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Bulletin of Geosciences
H-index 5

Bulletin of Geosciences

1214-1119

Published by: Czech Geological Survey

http://www.geology.cz/bulletin/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 498 18 20 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 20
Documents by Best Scientists*: 22
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 42
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.62
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Bulletin of Geosciences?

Paleontology, Structural basin, Devonian, Ordovician and Biostratigraphy are among the topics commonly tackled in Bulletin of Geosciences. The Paleontology works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Fauna and Genus. Bulletin of Geosciences investigates Structural basin research which frequently intersects with Geochemistry.

  • Paleontology (76.13%)
  • Structural basin (15.55%)
  • Devonian (14.29%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Cambrian-Ordovician succession in the Ougarta Range (West Algeria, North Africa) : Impact of the Late Ordovician glaciation on the Lower Palaeozoic transgression (78 citations)
  • Prey deposits and den sites of the Upper Pleistocene hyena Crocuta crocuta spelaea (Goldfuss, 1823) in horizontal and vertical caves of the Bohemian Karst (Czech Republic) (70 citations)
  • Famennian (Upper Devonian) conodont zonation: revised global standard. (65 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Bulletin of Geosciences:

The journal articles aim to foster the development of research in Paleontology, Biostratigraphy, Structural basin, Conodont and Stage (stratigraphy). The most cited publications blend together research topics in Paleontology and Boundary (topology). While the most cited papers focused on Structural basin, they were also able to explore topics like Mining engineering, Nomenclature and Cretaceous.

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

  • Paleontology
  • Genus
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Paleontology, Structural basin, Taxon, Viséan and Sedimentary depositional environment. The work on Paleontology addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Systematics. The research on Structural basin tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Oil shale, Crocodile, Sediment, Geochemistry and Holocene climatic optimum.

The concepts on Taxon presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Mammal, Cephalopod, Genus, Fauna and Series (stratigraphy). Issues in Viséan were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Karst, Ecological succession, Facies and Algae. Postcrania, Diplocynodon, Trilobite and Graben are some topics wherein Sedimentary depositional environment research discussed in Bulletin of Geosciences have an impact.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • First remains of Diplocynodon cf. ratelii from the early Miocene sites of Ahnikov (Most Basin, Czech Republic) (1 citations)
  • Diggers, gliders and runners: The squirrels from the Ribesalbes-Alcora Basin (East of Spain) (1 citations)
  • Skeletal remains with otoliths in situ of the Miocene croaker Trewasciaena cf. kokeni (Teleostei, Sciaenidae) from the Pannonian of the Vienna Basin (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 Bulletin of Geosciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michal Mergl (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joachim T. Haug (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John S. Peel (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Oldřich Fatka (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Carolin Haug (12 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 Bulletin of Geosciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Liège (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Masaryk University (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Georgia College & State University (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sul Ross State University (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Charles University in Prague (2 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, 92.86% 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

  • Pseudomyona from the Cambrian of North Greenland (Laurentia) and the early evolution of bivalved molluscs

    J.S. Peel

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • The oldest palaeoloricate mollusc (Cambrian Series 2, Stage 4; North Greenland) and its bearing on aculiferan evolution

    John S. Peel

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • A synopsis of Westphalian‒earliest Stephanian medullosalean and allied plant fossils from the Central and Western Bohemian basins, Czech Republic

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Ordovician of North Iran: New lithostratigraphy, palaeogeography and biogeographical links with South China and the Mediterranean peri-Gondwana margin

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • First report of Mid Ordovician (Darriwilian) cephalopods from the Saluk Mountains, southern Kopet-Dagh Region, north-east Iran

    D.H. Evans;M. Ghobadi Pour;L.E. Popov;H. Jahangir

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Ostracods of the Toarcian (Jurassic) of Peniche, Portugal: taxonomy and evolution across and beyond the GSSP interval

    M.C. Cabral;A.R. Lord;S. Pinto;L.V. Duarte

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Ontogeny, morphology and pedicle attachment of stenothecoids from the middle Cambrian of North Greenland (Laurentia)

    J.S. Peel

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Vertebrate diversity reveals perturbations in faunal communities prior to the Hangenberg event in the Montagne Noire (France)

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Middle Anisian (Bithynian to Illyrian?, Middle Triassic) Ammonoidea from R&amp;uuml;dersdorf (Brandenburg, Germany) with a revision of Beneckeia Mojsisovics, 1882 and notes on migratory pathways

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Latest Ordovician-earliest Silurian chitinozoans from the Puna region, north-western Argentina (Western Gondwana)

    Graciela Susana de la Puente;Florentin Paris;Norberto Emilio Vaccari

    (2020)
    4 Citations

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