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Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
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Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 56 859 1217 36

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1146
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1408
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 35
SCIMAGO H-index: 184
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.997
Impact Factor: 2.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology?

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Paleontology, Oceanography, Ecology, Holocene and Glacial period. In the Paleontology research discussed, Cretaceous, Sedimentary rock, Structural basin, Facies and Sedimentary depositional environment are all tackled. The journal explores the study of Sedimentary rock to improve our understanding of the broader topic of Geochemistry.

Most of the Geochemistry studies addressed also intersect with Carbonate. The Oceanography study featured in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology draws parallels with the field of Sediment. Research on Ecology presented in it focuses, in particular, on Paleoecology, Vegetation, Fauna, Taphonomy and Taxon.

While work presented in it provided substantial information on Holocene, it also covered topics in Climatology, Pleistocene, Climate change, Quaternary and Physical geography. Glacial period studies presented include Interglacial and Last Glacial Maximum.

  • Paleontology (52.75%)
  • Oceanography (21.35%)
  • Ecology (15.80%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Present-day South American climate (942 citations)
  • The North Atlantic Ocean during the last deglaciation (682 citations)
  • The middle Miocene climatic transition: East Antarctic ice sheet development, deep ocean circulation and global carbon cycling (645 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology:

The journal publications mostly deal with topics like Paleontology, Oceanography, Ecology, Glacial period and Holocene. The most cited papers feature Paleontology research that overlaps with concepts in Extinction event. While work presented in the most cited articles provide substantial information on Holocene, it also covers topics in Pleistocene, Climatology, Quaternary and Physical geography.

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 Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Thomas J. Algeo (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bernd R. Schöne (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Carlton E. Brett (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zhong-Qiang Chen (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Francisco J. Rodríguez-Tovar (40 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 Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (710 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 79 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (340 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) (263 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • American Museum of Natural History (223 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (183 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 2022 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 100.00% 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 0.00% 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

  • Advances in global bioavailable strontium isoscapes

    Clement P. Bataille;Brooke E. Crowley;Matthew J. Wooller;Gabriel J. Bowen

    (2020)
    219 Citations
  • Chemical weathering of crystalline rocks in contrasting climatic conditions using geochemical proxies: An overview

    Francesco Perri

    (2020)
    96 Citations
  • No (Cambrian) explosion and no (Ordovician) event: A single long-term radiation in the early Palaeozoic

    Unknown

    (2023)
    80 Citations
  • Spatio-temporal distribution of Quaternary loess across Central Asia

    Yougui Song;Yougui Song;Yue Li;Liangqing Cheng;Xiulan Zong

    (2021)
    74 Citations
  • Pangea B and the Late Paleozoic Ice Age

    Dennis V. Kent;Dennis V. Kent;Giovanni Muttoni

    (2020)
    56 Citations
  • Hypersalinity accompanies tectonic restriction in the eastern Mediterranean prior to the Messinian Salinity Crisis

    (2022)
    54 Citations
  • Astronomical forcing of Middle Permian terrestrial climate recorded in a large paleolake in northwestern China

    He Huang;Yuan Gao;Matthew M. Jones;Huifei Tao

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • Cretaceous climates: Mapping paleo-Köppen climatic zones using a Bayesian statistical analysis of lithologic, paleontologic, and geochemical proxies

    (2023)
    53 Citations
  • The turnover of dental microwear texture: Testing the” last supper” effect in small mammals in a controlled feeding experiment

    Daniela E. Winkler;Daniela E. Winkler;Ellen Schulz-Kornas;Ellen Schulz-Kornas;Ellen Schulz-Kornas;Thomas M. Kaiser;Daryl Codron

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • Permanent closure of the Tethyan Seaway in the northwestern Iranian Plateau driven by cyclic sea-level fluctuations in the late Middle Miocene

    Jimin Sun;Morteza Sheykh;Nahid Ahmadi;Mengmeng Cao

    (2021)
    49 Citations

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