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Journal of Geoscience Education
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Journal of Geoscience Education

1089-9995

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://nagt.org/nagt/jge/index.html

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 506 15 15 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 27
Documents by Best Scientists*: 28
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 46
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.433
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of geoscience education?

Journal of geoscience education aims to foster the development of research in Mathematics education, Pedagogy, Earth science, Science education and Curriculum. It focuses on Mathematics education but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Class (computer programming), Higher education and Course (navigation). The majority of Pedagogy studies are focused on the issues of Professional development.

  • Mathematics education (45.54%)
  • Pedagogy (14.90%)
  • Earth science (14.41%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Assessment of Learning in Entry-Level Geoscience Courses: Results from the Geoscience Concept Inventory (174 citations)
  • Sense of Place and Place-Based Introductory Geoscience Teaching for American Indian and Alaska Native Undergraduates (145 citations)
  • Assessment and Active Learning Strategies for Introductory Geology Courses. (120 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of geoscience education:

Mathematics education, Pedagogy, Science education, Earth science and Science instruction are the main subjects of interest in the most cited papers. The most cited papers address concerns in Mathematics education which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Higher education and Curriculum. While the most cited papers focused on Pedagogy, they were also able to explore topics like Class (computer programming), Earth system science, Qualitative research and Public relations.

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

  • Law
  • Mathematics education
  • Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of geoscience education focuses on Mathematics education, Earth science, Active learning, Climate change and Medical education. Journal of geoscience education features works in Mathematics education, more specifically Flipped classroom, and explores their relation to disciplines like Research process. While Journal of geoscience education focused on Earth science, it was also able to explore topics like Outcrop, Qualitative research, Science education and Literacy.

The research on Active learning tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Student learning, Taphonomy, Class (computer programming), Lens (geology) and Transferable skills analysis. Issues in Climate change were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Python (programming language), Exploratory research, Public relations, Teacher education and Polar. Journal of geoscience education facilitates discussions in Undergraduate research as part of the larger field of Medical education, however, it also tackles fields such as Public research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Using digital field notebooks in geoscientific learning in polar environments (4 citations)
  • A Community Framework for Geoscience Education Research: Summary and Recommendations for Future Research Priorities. (3 citations)
  • “Stickier” learning through gameplay: an effective approach to climate change education (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 Journal of geoscience education (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Julie C. Libarkin (36 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Kristen St. John (32 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • H. L. Vacher (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James Herbert Shea (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jesse Marion Wampler (25 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 geoscience education (based on the number of publications) are:

  • James Madison University (28 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Texas A&M University (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Arizona (24 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Arizona State University (23 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition,
  • Michigan State University (22 papers) published 3 papers 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, 3.17% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 32.79% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.39% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.48% of all publications and 39.34% 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

  • Using digital outcrops to make the high Arctic more accessible through the Svalbox database

    Kim Senger;Peter Betlem;Peter Betlem;Thomas Birchall;Thomas Birchall;Simon J. Buckley

    (2021)
    44 Citations
  • Comparing desired workforce skills and reported teaching practices to model students' experiences in undergraduate geoscience programs

    Karen Viskupic;Anne E. Egger;Rory R. McFadden;Mark D. Schmitz

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Development of a virtual microscope with integrated feedback for blended geology labs

    (2023)
    8 Citations
  • Comparison of in-person and virtual Grand Canyon undergraduate field trip learning outcomes

    (2023)
    8 Citations
  • Past as prologue: Lessons from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • Scaffolding geology content and spatial skills with playdough modeling in the field and classroom

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Workflow for designing instructional videos to support place-based geoscience education for geoscience majors

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Using benchtop experiments to teach dimensional analysis and analogue modeling to graduate geoscience students

    Thomas J. Jones;Todd A. Ehlers

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • The implementation of a virtual field trip to aid geological interpretation within an undergraduate volcanology course

    (2023)
    3 Citations
  • Activation of the Multicontext model in a field-based program for traditionally underserved students

    Lily S. Pfeifer;Michael J. Soreghan;Kelly K. Feille;Gerilyn S. Soreghan

    (2021)
    3 Citations

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