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International Journal of Earth Sciences
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International Journal of Earth Sciences

1437-3254

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/531

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 151 349 328 22

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 388
Documents by Best Scientists*: 349
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 13
SCIMAGO H-index: 113
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.696
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Earth Sciences?

The journal focuses on Structural geology, Geochemistry, Sedimentology, Mineral resource classification and Paleontology. Structural geology research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Fault (geology), Tectonics, Shear zone and Geomorphology. The Geochemistry study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Petrology.

In it, Sedimentary rock, Sedimentary depositional environment and Oceanography are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Sedimentology research. Cretaceous, Structural basin, Rift, Paleozoic and Facies are all areas of Paleontology tackled in it. The Zircon study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Geochronology.

  • Structural geology (47.60%)
  • Geochemistry (45.85%)
  • Sedimentology (40.38%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Convergence history across Zagros (Iran): constraints from collisional and earlier deformation (716 citations)
  • End-Permian to mid-Triassic termination of the accretionary processes of the southern Altaids: implications for the geodynamic evolution, Phanerozoic continental growth, and metallogeny of Central Asia (662 citations)
  • Explosive volcanic eruptions — a new classification scheme (458 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Earth Sciences:

The most cited publications generally zeroe in on subjects such as Geochemistry, Structural geology, Paleontology, Sedimentology and Geomorphology. The published papers focus on Geochemistry but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Petrology which is concerned with Eclogite. The most cited articles address concerns in the field of Structural geology by exploring it in line with topics in Shear zone which intersect with Shear (geology) subjects.

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

  • Sedimentary rock
  • Ecology
  • Paleontology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Geochemistry, Structural geology, Sedimentology, Paleontology and Zircon are tackled in the journal. It tackles studies in Subduction and the interrelated subject of Lithosphere, Crust and Continental crust to gain insights into Geochemistry. Issues in Structural geology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Tectonics, Shear zone, Fault (geology), Petrology and Massif.

The studies on Sedimentology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Mineral resource classification, Unconformity, Biostratigraphy, Outcrop and Marine transgression. The research on Zircon featured in International Journal of Earth Sciences combines topics in other fields like Rhyolite, Volcanic rock, Felsic, Mafic and Pluton. While Metamorphic rock is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Metamorphism and Biotite.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The youngest matrix of 234 Ma of the Kanguer accretionary mélange containing blocks of N-MORB basalts: constraints on the northward subduction of the Paleo-Asian Kanguer Ocean in the Eastern Tianshan of the Southern Altaids (7 citations)
  • The Volsci Volcanic Field (central Italy): eruptive history, magma system and implications on continental subduction processes (6 citations)
  • Latest Carboniferous to early Permian volcano-stratigraphic evolution in Central Europe: U–Pb CA–ID–TIMS ages of volcanic rocks in the Thuringian Forest Basin (Germany) (5 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 International Journal of Earth Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hans Cloos (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Otto Wilckens (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Klaus Wemmer (27 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Gernold Zulauf (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Siegfried Siegesmund (25 papers) published 1 paper 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 International Journal of Earth Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (108 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Kiel (104 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Göttingen (99 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Tübingen (95 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Mainz (86 papers) published 1 paper 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, 6.25% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.15% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.48% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 26.06% of all publications and 50.30% 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

  • Slab break-offs in the Alpine subduction zone

    Emanuel D. Kästle;Claudio Rosenberg;Lapo Boschi;Nicolas Bellahsen

    (2020)
    88 Citations
  • Correlation of allochthonous terranes and major tectonostratigraphic domains between NW Iberia and the Bohemian Massif, European Variscan belt

    José R. Martínez Catalán;Stephen Collett;Karel Schulmann;Pawel Aleksandrowski

    (2020)
    71 Citations
  • The youngest matrix of 234 Ma of the Kanguer accretionary mélange containing blocks of N-MORB basalts: constraints on the northward subduction of the Paleo-Asian Kanguer Ocean in the Eastern Tianshan of the Southern Altaids

    Songjian Ao;Qigui Mao;Brian F. Windley;Dongfang Song

    (2021)
    42 Citations
  • Ultrapotassic magmatism in the heyday of the Variscan Orogeny: the story of the Třebíč Pluton, the largest durbachitic body in the Bohemian Massif

    Vojtěch Janoušek;Pavel Hanžl;Martin Svojtka;John M. Hora

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • The Saharides: Turkic-type orogeny in Afro-Arabia

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • Latest Carboniferous to early Permian volcano-stratigraphic evolution in Central Europe: U–Pb CA–ID–TIMS ages of volcanic rocks in the Thuringian Forest Basin (Germany)

    Harald Lützner;Marion Tichomirowa;Alexandra Käßner;Reinhard Gaupp

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • Small-scale slope instability on the submarine flanks of insular volcanoes: the case-study of the Sciara del Fuoco slope (Stromboli)

    Daniele Casalbore;Flavio Passeri;Paolo Tommasi;Luca Verrucci

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Ordovician tectonics of the South European Variscan Realm: new insights from Sardinia

    (2022)
    30 Citations
  • Remote sensing techniques and geochemical constraints on the formation of the Wadi El-Hima mineralized granites, Egypt: new insights into the genesis and accumulation of garnets

    (2022)
    29 Citations
  • The Grès Singuliers of the Mont Blanc region (France and Switzerland): stratigraphic response to rifting and crustal necking in the Alpine Tethys

    Charlotte Ribes;Charlotte Ribes;Jean-François Ghienne;Gianreto Manatschal;Nicolas Dall’Asta

    (2020)
    29 Citations

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