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Cretaceous Research
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Cretaceous Research

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 156 153 336 22

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 222
Documents by Best Scientists*: 518
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 85
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.741
Impact Factor: 1.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Cretaceous Research?

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Cretaceous, Paleontology, Genus, Cenomanian and Biostratigraphy. Cretaceous research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Aptian. The research on Paleontology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Foraminifera and Fauna.

Foraminifera research presented falls under the umbrella topic of Benthic zone. The journal covered Genus studies as part of research efforts in Ecology and Botany. In particular, the Biostratigraphy works presented emphasize discussions on Biozone.

The research on Facies discussed in Cretaceous Research draws on the closely related field of Sedimentary depositional environment. Among the topics covered in it are Zoology and Burmese.

  • Cretaceous (89.90%)
  • Paleontology (71.11%)
  • Genus (17.22%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Age constraint on Burmese amber based on U–Pb dating of zircons (842 citations)
  • Microfossil Assemblages and the Cenomanian-Turonian (late Cretaceous) Oceanic Anoxic Event (352 citations)
  • Early Cretaceous life, climate and anoxia (283 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Cretaceous Research:

The published articles focus largely on the fields of Cretaceous, Paleontology, Cenomanian, Biostratigraphy and Aptian. The study of Cretaceous in the published articles encompasses disciplines such as Fauna, as well as fields such as Taxon, all of which overlap with one another. The Paleontology research presented in the published articles focuses mostly on Foraminifera and, on occasion, topics in Marl.

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 covers a variety of subjects, including Cretaceous, Paleontology, Genus, Zoology and Anatomy. Cenomanian research are fields of study within Cretaceous but they also intertwine with concepts in Context (language use). The research on Paleontology featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Neosuchia and Paralligatoridae.

The journal explores topics in Genus which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Orthoptera, Biogeography and Biting midge. Issues in Zoology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Mesozoic and Snakefly. Topics in Anatomy explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Apex (mollusc), Postcrania and Holotype.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Late Cretaceous astrochronology, organic carbon evolution, and paleoclimate inferences for the subtropical western South Atlantic, Espírito Santo Basin (0 citations)
  • Finite elements analysis suggests a defensive role for osteoderms in titanosaur dinosaurs (Sauropoda) (0 citations)
  • New remains from the Cenomanian Candeleros formation, neuquen basin (Patagonia, Argentina) provide insights into the formation of the sacro-urostylic complex in early pipimorph frogs (amphibia, ANURA) (0 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 Cretaceous Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Dong Ren (102 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Diying Huang (87 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Martin G. Lockley (70 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bo Wang (68 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chenyang Cai (62 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 Cretaceous Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (404 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 40 less than at the previous edition,
  • American Museum of Natural History (207 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 19 less than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (189 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Scientific and Technical Research Council (184 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 21 less than at the previous edition,
  • Capital Normal University (107 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 2022 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 80.00% 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 10.00% of all publications and 10.00% 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.

Top Publications

  • Chronostratigraphic constraints and paleoenvironmental interpretation of the Romualdo Formation (Santana Group, Araripe Basin, Northeastern Brazil) based on palynology

    Mitsuru Arai;Mario Luis Assine

    (2020)
    90 Citations
  • Assessing the impact of aquifer-eustasy on short-term Cretaceous sea-level

    Andrew Davies;Benjamin Gréselle;Stephen J. Hunter;Graham Baines

    (2020)
    68 Citations
  • Taxonomic identification of isolated theropod teeth: The case of the shed tooth crown associated with Aerosteon (Theropoda: Megaraptora) and the dentition of Abelisauridae

    Christophe Hendrickx;Emanuel Tschopp;Martín d. Ezcurra

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • The first duckbill dinosaur (Hadrosauridae: Lambeosaurinae) from Africa and the role of oceanic dispersal in dinosaur biogeography

    Nicholas R. Longrich;Xabier Pereda Suberbiola;R. Alexander Pyron;Nour-Eddine Jalil

    (2021)
    48 Citations
  • Paleoclimatic variability in the southern Tethys, Egypt: Insights from the mineralogy and geochemistry of Upper Cretaceous lacustrine organic-rich deposits

    Douaa Fathy;Michael Wagreich;Theodoros Ntaflos;Mabrouk Sami

    (2021)
    43 Citations
  • New remarkable hell ants (Formicidae: Haidomyrmecinae stat. nov.) from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar

    Vincent Perrichot;Bo Wang;Phillip Barden;Phillip Barden

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • New South American record of the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary interval (La Colonia Formation, Patagonia, Argentina)

    W.C. Clyde;J.M. Krause;J.M. Krause;F. De Benedetti;J. Ramezani

    (2021)
    36 Citations
  • Changes in biogeographic distribution patterns of southern mid-to high latitude planktonic foraminifera during the Late Cretaceous hot to cool greenhouse climate transition

    Maria Rose Petrizzo;Brian T. Huber;Francesca Falzoni;Kenneth G. MacLeod

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • A new spinosaurid theropod (Dinosauria: Megalosauroidea) from the upper Barremian of Vallibona, Spain: Implications for spinosaurid diversity in the Early Cretaceous of the Iberian Peninsula

    Elisabete Malafaia;Elisabete Malafaia;José Miguel Gasulla;Fernando Escaso;Iván Narváez

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • A new tapejarid (Pterosauria, Azhdarchoidea) from the mid-Cretaceous Kem Kem beds of Takmout, southern Morocco

    David M. Martill;Roy Smith;David M. Unwin;Alexander Kao

    (2020)
    29 Citations

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