
Indexed in
License and use

Physical content of quadratic gravity
Publicated to:EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C. 78 (10): - 2018-10-01 78(10), DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6250-x
Authors: Alvarez E; Anero J; Gonzalez-Martin S; Santos-Garcia R
Affiliations
Abstract
© 2018, The Author(s). We have recently undergone an analysis of gravitational theories as defined in first order formalism, where the metric and the connection are treated as independent fields. The physical meaning of the connection field has historically been somewhat elusive. In this paper, a complete spin analysis of the torsionless connection field is performed, and its consequences are explored. The main properties of a hypothetical consistent truncation of the theory are discussed as well.
Keywords
Quality index
Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel
The work has been published in the journal EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C 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, 2018, it was in position 7/29, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Physics, Particles & Fields.
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: 12.08, 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 2025-07-31, the following number of citations:
- WoS: 13
- Scopus: 15
Impact and social visibility
Leadership analysis of institutional authors
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 (ALVAREZ VAZQUEZ, ENRIQUE) and Last Author (SANTOS GARCIA, RAQUEL).