Is number 2 or number 3 journal in a field counted as a top field journal? I am required three "top field journal" publications
Top field journal
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Top means the top one in a significant field, unless the ranking in the field is not obvious. In that case only, the top two condensers count. Def not more.
Even if the ranking is obvious, Number 2 should count if its quality is much closer to Number 1 than to Number 3.