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Acta Zoologica
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Acta Zoologica

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 292 3 5 3
Ecology and Evolution 655 12 16 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 24
Documents by Best Scientists*: 43
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 44
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.368
Impact Factor: 1.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Acta Zoologica?

The journal focuses on Anatomy, Zoology, Ultrastructure, Cell biology and Ecology. Issues in Anatomy were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Epithelium, Pathology, Cytoplasm, Cilium and Sperm. It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Zoology and Larva.

In particular, the Ultrastructure works presented emphasize discussions on Spermatozoon.

  • Anatomy (53.29%)
  • Zoology (22.66%)
  • Ultrastructure (19.69%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Wettability and Contaminability of Insect Wings as a Function of Their Surface Sculptures (389 citations)
  • Cone Types and Cone Arrangements in Teleost Retinae (189 citations)
  • Structure and Function of Metazoan Ciliary Bands and Their Phylogenetic Significance (187 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Acta Zoologica:

The journal articles aim to foster the development of research in Anatomy, Zoology, Ultrastructure, Ecology and Evolutionary biology. The most cited papers facilitate discussions on Anatomy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Ontogeny, Sensory system, Nervous system, Cilium and Synapomorphy. While work presented in the most cited articles provide substantial information on Zoology, it also covers topics in Skull and Larva.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Zoology, Cell biology, Ultrastructure, Sexual dimorphism and Anatomy. Zoology research featured in Acta Zoologica incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Larva, Teleostei and Reproduction. The journal focuses on Teleostei but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Ontogeny which is concerned with Carp.

The Cell biology works featured in Acta Zoologica incorporate elements from Cephalochordata, Immunogold labelling and Lancelet. The Anatomy study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Histology. Research on Morphology (biology) addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Oceanography.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Ontogenetic pattern, morphological sexual and side dimorphism in the saccular otolith of a scaleless killifish Aphanius furcatus (Teleostei: Aphaniidae) (7 citations)
  • Tropomyosin and alpha-actinin in teleost rodlet cells (4 citations)
  • Micro‐ and macro‐morphology of the olfactory organ of Syngnathus typhle (Syngnathidae, Actinopterygii) (4 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.

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

  • Lorenzo Alibardi (37 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Nils Holmgren (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nicholas D. Holland (17 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Hans C. Bjerring (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Johan Billen (15 papers) absent 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • Stockholm University (115 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Copenhagen (72 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Bologna (38 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Sao Paulo State University (34 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • American Museum of Natural History (33 papers) absent 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, 9.46% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.42% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.93% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.37% of all publications and 43.28% 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.

Top Publications

  • Comparative morphology of the avian maxillary bone (os maxillare) based on an examination of macerated juvenile skeletons

    Gerald Mayr

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Ultrastructure of spermatozoa of members of Calappidae, Aethridae and Menippidae and discussion of their phylogenetic placement

    Tavani Rocha Camargo;Milena Regina Wolf;Fernando L. Mantelatto;Christopher Tudge;Christopher Tudge

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Integrated morphometric and molecular analyses indicate three male morphotypes in the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium olfersii (Decapoda, Palaemonidae) along the Brazilian neotropical region

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Effects of temperature experienced during embryonic development on biomass and C and N composition at hatching in <i>Palaemon serratus</i> (Pennant, 1777)

    (2023)
    5 Citations
  • Anatomy and histology of the male reproductive tract in creeping water bugs (Heteroptera: Naucoridae)

    Igor Luiz Araújo Munhoz;José Eduardo Serrão;Alan Lane de Melo;Luiza Carla Barbosa Martins

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • The veritable horns of a dilemma: Assessing homology of the parietal and squamosal asperities of Phrynosoma (Squamata: Iguania: Phrynosomatidae)

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • Cuticular microstructure of Australian ant mandibles confirms common appendage construction

    Molly M. Barlow;Russell D. C. Bicknell;Nigel R. Andrew

    (2020)
    4 Citations

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