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Brazilian Journal of Geology
H-index 9

Brazilian Journal of Geology

2317-4889

Published by: Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia

http://bjg.siteoficial.ws/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 368 34 37 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 35
Documents by Best Scientists*: 38
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 31
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.339
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Brazilian Journal of Geology?

The foci of the journal are Geochemistry, Geomorphology, Mineralogy, Paleontology and Structural basin. Brazilian Journal of Geology covers various topics on Geochemistry such as Zircon, Archean, Mafic, Metamorphic rock and Petrography. Research on Archean addressed in Brazilian Journal of Geology frequently intersections with the field of Proterozoic.

Brazilian Journal of Geology focuses on Metamorphic rock as well as the interrelated topic of Metamorphism. While it focused on Geomorphology, it was also able to explore topics like Tectonics and Shear zone. Many of the studies tackled connect Mineralogy with a similar field of study like Quartz.

The journal encompasses presentations on Paleontology, specifically Sedimentary depositional environment and Cretaceous. Discussions in Brazilian Journal of Geology are anchored in the subject of Sedimentary depositional environment and the similar topic of Facies. It connects the study in Structural basin with the closely related area of Sedimentary rock.

  • Geochemistry (40.09%)
  • Geomorphology (18.64%)
  • Mineralogy (16.77%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • O Cráton do São Francisco (326 citations)
  • Origem e evolução da Serra do Mar (211 citations)
  • The Brasiliano collage in South America: a review (150 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Brazilian Journal of Geology:

The journal articles tackle a plethora of topics, such as Geochemistry, Paleontology, Geomorphology, Structural basin and Sedimentary rock. Basement (geology), Mineralogy and Craton are some topics wherein Geochemistry research discussed in the most cited articles has an impact. The studies on Geomorphology discussed at the most cited papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Lineament, Tectonics and Context (language use).

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 objective of Brazilian Journal of Geology is to combine knowledge in the areas of Geochemistry, Paleontology, Sedimentary depositional environment, Facies and Petrology. It explores topics in Geochemistry which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Graphite and Magmatism. The studies on Sedimentary depositional environment discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Oil shale, Fluvial, Sedimentary rock, Caliche and Stratigraphy.

The studies in Siltstone, Siliciclastic and Rhythmite under the umbrella field of Facies overlap with concepts in Rank (computer programming). Some problems in Petrology that were presented in Brazilian Journal of Geology overlapped with concepts under Sinistral and dextral, Tectonics, Shear zone, Stylolite and Thinning. The Zircon works featured in Brazilian Journal of Geology incorporate elements from Syncline, Rift, Alluvial fan, Supergroup and Archean.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Marine or freshwater? Accessing the paleoenvironmental parameters of the Caldas Bed, a key marker bed in the Crato Formation (Araripe Basin, NE Brazil) (5 citations)
  • Late Ediacaran lateral-escape tectonics as recorded by the Patos shear zone (Borborema Province, NE Brazil) (3 citations)
  • Influence of preexisting structures on the variation of neotectonic paleostress orientation in an area of the Southeastern Brazilian Margin (2 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 Brazilian Journal of Geology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Moacir José Buenano Macambira (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Márcio Martins Pimentel (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Reinhardt A. Fuck (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Roberto Dall'Agnol (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mario Luis Assine (28 papers) published 2 papers 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 Brazilian Journal of Geology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of São Paulo (322 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Brasília (205 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sao Paulo State University (165 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Federal University of Pará (158 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (142 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 75.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.29% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.14% of all publications and 3.57% 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

  • Proterozoic to Ordovician geology and tectonic evolution of Rio de Janeiro State, SE-Brazil: insights on the central Ribeira Orogen from the new 1:400,000 scale geologic map

    Monica Heilbron;Monica Heilbron;Luiz Guilherme do Eirado Silva;Julio Cesar Horta de Almeida;Miguel Tupinambá

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • New U-Pb (SHRIMP) and first Hf isotope constraints on the Tonian (1000-920 Ma) Cariris Velhos event, Borborema Province, NE Brazil

    Fabrício de Andrade Caxito;Lauro Cézar Montefalco de Lira Santos;Alexandre Uhlein;Elton Luiz Dantas

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Marine or freshwater? Accessing the paleoenvironmental parameters of the Caldas Bed, a key marker bed in the Crato Formation (Araripe Basin, NE Brazil)

    Filipe Giovanini Varejão;Victor Ribeiro Silva;Mario Luis Assine;Lucas Veríssimo Warren

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • Alto Moxotó Terrane, a fragment of Columbia supercontinent in the Transversal Zone interior: Borborema Province, Northeast Brazil

    Benjamim Bley de Brito Neves;William Randall Van Schmus;Lauro Cézar Montefalco de Lira Santos

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • The statherian taphrogenesis of the South American Platform

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • Dawn of metazoans: to what extent was this influenced by the onset of “modern-type plate tectonics”?

    Umberto G. Cordani;Thomas R. Fairchild;Carlos E. Ganade;Marly Babinski

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Geochemical study of the vertebrate assemblage zones of the Santa Maria Supersequence (Middle to Late Triassic), Paraná Basin, Brazil

    Leonardo Corecco;Vitor Paulo Pereira;Marina Bento Soares;Marina Bento Soares;Cesar Leandro Schultz

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Mineralogical evolution of the northern Bossoroca ophiolite, São Gabriel terrane

    Amanda Juliano Massuda;Léo Afraneo Hartmann;Gláucia Nascimento Queiroga;Marco Paulo de Castro

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • The Santa Vitória Alloformation: an update on a Pleistocene fossil-rich unit in Southern Brazil

    Renato Pereira Lopes;Sergio Rebello Dillenburg;Jairo Francisco Savian;Jamil Correa Pereira

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Rapid magma ascent and formation of the Águas Belas-Canindé granitic batholith, NE Brazil: evidence of epidote dissolution and thermobarometry

    Thyego Roberto da Silva;Valderez Pinto Ferreira;Mariucha Maria Correia de Lima;Alcides Nóbrega Sial

    (2020)
    8 Citations

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