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Journal of Seismology
H-index 16

Journal of Seismology

1383-4649

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10950

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 227 67 80 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 82
Documents by Best Scientists*: 93
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 68
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.53
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Seismology?

The discussions in Journal of Seismology mainly cover the fields of Seismology, Structural geology, Hydrogeology, Induced seismicity and Magnitude (mathematics). Seismology studies presented include Seismic hazard, Fault (geology), Tectonics, Aftershock and Epicenter. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Seismic hazard as it also encompasses Seismic risk.

The journal explores issues in Structural geology which can be linked to other research areas like Active fault, Crust, Geodesy, Focal mechanism and Peak ground acceleration. Topics in Focal mechanism were tackled in line with various other fields like Seismic moment and Hypocenter. Ground motion, Attenuation, Seismic wave and Seismogram are some topics wherein Hydrogeology research discussed in Journal of Seismology have an impact.

The journal focuses on Attenuation but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Amplitude and Coda. Seismotectonics is a primary topic of Induced seismicity research in Journal of Seismology. Magnitude (mathematics) research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Moment magnitude scale.

  • Seismology (93.47%)
  • Structural geology (41.51%)
  • Hydrogeology (27.44%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Empirical Global Relations Converting M S and m b to Moment Magnitude (348 citations)
  • 2D and 3D elastic wave propagation by a pseudo-spectral domain decomposition method (273 citations)
  • Criteria for selecting and adjusting ground-motion models for specific target regions: Application to Central Europe and rock sites (262 citations)

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

The journal papers mainly tackle studies in Seismology, Structural geology, Induced seismicity, Magnitude (mathematics) and Hydrogeology. The published articles cover various topics on Seismology such as Seismic hazard, Fault (geology), Aftershock, Tectonics and Focal mechanism. While Structural geology is the key highlight in the journal articles, thet also covered some subjects on Epicenter and Seismic moment.

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

  • Statistics
  • Operating system
  • Artificial intelligence

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of Journal of Seismology is to expand the discussion of research in Seismology, Structural geology, Hydrogeology, Magnitude (mathematics) and Induced seismicity. The journal explores research in Seismology and the adjacent study of Amplitude. Structural geology research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Structural basin, Tectonics, Range (statistics), Slip (materials science) and Attenuation.

The presented Hydrogeology research focuses mostly on Acceleration and, on occasion, topics in Strong ground motion and Displacement (vector). The journal facilitates discussions on Magnitude (mathematics) that incorporate concepts from other fields like Geological survey, Geodetic datum, Seismic gap and Active fault. The studies in Induced seismicity featured incorporate elements of Poisson distribution, Seismic risk and Shock (mechanics).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Seismic noise wavelet-based entropy in Southern California (7 citations)
  • Single-station seismic microzonation using 6C measurements (6 citations)
  • Green, yellow, red, or out of the blue? An assessment of Traffic Light Schemes to mitigate the impact of hydraulic fracturing-induced seismicity (4 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 Seismology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Agustín Udías (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Julian J. Bommer (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Mehdi Zare (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Donat Fäh (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Elisa Buforn (12 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 Seismology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (59 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • China Earthquake Administration (42 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Potsdam (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (36 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 6.82% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 31.71% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.10% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.41% of all publications and 48.78% 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

  • A review of the microtremor horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (MHVSR) method

    Unknown

    (2022)
    229 Citations
  • Green, yellow, red, or out of the blue? An assessment of Traffic Light Schemes to mitigate the impact of hydraulic fracturing-induced seismicity

    James P. Verdon;Julian J. Bommer

    (2021)
    59 Citations
  • Design and implementation of a traffic light system for deep geothermal well stimulation in Finland

    Thomas Ader;Michael Chendorain;Matthew Free;Tero Saarno

    (2020)
    46 Citations
  • Seiscloud, a tool for density-based seismicity clustering and visualization

    Simone Cesca

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Microtremor array method using spatial autocorrelation analysis of Rayleigh-wave data

    (2022)
    30 Citations
  • A database of potential paleoseismic evidence in Switzerland

    Katrina Kremer;Katrina Kremer;Gabriela Gassner-Stamm;Remo Grolimund;Stefanie B. Wirth

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Single-station seismic microzonation using 6C measurements

    Sabrina Keil;Joachim Wassermann;Heiner Igel

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • An assessment of uncertainties in VS profiles obtained from microtremor observations in the phased 2018 COSMOS blind trials

    (2022)
    23 Citations
  • Investigation of cliff instability at Għajn Ħadid Tower (Selmun Promontory, Malta) by integrated passive seismic techniques

    Roberto Iannucci;Salvatore Martino;Antonella Paciello;Sebastiano D’Amico

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • A database of damaging small-to-medium magnitude earthquakes

    Cecilia I. Nievas;Julian J. Bommer;Helen Crowley;Jan van Elk

    (2020)
    22 Citations

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