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Carbonates and Evaporites
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Carbonates and Evaporites

0891-2556

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/13146

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 452 30 35 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 51
Documents by Best Scientists*: 56
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 34
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.347
Impact Factor: 1.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Carbonates and Evaporites?

Carbonates and Evaporites is mainly concerned with subjects like Geochemistry, Paleontology, Carbonate, Mineral resource classification and Karst. Geochemistry study tackled is connected to the field of Sedimentary depositional environment. In addition to Sedimentary depositional environment research, it aims to explore topics under Sedimentary rock and Outcrop.

Carbonates and Evaporites connects research in Paleontology with the related topic of Foraminifera. Carbonate works presented in it have a specific focus on Carbonate rock. The work on Mineral resource classification addressed in it expands to the thematically related Ordovician.

While it focused on Karst, it was also able to explore topics like Spring (hydrology), Cave and Geomorphology. The studies on Diagenesis discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Cementation (geology), Micrite and Petrography. The concepts on Evaporite presented in Carbonates and Evaporites can also apply to other research fields, including Halite, Gypsum and Anhydrite.

  • Geochemistry (43.23%)
  • Paleontology (26.53%)
  • Carbonate (21.84%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Eogenetic karst from the perspective of an equivalent porous medium (187 citations)
  • Geochemical and neomorphic alteration of dolomite: A review (147 citations)
  • Relationships between sulphate reduction and oxidation of organic compounds to carbonate diagenesis, hydrocarbon accumulations, salt domes, and metal sulphide deposits (76 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Carbonates and Evaporites:

The most cited articles investigate studies in Geochemistry, Paleontology, Carbonate, Mineral resource classification and Diagenesis. The featured Geochemistry studies in the most cited articles mainly concentrate on Geomorphology but also cover areas of interest in Aquifer and Quaternary. The most cited papers address concerns in the field of Carbonate by exploring it in line with topics in Cave which intersect with Sedimentary rock subjects.

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

  • Sedimentary rock
  • Ecology
  • Paleontology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Carbonates and Evaporites focuses largely on the fields of Geochemistry, Mineral resource classification, Facies, Sedimentary depositional environment and Structural basin. The journal explores issues in Geochemistry which can be linked to other research areas like Carbonate and Dolomitization. Carbonates and Evaporites investigates Mineral resource classification in the context of the closely related subject of areas like

  • Petrology and related Permeability (earth sciences),
  • Karst which intersects with area such as Hydrogeology, Aquifer and Groundwater..

Research in Facies discussed is concerned with the study of Paleontology as a whole. Sedimentary depositional environment research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Sedimentary rock, Petroleum reservoir, Anhydrite and Recrystallization (geology). It tackles studies in Tectonics and the interrelated subject of Provenance to gain insights into Structural basin.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Seawater intrusion into coastal aquifers from semi-arid environments, Case of the alluvial aquifer of Essaouira basin (Morocco) (8 citations)
  • イラン南西部における岩石物理的岩石タイピング(PRT)とセノマニアン-サントニアン岩相層序単位の評価【JST・京大機械翻訳】 (2 citations)
  • Groundwater quality of the alluvial and carbonate aquifers of Essaouira basin (Morocco) (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 Carbonates and Evaporites (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gerald M. Friedman (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Massih Afghah (12 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • C. Prasada Rao (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ali Seyrafian (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Mohammad Hossein Adabi (9 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 Carbonates and Evaporites (based on the number of publications) are:

  • City University of New York (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Islamic Azad University (41 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • PetroChina (39 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (36 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Tehran (30 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less 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, 16.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 38.46% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.31% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.77% of all publications and 38.46% 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

  • Distribution of carbonate rocks and variation analysis of karst water resources in China

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Petrophysical and acoustic characteristics of Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks from Central Lebanon

    Mohamed K. Salah;Mohammad Alqudah;Ali J. Monzer;Christian David

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Unconformity-controlled dissolution contributes to reservoirs in the carbonate-rich Permian Fengcheng Formation, northwestern Junggar Basin, China

    Kuanhong Yu;Kuanhong Yu;Yingchang Cao;Longwei Qiu;Peipei Sun

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Hydrated sulfate minerals (bloedite and polyhalite): formation and paleoenvironmental implications

    Minghui Li;Minghui Li;Xiaomin Fang;Xiaomin Fang;Albert Galy;Huiling Wang

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Origin and depositional paleoenvironment of Triassic polyhalite in the Jialingjiang Formation, Sichuan Basin

    Yanjun Zhao;Chenglin Liu;Ting Ding;Ting Ding;Luis A. Gonzalez

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Petrographical and geochemical constraints on carbonate diagenesis in an epeiric platform deposit: Late Cretaceous Bagh Group in central India

    Dhiren K. Ruidas;Fotini A. Pomoni-Papaioannou;Santanu Banerjee;Tapas Kumar Gangopadhyay

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Protracted formation of nodular cherts in marine platform: new insights from the Middle Permian Chihsian carbonate successions, South China

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Delineation of hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon zones using fractal analysis of well-log data from Bhogpara oil field, NE India

    Bappa Mukherjee;P. N. S. Roy;P. N. S. Roy;Kalachand Sain

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Morphotectonic development of surface karst in Western Taurus (Türkiye)

    (2023)
    6 Citations
  • Calcimicrobes in Cambrian microbialites (Shandong, North China) and comparison with experimentally produced biomineralization precipitates

    Yanyang Zhao;Huaxiao Yan;Maurice E. Tucker;Mei Han

    (2020)
    6 Citations

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