Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Top Research Topics at Meteoritics & Planetary Science?

The main research concerns discussed in Meteoritics & Planetary Science are Meteorite, Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Chondrite and Astrobiology. It explores topics in Meteorite which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Martian, Meteoroid and Asteroid. It covers Martian research under the subject of Mars Exploration Program.

The in-depth study on Geochemistry also explores topics in the intersecting field of Impact crater. The concepts on Impact crater presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Ejecta, Paleontology and Geomorphology. Mineralogy research presented in Meteoritics & Planetary Science encompasses a variety of subjects, including Mineral, Plagioclase, Silicate and Analytical chemistry.

Chondrule, Enstatite, Carbonaceous chondrite, Ordinary chondrite and Troilite studies are all carried out as a component of the study in Chondrite presented. Astrobiology study tackled is connected to the field of Astronomy. The journal holds forums on Breccia that merges themes from other disciplines such as Regolith and Clastic rock.

• Meteorite (34.60%)
• Geochemistry (33.53%)
• Mineralogy (28.52%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Source regions and timescales for the delivery of water to the Earth (672 citations)
• Space weathering on airless bodies: Resolving a mystery with lunar samples (460 citations)
• Cometary Glycine Detected in Samples Returned by Stardust (323 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Meteoritics & Planetary Science:

The published articles investigate studies in Meteorite, Geochemistry, Chondrite, Mineralogy and Astrobiology. Issues in Meteorite were discussed in the journal publications, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Martian and Asteroid. The journal articles connects the study in Geochemistry with the closely related areas of Impact crater.

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 Meteoritics & Planetary Science (based on the number of publications) are:

• Christian Koeberl (133 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Michael E. Zolensky (109 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
• Luigi Folco (83 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Derek W. G. Sears (74 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ian A. Franchi (71 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 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 Meteoritics & Planetary Science (based on the number of publications) are:

• American Museum of Natural History (227 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Max Planck Society (195 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Arizona (194 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Open University (159 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• University of California, Los Angeles (146 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 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, 7.09% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.66% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 22.03% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.03% of all publications and 26.27% 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.