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Organic Geochemistry
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Organic Geochemistry

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 157 149 206 22
Chemistry 525 33 61 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 262
Documents by Best Scientists*: 287
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 10
SCIMAGO H-index: 164
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.733
Impact Factor: 2.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Organic Geochemistry?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Mineralogy, Environmental chemistry, Organic matter, Organic chemistry and Kerogen. Organic Geochemistry addresses concerns in Mineralogy which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Oil shale, Source rock, Sedimentary rock, Maturity (geology) and Pyrolysis. While the journal focused on Source rock, it was also able to explore topics like Geochemistry, Petroleum and Facies.

The featured Maturity (geology) studies mainly concentrate on Vitrinite but also cover areas of interest in Maceral. It focuses on Pyrolysis but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Hydrous pyrolysis and Analytical chemistry. In addition to Environmental chemistry research, the journal aims to explore topics under Soil water, Sediment, Stable isotope ratio, Hopanoids and Carbon.

The journal explores topics in Organic matter which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Total organic carbon, Terrigenous sediment and Diagenesis. Research on Organic chemistry addressed in Organic Geochemistry frequently intersections with the field of Gas chromatography. The study on Kerogen presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Hydrocarbon.

  • Mineralogy (29.20%)
  • Environmental chemistry (25.20%)
  • Organic matter (22.00%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • PAHs in the Fraser River basin: a critical appraisal of PAH ratios as indicators of PAH source and composition (2906 citations)
  • Organic geochemical proxies of paleoceanographic, paleolimnologic, and paleoclimatic processes (1521 citations)
  • A review of sterol markers for marine and terrigenous organic matter (1410 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Organic Geochemistry:

The journal publications mainly tackle studies in Mineralogy, Environmental chemistry, Organic matter, Organic chemistry and Kerogen. The published papers explore topics in Mineralogy which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Source rock, Sedimentary rock, Maturity (geology), Hydrocarbon and Petroleum. While Organic matter is the focus of the journal articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Oceanography, Botany, Total organic carbon and Diagenesis.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Ecology
  • Oxygen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of Organic Geochemistry is to combine knowledge in the areas of Environmental chemistry, Organic matter, Geochemistry, Source rock and Soil water. Issues in Environmental chemistry were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Sedimentary rock, Carbon, δ13C and Sediment. The Organic matter works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Bay, Total organic carbon, Biogeochemical cycle, Pyrolysis and Biomarker (petroleum).

The research on Geochemistry featured in Organic Geochemistry combines topics in other fields like Structural basin, Petroleum, Maturity (geology) and Isotopes of carbon. Concepts in Sedimentary depositional environment, as well as related topics in Hopanoids, are covered in the Source rock research presented in Organic Geochemistry. Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Kerogen but it intersects with the subject of Mineralogy.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Development of an in situ branched GDGT calibration in Lake 578, southern Greenland (6 citations)
  • Diverse origins of “soil marker” bacteriohopanepolyols in marine oxygen deficient zones (4 citations)
  • The molecular and sulfur isotope distribution of volatile compounds in natural gases and condensates from Alberta, Canada (4 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 Organic Geochemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté (169 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Stefan Schouten (111 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sylvie Derenne (93 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Patrick G. Hatcher (82 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert Alexander (81 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 Organic Geochemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (253 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (218 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Bristol (176 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Curtin University (137 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (132 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, 5.49% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.91% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.60% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.60% of all publications and 34.88% 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

  • Geochemistry of shale gases from around the world: Composition, origins, isotope reversals and rollovers, and implications for the exploration of shale plays

    Alexei V. Milkov;Mohinudeen Faiz;Giuseppe Etiope;Giuseppe Etiope

    (2020)
    89 Citations
  • Molecular heterogeneity in pyrogenic dissolved organic matter from a thermal series of oak and grass chars

    Andrew S. Wozniak;Aleksandar I. Goranov;Siddhartha Mitra;Kyle W. Bostick

    (2020)
    49 Citations
  • Controlled lacustrine microcosms show a brGDGT response to environmental perturbations

    Pablo Martínez-Sosa;Jessica E. Tierney;Laura K. Meredith

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Practical considerations for amino acid isotope analysis

    (2021)
    42 Citations
  • Geochemical implications from direct Rock-Eval pyrolysis of petroleum

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Development of an in situ branched GDGT calibration in Lake 578, southern Greenland

    Boyang Zhao;Isla S. Castañeda;Raymond S. Bradley;Jeffrey M. Salacup

    (2021)
    39 Citations
  • Soil pH and aridity influence distributions of branched tetraether lipids in grassland soils along an aridity transect

    (2021)
    37 Citations
  • Correlation between the ratio of 5-methyl hexamethylated to pentamethylated branched GDGTs (HP5) and water depth reflects redox variations in stratified lakes

    Yuan Yao;Yuan Yao;Yuan Yao;Jiaju Zhao;Richard S. Vachula;Josef P. Werne

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Molecular mechanisms of solid bitumen and vitrinite reflectance suppression explored using hydrous pyrolysis of artificial source rock

    (2022)
    36 Citations

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