Peltoniemi M "Impact factors, citations, and Geophysics " GEOPHYSICS 70 (2): 3MA-17MA March - April 2005

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Title:     Impact factors, citations, and GEOPHYSICS

Author(s): Peltoniemi M

Source: GEOPHYSICS 70 (2): 3MA-17MA MAR-APR 2005

Document Type: Article    Language: English
Cited References: 5       Times Cited: 0

Abstract: This review assesses the contributions and impact that GEOPHYSICS
journal has made to both the theory and the applications of exploration
geophysics during its publication life span. The contributions are
evaluated first on the basis of Journal Citation Reports data, which
summarize information available since 1975 about the impact factor of our
journal. The impact factor for GEOPHYSICS in 1975-2002 has ranged between
1.461 and 0.591, with an average of 0.924 and with a relative ranking
between 16 and 45 for all journals in its category. The journal receiving
the highest impact factor for the period 2000-2003 in the "Geochemistry and
Geophysics" category is Reviews of Geophysics, with an average impact
factor of 7.787 and which ranged between 9.226 and 6.083.

A second and important criterion is the frequency with which individual
papers published in GEOPHYSICS have been cited elsewhere. This information
is available for the entire publication history of GEOPHYSICS and supports
the choices made for the early classic papers. These were listed in both
the Silver and the Golden Anniversary issues of GEOPHYSICS. In August 2004,
the five most-cited papers in GEOPHYSICS published in the time period 4.936
to February 2003 are Thomsen (1986) with 423 citations, Constable et al.
(1987) with 380 citations, Cagniard (1953) with 354 citations, Sen et al.
(1981) with 313 citations, and Stolt (1978) with 307 citations. Fifteen
more papers exceed a threshold value of 200 citations.

During 2000-2002, GEOPHYSICS, Geophysical Prospecting, Geophysical Journal
International, and Journal of Applied Geophysics were the four journals
with the highest number of citations of papers published in GEOPHYSICS. In
the same 2000-2002 period, those journals in which papers published in
GEOPHYSICS are cited most are GEOPHYSICS, Geophysical Prospecting,
Geophysical Journal International, and Journal of Geophysical Research.
During 1985, the total number of citations in all journals in the Science
Citation Index database to papers published in GEOPHYSICS was 2657. By
2002, this same citation count for GEOPHYSICS had increased to 4784.


Addresses: Peltoniemi M (reprint author), Helsinki Univ Technol, POB 6200,
Helsinki, FIN-02015 Finland
Helsinki Univ Technol, Helsinki, FIN-02015 Finland

E-mail Addresses: Markku.Peltoniemi at hut.fi

Publisher: SOC EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICISTS, 8801 S YALE ST, TULSA, OK 74137
USA
Subject Category: GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS
IDS Number: 915CR

ISSN: 0016-8033

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