Acarologia

Top Research Topics at Acarologia?

Acarologia is mainly concerned with subjects like Acari, Zoology, Acariformes, Ecology and Taxonomy (biology). Topics in Acari were tackled in line with various other fields like Genus and Mite. Most of the Mite studies addressed also intersect with Horticulture.

Some problems in Zoology that were presented in Acarologia overlapped with concepts under Larva and Parasitism. The research on Acariformes featured in it combines topics in other fields like Seta, Phytoseiidae, Key (lock), Systematics and Prostigmata. The main emphasis of it is the subject of Phytoseiidae, focusing on Typhlodromus.

Ecology, which encompasses Fauna and Tick, is the main subject of the journal. Acarologia explores research in Taxonomy (biology) and the adjacent study of Geographic distribution. Eriophyidae and Eriophyoidea are among the areas of Botany tackled.

• Acari (84.79%)
• Zoology (55.87%)
• Acariformes (54.74%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• [François Grandjean. 1882-1975. (Biographical and bibliographical note)]. (146 citations)
• Oviposition of Boophilus microplus (Canestrini) (Acarida: Ixodidae). I. Influence of tick size on egg production (130 citations)
• Life history and life table of Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot. (105 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Acarologia:

The most cited articles mostly deal with topics like Acari, Acariformes, Zoology, Ecology and Botany. The most cited publications hold forums on Acari that merge themes from other disciplines such as Phytoseiidae, Taxonomy (biology) and Mite. While work presented in the published articles provide substantial information on Zoology, it also covers topics in Larva and Parasitism.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Ecology
• Botany
• Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Acarologia focuses largely on the fields of Acari, Acariformes, Zoology, Mite and Taxonomy (biology). While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Acari, it also covered topics in Key (lock) and Predation. Research in the field of Ecology was used to conduct the presented Acariformes study.

The journal features works in Ecology, more specifically Fauna of Poland, Bryobia praetiosa and Mainland, and explores their relation to disciplines like Tetranychus lintearius and Riparian forest. The concepts on Mite presented in Acarologia can also apply to other research fields, including Food science, Dust mites and Allergy. In addition to Genus research, the journal aims to explore topics under Opilioacarus and Opilioacarida.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) of Mohéli Island (Comoros Archipelago) (3 citations)
• New records of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) of Grande Comore Island (Comoros Archipelago) (2 citations)
• New records of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Madeira Island (2 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Acarologia (based on the number of publications) are:

• J. Gaud (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Serge Kreiter (33 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Edward A. Ueckermann (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Sergey G. Ermilov (25 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Marie-Stéphane Tixier (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Acarologia (based on the number of publications) are:

• SupAgro (19 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Russian Academy of Sciences (14 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Naturalis (14 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• North-West University (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• United States Department of Agriculture (10 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 10.91% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 48.98% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.20% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.24% of all publications and 28.57% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.