Lithos

Top Research Topics at Lithos?

The journal explores disciplines such as Geochemistry, Zircon, Mantle (geology), Mafic and Basalt. The concepts on Geochemistry presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Subduction and Petrology. It focuses on Subduction but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Ophiolite and Magmatism.

The studies in Zircon featured incorporate elements of Igneous rock, Crust, Pluton, Geochronology and Petrogenesis. Continental crust is a major topic of Crust research presented in Lithos. While Mantle (geology) is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Lithosphere and Olivine.

The study of Craton and how it intertwines with concepts under Archean were explored in the presented Mafic research. The research on Basalt featured in Lithos combines topics in other fields like Mantle plume, Trace element and Phenocryst, Volcanic rock. Topics in Metamorphism were tackled in line with various other fields like Eclogite, Gneiss, Granulite and Metamorphic facies.

• Geochemistry (98.68%)
• Zircon (24.19%)
• Mantle (geology) (21.01%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Zircon chemistry and magma mixing, SE China: In-situ analysis of Hf isotopes, Tonglu and Pingtan igneous complexes (1889 citations)
• An overview of adakite, tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite (TTG), and sanukitoid: relationships and some implications for crustal evolution (1784 citations)
• Geochemical fingerprinting of oceanic basalts with applications to ophiolite classification and the search for Archean oceanic crust (1781 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Lithos:

The published articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Geochemistry, Mantle (geology), Zircon, Petrology and Basalt. The published articles explore research in Subduction and overlapping concepts in Magmatism to expand the discourse in Geochemistry. The journal articles deal with Mantle (geology) in conjunction with Craton and similar fields in Archean.

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 Lithos (based on the number of publications) are:

• M. Santosh (130 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• William L. Griffin (120 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Suzanne Y. O'Reilly (89 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Yong-Fei Zheng (67 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
• Guochun Zhao (64 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Lithos (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (821 papers) published 108 papers at the last edition, 24 more than at the previous edition,
• China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) (361 papers) published 39 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• China University of Geosciences (Beijing) (337 papers) published 52 papers at the last edition, 15 more than at the previous edition,
• Russian Academy of Sciences (186 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Macquarie University (182 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 9 more 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, 5.27% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 46.64% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.36% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.09% of all publications and 30.90% 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.