Geobios

Top Research Topics at Geobios?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Paleontology, Biostratigraphy, Humanities, Ecology and Genus. Geobios focuses on Paleontology as well as the interrelated topic of Fauna. It focuses on Biostratigraphy but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Phanerozoic, Cenozoic, Eutheria, Mesozoic and Paleoecology.

• Paleontology (33.92%)
• Biostratigraphy (19.60%)
• Humanities (14.30%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Thèse de doctorat d'Etat (766 citations)
• Pollen et spores d'europe et d'afrique du nord (739 citations)
• Earliest man and environments in the lake rudolf basin (281 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Geobios:

The published articles mainly tackle studies in Paleontology, Biostratigraphy, Ecology, Cretaceous and Phanerozoic. The published articles explore research in Paleontology and the adjacent study of Fauna. The journal articles focus on Biostratigraphy but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Eutheria which is concerned with Theria.

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

• Genus
• Ecology
• Paleontology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Geobios mainly tackles studies in Paleontology, Fauna, Taxon, Paleogene and Genus. Topics like Cretaceous, Biostratigraphy, Fossil Record, Devonian and Calcite are tackled as part of the discussions on Paleontology. While the primary focus in the journal is Biostratigraphy, it also dissects topics surrounding Anasibirites and Biogeography as a whole.

The Fauna research presented falls under the domain of Ecology. The Taxon works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Zoology, Mammal, Structural basin, Ecological niche and Species richness. The concepts on Genus presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Clade, Fold (geology), Late Miocene, International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and Systematics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• A new assemblage of Cenozoic lungfishes (Dipnoi: Lepidosirenidae) from the late Oligocene Nsungwe Formation, Rukwa Rift Basin, southwestern Tanzania (2 citations)
• A review of Semigenetta (Viverridae, Carnivora) from the Miocene of Eurasia based on material from the hominid locality of Hammerschmiede (Germany) (1 citations)
• Pyritized preservation of chancelloriids from the Cambrian Stage 3 of South China and implications for biomineralization (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 Geobios (based on the number of publications) are:

• Claude Guérin (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Daniel Vachard (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Marguerite Hugueney (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Christian Gaillard (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Louis David (31 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 Geobios (based on the number of publications) are:

• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (452 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 (264 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Paris (107 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Spanish National Research Council (82 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Paul Sabatier University (74 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, 2.78% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 31.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.57% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.86% of all publications and 37.14% 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.