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Geoscience Canada
H-index 6

Geoscience Canada

0315-0941

Published by: Geological Association of Canada

https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/GC/index

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 459 21 23 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 21
Documents by Best Scientists*: 23
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 38
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.425
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Geoscience Canada?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Geochemistry, Cartography, Paleontology, Geomorphology and Earth science. It addresses concerns in Geochemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Mineralogy and Petrology. The research on Cartography tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Forestry and Humanities.

  • Geochemistry (15.57%)
  • Cartography (12.05%)
  • Paleontology (9.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Science of Climate Change (1485 citations)
  • Diagenesis 9. Limestones - The Meteoric Diagenetic Environment (371 citations)
  • Skarns and Skarn Deposits (357 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Geoscience Canada:

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Paleontology, Cartography and Geomorphology are the main subjects of interest in the journal articles. Issues in Geochemistry were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Craton, Petrology and Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposit. The published articles explore issues in Cartography which can be linked to other research areas like Forestry, Moraine and Humanities.

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

  • Ecology
  • Law
  • Paleontology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Geoscience Canada primarily focuses on research topics in Library science, Archaeology, Hydrogeology, Aquifer and Groundwater. While the journal focused on Hydrogeology, it was also able to explore topics like Karst, Geochemistry, Evaporite, Bedrock and Meteoric water. The main emphasis of Geoscience Canada is the subject of Aquifer, focusing on Groundwater recharge.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A Hydrostratigraphic Framework for the Paleozoic Bedrock of Southern Ontario (1 citations)
  • Hutchison Medallist 1. Wave-Dominated to Tide-Dominated Coastal Systems: A Unifying Model for Tidal Shorefaces and Refinement of the Coastal- Environments Classification Scheme (1 citations)
  • Economic Geology Models 5. Specialty, Critical, Battery, Magnet and Photovoltaic Materials: Market Facts, Projections and Implications for Exploration and Development (0 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 Geoscience Canada (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Andrew D. Miall (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gerard V. Middleton (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ward Neale (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alan V. Morgan (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andrew Kerr (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than 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 Geoscience Canada (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Geological Survey of Canada (244 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • McMaster University (81 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Toronto (67 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Western Ontario (51 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Memorial University of Newfoundland (50 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, 50.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 50.00% 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

  • Igneous Rock Associations 26. Lamproites, Exotic Potassic Alkaline Rocks: A Review of their Nomenclature, Characterization and Origins

    Roger H. Mitchell

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Accretion, Soft and Hard Collision: Similarities, Differences and an Application from the Newfoundland Appalachian Orogen

    Cees van Staal;Alexandre Zagorevski

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Hutchison Medallist 1. Wave-Dominated to Tide-Dominated Coastal Systems: A Unifying Model for Tidal Shorefaces and Refinement of the Coastal- Environments Classification Scheme

    Shahin E. Dashtgard;Romain Vaucher;Byongcheon Yang;Robert W. Dalrymple

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • A Hydrostratigraphic Framework for the Paleozoic Bedrock of Southern Ontario

    Terry R. Carter;Lee D. Fortner;Hazen A.J. Russell;Mitchell E. Skuce

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Logan Medallist 7. Appinite Complexes, Granitoid Batholiths and Crustal Growth: A Conceptual Model

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • Stratigraphy and U–Pb Zircon–Titanite Geochronology of the Aley Carbonatite Complex, Northeastern British Columbia: Evidence for Antler-Aged Orogenesis in the Foreland Belt of the Canadian Cordillera

    Duncan F. McLeish;Stephen Johnston;Richard Friedman;James Mortensen

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • The Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences Scientific Statement on Climate Change – Its Impacts in Canada, and the Critical Role of Earth Scientists in Mitigation and Adaptation

    Christopher R. Burn;Mark Cooper;Stephen R. Morison;Toon Pronk

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • GAC-MAC-IAH-CNC-CSPG 2022 Halifax Meeting: Abstracts, Volume 45

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Proterozoic–Paleozoic Sedimentary Rocks and Mesozoic–Cenozoic Landscapes of the Cape Mountains Across the Kango Complex Reveal ‘More Gaps Than Record’ from Rodinia and Gondwana to Africa

    Maarten J. de Wit;Bastien Linol;Vhuhwavhohau Nengovhela

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Gerard Viner Middleton FRSC: 1931–2021

    (2021)
    2 Citations

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