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Irish Journal of Earth Sciences
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Irish Journal of Earth Sciences

0790-1763

Published by: Royal Irish Academy

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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 672 14 27 2

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 17
Documents by Best Scientists*: 28
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 13
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.205
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Irish Journal of Earth Sciences?

Paleontology, Geochemistry, Archaeology, Carboniferous and Geomorphology are the subjects of interest in the journal. Irish Journal of Earth Sciences focused on Paleontology research but expanded to cover Genus. The research on Geochemistry tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Batholith and Quartz.

The journal links adjacent topics like Batholith with Petrology. Irish Journal of Earth Sciences aims to bridge the gap between the study of Archaeology and research in different fields like Northern ireland and Irish. In particular, the Geomorphology works presented emphasize discussions on Glacial period.

Studies in Glacial period and North west are the key highlights in Irish Journal of Earth Sciences. Most of the Facies studies addressed also intersect with Sequence (geology). Irish Journal of Earth Sciences aims to bridge the gap between the study of Dike and Dacite.

  • Paleontology (32.65%)
  • Geochemistry (27.21%)
  • Archaeology (10.88%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Development of A Sea-Level Database for Ireland (38 citations)
  • Euenantiornithine birds from the late Cretaceous of El Brete (Argentina) (34 citations)
  • Biostratigraphical Dating of Upper Viséan Limestones (Nw Ireland) Using Foraminiferans, Calcareous Algae and Rugose Corals (16 citations)

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

The published articles investigate studies in Paleontology, Cretaceous, Sea level, Environmental resource management and Library science. While the journal publications focused on Paleontology, they were also able to explore topics like Calcareous algae and Cave. The journal articles focus on Cretaceous but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Taxon, Structural basin and Oceanography, Submarine pipeline.

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 Irish Journal of Earth Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Patrick N. Wyse Jackson (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Martin Feely (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alastair Ruffell (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • D. Michael Williams (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David A. T. Harper (5 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Irish Journal of Earth Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Museum of Natural History (1 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National University of Ireland, Galway (1 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James Madison University (1 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Irish Geological Survey (1 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (1 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, 100.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, nan% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another nan% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included nan% of all publications and nan% 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).

Top Publications

  • Stable Isotope Evidence for Diagenesis of the Ordovician Courtown and Tramore Limestones, South-Eastern Ireland

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • New Data on the Ben Levy Anticline, With Reverse Reactivation on the Coolin Fault Giving Up-Side-Down Silurian Rocks in Joyces Country, Connemara

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • Current chemical denudation, silicate mineral weathering and erosion in Irish catchments: reflections on the tortoise and the hare

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Fluid Inclusion Trails in Granite Quartz: Evidence for Aqueous Fluid Infiltration in the Oughterard Granite, Eastern Connemara

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • The geology of the Clifden district, Connemara Co. Galway, Ireland and present understanding of Connemara geology

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Microfaunas from Late Devensian glaciomarine deposits in the Irish Sea Basin

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Ice readvance from the southern Sperrin Mountains during the last deglaciation

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • The awarding of the first honorary Doctor of Science by the Queen's University in Ireland to William King – a journey of scientific curiosity

    John Murray;Ann Dingsdale;Heinz-Peter Nasheuer;David A.T. Harper

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Current chemical denudation, silicate mineral weathering and erosion in Irish catchments: reflections on the tortoise and the hare

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Eye structure and function in Ameura (Trilobita) from the Upper Carboniferous Minturn Formation at Bond, Colorado, USA

    (2024)
    1 Citations

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