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Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas
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Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas

1026-8774

Published by: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

http://www.rmcg.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 554 17 23 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 17
Documents by Best Scientists*: 23
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 45
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.218
Impact Factor: 0.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Geologicas?

The concepts of Paleontology, Geochemistry, Cretaceous, Geomorphology and Mineralogy are tackled in the journal. Paleontology research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Foraminifera, Genus and Fauna. Presentations on Geochemistry include those discussing Volcano, Volcanic rock, Rhyolite and Pyroclastic rock.

  • Paleontology (20.82%)
  • Geochemistry (13.61%)
  • Cretaceous (9.79%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Características del Eje Neovolcánico Transmexicano y sus problemas de interpretación (132 citations)
  • Geochemistry of Neoproterozoic shales of the Rabanpalli Formation, Bhima Basin, Northern Karnataka, southern India: implications for provenance and paleoredox conditions (127 citations)
  • Provenance of sands from Cazones, Acapulco, and Bahía Kino beaches, México (110 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Geologicas:

The main points discussed in the most cited papers deal with Paleontology, Geochemistry, Geomorphology, Mineralogy and Cretaceous. The Paleontology research presented in the journal publications focuses mostly on Fauna and, on occasion, topics in Taxon. While Geomorphology is the focus of the most cited articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Sedimentary rock and Volcano.

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

  • Ecology
  • Paleontology
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Geomorphology, Xenolith, Geochemistry, Magma and Biostratigraphy are the subjects of interest in the journal. The journal explores issues in Geomorphology which can be linked to other research areas like Volcano, Cinder cone and Groundwater. It tackles topics on Biostratigraphy, which can potentially contribute to the wider field of Paleontology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Arreglo de fracturas geológicas en rocas miocénicas de la cuenca de México (1 citations)
  • Aplicación de inteligencia artificial y técnicas de aprendizaje automático para la evaluación de la susceptibilidad por movimientos en masa (1 citations)
  • Tropical glacier reconstructions during the Last Glacial Maximum in Costa Rica (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.

The top authors publishing in Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Geologicas (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Fernando Ortega Gutiérrez (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Victor A. Valencia (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Luigi Solari (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Surendra P. Verma (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Carlos M. González León (13 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 Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Geologicas (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Autonomous University of Mexico (461 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Universidad de Sonora (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Arizona (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (22 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 2021 edition, 100.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, nan% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another nan% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included nan% of all publications and nan% 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

  • Lahares secundarios en el volcán Popocatépetl: El lahar Nexpayantla del 4 de febrero, 2010

    Gabriela Zaragoza;Lizeth Caballero-García;Lucia Capra;Amiel Nieto-Torres

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • U-Pb geochronology of rutile: deciphering the cooling history of the Oaxacan Complex granulites, southern Mexico

    Miguel Gerardo Adame-Martínez;Luigi Augusto Solari;Carlos Ortega-Obregón;Fanis Abdullin

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Las Cabras volcano, Michoacán-Guanajuato Volcanic Field, México: Topographic, climatic, and shallow magmatic controls on scoria cone eruptions

    Marie-Noëlle Guilbaud;Athziri Hernández-Jiménez;Claus Siebe;Sergio Salinas

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Definición del campo de esfuerzos-deformación y sismotectónica del sistema de fallas Morelia-Acambay, México

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Lower Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) Bisbee Group, Arizpe area, northern Sonora, Mexico: Integrated biostratigraphy, age and provenance from U-Pb and Hf isotopes

    (2023)
    3 Citations
  • La Unión Monzogranite: geochronology and significance of the Jurassic arc in the Sula Terrane, Guatemala

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • Temporal and spatial hydrogeochemical evolution and lead isotopic composition of a contaminated stream of Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico.

    Natasha Mylena Quevedo-Castañón;Oscar Talavera-Mendoza;Sergio Adrián Salgado-Souto;Joaquin Ruiz

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • El xenolito granítico de Cuitzeo: evidencia de un sistema de inyección magmático -intermedio-félsico Mioceno Temprano en el centro de México

    María del Sol Hernández-Bernal;Pedro Corona-Chávez;Noemí Trujillo-Hernández;Consuelo Macías-Romo

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • U-Pb geochronology and Hf isotopes of the Grenvillian Río Hondo gneisses, Puebla: redefining the western edge of Oaxaquia

    (2024)
    2 Citations
  • Sucesión volcano-sedimentaria del Plioceno superior-Pleistoceno inferior, previa a la erupción de las calderas La Reforma y El Aguajito, Baja California Sur, México

    (2022)
    2 Citations

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