Pure and Applied Geophysics

Top Research Topics at Pure and Applied Geophysics?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Seismology, Climatology, Induced seismicity, Atmospheric sciences and Geophysics. The study on Seismology presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Magnitude (mathematics). The works on Climatology deal in particular with Monsoon.

The Atmospheric sciences works featured in it incorporate elements from Atmosphere and Meteorology.

• Seismology (29.23%)
• Climatology (7.78%)
• Induced seismicity (7.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Friction of Rocks (3213 citations)
• Simulation of Ground Motion Using the Stochastic Method (957 citations)
• Time-dependent friction and the mechanics of stick-slip (915 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Pure and Applied Geophysics:

The most cited articles explore disciplines such as Seismology, Induced seismicity, Slip (materials science), Fault (geology) and Geotechnical engineering. Most of the works presented in the most cited publications deal with Seismology but they intersect with the subject of Magnitude (mathematics). The works on Geotechnical engineering tackled in the most cited papers bring together disciplines like Shear (geology) and Mechanics.

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:

The main points discussed in Pure and Applied Geophysics deals with Seismology, Climatology, Geodesy, Magnitude (mathematics) and Precipitation. It links adjacent topics like Seismology with Waveform. The research on Climatology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Structural basin, Period (geology) and Climate change.

Research on Geodesy addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Gravity (chemistry). The journal focuses on Monsoon as well as the interrelated topic of Weather Research and Forecasting Model. The Seismic hazard study featured in Pure and Applied Geophysics draws connections with the study of Peak ground acceleration.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• A Review of Global Radioxenon Background Research and Issues (6 citations)
• Honey, Can You Take Out the Garbage Can? Modeling Weather Data for Cadavers Found Within Containers (6 citations)
• Performance of the RegCM-MITgcm Coupled Regional Model in Simulating the Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall (4 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 Pure and Applied Geophysics (based on the number of publications) are:

• Giuliano F. Panza (75 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Andrzej Icha (51 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Mario Bossolasco (50 papers) absent at the last edition,
• John B. Rundle (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Emile A. Okal (42 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than 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 Pure and Applied Geophysics (based on the number of publications) are:

• Russian Academy of Sciences (162 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Tokyo (151 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• United States Geological Survey (137 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• National Geophysical Research Institute (128 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Chinese Academy of Sciences (120 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 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, 8.15% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.95% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.03% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.66% of all publications and 69.35% 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.