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Science China Earth Sciences
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Science China Earth Sciences

1674-7313

Published by: Zhongguo Kexue Zazhishe

https://www.springer.com/journal/11430

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 52 275 345 37
Environmental Sciences 114 127 184 33

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 519
Documents by Best Scientists*: 573
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 23
SCIMAGO H-index: 130
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.696
Impact Factor: 5.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Science China-earth Sciences?

Geochemistry, Paleontology, Climatology, Mineralogy and Structural basin are the subjects of interest in Science China-earth Sciences. The Geochemistry works featured in it incorporate elements from Craton and Petrology. Paleontology, which encompasses Sedimentary rock, Tectonics, Cretaceous, Sedimentary depositional environment and Permian, is the main subject of the journal.

Science China-earth Sciences focuses on Climatology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Plateau, Climate change, Atmospheric sciences and Precipitation. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Crust, apply to Lithosphere as well.

  • Geochemistry (18.28%)
  • Paleontology (12.49%)
  • Climatology (12.27%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Study on spatial pattern of land-use change in China during 1995–2000 (518 citations)
  • Mechanism for the formation of the January 2013 heavy haze pollution episode over central and eastern China (493 citations)
  • Timing, scale and mechanism of the destruction of the North China Craton (400 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Science China-earth Sciences:

The published articles primarily focus on research topics in Geochemistry, Paleontology, Climatology, Plateau and Petrology. The most cited papers address concerns in the field of Geochemistry by exploring it in line with topics in Craton which intersect with Lithosphere subjects. The published articles explore topics in Climatology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like China, Climate change, Atmospheric sciences and Precipitation.

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

  • Ecology
  • Statistics
  • China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Science China-earth Sciences generally zeroes in on subjects such as Geochemistry, Climatology, Plateau, Structural basin and Craton. The study on Geochemistry presented in Science China-earth Sciences intersects with the topics under Permian. Climatology research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Global warming and Yangtze river.

It explores studies in Structural basin as part of the wider topic of Paleontology. Topics in Craton explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Subduction and Lithosphere. While it focused on Lithosphere, it was also able to explore topics like Magnetotellurics, Mantle (geology) and Crust.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Aboveground biomass and its spatial distribution pattern of herbaceous marsh vegetation in China (18 citations)
  • Mapping the permafrost stability on the Tibetan Plateau for 2005–2015 (11 citations)
  • The big mantle wedge and decratonic gold deposits (8 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 Science China-earth Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Fahu Chen (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Shucheng Xie (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sumin Wang (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yao Tandong (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rixiang Zhu (16 papers) published 1 paper 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 Science China-earth Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (1691 papers) published 69 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) (264 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 11 more than at the previous edition,
  • Peking University (217 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Nanjing University (197 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Lanzhou University (112 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 7.19% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 72.54% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.27% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.56% of all publications and 5.63% 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

  • Estimation of China’s terrestrial ecosystem carbon sink: Methods, progress and prospects

    Unknown

    (2022)
    565 Citations
  • Mapping the permafrost stability on the Tibetan Plateau for 2005–2015

    Youhua Ran;Xin Li;Xin Li;Guodong Cheng;Guodong Cheng;Zhuotong Nan;Zhuotong Nan

    (2021)
    192 Citations
  • Perspectives on the role of terrestrial ecosystems in the ‘carbon neutrality’ strategy

    (2022)
    181 Citations
  • Coal measure metallogeny: Metallogenic system and implication for resource and environment

    Unknown

    (2022)
    181 Citations
  • Tectonic evolution and geodynamics of the Neo-Tethys Ocean

    Rixiang Zhu;Pan Zhao;Liang Zhao

    (2021)
    160 Citations
  • Accretionary processes and metallogenesis of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt: Advances and perspectives

    Wenjiao Xiao;Dongfang Song;Brian F. Windley;Jiliang Li

    (2020)
    151 Citations
  • Shear wave velocity structure of the crust and upper mantle in Southeastern Tibet and its geodynamic implications

    Zhiqi Zhang;Huajian Yao;Huajian Yao;Yan Yang

    (2020)
    134 Citations
  • 30 m global impervious surface area dynamics and urban expansion pattern observed by Landsat satellites: From 1972 to 2019

    Xin Huang;Jiayi Li;Jie Yang;Zhen Zhang

    (2021)
    123 Citations
  • Magnetotail dipolarization fronts and particle acceleration: A review

    Huishan Fu;Elena E. Grigorenko;Christine Gabrielse;Chengming Liu

    (2020)
    112 Citations

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