Geological Journal

Top Research Topics at Geological Journal?

Geochemistry, Paleontology, Structural basin, Tectonics and Sedimentary rock are among the topics commonly tackled in Geological Journal. While Geological Journal focused on Geochemistry, it was also able to explore topics like Petrology and China. It facilitated presentations on Paleontology research, particularly Paleozoic, Facies, Ordovician, Carboniferous and Biostratigraphy.

Geological Journal features studies on Sedimentary rock, including topics such as Clastic rock.

• Geochemistry (36.92%)
• Paleontology (28.51%)
• Structural basin (9.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Boring algae, micrite envelopes and lithification of molluscan biosparites (303 citations)
• New work on petrofabrics (242 citations)
• From orogenic to anorogenic settings: Evolution of granitoid suites after a major orogenesis (211 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Geological Journal:

The most cited publications are organized to address concerns in the fields of Paleontology, Geochemistry, Geomorphology, Facies and Sedimentary rock. The journal articles encompass presentations on Paleontology, specifically Structural basin, Biostratigraphy, Carboniferous, Paleozoic and Cretaceous. Geochemistry study tackled in the most cited articles is connected to the field of Petrology.

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

• Ecology
• Paleontology
• Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as Geochemistry, Paleontology, China, Structural basin and Tectonics. Geochemistry research discussed connects with the study of Permian. Cretaceous, Biostratigraphy, Paleoecology and Sequence (geology) studies are all carried out as a component of the study in Paleontology presented.

The study on China featured in it expounds on the topic of Inner mongolia in particular. The study on Structural basin presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Sedimentary rock.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Microtexture and U–Pb geochronology of detrital zircon grains in the Chachalacas beach, Veracruz State, Gulf of Mexico (21 citations)
• Geochemistry of sands from the Huatabampo and Altata beaches, Gulf of California, Mexico (12 citations)
• Sedimentology of a distributive fluvial system: The Serra da Galga Formation, a new lithostratigraphic unit (Upper Cretaceous, Bauru Basin, Brazil) (11 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 Geological Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

• Stephen K. Donovan (127 papers) absent at the last edition,
• M. Santosh (88 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 15 less than at the previous edition,
• Ian D. Somerville (71 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Sanzhong Li (70 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Yanhui Suo (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 Geological Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (269 papers) published 54 papers at the last edition, 14 less than at the previous edition,
• China University of Geosciences (Beijing) (250 papers) published 48 papers at the last edition, 48 less than at the previous edition,
• Ocean University of China (128 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
• Naturalis (123 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Chang'an University (118 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 12 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, 6.23% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 46.53% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.97% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.39% of all publications and 31.12% 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.