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Journal of Palaeogeography
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Journal of Palaeogeography

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 303 36 56 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 50
Documents by Best Scientists*: 67
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 34
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.629
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Palaeogeography?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Paleontology, Geochemistry, Sedimentology, Sedimentary rock and Facies. It tackles research in Structural basin, Sedimentary depositional environment, Cretaceous and Permian as part of the general discipline of Paleontology, however, it also discusses concepts in Palaeogeography. The studies on Structural basin discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Outcrop, Tectonics and Lithology.

The research on Sedimentary depositional environment discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Paleozoic. It focuses on Geochemistry but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Geomorphology and Paleogene. Topics in Sedimentology were tackled in line with various other fields like Mineral resource classification, Genus, Cenozoic and China.

The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Sedimentary rock as it also encompasses Reef. The journal explores topics in Facies which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Rift, Marine transgression, Petrology and Fluvial. Journal of Palaeogeography holds forums on Provenance that merges themes from other disciplines such as Felsic and Zircon.

  • Paleontology (54.77%)
  • Geochemistry (27.21%)
  • Sedimentology (25.09%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The landslide problem (78 citations)
  • Submarine fans: A critical retrospective (1950-2015) (69 citations)
  • Classifications, sedimentary features and facies associations of tidal flats (59 citations)

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

The journal papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Paleontology, Sedimentary depositional environment, Tectonics, Cretaceous and Structural basin. The journal articles explore research in Paleontology and the adjacent study of Extinction event. In addition to Sedimentary depositional environment research, the published articles aim to explore topics under Geochemistry, Sedimentology, Turbidite and Facies.

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

  • Paleontology
  • Sedimentary rock
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Palaeogeography explores disciplines such as Sedimentology, Geochemistry, Paleontology, Sedimentary rock and Sedimentary depositional environment. While work presented in Journal of Palaeogeography provided substantial information on Sedimentology, it also covered topics in Structural basin, Belemnites, Mineral resource classification and Meliaceae. It explores themes in Geochemistry like Diagenesis, Cambrian Series 2 and Provenance and links them with other fields of study like Glossopteridales.

Research on Paleontology addressed in Journal of Palaeogeography frequently intersections with the field of Reef. Some problems in Sedimentary rock that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Abundance (ecology), Stromatolite, Craton and Outwash plain. Sedimentary depositional environment research featured in Journal of Palaeogeography incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Littoral zone, Deglaciation, Fluvial and Paleozoic.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The new ichnotaxon Eubrontes nobitai ichnosp. nov. and other saurischian tracks from the Lower Cretaceous of Sichuan Province and a review of Chinese Eubrontes-type tracks (7 citations)
  • Bioturbation of Thalassinoides from the Lower Cambrian Zhushadong Formation of Dengfeng area, Henan Province, North China (3 citations)
  • Provenance of sediments from Barra del Tordo and Tesoro beaches, Tamaulipas State, northwestern Gulf of Mexico (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 Palaeogeography (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ganapathy Shanmugam (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Zeng-Zhao Feng (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Santanu Banerjee (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • A.J. van Loon (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Longyi Shao (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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 Journal of Palaeogeography (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (38 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • China University of Petroleum (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • China University of Geosciences (Beijing) (25 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Texas at Arlington (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • PetroChina (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 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 2021 edition, 8.70% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 57.14% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.29% 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 14.29% 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

  • Detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology and geochemistry of the Riachuelos and Palma Sola beach sediments, Veracruz State, Gulf of Mexico: a new insight on palaeoenvironment

    John S. Armstrong-Altrin

    (2020)
    92 Citations
  • The formation of authigenic deposits during Paleogene warm climatic intervals: a review

    Santanu Banerjee;Tathagata Roy Choudhury;Pratul Kumar Saraswati;Sonal Khanolkar

    (2020)
    54 Citations
  • Provenance of sediments from Barra del Tordo and Tesoro beaches, Tamaulipas State, northwestern Gulf of Mexico

    Mayla A. Ramos-Vázquez;John S. Armstrong-Altrin

    (2021)
    53 Citations
  • Detrital zircon ages of Oligocene to Miocene sandstone suites of the Southern Apennines foreland basin system, Italy

    (2022)
    36 Citations
  • Ooidal ironstones in the Meso-Cenozoic sequences in western Siberia: assessment of formation processes and relationship with regional and global earth processes

    Maxim Rudmin;Santanu Banerjee;Elshan Abdullayev;Aleksey Ruban

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Continental chemical weathering during the Early Cretaceous Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE1b): a case study from the Fuxin fluvio-lacustrine basin, Liaoning Province, NE China

    Xiao-Tao Xu;Xiao-Tao Xu;Long-Yi Shao;Bo Lan;Shuai Wang

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • The new ichnotaxon Eubrontes nobitai ichnosp. nov. and other saurischian tracks from the Lower Cretaceous of Sichuan Province and a review of Chinese Eubrontes-type tracks

    Li-Da Xing;Martin G. Lockley;Hendrik Klein;Li-Jun Zhang

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Palaeobotanical and biomarker evidence for Early Permian (Artinskian) wildfire in the Rajmahal Basin, India

    Srikanta Murthy;Vinod Atmaram Mendhe;Dieter Uhl;Runcie Paul Mathews

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Morphology and features of Cambrian oncoids and responses to palaeogeography of the North China Platform

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Microtextures on quartz grains from the Gulf of Mexico and the Mexican Pacific coastal sediments: Implications for sedimentary processes and depositional environment

    (2022)
    15 Citations

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