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Geofisica Internacional
H-index 4

Geofisica Internacional

0016-7169

Published by: National Autonomous University of Mexico

http://revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx/index.php/RGI

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 576 8 14 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 10
Documents by Best Scientists*: 14
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 33
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.228
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Geofisica Internacional?

The objective of Geofisica Internacional is to combine knowledge in the areas of Seismology, Humanities, Geomorphology, Mineralogy and Volcano. Geofisica Internacional connects the study in Seismology with the closely related area of Paleontology. The works on Paleontology deal in particular with Paleomagnetism.

The study of Geochemistry serves as the foundation of the Volcano research discussed in Geofisica Internacional.

  • Seismology (17.45%)
  • Humanities (15.71%)
  • Geomorphology (9.96%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Impact of El Niño on precipitation in Mexico (179 citations)
  • Metamorphic belts of southern Mexico and their tectonic significance (112 citations)
  • Airborne and Ground-Based lidar measurements of the El Chichón stratospheric aerosol from 90°N to 56°S (90 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Geofisica Internacional:

The journal articles primarily focus on research topics in Volcano, Geochemistry, Seismology, Humanities and Geomorphology. The journal publications focus on Volcano but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Atmospheric sciences which is concerned with Lidar, Latitude, Aerosol and Hydrology. The works on Humanities tackled in the published papers bring together disciplines like Neogene and Groundwater vulnerability.

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

  • Statistics
  • Ecology
  • Optics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Seismology, Geochemistry, Geomorphology, Fault (geology) and Hypocenter. The Seismology study presented in it encompasses related topics like Seismometer and also examines its connection to subjects such as Function (mathematics). Topics in Geochemistry were tackled in line with various other fields like Hydrogeology, Shear zone and Aquifer.

Geofisica Internacional addresses concerns in Geomorphology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Spatial distribution and Advection dispersion equation. The research on Fault (geology) tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Lava, Intraplate earthquake, Volcanic belt and Moment magnitude scale. The journal focuses on Hypocenter but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Magnitude (mathematics), Epicenter, Ionosphere, Earth's magnetic field and Solar cycle 24.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • New Semi Quantitative Approach for Interpreting Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) Measurements by Using Fractal Modeling Technique, Case Study from Khanasser Valley, Northern Syria (1 citations)
  • Multisource data integration for groundwater prospecting in Precambrian shear zones, Espírito Santo State (Southeastern Brazil) (1 citations)
  • Geometría de la zona sismogénica interplacas en el Sureste de Costa Rica a la luz de la secuencia de Golfito del 2018 (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.

The top authors publishing in Geofisica Internacional (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jaime Urrutia-Fucugauchi (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shri Krishna Singh (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jaime Urrutia Fucugauchi (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Avto Goguitchaichvili (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Julian Adem (13 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 Geofisica Internacional (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Autonomous University of Mexico (662 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Mexican Institute of Petroleum (31 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Instituto Politécnico Nacional (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Guadalajara (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • National Institute for Space Research (21 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, 23.81% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 50.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.75% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.50% of all publications and 18.75% 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

  • Moment Tensor Catalog for Mexican Earthquakes: Almost Two Decades of Seismicity

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • A Seismological Study of the Michoacán-Colima, Mexico, Earthquake of 19 September 2022 (Mw7.6)

    (2023)
    6 Citations
  • Geomorfositios de interés geoturístico del volcán monogenético Tajogaite, erupción de 2021 (La Palma, Islas Canarias, España)

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • Flujos e inventarios de carbono azul en manglares asociados a una laguna costera antropizada

    Giovanni Aldana-Gutiérrez;Ana Carolina Ruiz-Fernández;Libia Hascibe Pérez-Bernal;Francisco Flores-Verdugo

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • The 2020 and 2021 Seismic Swarms in the Tancítaro-Paricutín Area (Uruapan- Michoacán, México) Evidence Magma Intrusion in an Area with High Density of Monogenetic Cones

    (2024)
    2 Citations
  • Observed Seismic Intensities and Damage Pattern in Central Mexico during Intraslab Earthquakes of 1999 (Mw6.9) and 2017 (Mw7.1)

    Danny Arroyo;Shri Krishna Singh;Mario Ordaz;Roberto Meli

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Three-dimensional shear-wave quality factor,qs(f),model for south-central gulf of california,mexico obtained from inversion of broadband data

    Sanjay Kumar;Anand Joshi;Raul R. Castro;Sandeep Singh

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Mexico City Earthquake of 11 May 2023 (Mw3.2)

    (2024)
    1 Citations
  • Prediction of Fourier Amplitude Spectrum of Ground Motion in Mexico City from Subduction Thrust Earthquakes

    (2024)
    1 Citations
  • An intraslab earthquake at a depth of 100 km in the subducting Cocos plate beneath Nevado de Toluca volcano

    Shri K. Singh;Xyoli Pérez-Campos;Víctor Hugo Espindola;Arturo Iglesias

    (2020)
    1 Citations

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