Terra Nova

Top Research Topics at Terra Nova?

Terra Nova facilitates discussions on Paleontology, Geochemistry, Seismology, Tectonics and Geomorphology. The presentations discussing Paleontology offer insights in topics such as Structural basin, Cretaceous, Sedimentary rock, Subduction and Rift. Terra Nova concentrates on Geochemistry topics that focus on Zircon, Metamorphic rock, Mantle (geology), Metamorphism and Crust.

Terra Nova focuses on Mantle (geology) as well as the interrelated topic of Lithosphere. The journal links adjacent topics like Seismology with Petrology.

• Paleontology (32.81%)
• Geochemistry (23.65%)
• Seismology (20.64%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The snowball Earth hypothesis: testing the limits of global change (1171 citations)
• The Variscan collage and orogeny (480-290 Ma) and the tectonic definition of the Armorica microplate: a review (605 citations)
• A proposal for the kinematic modelling of W-dipping subductions - possible applications to the Tyrrhenian-Apennines system (530 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Terra Nova:

The journal publications generally zeroe in on subjects such as Paleontology, Seismology, Geochemistry, Subduction and Geomorphology. The studies tackled in the journal articles, which mainly focus on Paleontology, apply to Carbonate as well. While the journal publications focused on Seismology, they were also able to explore topics like Slab and Crust.

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

• Paleontology
• Ecology
• World War II

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Geochemistry, Paleontology, Seismology, Structural basin and Tectonics are tackled in Terra Nova. The Geochemistry works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Plateau and Dolomitization. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Paleontology, apply to Arc (geometry) as well.

The work on Seismology addressed in Terra Nova expands to the thematically related Stress (mechanics). It explores research in Calcite and overlapping concepts in Deformation (meteorology) and Cretaceous to expand the discourse in Geochronology. The journal features Metamorphic rock research that overlaps with concepts in Sedimentary rock.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Subduction initiation triggered by accretion of a Jurassic oceanic plateau along the Bangong–Nujiang Suture in central Tibet (4 citations)
• Unveiling geothermal potential sites along Gulf of Suez (Egypt) using an integrated geoscience approach (3 citations)
• Regional impact of Early Cretaceous tectono‐magmatic uplift in the Arctic: implications of new data from eastern North Greenland (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 Terra Nova (based on the number of publications) are:

• Massimiliano Zattin (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Fritz Schlunegger (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Carlo Doglioni (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Wout Krijgsman (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Paul Browning (11 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Terra Nova (based on the number of publications) are:

• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (68 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Chinese Academy of Sciences (60 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 12 more than at the previous edition,
• National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (56 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• ETH Zurich (54 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
• University of Montpellier (49 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, 2.78% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 35.71% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.86% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.29% of all publications and 47.14% 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.