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Acta Carsologica
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Acta Carsologica

0583-6050

Published by: Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts

https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/carsologica/about

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 703 4 6 2

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 5
Documents by Best Scientists*: 7
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 31
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.451
Impact Factor: 1.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Acta Carsologica?

The journal focuses on Karst, Cave, Archaeology, Geomorphology and Hydrology. Sinkhole is a primary topic of Karst research in Acta Carsologica. It focuses on Cave but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Geochemistry, Paleontology and Phreatic.

Geochemistry research discussed connects with the study of Mineralogy. Most of the Archaeology studies addressed also intersect with Humanities. The journal facilitates discussions on Geomorphology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Tectonics and Pleistocene.

Hydrology studies presented include Spring (hydrology), Groundwater recharge, Hydrogeology, Drainage basin and Water level. Groundwater flow is the primary subject of Aquifer works presented in Acta Carsologica. Habitat and Fauna are Ecology topics of special interest in Acta Carsologica.

  • Karst (54.31%)
  • Cave (45.83%)
  • Archaeology (24.86%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Proposed Methodology of Vulnerability and Contamination Risk Mapping for the Protection of Karst Aquifers in Slovenia (103 citations)
  • UNDERGROUND METEOROLOGY-“What’s the weather underground?” (64 citations)
  • Evaluating the Human Disturbance to Karst Environments in Southern Italy (60 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Acta Carsologica:

The most cited articles cover a variety of subjects, including Cave, Karst, Geomorphology, Hydrology and Ecology. The Cave research presented in the published papers falls under the domain of Archaeology. The most cited papers emphasize research on Karst, which includes concerns such as Sinkhole.

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

  • Ecology
  • Paleontology
  • Archaeology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly tackles studies in Cave, Karst, Geochemistry, Speleogenesis and Archaeology. Subterranean fauna studies in the realm of Cave interact with fields like Nothing. The journal explores issues in Karst which can be linked to other research areas like Croatian, Spoken language and Portuguese.

Acta Carsologica addresses concerns in Geochemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Fault (geology) and Aptian. Acta Carsologica mainly concentrates on Speleogenesis but also investigates its connection with concepts in disciplines such as

  • Phreatic which is related to area like Calcite rafts, Vadose zone, Structural basin, Fracture (mineralogy) and Fluid inclusions,
  • Calcite, which have a strong connection to Sedimentary depositional environment and Aquifer.. The journal holds forums on Archaeology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Volcano and Fluvial.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Morphological characteristics and distribution of dolines in Slovenia, a study of a lidar-based doline map of Slovenia (1 citations)
  • New insights into the genesis of pyroducts of The Galápagos islands, Ecuador (0 citations)
  • Morphological features and formation conditions of The Almopia Speleopark caves (Loutra Almopias, N. Greece) (0 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 Acta Carsologica (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Andrej Kranjc (31 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Stanka Šebela (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Franci Gabrovšek (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tadej Slabe (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Metka Petrič (22 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 Acta Carsologica (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Ljubljana (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Zagreb (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Belgrade (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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, 69.23% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.00% 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 0.00% of all publications and 75.00% 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

  • New insights into the genesis of pyroducts of The Galápagos islands, Ecuador

    Stephan F.J. Kempe;Greg Middleton;Aaron Addison;Theofilos Toulkeridis

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • The Permian gypsum karst belt along the southern margin of the Harz-mountains (Germany), tectonic control of regional geology and karst hydrogeology

    Hans-Peter Hubrich;Stephan Kempe

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Rayleigh wave and well head response to calculate porosity in the Edwards aquifer of south-central Texas, USA

    Guangquan Li;Yunpeng Zhang;Geary M. Schindel;Malcolm S. Field

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • Good for career-bad for science: Advice, how to optimize your career.: Observations and experiences in science factory by a last century scientist

    Wolfgang Dreybrodt

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • Sulfuric acid speleogenesis in Greece

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • GOOD FOR CAREER-BAD FOR SCIENCE: ADVICE, HOW TO OPTIMIZE YOUR CAREER. OBSERVATIONS AND EXPERIENCES IN SCIENCE FACTORY BY A LAST CENTURY SCIENTIST: ACTA CARSOLOGICA

    Wolfgang Dreybrodt

    (2020)
    0 Citations

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