| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 246 | 64 | 137 | 15 |
| Ecology and Evolution | 464 | 14 | 27 | 8 |
The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Paleontology, Anatomy, Zoology, Genus and Cretaceous. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology focuses on Paleontology research which is adjacent to topics in Fauna. The journal covers Fauna research under the subject of Ecology.
The journal explores topics in Anatomy which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Autapomorphy and Holotype. The studies on Zoology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Sister group, Clade and Monophyly. Specifically, studies on Cenomanian are prevalent in the Cretaceous works discussed.
The most cited publications primarily focus on research topics in Paleontology, Anatomy, Cretaceous, Zoology and Taxon. The most cited papers focus on Paleontology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Holotype, Genus and Fauna. The journal articles facilitate discussions on Anatomy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Autapomorphy, Postcrania and Dentition.
The journal investigates studies in Paleontology, Zoology, Genus, Cretaceous and Taxon. It holds forums on Zoology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Fur Formation, Metriorhynchus, Sensory system and Sea turtle, Cheloniidae. Topics in Genus were tackled in line with various other fields like Late Miocene, Archaeology and Perciformes.
Topics in Cretaceous explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Representation (systemics), Turtle (robot), Manus and Group (stratigraphy). While Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology focused on Taxon, it was also able to explore topics like Range (biology), Holotype, South American land mammal age and Geographic distribution. The Osteology research presented in it explores the relationship between Tetrapod (structure) and the closely related topic of Anatomy.
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 Vertebrate Paleontology (based on the number of publications) are:
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 Vertebrate Paleontology (based on the number of publications) are:
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.
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, 48.08% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.69% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.46% of all publications and 30.77% were from other institutions.
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.
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.
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:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
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