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African Journal of Herpetology
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African Journal of Herpetology

2156-4574

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ther20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 554 15 26 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 17
Documents by Best Scientists*: 29
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 22
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.281
Impact Factor: 0.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at African Journal of Herpetology?

African Journal of Herpetology primarily focuses on research topics in Ecology, Zoology, Genus, Taxonomy (biology) and Squamata. The presentations discussing Ecology offer insights in topics such as Habitat, Taxon, Range (biology), Lizard and Gekkonidae. The study on Gekkonidae presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Gecko.

The concepts on Zoology presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Amphibian and Phylogenetics, Clade. The journal focused on Taxonomy (biology) research but expanded to cover Sauria.

  • Ecology (58.40%)
  • Zoology (36.27%)
  • Genus (14.40%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • On the identity of Lacerta punctata Linnaeus 1758, the type species of the genus Euprepis Wagler 1830, and the generic assignment of Afro-Malagasy skinks : original article (61 citations)
  • A critically endangered new species of Nectophrynoides (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Kihansi Gorge, Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania (49 citations)
  • Evolutionary scenarios in the Pachydactylus Group geckos of southern Africa: new hypotheses (48 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at African Journal of Herpetology:

The journal papers tackle a plethora of topics, such as Ecology, Zoology, Taxon, Taxonomy (biology) and Evolutionary biology. The most cited articles focus on Ecology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Sex ratio and Phylogenetic tree. The journal articles explore issues in Zoology which can be linked to other research areas like Paraphyly, Phylogenetics and Reproduction.

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 journal investigates studies in Zoology, Ecology, Amphibian, Python (genus) and Traditional medicine. African Journal of Herpetology facilitates discussions on Zoology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Convergent evolution and Natural history. It served as a forum through which researchers explored different topics like Ecology and South eastern.

In addition to Amphibian research, African Journal of Herpetology aims to explore topics under Montane ecology and Diet analysis.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Leopard tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis (Bell, 1928) mortality caused by electrified fences in central South Africa and its impact on tortoise demography (2 citations)
  • Taxonomic revision of the Jita snakes (Lamprophiidae: Boaedon) from São Tomé and Príncipe (Gulf of Guinea), with the description of a new species (1 citations)
  • A comparison of calcium and phosphorus in components of fertile and size-matched unbanded Nile crocodile eggs (0 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 African Journal of Herpetology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Aaron M. Bauer (33 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Donald G. Broadley (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • William R. Branch (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Krystal A. Tolley (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alan Channing (16 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 African Journal of Herpetology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Villanova University (29 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of the Western Cape (29 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Stellenbosch University (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • American Museum of Natural History (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of the Witwatersrand (16 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, 7.69% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 66.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 8.33% of all publications and 16.67% 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

  • A review of the Angolan House snakes, genus Boaedon Duméril, Bibron and Duméril (1854) (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae), with description of three new species in the Boaedon fuliginosus (Boie, 1827) species complex

    Jakob Hallermann;Luis Mp Ceríaco;Andreas Schmitz;Raffael Ernst

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Convergence and vicariance: speciation of chameleons in the Cape Fold Mountains, South Africa, and the description of three new species of Bradypodion Fitzinger, 1843

    (2022)
    16 Citations
  • Kissing cousins: a review of the African genus Limnophis Günther, 1865 (Colubridae: Natricinae), with the description of a new species from north-eastern Angola

    Werner Conradie;V Deepak;Chad Keates;David J Gower

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Leopard tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis (Bell, 1928) mortality caused by electrified fences in central South Africa and its impact on tortoise demography

    Sharon Holt;Liora Kolska Horwitz;Beryl Wilson;Daryl Codron

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Rediscovery, range extension, habitat and phylogenetic relation of the endemic Scaled Sandveld Lizard Nucras scalaris Laurent, 1964 (Sauria: Lacertidae) in the central Angolan plateau

    Ninda L Baptista;Krystal A Tolley;Marc Bluhm;Manfred Finckh

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Out on a limb: female chameleons (Bradypodion pumilum) position themselves to minimise detection, whereas males maximise mating opportunity

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • The reptiles of Tinhosa Grande islet (Gulf of Guinea): a taxonomic update and the role of Quaternary sea level fluctuations in their diversification

    Luis Mp Ceríaco;Luis Mp Ceríaco;Justin Bernstein;Ana C Sousa;Mariana P Marques;Mariana P Marques

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • A dwarf among giants: phylogenetic position of the elusive Angolan Adder (Bitis heraldica) and biogeographic affinities of Angolan Afromontane regions

    Luis Mp Ceríaco;Luis Mp Ceríaco;Krystal A Tolley;Mariana P Marques;Mariana P Marques;Matthew P Heinicke

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • A new species of African legless skink, genus Acontias Cuvier, 1816 “1817” (Squamata: Scincidae) from Serra da Neve inselberg, south-western Angola

    (2023)
    5 Citations
  • Bone-by-bone: A detailed skull description of the White-headed dwarf gecko Lygodactylus picturatus (Peters, 1870)

    Javier Lobon-Rovira;Aaron Bauer

    (2021)
    5 Citations

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