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Applied Geophysics
H-index 4

Applied Geophysics

1672-7975

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11770

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 680 8 14 2

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 44
Documents by Best Scientists*: 53
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 34
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.248
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Applied Geophysics?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Algorithm, Seismology, Inversion (meteorology), Mineralogy and Mathematical analysis. The work on Algorithm tackled in Applied Geophysics brings together disciplines like Wavelet, Frequency domain and Mathematical optimization. The studies on Seismology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Amplitude, Geophysics, Seismic inversion and Anisotropy.

The journal explores the study of Amplitude to improve our understanding of the broader topic of Optics. It is mostly focused on Inversion (meteorology), specifically Inverse transform sampling. In addition to Mineralogy research, the journal aims to explore topics under Porosity and Oil shale.

The featured Porosity research is covered under the field of Geotechnical engineering. Wave equation is a major topic of Mathematical analysis research.

  • Algorithm (20.14%)
  • Seismology (16.04%)
  • Inversion (meteorology) (15.69%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Swarm intelligence optimization and its application in geophysical data inversion (77 citations)
  • Seismic noise attenuation using nonstationary polynomial fitting (47 citations)
  • Irregular seismic data reconstruction based on exponential threshold model of POCS method (46 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Applied Geophysics:

The journal articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Algorithm, Mathematical analysis, Mineralogy, Optics and Computer simulation. The majority of Algorithm studies presented in the most cited papers zero in on Gaussian noise. The most cited publications explore topics in Mathematical analysis which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Seismic wave and S transform.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Statistics
  • Artificial intelligence

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Applied Geophysics investigates areas of study like Seismology, Mathematical analysis, Algorithm, Applied mathematics and Correlation. Seismology research is the primary subject tackled in Applied Geophysics with a focus on Prestack. The journal tackles research in Logarithm, Radon transform and Operator (physics) as part of the general discipline of Mathematical analysis, however, it also discusses concepts in Estimation.

Algorithm research presented in Applied Geophysics encompasses a variety of subjects, including Curve fitting and Nonlinear system. The concepts on Applied mathematics presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Seismic migration and Hessian matrix. It addresses concerns in Correlation which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Lunar node, Time difference, Earthquake light and Geodesy.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Conductivity characteristics of the Xiaojiang fault in highway tunnel of wakeamo (0 citations)
  • Numerical modeling of elastic waves using the random-enhanced QPSO algorithm (0 citations)
  • Evaluating the fracture resistance and drainage difficulty of coal reservoirs using log data (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 Applied Geophysics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Zhenchun Li (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tianyue Hu (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yang Liu (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zhenhua He (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Liguo Han (15 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 Applied Geophysics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • China University of Petroleum (199 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jilin University (86 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • PetroChina (85 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sinopec (74 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (69 papers) published 3 papers 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, 75.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 83.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.67% 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 0.00% 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

  • Characteristics of discontinuities in Heifangtai landslide area in Gansu, China

    Bin Li;Qiang Xu;Qiang Cheng;Tian-Xiang Liu

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Self-adaptively inpainting gaps between electrical image pads according to the image fabric

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • A patchy-saturated rock physics model for tight sandstone based on microscopic pore structures

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Three-dimensional high-resolution velocity structure imaging and seismicity study of Yangbi Ms6.4 earthquake

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Three-dimensional gravitational and magnetic-data acquisition and analysis via a joint-gradient Euler-deconvolution method

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Conductivity characteristics of the Xiaojiang fault in highway tunnel of wakeamo

    Bin Li;Qiang Xu;Qiang Cheng;Chong-De Feng

    (2021)
    1 Citations
  • Multiple-suppression method using the λ-f domain high-resolution parabolic Radon transform with curvature magnification

    (2021)
    1 Citations
  • Reduction-to-the-pole method for aeromagnetic three-component data in different latitudes

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Three-dimensional crustal velocity structure and activity characteristics of the Madoi Ms7.4 earthquake in 2021

    (2022)
    0 Citations
  • Investigation of the consistency of Swarm data and CHAOS-6 towards crustal magnetic field studies in China

    (2022)
    0 Citations

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