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American Fern Journal
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American Fern Journal

0002-8444

Published by: American Fern Society

https://www.amerfernsoc.org/american-fern-journal

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 679 8 10 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 14
Documents by Best Scientists*: 17
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 30
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.339
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at American Fern Journal?

American Fern Journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Botany, Fern, Archaeology, Ecology and Genus. Spore, Gametophyte, Frond, Sporophyte and Taxonomy (biology) are all subfields of Botany research that were featured in the journal. The journal connects the study in Spore with the closely related area of Germination.

The majority of Fern studies in American Fern Journal are focused on the subject of Dryopteris. The Archaeology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Herbarium. The main emphasis of American Fern Journal is the subject of Ecology, focusing on Habitat.

  • Botany (51.30%)
  • Fern (30.46%)
  • Archaeology (14.50%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Starch Gel Electrophoresis of Ferns: A Compilation of Grinding Buffers, Gel and Electrode Buffers, and Staining Schedules (1359 citations)
  • Spores of the Pteridophyta (396 citations)
  • Fern phylogeny based on rbcL nucleotide sequences (269 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at American Fern Journal:

The published articles explore disciplines such as Botany, Fern, Ecology, Spore and Genus. The most cited articles address concerns in Fern which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Evolutionary biology, Epiphyte and Pteridophyte. The published papers hold forums on Spore that merge themes from other disciplines such as Fern spores and Germination.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

American Fern Journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Botany, Fern, Ecology, Spore and Platycerium bifurcatum. Aside from research in Botany, the journal also discusses Microsorum scolopendria studies. While the journal focused on Fern, it was also able to explore topics like Archaeology, Genus, Ancient history, Cornopteris and Leaf development.

Issues in Ecology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Equisetum and Metagenomics. The subject of Leptosporangiate fern, which is connected to the field of Blechnaceae and Sporangium, serves as the foundation of the Spore research featured in the journal. The concepts on Platycerium bifurcatum presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Platycerium, Frond and Common name.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Population Genetics of Species in the Genera Botrychium and Botrypus (Ophioglossaceae) (1 citations)
  • Two New Species of Doryopteris (Pteridaceae) from Brazil (1 citations)
  • Morphological Plasticity in the Endemic Isoëtes Species from Serra dos Carajás, Amazonia, Brazil (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 American Fern Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • David B. Lellinger (69 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Edgar T. Wherry (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • William R. Maxon (54 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alan R. Smith (46 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • John H. Schaffner (39 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 American Fern Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of California, Berkeley (16 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Vermont (16 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • New York Botanical Garden (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Federal University of Paraná (12 papers) published 1 paper 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, 28.57% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 20.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.33% of all publications and 40.00% 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

  • Mountain Ferns: What Determines Their Elevational Ranges and How Will They Respond to Climate Change?

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • Exploring the Ecological Relevance and Variability of Circadian Regulation in Marsileaceae

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Pathogenic Fungi in Ferns and Angiosperms: A Comparative Study

    Janis Antonovics

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Influence of Increasing Nutrient Availability on Fern and Lycophyte Diversity

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • The Taxonomic Distribution of Chlorophyllous Spores in Ferns: An Update

    Daniela Mellado-Mansilla;Daniela Mellado-Mansilla;Gerhard Zotz;Gerhard Zotz;Holger Kreft;Michael Sundue

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Spore dispersal of Selaginella denticulata, S. helvetica, and S. selaginoides, and the significance of heterospory in Selaginellacae

    Jakob Schneller;Michael Kessler

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Phylogenetic Relationships of Grammitid Fern Diversity of Gunung Tama Abu (Sarawak)

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Impacts of Invasive Earthworms on Early Life Stages of the Threatened American Hart's-Tongue Fern

    (2023)
    1 Citations
  • High Phenotypic Variation of Struthiopteris spicant (Blechnaceae) at the Edge of Its Range

    Sonia Molino;Luís G. Quintanilla;José María Gabriel Y Galán;Rubén Vázquez

    (2021)
    1 Citations
  • Fern Family Clade Age and Fungal Pathogen Diversity

    (2023)
    0 Citations

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