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Geologica Belgica
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Geologica Belgica

1374-8505

Published by: University of Liège Library

https://popups.uliege.be/1374-8505/index.php

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 351 14 25 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 18
Documents by Best Scientists*: 27
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 28
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.466
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Geologica Belgica?

Geologica Belgica mainly deals with areas of study such as Paleontology, Devonian, Geochemistry, Sedimentary rock and Paleozoic. Geologica Belgica covers various topics on Paleontology such as Structural basin, Biostratigraphy, Facies, Massif and Carboniferous. Studies on Biostratigraphy discussed in Geologica Belgica link to the field of Lithostratigraphy.

Research on Massif addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Outcrop. The majority of Carboniferous studies presented zero in on Viséan. Devonian research discussed connects with the study of Humanities.

It deals with Geochemistry in conjunction with Mineralogy and similar fields in Coal. Some problems in Sedimentary rock that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Sedimentology and Neogene. Interdisciplinary research on topics like Paleozoic and Western europe are the foci of Geologica Belgica.

  • Paleontology (43.27%)
  • Devonian (14.55%)
  • Geochemistry (14.18%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • DISTRIBUTION AND CONTAMINATION STATUS OF HEAVY METALS IN ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS NEAR CUA ONG HARBOR, HA LONG BAY, VIETNAM (117 citations)
  • Devonian lithostratigraphic units (Belgium) (77 citations)
  • Paleogene and Neogene lithostratigraphic units (Belgium) (70 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Geologica Belgica:

The journal articles mostly deal with topics like Paleontology, Devonian, Paleozoic, Geochemistry and Mineralogy. The journal articles cover various topics on Paleontology such as Lithostratigraphy, Phanerozoic, Sequence (geology), Facies and Neogene. While work presented in the most cited publications provide substantial information on Devonian, it also covers topics in Nappe, Carbonate rock, Ordovician, Marine transgression and Carboniferous.

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 Geologica Belgica (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Frédéric Boulvain (30 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Philippe Muchez (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Manuel Sintubin (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anne-Christine Da Silva (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Noël Vandenberghe (20 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 Geologica Belgica (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Liège (94 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (34 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ghent University (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Geological Survey of Belgium (15 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 100.00% 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 0.00% of all publications and 0.00% 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

  • The internal division of the Pliocene Lillo Formation: correlation between Cone Penetration Tests and lithostratigraphic type sections

    Jef Deckers;Stephen Louwye;Stijn Goolaerts

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • A review of the lower and middle Miocene of northern Belgium

    Stephen Louwye;Jef Deckers;Jasper Verhaegen;Rieko Adriaens

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Routing of terrestrial organic matter from the Congo River to the ultimate sink in the abyss: a mass balance approach (André Dumont medallist lecture 2017)

    François Baudin;Christophe Rabouille;Bernard Dennielou

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • The Pliocene Lillo, Poederlee, Merksplas, Mol and Kieseloolite Formations in northern Belgium: a synthesis

    Stephen Louwye;Jef Deckers;Noël Vandenberghe

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • The upper Miocene Deurne Member of the Diest Formation revisited : unexpected results from the study of a large temporary outcrop near Antwerp International Airport, Belgium

    Stijn Goolaerts;Jef De Ceuster;Frederik H. Mollen;Bert Gijsen

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Sedimentary evolution and stratigraphy of the ~765–740 Ma Kansuki-Mwashya platform succession in the Tenke-Fungurume Mining District, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Pascal Mambwe;Franck Delpomdor;Sébastien Lavoie;Philippe Mukonki

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • The Kasterlee Formation and its relation with the Diest and Mol Formations in the Belgian Campine

    Noël Vandenberghe;Laurent Wouters;Marco Schiltz;Koen Beerten

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • An introduction to the Neogene stratigraphy of northern Belgium : present status

    Noël Vandenberghe;Stephen Louwye

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • The Diest Formation: a review of insights from the last decades

    Rik Houthuys;Rieko Adriaens;Stijn Goolaerts;Piet Laga

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • A review of the geology and origin of CO2 in mineral water springs in east Belgium

    Renata Barros;Agathe Defourny;Arnaud Collignon;Patrick Jobe

    (2020)
    11 Citations

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