International Geology Review

Top Research Topics at International Geology Review?

The concepts of Geochemistry, Paleontology, Petrology, Mineralogy and Tectonics are tackled in the journal. The study on Geochemistry presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Mineralization (geology). Presentations on Paleontology include those discussing Paleozoic, Cretaceous, Structural basin, Mesozoic and Sedimentary rock.

The main emphasis of it is the research on Petrology, emphasizing the topic of Mafic. The featured Tectonics research is covered under the field of Seismology. Issues in Zircon were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Petrogenesis and Geochronology.

• Geochemistry (55.31%)
• Paleontology (18.19%)
• Petrology (11.15%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Tectonics of the Longmen Shan and Adjacent Regions, Central China (675 citations)
• Pacific-North America Plate Tectonics of the Neogene Southwestern United States: An Update (606 citations)
• Blueschists and Eclogites of the World and Their Exhumation (510 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Geology Review:

The journal papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Geochemistry, Paleontology, Petrology, Zircon and Tectonics. The journal publications dive deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Geochemistry and Subduction. The published papers focus on Zircon but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Petrogenesis, Pluton and Geochronology.

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

• Ecology
• Paleontology
• Mineral

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

International Geology Review focuses largely on the fields of Geochemistry, Tectonics, Paleontology, Magmatism and Petrogenesis. While Geochemistry is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Subduction, Craton and China. Aside from discussions in Tectonics, the journal also deals with the subject of Sedimentary rock which intersects with Provenance disciplines.

The in-depth study on Paleontology also explores topics in the intersecting field of Plateau. While work presented in International Geology Review provided substantial information on Magmatism, it also covered topics in Massif, Basement (geology) and Igneous rock. It addresses concerns in the field of Petrogenesis by exploring it in line with topics in Mafic which intersect with Ultramafic rock subjects.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Evolutionary geological models of the central-western peri-Mediterranean chains: a review (23 citations)
• A review of research on adakites (10 citations)
• Spatial–temporal distribution and tectonic setting of gold deposits in the Northern margin gold belt of the North China Craton (8 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 International Geology Review (based on the number of publications) are:

• Juhn G. Liou (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Weidong Sun (33 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• M. Santosh (33 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Lawrence A. Taylor (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Xiaoyong Yang (29 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in International Geology Review (based on the number of publications) are:

• Russian Academy of Sciences (1167 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Chinese Academy of Sciences (279 papers) published 28 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Moscow State University (197 papers) absent at the last edition,
• China University of Geosciences (Beijing) (162 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 11 more than at the previous edition,
• National Autonomous University of Mexico (122 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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, 2.04% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 40.62% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.54% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.06% of all publications and 31.77% 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.