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Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors
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Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 193 176 175 19

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 214
Documents by Best Scientists*: 203
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 130
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.824
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors?

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Seismology, Geophysics, Mantle (geology), Mineralogy and Geodesy. The journal focuses on Seismology as well as the interrelated topic of Crust. The concepts on Geophysics presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Earth's magnetic field, Magnetic field, Convection and Mantle convection.

Some problems in Earth's magnetic field that were presented in Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors overlapped with concepts under Paleomagnetism and Secular variation. It encompasses Convection studies in the context of Mechanics as a whole. The studies in Mantle (geology) featured incorporate elements of Mantle wedge and Transition zone.

The journal facilitates discussions on Mineralogy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Remanence, Anisotropy, Thermodynamics and Analytical chemistry. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Geodesy, apply to Amplitude as well. The study on Subduction presented in Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors intersects with the topics under Slab.

  • Seismology (25.03%)
  • Geophysics (24.95%)
  • Mantle (geology) (16.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Preliminary reference earth model (7715 citations)
  • Hysteresis properties of titanomagnetites: Grain-size and compositional dependence (2332 citations)
  • The global CMT project 2004–2010: Centroid-moment tensors for 13,017 earthquakes (1389 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors:

The most cited publications cover a variety of subjects, including Geophysics, Seismology, Mineralogy, Mantle (geology) and Thermodynamics. The works on Geophysics tackled in the most cited articles bring together disciplines like Petrology, Mechanics, Earth's magnetic field and Mantle convection. While work presented in the most cited articles provide substantial information on Seismology, it also covers topics in Geodesy and Crust.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Statistics
  • Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors generally zeroes in on subjects such as Seismology, Mantle (geology), Geophysics, Lithosphere and Earth's magnetic field. The study of Magnitude (mathematics) and how it intertwines with concepts under Sedimentary rock were explored in the presented Seismology research. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors explores topics in Mantle (geology) which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Asthenosphere, Rift, Petrology and Crust.

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors is focused mainly on Geophysics, particularly Outer core. The Lithosphere works featured in Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors incorporate elements from Shear wave splitting and Craton. Paleontology, Period (geology), Secular variation and Geodesy are some topics wherein Earth's magnetic field research discussed in Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors have an impact.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The Marsquake catalogue from InSight, sols 0–478 (15 citations)
  • Companion guide to the marsquake catalog from InSight, Sols 0–478: Data content and non-seismic events (12 citations)
  • Gravity data interpretation by a two-sided fault-like geologic structure using the global particle swarm technique (9 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.

The top authors publishing in Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Adam M. Dziewonski (95 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Göran Ekström (80 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dapeng Zhao (58 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • David A. Yuen (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Eiji Ohtani (52 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 Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Tokyo (244 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (184 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Australian National University (180 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (162 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (155 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 6 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, 4.76% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.00% of all publications and 48.00% 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

  • Seismology on Mars: An analysis of 1 direct, reected, and converted seismic body waves with implications for interior structure

    Unknown

    (2022)
    133 Citations
  • The Marsquake catalogue from InSight, sols 0–478

    John F. Clinton;Savas Ceylan;Martin van Driel;Domenico Giardini

    (2021)
    132 Citations
  • The marsquake catalogue from InSight, sols 0–1011

    Unknown

    (2022)
    113 Citations
  • Companion guide to the marsquake catalog from InSight, Sols 0–478: Data content and non-seismic events

    Savas Ceylan;John Francis Clinton;Domenico Giardini;Maren Böse;Maren Böse

    (2021)
    81 Citations
  • Continental lithospheric temperatures: A review

    Saskia Goes;Derrick Hasterok;Derek L. Schutt;Marthe Klöcking

    (2020)
    60 Citations
  • The influence of spreading rate and permeability on melt focusing beneath mid-ocean ridges

    Shi J. Sim;Shi J. Sim;Marc Spiegelman;Dave R. Stegman;Cian Wilson

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • P-wave upper-mantle tomography of the Tanlu fault zone in eastern China

    Jianshe Lei;Dapeng Zhao;Xiwei Xu;Mofei Du

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • A comparison of oceanic and continental mantle lithosphere

    Karen M. Fischer;Catherine A. Rychert;Colleen A. Dalton;Meghan S. Miller

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Detailed Moho variations under Northeast China inferred from receiver function analyses and their tectonic implications

    Bing Zhang;Jianshe Lei;Xiaohui Yuan;Guangwei Zhang

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Structure and dynamics of the oceanic lithosphere-asthenosphere system

    Fred Richards;Fred Richards;Mark Hoggard;Mark Hoggard;Alistair Crosby;Siavash Ghelichkhan

    (2020)
    28 Citations

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