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Annals of Geophysics
H-index 10

Annals of Geophysics

1593-5213

Published by: National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology

https://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 336 96 81 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 114
Documents by Best Scientists*: 90
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 71
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.447
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Annals of Geophysics?

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Seismology, Geodesy, Geophysics, Volcano and Induced seismicity. Annals of Geophysics focuses on Seismology as well as the interrelated topic of Magnitude (mathematics). The Geodesy works featured in Annals of Geophysics incorporate elements from Ionosphere and Global Positioning System.

Most of the Geophysics studies addressed also intersect with Earth's magnetic field.

  • Seismology (35.87%)
  • Geodesy (9.98%)
  • Geophysics (8.55%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Magnitude and energy of earthquakes (778 citations)
  • Twitter earthquake detection: earthquake monitoring in a social world (304 citations)
  • The GSHAP Global Seismic Hazard Map (251 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Annals of Geophysics:

The journal papers focus largely on the fields of Seismology, Induced seismicity, Tectonics, Fault (geology) and Geodesy. The journal articles connects research in Seismology with the related topics of Magnitude (mathematics). The most cited publications explore research in Geodesy alongside concepts in Global Positioning System and other areas of study in Remote sensing and TEC.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • World War II
  • Law

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Annals of Geophysics mainly tackles studies in Seismic risk, Seismic hazard, Seismology, Emergency management and Preparedness. Construction engineering, Object (philosophy), Situated learning and Best practice are some topics wherein Seismic risk research discussed in Annals of Geophysics have an impact. Topics in Seismic hazard explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Structure (mathematical logic), Range (statistics), Interpretation (model theory) and Probabilistic framework.

The journal aims to bridge the gap between the study of Seismology and Single zone. The studies on Emergency management discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Impact assessment, Community engagement, Vulnerability index and Environmental planning. The research on Preparedness tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Risk analysis (engineering) and GRASP.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The new Italian seismic hazard model (MPS19) (4 citations)
  • Precambrian tectonic inheritance control of the NE Brazilian continental margin revealed by Curie point depth estimation (1 citations)
  • Sequence-based hazard analysis for Italy considering a grid seismic source model (1 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 Annals of Geophysics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Antonio Meloni (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ljiljana R. Cander (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Marco Anzidei (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Enzo Boschi (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • D. Di Filippo (21 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 Annals of Geophysics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (603 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (74 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sapienza University of Rome (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Catania (49 papers) absent at the last 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, 26.09% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 41.18% 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 5.88% of all publications and 52.94% 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

  • The new Italian seismic hazard model (MPS19)

    Carlo Meletti;Warner Marzocchi;Vera D'Amico;Giovanni Lanzano

    (2021)
    129 Citations
  • Coordinated and Interoperable Seismological Data and Product Services in Europe: the EPOS Thematic Core Service for Seismology

    (2022)
    42 Citations
  • The Near Fault Observatory community in Europe: a new resource for faulting and hazard studies

    (2022)
    36 Citations
  • The EPOS Research Infrastructure: a federated approach to integrate solid Earth science data and services

    (2022)
    27 Citations
  • Earthquake Rupture Forecasts for the MPS19 Seismic Hazard Model of Italy

    Francesco Visini;Bruno Pace;Carlo Meletti;Warner Marzocchi

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Are normal fault earthquakes due to elastic rebound or gravitational collapse

    Christian Bignami;Emanuela Valerio;Eugenio Carminati;Carlo Doglioni

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Rarity, proximity, and design actions: mapping strong earthquakes in Italy

    Pasquale Cito;Iunio Iervolino

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Sequence-based hazard analysis for Italy considering a grid seismic source model

    Eugenio Chioccarelli;Pasquale Cito;Francesco Visini;Iunio Iervolino

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • National EPOS initiatives and participation to the EPOS integration plan

    (2022)
    11 Citations
  • Towards the new Thematic Core Service Tsunami within the EPOS Research Infrastructure

    (2022)
    10 Citations

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