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Micropaleontology
H-index 7

Micropaleontology

0026-2803

Published by: Micropaleontology Press

https://www.micropress.org/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 429 22 34 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 25
Documents by Best Scientists*: 35
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 50
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.522
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Micropaleontology?

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Paleontology, Oceanography, Foraminifera, Genus and Cretaceous. The work on Paleontology tackled in Micropaleontology brings together disciplines like Fauna and Micropaleontology. While Oceanography is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Ecology and Pleistocene.

The featured Foraminifera study falls within the wider topic of Benthic zone. Genus research presented falls under the umbrella topic of Zoology.

  • Paleontology (59.75%)
  • Oceanography (25.19%)
  • Foraminifera (24.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Palynology : principles and applications (770 citations)
  • International Stratigraphic Guide (417 citations)
  • Palynology of Recent Orinoco delta and shelf sediments; reports of the Orinoco shelf expedition, volume 5 (401 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Micropaleontology:

The most cited papers aim to foster the development of research in Paleontology, Oceanography, Foraminifera, Cretaceous and Ecology. The published papers explore research in Paleontology and the adjacent study of Fauna. While Oceanography is the focus of the published articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Taxon and Abundance (ecology).

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 journal primarily tackles Paleontology, Calcareous, Pleistocene, Gephyrocapsa and Systematics. The work on Paleontology presented in the journal focuses on Structural basin in particular. The Structural basin works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Plankton, Biostratigraphy, Sea level and Cretaceous.

The work tackled in Micropaleontology goes beyond the discipline of Systematics as it also encompasses Alveolina.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Gephyrocapsa kennettii sp. nov., a new calcareous nannofossil species from the Middle Pleistocene, Solomon Sea, western equatorial Pacific (1 citations)
  • Upper Cretaceous planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Zagros Basin (West Iran) with reference to sea-level changes (0 citations)
  • Ypresian Alveolina and calcareous nannofossils from the south Sabzevar area (Central Iran): biostratigraphic, taxonomic and paleobiogeographic implications (0 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 Micropaleontology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • William A. Berggren (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael A. Kaminski (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Emile A. Pessagno (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Merlynd K. Nestell (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Marie-Pierre Aubry (14 papers) absent at the last 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 Micropaleontology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Geological Survey (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Scripps Research Institute (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chevron Corporation (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rutgers University (16 papers) absent at the last 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, 66.67% 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 0.00% of all publications and 100.00% 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

  • Molecular and morphological taxonomy of living Ammonia and related taxa (Foraminifera) and their biogeography

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    (2021)
    96 Citations
  • Taxonomy and phylogeny of Albian-Maastrichtian planispiral planktonic foraminifera traditionally assigned to Globigerinelloides

    (2022)
    19 Citations
  • Integrated micropaleontology, sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of the Middle Jurassic D5-D6 Members of the Dhruma Formation, Central Saudi Arabia

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • The Paleocene of IODP Site U1511, Tasman Sea: A lagerstatte deposit for deep-water agglutinated foraminifera

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Recent deep-sea ostracods of the sub-polar North Atlantic Ocean

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Re-colonization of hostile environments by benthic foraminifera: an example from Montserrat, Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • A new definition of the Paleocene Shallow Benthic Zones (SBP) by means of larger foraminiferal biohorizons, and their calibration with calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy

    (2023)
    7 Citations
  • Late Campanian to early Maastrichtian planktonic foraminiferal assemblages from Cretaceous oceanic red beds (CORBs) in the Yongla section, Gyangze, southern Tibet

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Multi-proxy record of ocean-climate variability during the last two millennia on the Mackenzie Shelf, Beaufort Sea

    (2023)
    5 Citations
  • Abrupt Quaternary Ocean-ice Events in the Arctic: Evidence from the Ostracode Rabilimis

    (2022)
    4 Citations

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