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This research was partially supported by Italian Space Agency (ASI/2020-15-HH.0 and ASI/2022-15-HH.0 agreements).

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September 18, 2023
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Geology of the Imdr Regio area of Venus

Publicated to:Journal Of Maps. 19 (1): 2253832- - 2023-12-31 19(1), DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2023.2253832

Authors: Lopez, Ivan; Martin, Lucia; D'Incecco, Piero; Lang, Nicholas P; Di Achille, Gaetano

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Arctic Planetary Sci Inst, Rovaniemi, Finland - Author
Astron Observ Abruzzo, Natl Inst Astrophys INAF, Teramo, Italy - Author
Consejo Super Invest Cient IPNA CSIC, Inst Prod Nat & Agrobiol, Dept Life & Earth Sci, Volcanol Res Grp, Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain - Author
Mercyhurst Univ, Dept Biochem Chem Geol & Phys, Erie, PA USA - Author
Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Dept Biol Geol Fis & Quim Inorgan, Tecvolrisk Res Grp, Madrid 28933, Spain - Author
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Abstract

We present a 1:5,000,000 geological map of the Imdr Regio area of Venus. Geological mapping was conducted using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images, altimetry and stereo-derived topography data from NASA's Magellan mission. The map covers an area of approximately 7.9 x 106 km2 and exhibits a variety of tectonic structures and units of volcanic origin related to the evolution of Imdr Regio and surrounding plains. We have differentiated primary structures related to the emplacement of the different units from tectonic structures that deform them. These structures are also organized between those that are regional in extent and those that are related to the evolution of local large tectono-volcanic structures. The units in the map area represent different geologic processes (e.g. volcanism) that took place during the evolution of the large topographic rise. Geologic mapping illustrates a complex evolution with different styles of deformation and volcanism in this part of the planet.

Keywords

CanaliChannelsEvolutionFeaturesGlobal distributionImdr regioLarge topographic risesLavaMagellan observationsPlainsPlanetary geologySurfaceVenusVolcanism

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal Of Maps due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 57/172, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Geography. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Earth and Planetary Sciences (Miscellaneous).

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 2.45, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-16, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 4
  • Scopus: 4

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-16:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 4.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 6 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 17.05.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 16 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Finland; Italy; United States of America.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (López Ruiz-Labranderas, Iván) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been López Ruiz-Labranderas, Iván.