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Annales Geophysicae
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Annales Geophysicae

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Published by: European Geosciences Union

https://angeo.copernicus.org/articles/volumes.html

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 243 11 16 6
Earth Science 250 56 72 15
Environmental Sciences 360 45 61 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 112
Documents by Best Scientists*: 118
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 109
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.69
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Annales Geophysicae?

Annales Geophysicae explores disciplines such as Geophysics, Ionosphere, Atmospheric sciences, Magnetosphere and Meteorology. Topics in Geophysics explored in Annales Geophysicae were investigated in conjunction with research in Magnetopause, Earth's magnetic field, Magnetic field, Solar wind and Computational physics. Magnetopause research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Magnetosheath.

Solar wind study tackled is connected to the field of Magnetohydrodynamics. Concepts in Plasma, as well as related topics in Atomic physics, are covered in the Computational physics research presented in it. The concepts on Ionosphere presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Radar, Geomagnetic storm, Electron density and Electric field.

Research in Latitude and the interrelating topic of Middle latitudes were among the subjects of interest in the Atmospheric sciences studies discussed in Annales Geophysicae. The studies on Magnetosphere discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Field line, Magnetic reconnection and Astrophysics. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Meteorology as it also encompasses Climatology.

  • Geophysics (30.89%)
  • Ionosphere (26.52%)
  • Atmospheric sciences (23.71%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • First multispacecraft ion measurements in and near the Earth's magnetosphere with the identical Cluster ion spectrometry (CIS) experiment (1071 citations)
  • The Cluster Magnetic Field Investigation: overview of in-flight performance and initial results (1059 citations)
  • Sur l'intensite du champ magnetique terrestre dans le passe historique et geologique (1036 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Annales Geophysicae:

The main points discussed in the published papers deal with Geophysics, Ionosphere, Atmospheric sciences, Magnetosphere and Meteorology. While the most cited papers focused on Geophysics, they were also able to explore topics like Magnetopause, Interplanetary magnetic field, Solar wind, Computational physics and Astrophysics. The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Ionosphere that incorporate concepts from other fields like Geomagnetic storm, Earth's magnetic field and Ionosonde.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Annales Geophysicae investigates studies in Ionosphere, Computational physics, Atmospheric sciences, Solar wind and Atmosphere. Many of the studies tackled connect Ionosphere with a similar field of study like Earth's magnetic field. The majority of Earth's magnetic field studies are focused on the issues of Geomagnetic storm.

Magnetic field, Magnetosphere, Plasma, Electric field and Electron are some topics wherein Computational physics research discussed in it have an impact. The journal explores issues in Atmospheric sciences which can be linked to other research areas like Latitude and Thermosphere. The Solar wind research dealing mostly with Interplanetary magnetic field is the focus of the journal.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Seasonal evolution of winds, atmospheric tides and Reynolds stress components in the Southern hemisphere mesosphere/lower thermosphere in 2019 (4 citations)
  • Magnetosheath jet evolution as a function of lifetime: global hybrid-Vlasov simulations compared to MMS observations (3 citations)
  • Lower-thermosphere–ionosphere (LTI) quantities: current status of measuring techniques and models (3 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 Annales Geophysicae (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Wolfgang Baumjohann (96 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Iannis Dandouras (90 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Mark Lester (88 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Karl-Heinz Glassmeier (86 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Tim K. Yeoman (79 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 Annales Geophysicae (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (396 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Swedish Institute of Space Physics (293 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (266 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Leicester (236 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute (228 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 less than 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, 62.75% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 30.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.61% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.91% of all publications and 38.04% 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

  • Lower-Thermosphere-ionosphere (LTI) quantities : Current status of measuring techniques and models

    Minna Palmroth;Minna Palmroth;Maxime Grandin;Theodoros E. Sarris;Eelco Doornbos

    (2021)
    59 Citations
  • On the magnetic characteristics of magnetic holes in the solar wind between Mercury and Venus

    Martin Volwerk;Charlotte Goetz;Charlotte Goetz;Ferdinand Plaschke;Tomas Karlsson

    (2020)
    43 Citations
  • Induced currents due to 3D ground conductivity play a major role in the interpretation of geomagnetic variations

    Liisa Juusola;Heikki Vanhamäki;Ari Viljanen;Maxim Smirnov

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Predictability of variable solar–terrestrial coupling

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • Occurrence climatology of equatorial plasma bubbles derived using FormoSat-3 / COSMIC GPS radio occultation data

    Ankur Kepkar;Christina Arras;Jens Wickert;Harald Schuh

    (2020)
    28 Citations

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