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Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences
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Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences

0251-7493

Published by: Sciendo

https://www.ajes.at/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 457 23 26 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 24
Documents by Best Scientists*: 27
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 29
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.38
Impact Factor: 1.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Paleontology, Geochemistry, Geomorphology, Humanities and Calcareous. The Paleontology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Oceanography. The studies on Geochemistry discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Nappe, Structural basin and Petrology.

  • Paleontology (28.30%)
  • Geochemistry (23.58%)
  • Geomorphology (11.32%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Eastern Alps: Result of a two-stage collision process (85 citations)
  • Response of marine ecosystems to deep-time global warming: a synthesis of biotic patterns across the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum (PETM) (54 citations)
  • Bartonian-Priabonian larger benthic foraminiferal events in the Western Tethys. (44 citations)

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

The published articles primarily focus on research topics in Paleontology, Rock glacier, Paleogene, Penninic and Cretaceous. The published articles center on topics in Paleontology, with a focus on Glacial period. The journal publications address concerns in Cretaceous which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Denudation and Lithosphere.

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

  • Sedimentary rock
  • Paleontology
  • Erosion

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences tackles a plethora of topics, such as Geochemistry, Nappe, Window (geology), Rhenium sulfide and Mafic. Mafic research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Massif, Quartz and Gneiss.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The Haidbach deposit in the Central Tauern Window, Eastern Alps, Austria: a metamorphosed orthomagmatic Ni-Cu-Co-PGE mineralization in the Polymetallic Ore District Venediger Nappe System – Hollersbach Complex (1 citations)
  • The Relic Landscapes of the Grazer Bergland: Revisiting the Piedmonttreppen Debate (0 citations)
  • In search of the oldest rock of Austria: The Hauergraben Gneiss, a 1.40 Ga old mafic quartz-monzonitic inlayer in the Dobra Gneiss (Drosendorf Unit, Bohemian Massif) as a new candidate (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 Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Josef-Michael Schramm (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Franz Neubauer (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael Wagreich (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Christoph Spötl (8 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 Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Vienna (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Innsbruck (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Graz (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Leoben (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Naturhistorisches Museum (6 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, 66.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 100.00% 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 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

  • The first consistent inventory of rock glaciers and their hydrological catchments of the Austrian Alps

    Thomas Wagner;Roswitha Pleschberger;Simon Kainz;Markus Ribis

    (2020)
    63 Citations
  • Miocene lithostratigraphy of the northern and central Vienna Basin (Austria)

    Mathias Harzhauser;Matthias Kranner;Matthias Kranner;Oleg Mandic;Philipp Strauss

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Revised Badenian (middle Miocene) depositional systems of the Austrian Vienna Basin based on a new sequence stratigraphic framework

    Wolfgang Siedl;Philipp Strauss;Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer;Mathias Harzhauser

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • The first consistent inventory of rock glaciers and their hydrological catchments of the Austrian Alps

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • The Laurentian Neoproterozoic Glacial Interval: reappraising the extent and timing of glaciation

    Daniel Paul Le Heron;Nicholas Eyles;Marie Elen Busfield

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • The role of the proto-Alpine Cenerian Orogen in the Avalonian- Cadomian belt

    (2023)
    9 Citations
  • Deformation of the Dachstein Limestone in the Dachstein thrust sheet (Eastern Alps, Austria)

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • From shallow into deep sea: Sedimentary facies and U-Pb zircon ages in the early Paleozoic Noric Group at Veitsch (Eastern Greywacke Zone, Austria)

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Microsedimentology of tills near Ainet, Austria - were palaeo-ice streams in the European Alps underlain by soft deforming bed zones?

    Jürgen M. Reitner;John Menzies

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Microfacies and C/O-isotopes in lacustrine dolomites reflect variable environmental conditions in the Germanic Basin (Arnstadt Formation, Upper Triassic)

    (2021)
    5 Citations

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