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Stratigraphy
H-index 5

Stratigraphy

1547-139X

Published by: Micropaleontology Press

https://www.micropress.org/stratigraphy.html

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 492 24 19 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 26
Documents by Best Scientists*: 20
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 30
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.353
Impact Factor: 0.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Stratigraphy?

Stratigraphy mostly deals with topics like Paleontology, Biostratigraphy, Stratigraphy, Conodont and Ordovician. In the Paleontology research discussed, Structural basin, Pennsylvanian, Carboniferous, Sedimentary depositional environment and Permian are all tackled. Research on Pennsylvanian addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Group (stratigraphy).

Studies on Carboniferous discussed in Stratigraphy link to the field of Devonian. The research on Biostratigraphy featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Foraminifera, Lithostratigraphy and Facies. The study on Facies presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Coastal plain.

Some problems in Stratigraphy that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Magnetostratigraphy and Section (archaeology). Stratigraphy encompasses Ordovician studies in the context of Geochemistry as a whole. Benthic zone studies covered in it falls within the purview of Oceanography.

  • Paleontology (72.73%)
  • Biostratigraphy (22.73%)
  • Stratigraphy (13.64%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The PRISM3D paleoenvironmental reconstruction (164 citations)
  • Revised astrochronology for the Ain el Beida section (Atlantic Morocco): No glacio-eustatic control for the onset of the Messinian Salinity Crisis (92 citations)
  • New quantitative evidence of extreme warmth in the Pliocene Arctic (53 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Stratigraphy:

The published papers focus on Paleontology, Oceanography, Biostratigraphy, Conodont and Arctic. Most of the works presented in the most cited publications deal with Paleontology but they intersect with the subject of Globigerinoides. While Arctic is the focus of the most cited articles, it also provides insights into the studies of North Atlantic Deep Water, Deep ocean water, Antarctic ice sheet and Pliocene climate.

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

  • Paleontology
  • Sedimentary rock
  • Stratigraphy

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily tackles Paleontology, Stratigraphy, Foraminifera, Section (archaeology) and Cretaceous. The research on Paleontology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Benthic zone and China. Inner mongolia is a focus of the China works in the journal.

Stratigraphy holds forums on Foraminifera that merges themes from other disciplines such as Sedimentary basin and Plankton. While Cretaceous is the focus of Stratigraphy, it also provided insights into the studies of Sequence stratigraphy, Facies, Coastal plain and Sea level. The journal explores issues in Biostratigraphy which can be linked to other research areas like Pleistocene, Calcareous, Isotopes of oxygen and Peninsula.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Oxygen isotope stratigraphy and calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of the Lower Pleistocene in the Boso Peninsula, central Japan (1 citations)
  • Cambrian ooids, their genesis and relationship to sea-level rise and fall: A case study of the Qingshuihe section, Inner Mongolia, China (1 citations)
  • Environmental significance of benthic foraminifera and microfacies of central Tethyan Upper Triassic strata, central Iran (0 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 Stratigraphy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Marie-Pierre Aubry (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lucy E. Edwards (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Carlton E. Brett (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Marci M. Robinson (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Brian R. Pratt (6 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 Stratigraphy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rutgers University (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Geological Survey (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Missouri (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tanta University (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Saskatchewan (2 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

  • An Austral radiolarian biozonation for the Paleogene

    Christopher J. Hollis;Kristina M. Pascher;Annika Sanfilippo;Akiko Nishimura

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Benthic foraminiferal assemblages from maximum flooding surface J30, Middle Jurassic Dhruma Formation, Central Saudi Arabia

    Michael A. Kaminski;Abduljamiu O. Amao;Lamidi O. Babalola;Ramona Balc

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • NORTH AMERICAN COMMISSION ON STRATIGRAPHIC NOMENCLATURE Note 71 - Application for addition of chemostratigraphic units to the North American Stratigraphic Code: Acase for formalizing chemostratigraphic units

    Robert W. Scott;Carlton E. Brett;Richard H. Fluegeman;Brian R. Pratt

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Early Silurian Benthic Foraminifera from Saudi Arabia - including the oldest known multichambered lituolids

    Michael A. Kaminski;Pramudya R. D. Perdana

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Neogene-Quaternary Mediterranean calcareous nannofossil biozonation and biochronology: A review

    (2023)
    5 Citations
  • Conodonts and the correlation of the Lower Permian Yeso Group, New Mexico, USA

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • High-resolution biostratigraphic analysis of the Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary in the Kurdistan Region (NW Iraq)

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature Note 70: Records of the Stratigraphic Commission 2014-2017

    Richard H. Fluegeman;Carlton E. Brett;Frank Brunton;Lucy E. Edwards

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Late Cretaceous (Turonian-Coniacian) sequence stratigraphy, sea level, and deltaic facies, Magothy Formation, U. S. Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain

    Peter J. Sugarman;Kenneth G. Miller;James V. Browning;Peter P. McLaughlin

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • NORTH AMERICAN COMMISSION ON STRATIGRAPHIC NOMENCLATURE Report 14 - Revision of Articles 73, 81, 82 and Table 2 of the North American Stratigraphic Code to Formalize Subseries and Subepochs

    Marie-Pierre Aubry;Richard H. Fluegeman;Lucy E. Edwards;Brian R. Pratt

    (2020)
    2 Citations

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