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Classical and Quantum Gravity
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Classical and Quantum Gravity

0264-9381

Published by: IOP Publishing

https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/0264-9381

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 40 178 225 35
Engineering and Technology 542 13 29 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 256
Documents by Best Scientists*: 318
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 198
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.154
Impact Factor: 3.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Classical and Quantum Gravity?

Classical and Quantum Gravity is mainly concerned with subjects like Mathematical physics, Classical mechanics, Theoretical physics, Spacetime and General relativity. Mathematical physics and Quantum mechanics are closely related fields of research discussed in it. The journal facilitates discussions on Classical mechanics that incorporate concepts from other fields like Quantum gravity, Gravitational wave and Black hole.

Loop quantum gravity is the primary subject of Quantum gravity works presented in it. The presented research on Gravitational wave deals specifically with Interferometry but it also addresses topics in Detector. Presentations on Black hole include those discussing Extremal black hole, White hole, Hawking radiation, Black hole thermodynamics and Event horizon.

Classical and Quantum Gravity features Theoretical physics research that overlaps with concepts in Cosmology. The Spacetime study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Space time. The Scalar field study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Scalar (mathematics).

  • Mathematical physics (35.62%)
  • Classical mechanics (29.49%)
  • Theoretical physics (16.81%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Advanced Virgo: a second-generation interferometric gravitational wave detector (1759 citations)
  • Background independent quantum gravity: A Status report (1653 citations)
  • Lectures on holographic methods for condensed matter physics (1536 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Classical and Quantum Gravity:

The most cited articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Mathematical physics, Classical mechanics, Theoretical physics, Quantum mechanics and Black hole. While the primary focus in the most cited publications is Mathematical physics, they also dissect topics surrounding Spacetime and Space time as a whole. The studies on Classical mechanics discussed at the journal papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Quantum gravity and De Sitter universe.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Mathematical analysis
  • General relativity

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Classical and Quantum Gravity focuses on Mathematical physics, Theoretical physics, Spacetime, Black hole and General relativity. Some problems in Mathematical physics that were presented in Classical and Quantum Gravity overlapped with concepts under Schwarzschild radius, Curvature and Scalar (mathematics). Classical and Quantum Gravity explores issues in Theoretical physics which can be linked to other research areas like Cosmology, Quantum gravity, Quantum and Gravitation.

The studies on Spacetime discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Null (mathematics), Geodesic and Metric (mathematics). Schwarzschild metric is a focus of the Black hole works in it. Research on General relativity presented in it concerns the broader topic of Classical mechanics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • In the realm of the Hubble tension - a review of solutions (76 citations)
  • Distance measures in gravitational-wave astrophysics and cosmology (25 citations)
  • LIGO Detector Characterization in the Second and Third Observing Runs (21 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 Classical and Quantum Gravity (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Karsten Danzmann (112 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • J. H. Hough (105 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kenneth A. Strain (89 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sheila Rowan (79 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Alan Coley (77 papers) published 1 paper 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Classical and Quantum Gravity (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (767 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Cambridge (316 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • California Institute of Technology (306 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (218 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sapienza University of Rome (209 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 67.51% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.31% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.93% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.31% of all publications and 57.45% 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

  • In the realm of the Hubble tension - a review of solutions

    eleonora di valentino;olga mena;Supriya Pan;Luca Visinelli

    (2021)
    1345 Citations
  • LIGO Detector Characterization in the Second and Third Observing Runs

    D. Davis;J. S. Areeda;B. K. Berger;R. Bruntz

    (2021)
    186 Citations
  • Random Statistics of OPE Coefficients and Euclidean Wormholes

    Alexandre Belin;Jan de Boer

    (2021)
    159 Citations
  • A Cryogenic Silicon Interferometer for Gravitational-wave Detection

    Rana X Adhikari;Odylio Aguiar;Koji Arai;Bryan Barr

    (2020)
    147 Citations
  • Quantum Instability of the Cauchy Horizon in Reissner-Nordström-deSitter Spacetime

    Stefan Hollands;Robert M. Wald;Jochen Zahn

    (2020)
    146 Citations
  • The missing link in gravitational-wave astronomy: discoveries waiting in the decihertz range

    Manuel Arca Sedda;Christopher P.L. Berry;Karan Jani;Pau Amaro-Seoane

    (2020)
    140 Citations
  • Characterization of systematic error in Advanced LIGO calibration

    Ling Sun;Ling Sun;Evan Goetz;Jeffrey S. Kissel;Joseph Betzwieser

    (2020)
    133 Citations
  • Distance measures in gravitational-wave astrophysics and cosmology

    Hsin-Yu Chen;Hsin-Yu Chen;Hsin-Yu Chen;Daniel E. Holz;John Miller;Matthew Evans

    (2021)
    114 Citations
  • A guide to LIGO–Virgo detector noise and extraction of transient gravitational-wave signals

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott

    (2020)
    111 Citations

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