1941-8264
Published by: Geological Society of America (GSA)
| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 210 | 153 | 157 | 17 |
Lithosphere aims to foster the development of research in Geochemistry, Paleontology, Seismology, Tectonics and Zircon. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Geochemistry as it also encompasses Magmatism. Lithosphere focuses on Paleontology research which is adjacent to topics in Geomorphology.
Lithosphere is mostly focused on Geomorphology, specifically Foreland basin. Lithosphere concentrates on Seismology topics that focus on Fault (geology), Lithosphere, Subduction and Shear zone. Many of the studies tackled connect Lithosphere with a similar field of study like Geophysics.
Most of the Subduction studies addressed also intersect with Continental margin. The study on Shear zone presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Petrology. The study on Zircon presented in Lithosphere intersects with subjects under the field of Provenance.
The journal papers focus largely on the fields of Paleontology, Seismology, Geomorphology, Geochemistry and Crust. While work presented in the published articles provide substantial information on Geomorphology, it also covers topics in Metamorphism and Tectonics. The most cited papers facilitate discussions on Geochemistry that incorporate concepts from other fields like Craton and Magmatism.
The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Geochemistry, Petroleum engineering, Petrology, China and Paleontology. The studies in Geochemistry featured incorporate elements of Structural basin and Tectonics. Lithosphere explores Structural basin to see how it intertwines with other fields like Depression (economics) and Mechanism (sociology).
Tight oil and Shale oil are some topics wherein Petroleum engineering research discussed in the journal have an impact. The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of China and Earth science. In particular, the Paleontology works presented emphasize discussions on Riphean.
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 Lithosphere (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 Lithosphere (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, 42.74% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 39.44% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.08% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.27% of all publications and 35.21% 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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