Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Top Research Topics at Comptes Rendus Palevol?

Comptes Rendus Palevol is mainly concerned with subjects like Paleontology, Archaeology, Ecology, Pleistocene and Zoology. The in-depth study on Paleontology also explores topics in the intersecting field of Genus. It emphasizes research on Archaeology, which includes concerns such as Prehistory.

The study on Pleistocene presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Cave. The research on Zoology discussed in Comptes Rendus Palevol draws on the closely related field of Taxon. While work presented in Comptes Rendus Palevol provided substantial information on Cenozoic, it also covered topics in Neogene and Quaternary.

It focuses on Neogene as well as the interrelated topic of Late Miocene. Many of the studies tackled connect Phanerozoic with a similar field of study like Mesozoic. Research on Eutheria addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Humanities.

• Paleontology (42.44%)
• Archaeology (12.91%)
• Ecology (10.16%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Avian eggshell mineralization: biochemical and functional characterization of matrix proteins (339 citations)
• Molluscan shell proteins (271 citations)
• Biomineralisation in reef-building corals: from molecular mechanisms to environmental control (270 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Comptes Rendus Palevol:

The journal articles explore disciplines such as Paleontology, Phanerozoic, Pleistocene, Eutheria and Ecology. The journal publications explore topics in Paleontology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Hominidae and Extinction event. The journal articles tackle studies in Mesozoic and the interrelated subject of Forestry to gain insights into Phanerozoic.

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

• Genus
• Ecology
• Paleontology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Paleontology, Archaeology, Zoology, Cretaceous and Structural basin. The Paleontology research presented places emphasis on topics like Sequence (geology), Rock shelter, Fossil Record, Borehole and Prolagus. The featured works in Pleistocene, Cave and Magdalenian, which all belong in the domain if Archaeology, also overlaps with concepts under Open air.

The work on Zoology tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Tetraodontiformes, Actinopterygii and Tetraodontidae. Topics in Cretaceous explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Turtle (robot), Fishery, Mammal and Squamata. Comptes Rendus Palevol explores Structural basin concepts, specifically Gondwana but expands to research in Western europe.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• The anatomy, phylogenetic relationships, and autecology of the carnivorous lizard “Saniwa” feisti Stritzke, 1983 from the Eocene of Messel, Germany (1 citations)
• A new species of dog from the Early Pleistocene site of Venta Micena (Orce, Baza Basin, Spain) (1 citations)
• Late Paleogene herpetofaunas from the crossroads between two continents – new amphibian and reptile remains from the Oligocene of southern Balkans and Anatolia (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 Comptes Rendus Palevol (based on the number of publications) are:

• Michel Laurin (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Didier Néraudeau (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Martin Pickford (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Henry de Lumley (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Valéry Zeitoun (15 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Comptes Rendus Palevol (based on the number of publications) are:

• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (283 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Paris (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Collège de France (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Poitiers (45 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, 94.74% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 100.00% 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.