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Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
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Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

0812-0099

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/taje20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 260 116 168 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 137
Documents by Best Scientists*: 180
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 88
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.352
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Australian Journal of Earth Sciences?

The foci of the journal are Geochemistry, Paleontology, Structural basin, Geomorphology and Petrology. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences features Geochemistry research that overlaps with concepts in Proterozoic. It encompasses presentations on Paleontology, specifically Sedimentary rock, Devonian, Permian, Paleozoic and Tectonics.

Topics in Devonian were tackled in line with various other fields like Fold (geology) and Carboniferous. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences holds forums on Structural basin that merges themes from other disciplines such as Seismology and Cretaceous. Felsic is a focus of the Mafic works in Australian Journal of Earth Sciences.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Metamorphism, apply to Metamorphic rock as well. The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Volcanic rock and Basalt. The Zircon study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Geochronology.

  • Geochemistry (43.49%)
  • Paleontology (33.13%)
  • Structural basin (15.14%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Two contrasting granite types: 25 years later (850 citations)
  • Gondwanaland dispersion, Asian accretion and evolution of eastern Tethys∗ (442 citations)
  • The nature of opal I. nomenclature and constituent phases (401 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Australian Journal of Earth Sciences:

The journal papers primarily tackle Geochemistry, Paleontology, Structural basin, Zircon and Tectonics. The published papers focus on Geochemistry but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Petrology and Proterozoic. Issues in Tectonics were discussed in the most cited papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Geomorphology and Crust.

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

  • Ecology
  • Sedimentary rock
  • Paleontology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in Australian Journal of Earth Sciences are Geochemistry, Paleontology, Structural basin, Sedimentary rock and China. It connects the study in Geochemistry with the closely related area of Hydrothermal circulation. Paleontology, which encompasses Sedimentary depositional environment, Cretaceous, Rift, Tectonics and Sequence (geology), is the main subject of it.

It focused on Sedimentary depositional environment research but expanded to cover Devonian. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Structural basin as it also encompasses Submarine pipeline. The in-depth study on Sedimentary rock also explores topics in the intersecting field of Palynology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Diachroneity in the closure of the eastern Tethys Seaway: evidence from the cessation of marine sedimentation in northern Pakistan (6 citations)
  • Precise U–Pb baddeleyite dating of the Derim Derim Dolerite, McArthur Basin, Northern Territory: old and new SHRIMP and ID-TIMS constraints (5 citations)
  • Assessment of shale gas potential of the lower Permian transitional Shanxi-Taiyuan shales in the southern North China Basin (4 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 Australian Journal of Earth Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Christopher L. Fergusson (38 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Sebastien Meffre (26 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Ian McDougall (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James B. Jago (23 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Anthony J. Crawford (23 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 Australian Journal of Earth Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Australian National University (308 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Adelaide (167 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Melbourne (138 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (132 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Western Australia (128 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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, 14.12% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 50.68% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.18% of all publications and 17.81% 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

  • Glaciations at high-latitude Southern Australia during the Early Cretaceous

    (2020)
    47 Citations
  • Precise U–Pb baddeleyite dating of the Derim Derim Dolerite, McArthur Basin, Northern Territory: old and new SHRIMP and ID-TIMS constraints

    S. Bodorkos;J. L. Crowley;J. C. Claoué-Long;J. R. Anderson

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • The Cambrian System in the Arrowie Basin, Flinders Ranges, South Australia

    J. B. Jago;J. G. Gehling;M. J. Betts;G. A. Brock

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Holocene freshwater history of the Lower River Murray and its terminal lakes, Alexandrina and Albert, South Australia, and its relevance to contemporary environmental management

    (2022)
    22 Citations
  • A review of allochthonous salt tectonics in the Flinders and Willouran ranges, South Australia

    M. G. Rowan;T. E. Hearon;R. A. Kernen;K. A. Giles

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • You can get anything you want from Alice's Restaurant Bed: exceptional preservation and an unusual fossil assemblage from a newly excavated bed (Ediacara Member, Nilpena, South Australia)

    S. D. Evans;P. W. Dzaugis;M. L. Droser;J. G. Gehling

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • The short-lived but successful tri-radial body plan: a view from the Ediacaran of Australia

    C. M. S. Hall;M. L. Droser;E. C. Clites;J. G. Gehling

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Assessment of shale gas potential of the lower Permian transitional Shanxi-Taiyuan shales in the southern North China Basin

    P. Li;P. Li;P. Li;J. C. Zhang;J. C. Zhang;X. Tang;X. Tang;Z. P. Huo;Z. P. Huo

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Towards a glacial subdivision of the Ediacaran Period, with an example of the Boston Bay Group, Massachusetts

    G. J. Retallack

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Resolving tectonic settings of ancient magmatic suites using structural, geochemical and isotopic constraints: the example of the St Peter Suite, southern Australia

    A. J. Reid;M. J. Pawley;C. Wade;E. A. Jagodzinski

    (2020)
    17 Citations

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