Palaeontologia Electronica

Top Research Topics at Palaeontologia Electronica?

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Paleontology, Ecology, Archaeology, Zoology and Anatomy. The in-depth study on Paleontology also explores topics in the intersecting field of Fauna. The Ecology research dealing mostly with Paleoecology is the focus of Palaeontologia Electronica.

• Paleontology (36.63%)
• Ecology (16.54%)
• Archaeology (10.78%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• PAST: PALEONTOLOGICAL STATISTICAL SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR EDUCATION AND DATA ANALYSIS (17938 citations)
• The facial skeleton of the early Oligocene colodon (perissodactyla, tapiroidea) (358 citations)
• The Fossil Record and Evolution of Bovidae: State of the Field (184 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Palaeontologia Electronica:

The published papers focus largely on the fields of Paleontology, Ecology, Zoology, Anatomy and Paleoecology. Fauna and Archaeology are some topics wherein Paleontology research discussed in the most cited publications has an impact. The Anatomy research presented in the journal articles focuses mostly on Titanosaur and, on occasion, topics in Appendicular skeleton and Prehensile tail.

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

• Genus
• Paleontology
• Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Paleontology, Ecology, Paleoecology, Neogene and Zoology. The Ecology works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Drainage basin and Quaternary. The research on Paleoecology featured in Palaeontologia Electronica combines topics in other fields like Osteology, Cenozoic, Enamel hypoplasia, Texture (geology) and Mesowear.

The subject of Paleogene, which is connected to the field of Taxon, Physical geography, Carcharocles angustidens and Chondrichthyes, serves as the foundation of the Neogene research featured in it. Palaeontologia Electronica facilitates discussions on Zoology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Phyletic gradualism and Bone morphology. It focuses on Cretaceous but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Morphometrics which is concerned with Anatomy.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• A new Rovno amber termite genus (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae) from Styr river basin (3 citations)
• Eocene planktonic foraminifera from the north Eastern Desert, Egypt: Biostratigraphic, paleoenvironmental and sequence stratigraphy implications (2 citations)
• Body length estimation of Neogene macrophagous lamniform sharks (Carcharodon and Otodus) derived from associated fossil dentitions (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 Palaeontologia Electronica (based on the number of publications) are:

• Roy E. Plotnick (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Joachim T. Haug (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Julien Louys (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Daniel Vachard (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jesús Alvarado-Ortega (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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Palaeontologia Electronica (based on the number of publications) are:

• American Museum of Natural History (45 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Polish Academy of Sciences (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Texas at Austin (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Russian Academy of Sciences (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Museum für Naturkunde (12 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, 18.18% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 40.74% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.70% 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 37.04% 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.