Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Top Research Topics at Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems?

The journal mainly tackles studies in Geochemistry, Seismology, Mantle (geology), Subduction and Geophysics. Some problems in Geochemistry that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Hydrothermal circulation and Oceanic crust. Seismology research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Seafloor spreading and Crust.

The research on Seafloor spreading discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Mid-ocean ridge. The field of Ridge is the anchor for the Mid-ocean ridge studies presented in it. It explores issues in Mantle (geology) which can be linked to other research areas like Mantle plume, Lithosphere, Mantle convection, Mantle wedge and Petrology.

Subduction research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Slab and Plate tectonics. Most of the Volcano studies addressed also intersect with Volcanism.

• Geochemistry (24.94%)
• Seismology (20.53%)
• Mantle (geology) (17.59%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• An updated digital model of plate boundaries (1488 citations)
• Age, spreading rates, and spreading asymmetry of the world's ocean crust (1294 citations)
• Relationships between the trace element composition of sedimentary rocks and upper continental crust (1284 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems:

Geochemistry, Mantle (geology), Seismology, Subduction and Mineralogy are the main subjects of interest in the published papers. Many of the studies tackled in the published papers connect Geochemistry with a similar field of study like Oceanic crust. The journal articles explore issues in Seismology which can be linked to other research areas like Paleontology, Seafloor spreading and Petrology.

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 Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems (based on the number of publications) are:

• Lisa Tauxe (36 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Edward T. Baker (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Janne Blichert-Toft (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Norman H. Sleep (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Anthony A. P. Koppers (29 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems (based on the number of publications) are:

• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (301 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory (212 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• United States Geological Survey (189 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (186 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Chinese Academy of Sciences (184 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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, 3.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.74% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.86% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.92% of all publications and 34.48% 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.