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Journal of Geochemical Exploration
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Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 109 190 238 26
Chemistry 754 16 17 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 280
Documents by Best Scientists*: 318
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 114
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.82
Impact Factor: 3.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Geochemical Exploration?

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Environmental chemistry, Soil water and Mineralization (geology). Issues in Geochemistry were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Hydrothermal circulation, Fluid inclusions and Geomorphology. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Mineralogy, it also covered topics in Mineral, Prospecting, Carbonate, Uranium and Quartz.

Environmental chemistry research featured in Journal of Geochemical Exploration incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Mining engineering, Contamination, Sediment, Pollution and Arsenic. It links adjacent topics like Soil water with Hydrology.

  • Geochemistry (41.95%)
  • Mineralogy (25.20%)
  • Environmental chemistry (15.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Detection of nickeliferous rocks by analysis of herbarium specimens of indicator plants (710 citations)
  • The separation of geochemical anomalies from background by fractal methods (605 citations)
  • Kerogen studies and geological interpretations (603 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Geochemical Exploration:

The main points discussed in the most cited articles deal with Geochemistry, Environmental chemistry, Mineralogy, Soil water and Hydrology. The published articles feature Geochemistry research that overlaps with concepts in Carbonate. Aside from discussions in Environmental chemistry, the most cited papers also deal with the subject of Mining engineering which intersects with Environmental remediation disciplines.

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

  • Ecology
  • Statistics
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Geochemistry, Skarn, Petrography, Principal component analysis and Geologic map. While the journal focused on Geochemistry, it was also able to explore topics like Mineralization (geology) and Oil shale. The work on Skarn tackled in Journal of Geochemical Exploration brings together disciplines like Arsenopyrite and Galena.

The journal explores issues in Petrography which can be linked to other research areas like Pyroxene, Dolomite, Calcite, Fluorapatite and Carbonatite. Some problems in Principal component analysis that were presented in Journal of Geochemical Exploration overlapped with concepts under Hydrothermal circulation, Fluid inclusions and Trace element composition. Geologic map research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Metamorphic rock, Paleozoic, Carbonate rock, Prospectivity mapping and Lithology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Regolith characterization and landscape evolution for geochemical exploration of the covered Yamarna Terrane, Western Australia (1 citations)
  • Petrogenesis and U Pb (titanite) age of Cu Ag skarn mineralization in the McKenzie Gulch area, northern New Brunswick, Canada (0 citations)
  • Lithogeochemistry of various hydrothermal alteration types associated with precious and base metal epithermal deposits in the Tarom-Hashtjin metallogenic province, NW Iran: Implications for regional exploration (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.

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

  • Stefano Albanese (42 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jaume Bech (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Annamaria Lima (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Qiuming Cheng (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Emmanuel John M. Carranza (31 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 Journal of Geochemical Exploration (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Geological Survey (158 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (151 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Geological Survey of Canada (135 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (129 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • China University of Geosciences (Beijing) (117 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 9 less 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 2022 edition, 11.11% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 37.50% 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 43.75% 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

  • Recovery potential of rare earth elements from mining and industrial residues: A review and cases studies

    Sophie Costis;Kristin K. Mueller;Lucie Coudert;Carmen Mihaela Neculita

    (2021)
    170 Citations
  • Multiple factors control groundwater chemistry and quality of multi-layer groundwater system in Northwest China coalfield — Using self-organizing maps (SOM)

    Shen Qu;Zheming Shi;Xiangyang Liang;Guangcai Wang

    (2021)
    96 Citations
  • Data analysis methods for prospectivity modelling as applied to mineral exploration targeting: State-of-the-art and outlook

    Mahyar Yousefi;Emmanuel John M. Carranza;Oliver P. Kreuzer;Vesa Nykänen

    (2021)
    89 Citations
  • Thallium pollution in water, soils and plants from a past-mining site of Tuscany: Sources, transfer processes and toxicity

    Massimo D'Orazio;Beatrice Campanella;Emilia Bramanti;Lisa Ghezzi

    (2020)
    79 Citations
  • Predicting heavy metal contents by applying machine learning approaches and environmental covariates in west of Iran

    (2021)
    78 Citations
  • Geodata science and geochemical mapping

    Renguang Zuo;Yihui Xiong

    (2020)
    59 Citations
  • Application of self-organizing map (SOM) and K-means clustering algorithms for portraying geochemical anomaly patterns in Moalleman district, NE Iran

    (2021)
    56 Citations
  • Comprehensive REE + Y and sensitive redox trace elements of Algerian phosphorites (Tébessa, eastern Algeria): A geochemical study and depositional environments tracking

    Rabah Kechiched;Rabah Laouar;Olivier Bruguier;László Kocsis

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • Spatial distribution and ecological risk assessment of heavy metal pollution in surface sediments from shallow lakes in East China

    Min Xu;Min Xu;Rong Wang;Xiangdong Yang;Hao Yang

    (2020)
    49 Citations
  • Urban soil contamination in Salerno (Italy): Concentrations and patterns of major, minor, trace and ultra-trace elements in soils

    Domenico Cicchella;Daniela Zuzolo;Stefano Albanese;Luca Fedele

    (2020)
    49 Citations

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