Palaeontology

Top Research Topics at Palaeontology?

The journal explores disciplines such as Paleontology, Genus, Ecology, Cretaceous and Taxon. While Paleontology is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Zoology, Fauna and Anatomy. Palaeontology features Taxon research that overlaps with concepts in Taxonomy (biology).

• Paleontology (98.85%)
• Genus (12.82%)
• Ecology (11.63%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Distribution maps of Recent dinoflagellate cysts in bottom sediments from the North Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas (327 citations)
• Ichnological nomenclature of clavate borings (289 citations)
• The Late Precambrian fossils from Ediacara, South Australia (249 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Palaeontology:

The journal publications investigate areas of study like Paleontology, Ecology, Anatomy, Cretaceous and Taxon. The journal articles explore topics in Paleontology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Zoology, Genus and Fauna. The published papers emphasize research on Anatomy, which includes concerns such as Skull.

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 Palaeontology are Paleontology, Zoology, Evolutionary biology, Ecology and Morphology (biology). The Paleontology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Diversity (politics). It addresses concerns in Zoology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Crocodile, Cambrian explosion, Biomineralization and Phytosaur.

The close relationship between Phylogenetic tree and Skull, Biting, Extinction, Regression and Bite force quotient is one of the points of interest dissected in Evolutionary biology research. Some problems in Morphology (biology) that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Molar, Phylogenetics and Categorical variable. In it, Eggshell, Paleoecology and Subaerial are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Cretaceous research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Ups and downs of belemnite diversity in the Early Jurassic of Western Tethys (4 citations)
• Evolution of ecospace occupancy by Mesozoic marine tetrapods (4 citations)
• Climatic drivers of latitudinal variation in Late Triassic tetrapod diversity (3 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 Palaeontology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Michael J. Benton (50 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• William James Kennedy (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Philip C. J. Donoghue (23 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Lars E. Holmer (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• John S. Peel (18 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 Palaeontology (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Bristol (112 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• American Museum of Natural History (102 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Natural History Museum (91 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Chinese Academy of Sciences (64 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Uppsala University (54 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 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, 2.08% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 42.55% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.64% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.02% of all publications and 29.79% 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.