Swiss Journal of Palaeontology

Top Research Topics at Swiss Journal of Palaeontology?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Paleontology, Taxon, Genus, Cretaceous and Fauna. Many of the studies tackled connect Paleontology with a similar field of study like Ecology. Some problems in Taxon that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Taxonomy (biology), Ammonoidea and Cenozoic.

Swiss Journal of Palaeontology holds forums on Genus that merges themes from other disciplines such as Devonian, Carboniferous and Paleogene. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology connects the study in Cretaceous with the closely related area of Foraminifera. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology focuses on Fauna research which is adjacent to topics in Facies.

The journal focuses on Crinoid but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Anatomy and Paleozoic. Topics in Neogene explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Sedimentary depositional environment and Late Miocene. The Paleoecology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Taphonomy.

• Paleontology (99.56%)
• Taxon (16.44%)
• Genus (16.44%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Smithian ammonoid faunas from Utah: implications for Early Triassic biostratigraphy, correlation and basinal paleogeography (49 citations)
• On the osteology of Tapejara wellnhoferi KELLNER 1989 and the first occurrence of a multiple specimen assemblage from the Santana Formation, Araripe Basin, NE-Brazil (46 citations)
• Revised stratigraphy of Neogene strata in the Cocinetas Basin, La Guajira, Colombia (43 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Swiss Journal of Palaeontology:

The main points discussed in the published articles deal with Paleontology, Paleoecology, Fauna, Ecology and Taxon. Paleontology study tackled in the journal articles is connected to the field of Taxonomy (biology). The published papers tackle studies in Structural basin and the interrelated subject of Submarine canyon to gain insights into Fauna.

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

• Genus
• Paleontology
• Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Paleontology, Zoology, Taxon, Cretaceous and Ammonite are tackled in the journal. The work on Paleontology tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Evolutionary biology and Genus. It explores themes in Zoology like Spermatophore and links them with other fields of study like Latitude.

It tackles studies in Taxonomy (biology) and the interrelated subject of Foraminifera, Micropaleontology, Whorl (mollusc) and Reticulate to gain insights into Taxon. The concepts on Cretaceous presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Provenance and Lineage (evolution). The research on Ammonite featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Cenomanian and Conch.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• A nomenclature for fossil and living turtles using phylogenetically defined clade names (15 citations)
• Failed prey or peculiar necrolysis? Isolated ammonite soft body from the Late Jurassic of Eichstätt (Germany) with complete digestive tract and male reproductive organs (8 citations)
• New insights into the taxonomy and evolution of Jurassic planktonic foraminifera (3 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 Swiss Journal of Palaeontology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Christian Klug (24 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Stephen K. Donovan (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Hans Hess (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Werner Schwarzhans (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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Swiss Journal of Palaeontology (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Zurich (43 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
• American Museum of Natural History (34 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
• Naturhistorisches Museum (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Naturalis (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Florida Museum of Natural History (9 papers) published 1 paper 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, 4.55% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 71.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.76% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.05% of all publications and 4.76% 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.