Journal of Micropalaeontology

Top Research Topics at Journal of Micropalaeontology?

Journal of Micropalaeontology mainly tackles studies in Paleontology, Foraminifera, Oceanography, Genus and Ecology. The journal focuses on Paleontology as well as the interrelated topic of Fauna. While Foraminifera is the focus of Journal of Micropalaeontology, it also provided insights into the studies of Structural basin and Plankton.

Oceanography research presented in Journal of Micropalaeontology encompasses a variety of subjects, including Abundance (ecology), Sediment, Quaternary and Pleistocene. It holds forums on Genus that merges themes from other disciplines such as Range (biology) and Dinoflagellate. Journal of Micropalaeontology links adjacent topics like Dinoflagellate with Palynology.

It focuses on different Ecology studies like Taxonomy (biology) and Crustacean. Cretaceous research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Cenomanian.

• Paleontology (62.09%)
• Foraminifera (25.06%)
• Oceanography (22.80%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• 200 Year interruption of Holocene sapropel formation in the Adriatic Sea (166 citations)
• Benthic foraminiferids as pollution indicators in Southampton Water, southern England, U.K. (120 citations)
• Size variation of Neogene Reticulofenestra coccoliths from Indian Ocean DSDP Cores (115 citations)

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

The journal papers primarily tackle Paleontology, Oceanography, Foraminifera, Cretaceous and Taxon. The most cited papers investigate Paleontology research which frequently intersects with Palynology. The journal publications with studies in Oceanography featured incorporate elements of Ecology, Fauna and Sediment.

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

• Ecology
• Genus
• Paleontology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of Journal of Micropalaeontology are Foraminifera, Paleontology, Taxon, Structural basin and Genus. The research on Foraminifera featured in it combines topics in other fields like Estuary and Phylotype. It explores issues in Paleontology which can be linked to other research areas like Globoturborotalita and Plankton.

Taxon research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Identification (biology), Key (lock), Cassidulina, Taxonomy (biology) and Benthic zone. The journal explores topics in Structural basin which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Range (biology), Assemblage (archaeology), Biostratigraphy and Paleoecology. The research on Genus tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Mediterranean climate, Calyptrosphaera and Ecological distribution.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Comparative analysis of six common foraminiferal species of the genera Cassidulina, Paracassidulina, and Islandiella from the Arctic-North Atlantic domain (3 citations)
• Last Glacial Maximum to Holocene paleoceanography of the northwestern Ross Sea inferred from sediment core geochemistry and micropaleontology at Hallett Ridge (2 citations)
• Jurassic planktic foraminifera from the Polish Basin (1 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 Micropalaeontology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Robin C. Whatley (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
• John E. Whittaker (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
• John W. Murray (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ian Boomer (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Mark Williams (13 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 Micropalaeontology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Natural History Museum (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Aberystwyth University (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Leicester (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University College London (21 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• British Geological Survey (18 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, 42.86% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% 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.