Ranking & Metrics
Impact Score is a novel metric devised to rank conferences based on the number of contributing the best scientists in addition to the h-index estimated from the scientific papers published by the best scientists. See more details on our methodology page.
The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Seismology, Petrology, Fault (geology), Tectonics and Lithosphere.
The study on Seismology presented in Solid Earth intersects with subjects under the field of Crust.
The journal explores issues in Petrology which can be linked to other research areas like Sedimentary rock and Shear zone.
The presentations focused mostly on Tectonics in an attempt to further explore topics in Paleontology.
It addresses concerns in Lithosphere which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Geophysics and Mantle (geology).
Many of the studies tackled connect Subduction with a similar field of study like Slab.
Seismology (21.38%)
Petrology (12.50%)
Fault (geology) (11.73%)
What are the most cited papers published in the journal?
Use of phytoremediation and biochar to remediate heavy metal polluted soils: a review (270 citations)
Earth's surface heat flux (263 citations)
Kinematics of the South Atlantic rift (213 citations)
Research areas of the most cited articles at Solid Earth:
The journal publications aim to foster the development of research in Agronomy, Hydrology, Seismology, Soil carbon and Soil water.
Issues in Hydrology were discussed in the published articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Soil science, Vegetation and Land use.
The Seismology research tackled in the journal publications is interrelated with Crust which concerns subjects like Rift.
What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?
Ecology
Statistics
Agriculture
The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:
The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Seismology, Fault (geology), Petrology, Tectonics and Crust.
Issues in Seismology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Magnitude (mathematics) and Borehole.
Anticline, Stress field and Strain partitioning are some topics wherein Fault (geology) research discussed in it have an impact.
It holds forums on Petrology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Seismic tomography, Subduction, Shear zone and Facies.
The Tectonics research presented in Solid Earth explores the relationship between Deformation (mechanics) and the closely related topic of Kinematics and Sedimentary rock.
The study of Lithosphere and how it intertwines with concepts under Mantle (geology), Magmatism, Plate tectonics, Massif and Slab were explored in the presented Crust research.
The most cited articles from the last journal are:
Kinematics and extent of the Piemont–Liguria Basin – implications for subduction processes in the Alps (11 citations)
Sensing Earth and environment dynamics by telecommunication fiber-optic sensors: an urban experiment in Pennsylvania, USA (10 citations)
Seismic evidence of the COVID-19 lockdown measures: a case study from eastern Sicily (Italy) (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.
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Top authors and change over time
The top authors publishing in Solid Earth (based on the number of publications) are:
János Urai (17 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
Ramón Carbonell (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
Charlotte M. Krawczyk (10 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
Puy Ayarza (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
Christopher Juhlin (9 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.
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Top affiliations and change over time
Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered
The top affiliations publishing in Solid Earth (based on the number of publications) are:
Spanish National Research Council (42 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
Chinese Academy of Sciences (38 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
ETH Zurich (38 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
RWTH Aachen University (35 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
University of Potsdam (32 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 5 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.
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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.
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During the most recent 2021 edition, 6.36% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 37.86% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 17.48% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.36% of all publications and 23.30% 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.
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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.
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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.
