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Island Arc

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 360 57 82 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 72
Documents by Best Scientists*: 93
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 67
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.475
Impact Factor: 1.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Island Arc?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Geochemistry, Paleontology, Seismology, Subduction and Petrology. Metamorphic rock, Metamorphism, Basalt, Zircon and Mantle (geology) are some of the facets of Geochemistry tackled in the journal. Schist and Protolith are Metamorphic rock topics of special interest in the journal.

The research on Metamorphism tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Eclogite and Metamorphic facies. Cretaceous, Tectonics, Terrane, Structural basin and Sedimentary depositional environment are among the areas of Paleontology tackled. Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Cretaceous and the similar topic of Continental margin.

The journal is focused mainly on Seismology, particularly Fault (geology). The study on Subduction presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Magmatism. Island Arc centers on topics in Petrology, with a focus on Mafic.

  • Geochemistry (48.35%)
  • Paleontology (28.37%)
  • Seismology (17.31%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Paleogeographic maps of the Japanese Islands: Plate tectonic synthesis from 750 Ma to the present (815 citations)
  • The seismogenic zone of subduction thrust faults (485 citations)
  • The Heilongjiang Group: A Jurassic accretionary complex in the Jiamusi Massif at the western Pacific margin of northeastern China (334 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Island Arc:

The most cited publications focus largely on the fields of Geochemistry, Paleontology, Subduction, Seismology and Island arc. The study on Geochemistry presented in the journal publications is investigated in conjunction with research in Petrology. The most cited publications explore issues in Subduction which can be linked to other research areas like Ophiolite and Continental crust, Crust.

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

  • Paleontology
  • Sedimentary rock
  • Basalt

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Island Arc focuses largely on the fields of Geochemistry, Paleontology, Tectonics, Zircon and Subduction. It addresses concerns in Geochemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Structural basin, Arc (geometry) and Magmatism. The close relationship between La icp ms and Sequence (geology), Identification (biology), Ridge (meteorology), Metamorphic rock and Accretionary complex is one of the points of interest dissected in Tectonics research.

The studies in Zircon featured incorporate elements of Neogene, East Asia and Granitic rock. Subduction research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Horst and graben, Phase evolution and Petrology. The subject of Alkali basalt, which is connected to the field of Paleogene and Cretaceous, serves as the foundation of the Seamount research featured in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The δ13c–δ18 o variations in marble in the hida belt, Japan (4 citations)
  • A Paleogene magmatic overprint on Cretaceous seamounts of the western Pacific (2 citations)
  • Teshima pyroclastics: Onset of characteristic Setouchi magmatism induced by slab melting at 14.8 Ma (2 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 Island Arc (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Takafumi Hirata (30 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Hideki Iwano (27 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Shoji Arai (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Tohru Danhara (24 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Yasufumi Iryu (23 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more 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 Island Arc (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Tokyo (118 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (108 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
  • Kyoto University (83 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (78 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Tohoku University (69 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 4 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, 79.17% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.25% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 2.08% of all publications and 12.50% 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

  • Variety of the drift pumice clasts from the 2021 Fukutoku‐Oka‐no‐Ba eruption, Japan

    Unknown

    (2021)
    79 Citations
  • The basement geology of Japan from A to Z

    Simon R. Wallis;Ken Yamaoka;Hiroshi Mori;Akira Ishiwatari

    (2020)
    56 Citations
  • Zircon fission‐track and U–Pb double dating using femtosecond laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry: a technical note

    Hideki Iwano;Tohru Danhara;Yugo Danhara;Saori Hirabayashi

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • A Paleogene magmatic overprint on Cretaceous seamounts of the western Pacific

    Naoto Hirano;Hirochika Sumino;Taisei Morishita;Shiki Machida

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Fine‐scale chemostratigraphy of cross‐sectioned hydrogenous ferromanganese nodules from the western North Pacific

    Shiki Machida;Shiki Machida;Kentaro Nakamura;Tetsu Kogiso;Ryo Shimomura

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • The δ13c–δ18 o variations in marble in the hida belt, Japan

    Hironobu Harada;Tatsuki Tsujimori;Keitaro Kunugiza;Katsuyuki Yamashita

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • U–Pb ages of granitoids around the Kofu basin: Implications for the Neogene geotectonic evolution of the South Fossa Magna region, central Japan

    Yusuke Sawaki;Hisashi Asanuma;Mariko Abe;Takafumi Hirata

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • The earliest stage of Izu rear‐arc volcanism revealed by drilling at Site U1437, International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 350

    Tomoki Sato;Takashi Miyazaki;Yoshihiko Tamura;James B. Gill

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Reconstruction of Miocene to Pleistocene sea-surface conditions in the eastern Indian Ocean on the basis of calcareous nannofossil assemblages from ODP Hole 757B

    Ryo Imai;Tokiyuki Sato;Shun Chiyonobu;Yasufumi Iryu

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • A 100 m.y. record of volcanic arc evolution in Nicaragua

    Kennet E. Flores;Kennet E. Flores;Esteban Gazel

    (2020)
    9 Citations

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