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American Museum Novitates

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 594 5 5 4
Ecology and Evolution 761 5 6 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 18
Documents by Best Scientists*: 24
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at American Museum Novitates?

The journal mainly tackles studies in Zoology, Genus, Ecology, Paleontology and Taxon. Topics in Zoology were tackled in line with various other fields like Subfamily, Monophyly and Phylogenetic tree. It holds forums on Genus that merges themes from other disciplines such as Spider, Key (lock) and Anatomy.

The Anatomy study tackling the subject of Skull is the focus of American Museum Novitates. The journal aims to address concerns in Ecology, specifically in the areas of Taxonomy (biology), Fauna, Biodiversity and Larva. The journal features Larva research that overlaps with concepts in Apoidea.

Paleontology studies presented in the journal focus on topics such as Cretaceous, Structural basin and Postcrania. The journal is mostly focused on Hymenoptera, specifically Vespoidea. Research in Vespoidea discussed is concerned with the study of Hexapoda as a whole.

  • Zoology (45.37%)
  • Genus (32.08%)
  • Ecology (26.14%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Fossiliferous Cretaceous Amber from Myanmar (Burma): Its Rediscovery, Biotic Diversity, and Paleontological Significance (613 citations)
  • Functional Characterization of Ungulate Molars Using the Abrasion-Attrition Wear Gradient: A New Method for Reconstructing Paleodiets (436 citations)
  • Advances in the Reconstruction of Ungulate Ecomorphology with Application to Early Fossil Equids (356 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at American Museum Novitates:

The main points discussed in the journal articles deal with Zoology, Paleontology, Ecology, Cretaceous and Genus. The most cited publications emphasize research on Zoology, which includes concerns such as Hymenoptera. The most cited publications hold forums on Paleontology that merge themes from other disciplines such as Holotype and Anatomy.

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

  • Genus
  • Ecology
  • Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal facilitates discussions on Zoology, Taxon, Genus, Fauna and Evolutionary biology. The concepts on Zoology presented in American Museum Novitates can also apply to other research fields, including Diversity (politics), Protist and Cell culture. The research on Taxon tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Cytochrome b, Clade, Species complex, Phylogenetic tree and Tribe (biology).

In it, Biodiversity, Ricinulei, Cryptocellus and Key (lock) are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Genus research. It addresses concerns in the field of Fauna by exploring it in line with topics in Cretaceous which intersect with Extinction event subjects. The journal focuses on Evolutionary biology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Subspecies, Intraspecific competition, Disjunct and Pteronotus davyi.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • On the Supposed Presence of Miocene Tayassuidae and Dromomerycinae (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla) in South America (2 citations)
  • Cephalopods from the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) Boundary Interval on the Brazos River, Texas, and Extinction of the Ammonites (2 citations)
  • A New Dromaeosaurid from the Late Cretaceous Khulsan Locality of Mongolia (1 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 Museum Novitates (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Norman I. Platnick (71 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David A. Grimaldi (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mark A. Norell (53 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Michael S. Engel (52 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Jerome G. Rozen (41 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in American Museum Novitates (based on the number of publications) are:

  • American Museum of Natural History (380 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of São Paulo (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Kansas (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • City University of New York (15 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, 18.75% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 92.31% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.69% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 0.00% 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

  • Systematics of neotropical spiny mice, genus Neacomys Thomas, 1900 (Rodentia: Cricetidae), from southeastern Amazonia, with descriptions of three new species

    Thiago Borges Fernandes Semedo;Thiago Borges Fernandes Semedo;Maria Nazareth Ferreira Da Silva;Eliécer E. Gutiérrez;Daniela Cristina Ferreira

    (2020)
    54 Citations
  • Cephalopods from the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) Boundary Interval on the Brazos River, Texas, and Extinction of the Ammonites

    James D. Witts;James D. Witts;Neil H. Landman;Matthew P. Garb;Kayla M. Irizarry

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • On the Supposed Presence of Miocene Tayassuidae and Dromomerycinae (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla) in South America

    Germán Mariano Gasparini;Rodrigo Parisi Dutra;Fernando A. Perini;Darin A. Croft

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • The Late Middle Miocene Mae Moh Basin of Northern Thailand: The Richest Neogene Assemblage of Carnivora from Southeast Asia and a Paleobiogeographic Analysis of Miocene Asian Carnivorans

    Camille Grohé;Louis De Bonis;Yaowalak Chaimanee;Olivier Chavasseau

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • New Fossil Giant Panda Relatives (Ailuropodinae, Ursidae): A Basal Lineage of Gigantic Mio-Pliocene Cursorial Carnivores

    (2023)
    5 Citations
  • Terrestrial Isopods from Spanish Amber (Crustacea: Oniscidea): Insights into the Cretaceous Soil Biota

    Alba Sánchez-García;Enrique Peñalver;Xavier Delclòs;Michael S. Engel

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • A New Dichromatic Species of Myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from the Nimba Mountains, Guinea

    Nancy B. Simmons;Jon Flanders;Jon Flanders;Eric Moïse Bakwo Fils;Guy Parker

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • New Discovery of Rhyncholites and Conchorhynchs (Cephalopod Jaw Elements) from the Upper Cretaceous Mount Laurel Formation of Delaware

    (2023)
    1 Citations
  • The Cuckoo Bee Genus Pasites in Central Vietnam (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

    (2024)
    1 Citations
  • Phylogenetic Relationships of Two Poorly Known Honduran Treefrogs (Hylidae: Hylinae: Hylini)

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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