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Earth-Science Reviews

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 1 1232 1025 87

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1656
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1155
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 50
SCIMAGO H-index: 268
SCIMAGO SJR: 3.463
Impact Factor: 10

Overview

Top Research Topics at Earth-Science Reviews?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Paleontology, Geochemistry, Earth science, Oceanography and Sedimentary rock. Paleontology, which encompasses Tectonics, Subduction, Paleozoic, Cretaceous and Structural basin, is the main subject of the journal. The Sedimentary rock study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Sedimentary depositional environment.

  • Paleontology (22.04%)
  • Geochemistry (13.48%)
  • Earth science (7.31%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Investigating soil moisture-climate interactions in a changing climate: A review (2229 citations)
  • Naming materials in the magma/igneous rock system (1897 citations)
  • To each plutonic rock its proper name (1830 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Earth-Science Reviews:

The journal publications explore disciplines such as Paleontology, Geochemistry, Oceanography, Geomorphology and Earth science. The most cited publications cover various topics on Paleontology such as Paleozoic, Gondwana, Sedimentary rock, Subduction and Supercontinent. Geochemistry research in the journal articles connects with the study of Carbonate.

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

  • Ecology
  • Paleontology
  • Sedimentary rock

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Earth-Science Reviews mostly deals with topics like Paleontology, Geochemistry, Subduction, Tectonics and Sedimentary rock. Rift, Paleozoic, Gondwana, Plate tectonics and Oceanic crust are all aspects of Paleontology research featured in the journal. The studies on Geochemistry discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Magmatism, Proterozoic and Asthenosphere.

Fault (geology), Lithosphere, Mantle (geology) and Terrane are some topics wherein Subduction research discussed in Earth-Science Reviews have an impact. While the journal focused on Tectonics, it was also able to explore topics like Structural basin and Geophysics. Issues in Sedimentary rock were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Sedimentary depositional environment and Provenance.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Extending full-plate tectonic models into deep time: Linking the Neoproterozoic and the Phanerozoic (20 citations)
  • Fenton chemistry and reactive oxygen species in soil: Abiotic mechanisms of biotic processes, controls and consequences for carbon and nutrient cycling (17 citations)
  • Phanerozoic Paleotemperatures: The Earth’s Changing Climate during the Last 540 million years (17 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 Earth-Science Reviews (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Sanzhong Li (29 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 13 more than at the previous edition,
  • M. Santosh (27 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Thomas J. Algeo (26 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • A.J. van Loon (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Eduardo Garzanti (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less than 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 Earth-Science Reviews (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (199 papers) published 43 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) (88 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • Utrecht University (64 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • China University of Geosciences (Beijing) (60 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (59 papers) published 7 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, 7.46% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 31.50% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.62% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.15% of all publications and 37.73% 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

  • Atmospheric microplastics: A review on current status and perspectives

    Yulan Zhang;Shichang Kang;Steve Allen;Deonie Allen

    (2020)
    1231 Citations
  • Phanerozoic Paleotemperatures: The Earth’s Changing Climate during the Last 540 million years

    Christopher R. Scotese;Haijun Song;Benjamin J.W. Mills;Douwe G. van der Meer

    (2021)
    667 Citations
  • Response of Tibetan Plateau lakes to climate change: Trends, patterns, and mechanisms

    Guoqing Zhang;Guoqing Zhang;Tandong Yao;Tandong Yao;Hongjie Xie;Kun Yang;Kun Yang

    (2020)
    548 Citations
  • Machine learning for digital soil mapping: Applications, challenges and suggested solutions

    Alexandre M.J.-C. Wadoux;Budiman Minasny;Alex B. McBratney

    (2020)
    533 Citations
  • Geographical landslide early warning systems

    Fausto Guzzetti;Stefano Luigi Gariano;Silvia Peruccacci;Maria Teresa Brunetti

    (2020)
    531 Citations
  • Warming amplification over the Arctic Pole and Third Pole: Trends, mechanisms and consequences

    Qinglong You;Ziyi Cai;Nick Pepin;Deliang Chen

    (2021)
    441 Citations
  • Extending full-plate tectonic models into deep time: Linking the Neoproterozoic and the Phanerozoic

    Andrew S. Merdith;Simon E. Williams;Alan Collins;Michael G. Tetley

    (2021)
    426 Citations
  • The trace element composition of apatite and its application to detrital provenance studies

    Gary O'Sullivan;Gary O'Sullivan;David Chew;Gavin Kenny;Isadora Henrichs

    (2020)
    347 Citations
  • Review of snow cover variation over the Tibetan Plateau and its influence on the broad climate system

    Qinglong You;Tao Wu;Liuchen Shen;Nick Pepin

    (2020)
    338 Citations
  • Secular change and the onset of plate tectonics on Earth

    Richard M. Palin;M. Santosh;M. Santosh;Wentao Cao;Shan-Shan Li

    (2020)
    304 Citations

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