Canadian Mineralogist

Top Research Topics at Canadian Mineralogist?

The concepts of Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Crystallography, Crystal structure and Mineral are tackled in the journal. While Geochemistry is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Hydrothermal circulation and Petrology. The research on Mineralogy featured in it combines topics in other fields like Quartz and Analytical chemistry.

The journal explores research in Crystallography and the adjacent study of Group (periodic table).

• Geochemistry (37.67%)
• Mineralogy (30.10%)
• Crystallography (23.51%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Thermobarometry using multi-equilibrium calculations; a new technique, with petrological applications (739 citations)
• The crystal chemistry of hexavalent uranium; polyhedron geometries, bond-valence parameters, and polymerization of polyhedra (701 citations)
• U6+ MINERALS AND INORGANIC COMPOUNDS: INSIGHTS INTO AN EXPANDED STRUCTURAL HIERARCHY OF CRYSTAL STRUCTURES (515 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Canadian Mineralogist:

The journal papers primarily focus on research topics in Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Crystallography, Crystal structure and Mineral. The works on Geochemistry tackled in the most cited papers bring together disciplines like Sulfide, Hydrothermal circulation and Petrology. The journal articles facilitate discussions on Mineralogy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Tourmaline, Mineralization (geology) and Analytical chemistry.

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

• Mineral
• Quantum mechanics
• Organic chemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Canadian Mineralogist primarily tackles Geochemistry, Crystallography, Mineral, Group (periodic table) and Archaeology. Canadian Mineralogist explores topics in Geochemistry which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Uranium deposit, Uranium ore and Hydrothermal circulation. While it focused on Crystallography, it was also able to explore topics like Structural phase and Hydrogen bond.

It explores issues in Mineral which can be linked to other research areas like China, Trace element, Supergroup and Petrogenesis. It focuses on Group (periodic table) but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Pyrochlore and Phosphate. While work presented in Canadian Mineralogist provided substantial information on Crystal structure, it also covered topics in Boron, Skarn, Mineralogy, Topology (chemistry) and Endmember.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Raman and FTIR Spectroscopy of Synthetic Amphiboles: II. Divalent (Mg,Co) Substitutions at the Octahedrally Coordinated Sites (2 citations)
• Crystal chemistry and nomenclature of fillowite-type phosphates (1 citations)
• Proof That a Dominant Endmember Formula Can Always Be Written for a Mineral or a Crystal Structure (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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Canadian Mineralogist (based on the number of publications) are:

• Frank C. Hawthorne (304 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• Peter C. Burns (105 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Joel D. Grice (99 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Mark A. Cooper (98 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Emil Makovicky (80 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Canadian Mineralogist (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Manitoba (372 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• Russian Academy of Sciences (139 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Geological Survey of Canada (130 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• McGill University (113 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Queen's University (95 papers) published 16 papers 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, 3.23% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 56.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.67% of all publications and 18.33% 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.