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Marine Micropaleontology
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Marine Micropaleontology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 208 175 150 17

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 197
Documents by Best Scientists*: 164
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 106
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.575
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Marine Micropaleontology?

The journal mostly deals with topics like Oceanography, Paleontology, Foraminifera, Benthic zone and Ecology. Glacial period and Sediment are some topics wherein Oceanography research discussed in Marine Micropaleontology have an impact. Glacial period studies presented in Marine Micropaleontology focus on topics such as Interglacial and Last Glacial Maximum.

Biostratigraphy, Cretaceous, Pleistocene, Paleoceanography and Quaternary are among the concentrations of Paleontology that garnered much attention in Marine Micropaleontology. The journal addresses concerns in Foraminifera which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Deep sea, δ18O, Fauna and Water column. The δ18O study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of δ13C.

While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Benthic zone, it also covered topics in Bottom water, Water mass and Total organic carbon. The study on Ecology presented in Marine Micropaleontology intersects with the topics under Bay. Most of the Upwelling studies addressed also intersect with Diatom.

  • Oceanography (62.72%)
  • Paleontology (42.55%)
  • Foraminifera (37.55%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Supplementary modification and introduction of code numbers to the low-latitude coccolith biostratigraphic zonation (Bukry, 1973; 1975) (1001 citations)
  • A conceptual model explaining benthic foraminiferal microhabitats (795 citations)
  • The environmental and climatic distribution of dinoflagellate cysts in modern marine sediments from regions in the North and South Atlantic Oceans and adjacent seas (547 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Marine Micropaleontology:

The most cited papers are mainly concerned with subjects like Oceanography, Foraminifera, Paleontology, Benthic zone and Ecology. The studies on Oceanography discussed at the most cited articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Glacial period and Sediment. The works on Paleontology tackled in the journal papers bring together disciplines like Dinoflagellate and Gephyrocapsa.

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

  • Ecology
  • Paleontology
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in Marine Micropaleontology are Oceanography, Paleontology, Foraminifera, Benthic zone and Biostratigraphy. In particular, the Oceanography works presented emphasize discussions on Water mass. The journal explores research in Palynology and overlapping concepts in Sedimentary depositional environment, Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point and Species richness to expand the discourse in Paleontology.

Some problems in Foraminifera that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Structural basin, Arctic, Calcite, Plankton and Global cooling. The research on Benthic zone tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Bottom water, Sedimentation and Fauna. It explores issues in Biostratigraphy which can be linked to other research areas like Ridge, δ13C, Paleoclimatology and Unconformity.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Distribution of Dinoflagellate cyst assemblages and palynofacies in the Upper Cretaceous deposits from the neritic Bou Lila section, External Rif (northwestern Morocco): Implications for the age, biostratigraphic correlations and paleoenviromental reconstructions (3 citations)
  • Middle Miocene stepwise climate evolution in the Mediterranean region through high-resolution stable isotopes and calcareous plankton records (2 citations)
  • Living coccolithophore communities in the central Mediterranean Sea (Summer 2016): Relations between ecology and oceanography (2 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 Marine Micropaleontology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gerta Keller (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Frans Jorissen (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andreas Mackensen (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • José-Abel Flores (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Vera Pospelova (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • University of Bremen (87 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (74 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Geological Survey (65 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Utrecht University (48 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (42 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 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, 12.90% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.96% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.26% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.26% of all publications and 68.52% 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

  • Distribution of common modern dinoflagellate cyst taxa in surface sediments of the Northern Hemisphere in relation to environmental parameters: The new n=1968 database

    Anne de Vernal;Taoufik Radi;Sebastien Zaragosi;Nicolas Van Nieuwenhove

    (2020)
    119 Citations
  • An overview and brief description of common marine organic-walled dinoflagellate cyst taxa occurring in surface sediments of the Northern Hemisphere

    Nicolas Van Nieuwenhove;Martin J. Head;Audrey Limoges;Vera Pospelova;Vera Pospelova

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • A review of rare, poorly known, and morphologically problematic extant marine organic-walled dinoflagellate cyst taxa of the orders Gymnodiniales and Peridiniales from the Northern Hemisphere

    Kenneth Neil Mertens;Haifeng Gu;Pieter R. Gurdebeke;Yoshihito Takano

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • The genetic diversity, morphology, biogeography, and taxonomic designations of Ammonia (Foraminifera) in the Northeast Atlantic

    Clare Bird;Magali Schweizer;Magali Schweizer;Angela Roberts;William E.N. Austin;William E.N. Austin

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Last Abundant Appearance Datum of Hemidiscus karstenii driven by climate change

    Xavier Crosta;Sunil Kumar Shukla;Olivier Ther;Minoru Ikehara

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Antarctic sea-ice and palaeoproductivity variation over the last 156,000 years in the Indian sector of Southern Ocean

    Pooja Ghadi;Pooja Ghadi;Abhilash Nair;Xavier Crosta;Rahul Mohan

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Improving the paleoceanographic proxy tool kit – On the biogeography and ecology of the sea ice-associated species Fragilariopsis oceanica , Fragilariopsis reginae-jahniae and Fossula arctica in the northern North Atlantic

    Kaarina Weckström;Kaarina Weckström;Benjamin Redmond Roche;Arto Miettinen;Diana Krawczyk

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Impact of bottom water currents on benthic foraminiferal assemblages in a cold-water coral environment: The Moira Mounds (NE Atlantic)

    Robin Fentimen;Aaron Lim;Andres Rüggeberg;Andrew J. Wheeler

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Palaeontological framework from Pirabas Formation (North Brazil) used as potential model for equatorial carbonate platform

    Orangel Aguilera;Olga M. Oliveira de Araújo;Austin Hendy;Anna A.E. Nogueira

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Ostracod response to monsoon and OMZ variability over the past 1.2 Myr

    (2022)
    23 Citations

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