Chemical Geology

Top Research Topics at Chemical Geology?

Chemical Geology explores disciplines such as Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Analytical chemistry, Environmental chemistry and Carbonate. Chemical Geology concentrated on Geochemistry research, specifically Mantle (geology), Basalt, Sedimentary rock, Weathering and Igneous rock. The Mantle (geology) study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Olivine.

Mineralogy research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Hydrothermal circulation, Silicate and Dissolution. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Dissolution as it also encompasses Inorganic chemistry. Research on Inorganic chemistry addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Adsorption.

While it focused on Analytical chemistry, it was also able to explore topics like Fractionation, Isotope and Aqueous solution. Chemical Geology addresses concerns in Environmental chemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Organic matter and Sediment.

• Geochemistry (43.71%)
• Mineralogy (28.23%)
• Analytical chemistry (12.23%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The composition of the Earth (8979 citations)
• Geochemical discrimination of different magma series and their differentiation products using immobile elements (3708 citations)
• The application of laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry to in situ U–Pb zircon geochronology (3201 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Chemical Geology:

The journal articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Analytical chemistry, Mantle (geology) and Zircon. The most cited articles mainly concentrate on Mineralogy but also investigate its connection with concepts in disciplines such as

• Dissolution, which have a strong connection to Inorganic chemistry,
• Carbonate together with Calcite.. The works on Analytical chemistry tackled in the most cited articles bring together disciplines like Fractionation and Isotope.

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

• Oxygen
• Organic chemistry
• Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Chemical Geology focuses largely on the fields of Geochemistry, Environmental chemistry, Carbonate, Analytical chemistry and Hydrothermal circulation. Geochemistry studies presented in Chemical Geology focus on topics such as Trace element, Metamorphic rock, Diagenesis, Mantle (geology) and Magma. The research on Mantle (geology) featured in Chemical Geology combines topics in other fields like Subduction and Basalt.

The presented research on Environmental chemistry deals specifically with Seawater but it also addresses topics in Isotope fractionation. Carbonate and Calcite are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal. The tackled Analytical chemistry research is interrelated with Isotope which concerns subjects like Stable isotope ratio and Fractionation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Triple oxygen isotopes in the water cycle (12 citations)
• Potassium isotopic composition of various samples using a dual-path collision cell-capable multiple-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer, Nu instruments Sapphire (10 citations)
• Diamondiferous lamproites of the Luangwa Rift in central Africa and links to remobilized cratonic lithosphere (9 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 Chemical Geology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Eric H. Oelkers (47 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Fu-Yuan Wu (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jeremy B. Fein (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Harald Behrens (43 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Martin J. Whitehouse (40 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as 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 Chemical Geology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (480 papers) published 65 papers at the last edition, 38 more than at the previous edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (416 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
• United States Geological Survey (315 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• Australian National University (194 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (158 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 4.58% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 35.49% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.51% of all publications and 37.89% 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.