Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology

Top Research Topics at Paleoceanography?

The objective of Paleoceanography is to combine knowledge in the areas of Oceanography, Glacial period, Paleontology, Climatology and Foraminifera. Paleoceanography focuses on Oceanography research which is adjacent to topics in Interglacial. The research on Glacial period tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Quaternary, Upwelling and Ice sheet.

The studies in Paleontology featured incorporate elements of Isotopes of oxygen, Deep sea and Sea level. Issues in Climatology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Climate change and Paleoclimatology. The journal addresses concerns in Foraminifera which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as δ18O, Water column and Plankton.

Aside from discussions in Holocene, it also deals with the subject of Sediment which intersects with Sedimentary rock disciplines. While Paleoceanography focused on North Atlantic Deep Water, it was also able to explore topics like Atlantic multidecadal oscillation, Water mass and Gulf Stream. In addition to Thermohaline circulation research, the journal aims to explore topics under Ocean current and Physical oceanography.

• Oceanography (73.77%)
• Glacial period (28.89%)
• Paleontology (24.32%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• A Pliocene-Pleistocene stack of 57 globally distributed benthic δ18O records (4853 citations)
• glacial-interglacial Co2 change : the iron hypothesis (1536 citations)
• Dissociation of oceanic methane hydrate as a cause of the carbon isotope excursion at the end of the Paleocene (1084 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Paleoceanography:

The main points discussed in the published articles deal with Oceanography, Glacial period, Paleontology, Climatology and Foraminifera. While Oceanography is the key highlight in the journal articles, thet also covered some subjects on Interglacial and Sediment. The published articles address concerns in Glacial period which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Ice core, Upwelling and Ice sheet.

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 Paleoceanography (based on the number of publications) are:

• Delia W Oppo (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Wallace S. Broecker (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Alan C. Mix (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Laurent Labeyrie (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Robert C. Thunell (31 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 Paleoceanography (based on the number of publications) are:

• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (129 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Bremen (116 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory (110 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (85 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Kiel (67 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 2020 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% 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 100.00% 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.