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Open Geosciences
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Open Geosciences

2391-5447

Published by: Walter de Gruyter

https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/geo/html

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 461 20 28 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 63
Documents by Best Scientists*: 69
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 42
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.402
Impact Factor: 1.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Open Geosciences?

Geochemistry, Structural basin, China, Hydrology and Paleontology are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. Geochemistry works presented in the journal have a specific focus on Provenance.

  • Geochemistry (18.04%)
  • Structural basin (8.60%)
  • China (8.26%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Groundwater potential zonation for basaltic watersheds using satellite remote sensing data and GIS techniques (112 citations)
  • Pedo-geochemical baseline content levels and soil quality reference values of trace elements in soils from the Mediterranean (Castilla La Mancha, Spain) (46 citations)
  • Canyons and gorges as potential geotourism destinations in Serbia: comparative analysis from two perspectives – general geotourists’ and pure geotourists’ (36 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Open Geosciences:

The published papers facilitate discussions on Remote sensing, Environmental planning, Petrology, Geochemistry and Paleontology. The journal publications aim to investigate interdisciplinary topics such as Geochemistry and Carbonatite. In addition to Paleontology research, the most cited articles aim to explore topics under Channel (geography) and Geomorphology.

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

  • World War II
  • Statistics
  • Artificial intelligence

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of Open Geosciences is to expand the discussion of research in Geochemistry, Hydrology, Structural basin, Remote sensing and China. It covers research in Geochemistry, particularly Provenance and Petrography and how they are related with concepts in North china. Topics like Drainage basin and Groundwater are tackled as part of the discussions on Hydrology.

The studies on Structural basin discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Tectonics and Diagenesis. Remote sensing (archaeology) and Lidar are some of the study areas of Remote sensing discussed.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Characteristics and evaluation of the Upper Paleozoic source rocks in the Southern North China Basin (3 citations)
  • Detection and modeling of soil salinity variations in arid lands using remote sensing data (2 citations)
  • Geotechnical profiling of a surface mine waste dump using 2D Wenner-Schlumberger configuration (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 Open Geosciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Slobodan B. Marković (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Christopher Baiyegunhi (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Oswald Gwavava (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Kuiwu Liu (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Tin Lukić (7 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 Open Geosciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (22 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Szeged (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Wrocław (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • King Abdulaziz University (9 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • PetroChina (9 papers) published 3 papers 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, 6.98% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.75% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.75% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.50% of all publications and 45.00% 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

  • Geomorphological and hydrological heritage of Mt. Stara Planina in SE Serbia: From river protection initiative to potential geotouristic destination

    (2022)
    16 Citations
  • Geotourism and geoethics as support for rural development in the Knjaževac municipality, Serbia

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • Application of statistical and machine learning techniques for landslide susceptibility mapping in the Himalayan road corridors

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • The application of137Cs and210Pbexmethods in soil erosion research of Titel loess plateau, Vojvodina, Northern Serbia

    Kristina S. Kalkan;Sofija Forkapić;Slobodan B. Marković;Kristina Bikit

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Natural and human-induced factors controlling the phreatic groundwater geochemistry of the Longgang River basin, South China

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Geochemistry of the black rock series of lower Cambrian Qiongzhusi Formation, SW Yangtze Block, China: Reconstruction of sedimentary and tectonic environments

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Geochronology, trace elements and Hf isotopic geochemistry of zircons from Swat orthogneisses, Northern Pakistan

    Lawangin Sheikh;Wasiq Lutfi;Zhidan Zhao;Muhammad Awais

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Geochemical and petrographic characteristics of sediments along the transboundary (Kenya-Tanzania) Umba River as indicators of provenance and weathering

    Amon Kimeli;Oliver Ocholla;Judith Okello;Nico Koedam

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • National and regional-scale landslide indicators and indexes: Applications in Italy

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Elemental geochemistry of the Middle Jurassic shales in the northern Qaidam Basin, northwestern China: Constraints for tectonics and paleoclimate

    Haihai Hou;Shujun Liu;Longyi Shao;Yonghong Li

    (2021)
    3 Citations

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