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BUTSURI-TANSA(Geophysical Exploration)
H-index 2

BUTSURI-TANSA(Geophysical Exploration)

0912-7984

Published by: The Society of Exploration Geophysicists of Japan

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/segj

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 691 6 6 2

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 9
Documents by Best Scientists*: 9
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Butsuri-tansa(geophysical Exploration)?

Butsuri-tansa(geophysical Exploration) generally zeroes in on subjects such as Seismology, Geophysics, Geodesy, Microtremor and Geotechnical engineering. The main emphasis of it is the subject of Seismology, focusing on S-wave.

  • Seismology (28.11%)
  • Geophysics (10.81%)
  • Geodesy (8.11%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Inversion of surface-wave phase velocity using hybrid heuristic search method (33 citations)
  • Earthquake early warning (22 citations)
  • Modeling 3D S-wave velocity structure of Kanto basin for estimation of earthquake ground motion (16 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Butsuri-tansa(geophysical Exploration):

The most cited articles explore disciplines such as Seismology, Geodesy, S-wave, Ground motion and Optics. The journal articles facilitate discussions on Seismology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Reflection (physics) and Resolution (electron density). The published papers address concerns in S-wave which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Sedimentary rock, Structural basin, Inversion (meteorology) and Microtremor.

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

  • Electrical engineering
  • Optics
  • Geophysics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses on Microtremor, Seismology, Hot spring, Hydrology and Motion (physics). The work on Microtremor tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Sedimentary basin and Reflection (physics).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Magnetic survey using unmanned aerial vehicles - History in Japan and data processing - (0 citations)
  • Temporary strong motion observation and microtremor exploration around the Fujikawa-kako fault zone (0 citations)
  • Characteristics of vertical electric field deduced by newly developed DC resistivity system with vertical electrode array around hydrothermal deposit area (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 Butsuri-tansa(geophysical Exploration) (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hiroaki Yamanaka (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Toshifumi Matsuoka (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hitoshi Mikada (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Takafumi Kasaya (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tada-nori Goto (11 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 Butsuri-tansa(geophysical Exploration) (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kyoto University (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (6 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Tokyo (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Iwate University (5 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 85.71% 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 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

  • Seafloor hydrothermal deposits exploration by high-resolution acoustic survey using deeply towed hydrophone cable

    Kenji Tara;Masafumi Katou;Eiichi Asakawa;Juichiro Ashi

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Aeromagnetic survey in volcanoes by using autonomous-driven unmanned helicopter

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Miniature seismometer array system for Lunar underground structures investigation: Evaluation of its exploration depth based on Apollo seismometer data

    Marina Orita;Tatsunori Ikeda;Takeshi Tsuji

    (2021)
    1 Citations
  • Geoscientific model of a seafloor hydrothermal system associated with the formation of massive sulfide deposits

    Jun-ichiro Ishibashi;Tetsuro Urabe

    (2020)
    0 Citations
  • Seismic reflection profile derived from the natural earthquakes recorded with seafloor DAS data

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • Feasibility study on seismic exploration beneath shallow submarine volcanos in coastal area: applicability of waveform inversion and reverse time migration

    (2022)
    0 Citations

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