Mineralogical Magazine

Top Research Topics at Mineralogical Magazine?

The journal investigates areas of study like Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Crystallography, Mineral and Crystal structure. It features Geochemistry research that overlaps with concepts in Petrology. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Mineralogy, it also covered topics in Quartz and Analytical chemistry.

The Crystallography study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Electron microprobe.

• Geochemistry (34.91%)
• Mineralogy (20.34%)
• Crystallography (14.82%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Nomenclature of amphiboles; report of the subcommittee on amphiboles of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (2949 citations)
• Nomenclature of amphiboles (1977 citations)
• A general equation for estimating Fe3+ concentrations in ferromagnesian silicates and oxides from microprobe analyses, using stoichiometric criteria (1390 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Mineralogical Magazine:

The most cited articles investigate areas of study like Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Crystallography, Mineral and Analytical chemistry. Metamorphic rock, Igneous rock, Metamorphism, Olivine and Basalt are some of the study areas of Geochemistry discussed in the journal papers. The most cited publications explore issues in Mineralogy which can be linked to other research areas like Carbonatite, Hydrothermal circulation and Quartz.

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

• World War II
• Quantum mechanics
• Mineral

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of the journal are Geochemistry, Mineral, Crystallography, Crystal structure and Carbonatite. Mineralogical Magazine tackles issues in Geochemistry, particularly in the topics of Supergroup, Volcano, Massif, Kola peninsula and Fumarole. While the primary focus in it is Mineral, it also dissects topics surrounding Group (periodic table) and Tetrahedrite as a whole.

It focuses on Crystallography but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Spinel, Electron microprobe and Diopside. The studies on Crystal structure discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Phase (matter) and Diffraction. The featured Carbonatite research encompasses issues not only in the field but also those in the adjacent area of disciplines such as

• Calcite, which have a strong connection to Mantle (geology),
• Pyrochlore, which have a strong connection to Hydrothermal circulation..

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (7 citations)
• Trigonal variation in the garnet supergroup: the crystal structure of nikmelnikovite, Ca12Fe2+Fe3+3Al3(SiO4)6(OH)20, from Kovdor massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia (2 citations)
• Ontology, archetypes and the definition of 'mineral species' (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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Mineralogical Magazine (based on the number of publications) are:

• Frédéric Hatert (74 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Stuart J. Mills (73 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Frank C. Hawthorne (73 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Marco Pasero (66 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Chris J. Stanley (58 papers) published 2 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 Mineralogical Magazine (based on the number of publications) are:

• Russian Academy of Sciences (167 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Manitoba (122 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Manchester (121 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Saint Petersburg State University (121 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
• American Museum of Natural History (118 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 25.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 42.59% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.81% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.52% of all publications and 24.07% 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.