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Geological Quarterly
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Geological Quarterly

1641-7291

Published by: Polish Geological Institute

https://gq.pgi.gov.pl/index

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 560 15 22 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 16
Documents by Best Scientists*: 23
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 48
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.316
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Geological Quarterly?

The primary areas of discussion in Geological Quarterly are Paleontology, Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Geomorphology and Sedimentary rock. The presentations discussing Paleontology offer insights in topics such as Cretaceous, Structural basin, Facies, Carboniferous and Devonian. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Carboniferous, apply to Permian as well.

It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Devonian and Paleozoic. Most of the works presented in it deals with Geochemistry but it intersects with the subject of Tectonics. Mineralogy research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Quartz and Mineral.

It is mostly focused on Geomorphology, specifically Glacial period. Some problems in Glacial period that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Quaternary, Pleistocene and Holocene. The journal links adjacent topics like Sedimentary rock with Sedimentary depositional environment.

  • Paleontology (48.36%)
  • Geochemistry (23.92%)
  • Mineralogy (18.34%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Variscan Orogen in Poland (201 citations)
  • New perspectives on morphological variation in tridactyl footprints: clues to widespread convergence in developmental dynamics (143 citations)
  • Late Jurassic-Miocene evolution of the Outer Carpathian fold-and-thrust belt and its foredeep basin (Western Carpathians, Poland) (136 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Geological Quarterly:

The journal articles focus on Paleontology, Tectonics, Structural basin, Facies and East European Craton. The journal articles dive deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Paleontology and Ecological succession. In addition to East European Craton research, the most cited publications aim to explore topics under Paleozoic, Ordovician and Crust.

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

  • Ecology
  • Paleontology
  • Sedimentary rock

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Geological Quarterly mostly deals with topics like Paleontology, Geochemistry, Biostratigraphy, Tectonics and Borehole. Paleontology research discussed connects with the study of Ecological succession. While work presented in Geological Quarterly provided substantial information on Geochemistry, it also covered topics in Permian and Sea level.

The journal addresses concerns in Biostratigraphy which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Biodiversity, Foraminifera, Quaternary, Land snail and Fauna. It explores issues in Tectonics which can be linked to other research areas like Fault (geology) and Fault gouge. In addition to Borehole research, it aims to explore topics under Oil shale, Younger age, Bedding, Petrology and Well logging.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Conodont biostratigraphy and biofacies across the Devonian-Carboniferous boundary in the Kule section (Uzbekistan) (2 citations)
  • Thermogenic gases generated from coals and shales of the Upper Silesian and Lublin basins: hydrous pyrolysis approach (1 citations)
  • Early and Middle Jurassic tectonically controlled deposition in the High-Tatric succession (Tatricum), Tatra Mountains, southern Poland: a review (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 Geological Quarterly (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ryszard Dadlez (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wacław Ryka (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Halina Żakowa (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jerzy Nawrocki (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tadeusz Marek Peryt (32 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Geological Quarterly (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Warsaw (229 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Polish Academy of Sciences (117 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • AGH University of Science and Technology (106 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Wrocław (67 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jagiellonian University (53 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, 29.55% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 58.06% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.90% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.68% of all publications and 19.35% 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

  • Foraminiferal and calcareous nannoplankton biostratigraphy of the upper Badenian–lower Sarmatian strata in the SE Polish Carpathian Foredeep

    Danuta Peryt;Małgorzata Garecka;Tadeusz Marek Peryt

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Neoarchean to Paleoproterozoic fragments in the Brunovistulia terrane, S Poland: a component of the Columbia Supercontinent?

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • The Tajno ultramafic-alkaline-carbonatite massif, NE Poland: a review. Geophysics, petrology, geochronology and isotopic signature

    Janina Wiszniewska;Zdzisław Petecki;Ewa Krzemińska;Anna Grabarczyk

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Nature and origin of large-scale and intrasalt deformation within the Wieliczka salt mine, Poland

    Mark G Rowan;Piotr Krzywiec;Krzysztof Bukowski;Jerzy Przybyło

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Insights into the palaeoenvironments, structure and stratigraphy of the lower Miocene of the Eastern Carpathians Bend Zone, Romania

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • Slope failure on a Cambrian carbonate platform, mass-flow transitions and resulting complex deposit

    Zhaopeng Wang;Jiaye Liu;Antonius Johannes van Loon;Decheng Zhu

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • The stratigraphy of Zechstein strata in the East European Craton of Poland: an overview

    Tadeusz Marek Peryt;Leszek Skowroński

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Revision of the trace fossil Megagrapton Książkiewicz, 1968 with focus on Megagrapton aequale Seilacher, 1977 from the lower Eocene of the Lesser Caucasus in Georgia

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Constraints on the nature and evolution of the volcanic fields of the Andahua Group, Central Volcanic Zone, southern Peru

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Indium in polymetallic mineralisation at the Gierczyn mine, Karkonosze-Izera Massif, Poland: results of EPMA and LA-ICP-MS investigations

    Krzysztof Foltyn;Viktor Bertrandsson Erlandsson;Gabriela Anna Kozub-Budzyń;Frank Melcher

    (2020)
    2 Citations

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