| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physics | 177 | 48 | 11 | 10 |
The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Classical mechanics, General relativity, Theoretical physics, Cosmology and Gravitational wave. Numerical relativity is a major topic of Classical mechanics research presented in it. Some problems in Numerical relativity that were presented in Living Reviews in Relativity overlapped with concepts under Numerical analysis, Spacetime and Apparent horizon.
The studies in General relativity featured incorporate elements of Gravitational collapse, Field (physics), Gravitational field and Black hole. The journal focuses on Theoretical physics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as History of science, Effective field theory, Schrödinger's cat, Causal sets and AdS/CFT correspondence. While Cosmology is the key highlight in the journal, it also covered some subjects on Gravitation and Dark energy.
In addition to Gravitational wave research, the journal aims to explore topics under Detector and Neutron star. The work on Quantum gravity tackled in it brings together disciplines like Hořava–Lifshitz gravity, Quantization (physics) and Quantum geometry. The featured works in Dark matter, Pulsar, Globular cluster and Millisecond pulsar, which all belong in the domain if Astrophysics, also overlaps with concepts under Population.
The journal publications are mainly concerned with subjects like Classical mechanics, Quantum gravity, Theoretical physics, General relativity and Astrophysics. The published articles about Test theories of special relativity are all disciplines of Classical mechanics that connect with topics in Standard-Model Extension. While General relativity is the focus of the most cited articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Point particle, Gravitational wave and Theory of relativity.
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 Living Reviews in Relativity (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 Living Reviews in Relativity (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, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 100.00% of all publications and 0.00% 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:
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