geomorphology and Sedimentary rock. Topics like Cretaceous, Sedimentary depositional environment, Facies, Sedimentary basin and Petroleum reservoir are tackled as part of the discussions on Paleontology. The study on Petroleum reservoir presented in AAPG Bulletin intersects with subjects under the field of Petrology.
The concepts on Geochemistry presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Carbonate, Mineralogy, Petroleum and Source rock. The work on Petroleum tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Fossil fuel, Mineral resource classification and Drilling. Drilling research discussed connects with the study of Mining engineering.
The journal features Structural basin research that overlaps with concepts in Tectonics. The Sedimentary rock research presented places emphasis on topics like Carbonate rock, Clastic rock and Geologic time scale.
The published papers tackle a plethora of topics, such as Paleontology, Sedimentary rock, Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Geomorphology. The published papers address concerns in the field of Sedimentary rock by exploring it in line with topics in Petrology which intersect with Geotechnical engineering and Fault (geology) subjects. The published papers hold forums on Geochemistry that merge themes from other disciplines such as Carbonate and Natural gas.
The main research concerns discussed in AAPG Bulletin are Geochemistry, Structural basin, Source rock, Oil shale and Petrology. While AAPG Bulletin focused on Geochemistry, it was also able to explore topics like Organic matter, Total organic carbon, Natural gas, Cretaceous and Facies. It explores topics in Facies which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Sedimentary rock, Clastic rock, Diagenesis, Directional drilling and Sedimentary depositional environment.
Structural basin studies covered in AAPG Bulletin falls within the purview of Paleontology. The presented Source rock research provided insight into the related
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 AAPG Bulletin (based on the number of publications) are:
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 AAPG Bulletin (based on the number of publications) are:
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.
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, 18.89% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.55% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 21.92% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.29% of all publications and 34.25% were from other institutions.
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.
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.
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:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
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