Class information for:
Level 1: ROCK VARNISH//DESERT VARNISH//ROCK COATING

Basic class information

ID Publications Average number
of references
Avg. shr. active
ref. in WoS
22268 330 43.5 41%



Bar chart of Publication_year

Last years might be incomplete

Classes in level above (level 2)



ID, lev.
above
Publications Label for level above
1223 8640 ROCK VARNISH//GEODERMA//EARTH ENVIRONM SCI GEOL GEOPHYS

Terms with highest relevance score



Rank Term Type of term Relevance score
(tfidf)
Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences
Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term
Num. of
publ. in
class
1 ROCK VARNISH Author keyword 64 79% 12% 41
2 DESERT VARNISH Author keyword 17 63% 5% 17
3 ROCK COATING Author keyword 9 83% 2% 5
4 DESERT PAVEMENT Author keyword 8 39% 5% 15
5 SILICA GLAZE Author keyword 6 80% 1% 4
6 CATION RATIO DATING Author keyword 3 100% 1% 3
7 STONE PAVEMENT Author keyword 3 100% 1% 3
8 VML DATING Author keyword 3 100% 1% 3
9 DESERT PAVEMENTS Author keyword 2 50% 1% 3
10 ROCK COATINGS Author keyword 2 28% 2% 5

Web of Science journal categories

Author Key Words



Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)
Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences
Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term
Num. of
publ. in
class
LCSH search Wikipedia search
1 ROCK VARNISH 64 79% 12% 41 Search ROCK+VARNISH Search ROCK+VARNISH
2 DESERT VARNISH 17 63% 5% 17 Search DESERT+VARNISH Search DESERT+VARNISH
3 ROCK COATING 9 83% 2% 5 Search ROCK+COATING Search ROCK+COATING
4 DESERT PAVEMENT 8 39% 5% 15 Search DESERT+PAVEMENT Search DESERT+PAVEMENT
5 SILICA GLAZE 6 80% 1% 4 Search SILICA+GLAZE Search SILICA+GLAZE
6 CATION RATIO DATING 3 100% 1% 3 Search CATION+RATIO+DATING Search CATION+RATIO+DATING
7 STONE PAVEMENT 3 100% 1% 3 Search STONE+PAVEMENT Search STONE+PAVEMENT
8 VML DATING 3 100% 1% 3 Search VML+DATING Search VML+DATING
9 DESERT PAVEMENTS 2 50% 1% 3 Search DESERT+PAVEMENTS Search DESERT+PAVEMENTS
10 ROCK COATINGS 2 28% 2% 5 Search ROCK+COATINGS Search ROCK+COATINGS

Key Words Plus



Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)
Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences
Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term
Num. of
publ. in
class
1 DESERT VARNISH 41 53% 16% 54
2 CIMA VOLCANIC FIELD 23 50% 10% 33
3 ROCK VARNISH 21 42% 12% 38
4 ROCK VARNISH MICROSTRATIGRAPHY 15 88% 2% 7
5 ELEMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS 11 100% 2% 6
6 STONE PAVEMENTS 11 78% 2% 7
7 ALLUVIAL FAN SURFACES 6 53% 2% 8
8 EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT 6 26% 6% 19
9 QUATERNARY CLIMATIC CHANGES 5 42% 3% 10
10 PEDOGENIC PROCESSES 4 27% 4% 14

Journals

Reviews



Title Publ. year Cit. Active references % act. ref.
to same field
Rock varnish microlamination dating of late Quaternary geomorphic features in the drylands of western USA 2008 19 75 40%
Models of rock varnish formation constrained by high resolution transmission electron microscopy 1998 38 41 66%
The vesicular layer and carbonate collars of desert soils and pavements: formation, age and relation to climate change 1998 94 48 31%
Evidence for a biogenic, microorganismal origin of rock varnish from the Gangdese Belt of Tibet 2011 8 45 29%
Defining biominerals and organominerals: Direct and indirect indicators of life 2007 38 103 20%
Sally's rockshelter and the archaeology of the vision quest 1999 17 21 57%
Evidence of a microbial community associated with rock varnish at Yungay, Atacama Desert, Chile 2008 15 94 21%
Direct major- and trace-element analyses of rock varnish by high resolution laser ablation inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICPMS) 2006 20 99 20%
Toe-cut terraces: A review and proposed criteria to differentiate from traditional fluvial terraces 2015 0 55 24%
DATING METHODS - REVIEW FOR 1994 1995 1 33 21%

Address terms



Rank Address term Relevance score
(tfidf)
Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences
Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term
Num. of
publ.
in class
1 CAMCOR 1 21% 1.5% 5
2 SOIL WATER SCI PROGRAM 1 12% 2.1% 7
3 ISESCONICET 1 50% 0.3% 1
4 NMT15 1 50% 0.3% 1
5 OURCE POLICY MANAGEMENT 1 50% 0.3% 1
6 GEOG F09 0 33% 0.3% 1
7 MODERN MAGNET SYST 0 33% 0.3% 1
8 ARQUEOL MUSEO 0 18% 0.6% 2
9 UNESCO CHAIR DESERT STUDIES DESERTIFICAT CONTRO 0 25% 0.3% 1
10 ANTHR ARCHAEOL SOCIOL 0 17% 0.3% 1

Related classes at same level (level 1)



Rank Relatedness score Related classes
1 0.0000231152 PACKRAT MIDDENS//LAKE BONNEVILLE//PLUVIAL LAKE
2 0.0000194431 PROFILE DEVELOPMENT INDEX//RED MEDITERRANEAN SOILS//TERRA ROSSA
3 0.0000176498 DEPOSITION GAUGE//DUST GAUGE//AEOLIAN PARTICLES
4 0.0000159556 INT INVEST PREHIST//ANTHROPOLOGIE//CAVE ART
5 0.0000141020 COSMOGENIC NUCLIDES//IN SITU C 14//SURFACE EXPOSURE DATING
6 0.0000137008 CIENCIAS NAT ARQUEOL//NEW WORLD COLONIZATION//FIRST AMERICANS
7 0.0000118533 BIODETERIORATION//BIORECEPTIVITY//ROCK INHABITING FUNGI
8 0.0000110308 WEATHER//CLIMATE INFORMAT//HYDROL HYDRAUL PROGRAM
9 0.0000100686 CALCRETE//CALCRETES//PEDOGENIC CARBONATES
10 0.0000095695 LIMESTONE PAVEMENTS//ARCHAEOACOUSTICS//NORBER