Paleontological Research

Top Research Topics at Paleontological Research?

The scientific interests tackled in Paleontological Research are Paleontology, Cretaceous, Genus, Fauna and Ecology. Paleontology study tackled is connected to the field of Oceanography. Paleontological Research focuses on Oceanography research which is adjacent to topics in Pleistocene.

The Cretaceous research dealing mostly with Cenomanian is the focus of the journal. It features research on Genus in an attempt to reinforce studies in the field of Zoology. Paleontological Research focused on Permian research but expanded to cover Terrane.

• Paleontology (72.22%)
• Cretaceous (18.66%)
• Genus (17.38%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Revision of the genus Glyphithyreus Reuss, 1859 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthoidea) and recognition of a new genus (402 citations)
• Ediacaran biota : The dawn of animal life in the shadow of giant protists (211 citations)
• The origin of the Metazoa in the light of the Proterozoic fossil record (149 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Paleontological Research:

The published papers generally zeroe in on subjects such as Paleontology, Oceanography, Cretaceous, Ecology and Fauna. The studies tackled in the published papers, which mainly focus on Paleontology, apply to Genus as well. The journal articles hold forums on Fauna that merge themes from other disciplines such as Range (biology) and Lithology.

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

• Genus
• Paleontology
• Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Paleontological Research facilitates discussions on Paleontology, Cretaceous, Group (stratigraphy), Genus and Permian. The work tackled in Paleontological Research goes beyond the discipline of Paleontology as it also encompasses Extinction. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Cretaceous, it also covered topics in Umbilicus (genus) and Whorl (mollusc).

The research on Group (stratigraphy) tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Eurhinodelphis, Cetacea, Pollen and Mandibular symphysis. Some problems in Genus that were presented in Paleontological Research overlapped with concepts under Tibiotarsus, Femur, Facies articularis and Plotopteridae. In Paleontological Research, Siliciclastic, Ecological succession, Radiolaria and Nodule (geology) are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Permian research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE) is Not a Single Event (3 citations)
• Nonmarine Mass Extinctions (2 citations)
• Ecosystem Reconstruction during the Cambrian Explosion (1 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 Paleontological Research (based on the number of publications) are:

• Shuji Niko (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Yasunari Shigeta (26 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Gengo Tanaka (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Jun-ichi Tazawa (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Haruyoshi Maeda (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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 Paleontological Research (based on the number of publications) are:

• American Museum of Natural History (85 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Tokyo (51 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Tsukuba (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Kyoto University (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
• National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (25 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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, 7.14% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 50.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 26.92% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.54% of all publications and 11.54% 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.