Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Top Research Topics at Journal of Foraminiferal Research?

Journal of Foraminiferal Research explores disciplines such as Oceanography, Foraminifera, Paleontology, Benthic zone and Ecology. It facilitates discussions on Oceanography that incorporate concepts from other fields like Sediment and Fauna. The Foraminifera works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Deep sea, Abundance (ecology), Test (biology) and Plankton.

The Paleontology study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Genus. The field of Zoology is the anchor for the Genus studies presented in Journal of Foraminiferal Research.

• Oceanography (45.45%)
• Foraminifera (44.88%)
• Paleontology (37.61%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• BENTHIC FORAMINIFERAL RESPONSES TO ESTUARINE POLLUTION: A REVIEW (458 citations)
• A revised tropical to subtropical Paleogene planktonic foraminiferal zonation (444 citations)
• Characteristic assemblages and morphologies of benthic foraminifera from anoxic, organic-rich deposits; Jurassic through Holocene (293 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Foraminiferal Research:

The journal publications mostly deal with topics like Oceanography, Foraminifera, Benthic zone, Paleontology and Ecology. The Oceanography research tackled in the journal papers is interrelated with Sediment which concerns subjects like Range (biology). While the primary focus in the journal papers is Paleontology, they also dissect topics surrounding Plankton and Upwelling as a whole.

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

• Ecology
• Paleontology
• Foraminifera

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Foraminiferal Research tackles a plethora of topics, such as Paleontology, Foraminifera, Benthic zone, Oceanography and Plankton. The research on Paleontology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Drilling, Genus and Taxonomy (general). Issues in Foraminifera were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Permian, Phylogenetics, Late Devonian extinction, Facies and Paleoecology.

Benthic zone studies covered in Journal of Foraminiferal Research falls within the purview of Ecology. Journal of Foraminiferal Research features works in Oceanography, more specifically Upwelling, and explores their relation to disciplines like Event (relativity). Some problems in Plankton that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Indian ocean, Cretaceous, Interpretation (philosophy), Type (biology) and D orbigny.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Late Paleocene-Early Eocene Foraminiferal Assemblage and Carbon Isotope Excursion Indicating Hyperthermal Events in Paleotropical Succession of Northwestern India (1 citations)
• Effects of Varied Temperature and Salinity on Assemblages of Foraminifera Grown with Exposure to Heavy-Metal Pollutants (Nickel and Zinc) (0 citations)
• Quantifying Late Pennsylvanian Multivariate Morphological Change in the Fusulinid Genus Triticites from the Central and Southwestern United States (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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Journal of Foraminiferal Research (based on the number of publications) are:

• Martin A. Buzas (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Pamela Hallock (34 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Stephen J. Culver (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
• David B. Scott (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Brian T. Huber (24 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Foraminiferal Research (based on the number of publications) are:

• Smithsonian Institution (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
• National Museum of Natural History (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Dalhousie University (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Geneva (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
• East Carolina University (26 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, 14.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 28.57% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.29% of all publications and 42.86% 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.