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Annals of the Entomological Society of America
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Annals of the Entomological Society of America

0013-8746

Published by: Oxford University Press

https://academic.oup.com/aesa

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 344 37 38 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 66
Documents by Best Scientists*: 67
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 87
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.834
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Annals of The Entomological Society of America?

Annals of The Entomological Society of America is mainly concerned with subjects like Ecology, Zoology, Botany, Larva and Anatomy. Hymenoptera, Predation, Nymph, Habitat and Insect are Ecology topics of special interest in it. Parasitoid and Aculeata are some of the facets of Hymenoptera tackled in Annals of The Entomological Society of America.

The research on Zoology discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Key (lock). Annals of The Entomological Society of America focuses on Botany but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Animal science, Host (biology) and Horticulture. It covers various topics on Larva such as Pupa, Instar and Diapause.

Specifically, studies on Noctuidae are prevalent in the Lepidoptera genitalia works discussed. Hemiptera study tackled is connected to the field of Heteroptera.

  • Ecology (36.17%)
  • Zoology (31.75%)
  • Botany (30.40%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Evolution, weighting, and phylogenetic utility of mitochondrial gene sequences and a compilation of conserved polymerase chain reaction primers (4776 citations)
  • Techniques for Rearing Laboratory Colonies of Tobacco Hornworms and Pink Bollworms (970 citations)
  • Refined global analysis of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodoidea: Aleyrodidae) mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1 to identify species level genetic boundaries. (524 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Annals of The Entomological Society of America:

The journal articles primarily focus on research topics in Botany, Ecology, Zoology, Larva and Hymenoptera. Issues in Botany were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Animal science, Host (biology) and Horticulture. While the most cited articles focused on Zoology, they were also able to explore topics like Fecundity, Pheromone and Tephritidae.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Zoology, Ecology, Biological pest control, Insect and Host (biology). Annals of The Entomological Society of America connects the study in Zoology with the closely related area of Pheromone. Biodiversity, Range (biology), Invasive species, Predation and Species richness are all topics related to Ecology research discussed.

While Annals of The Entomological Society of America focused on Biological pest control, it was also able to explore topics like Latin Americans, Greenhouse, Natural enemies and Supplemental food. The Insect works featured in Annals of The Entomological Society of America incorporate elements from Female sperm storage, Weed, Cropping, Sharpshooter (insect) and Sperm. Issues in Host (biology) were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Colonization, Genetic structure, Aquifoliaceae, Trophic level and Biogeography.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Are Insects Heading Toward Their First Mass Extinction? Distinguishing Turnover From Crises in Their Fossil Record (8 citations)
  • A Review of Terrestrial and Canopy Malaise Traps (4 citations)
  • Meta-analysis: Higher Plant Richness Supports Higher Pollinator Richness Across Many Land Use Types (3 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 Annals of The Entomological Society of America (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harry Hoogstraal (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Carl W. Schaefer (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Murray S. Blum (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kenneth W. Stewart (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • J. E. McPherson (37 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 Annals of The Entomological Society of America (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Department of Agriculture (1207 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (546 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Riverside (365 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Cornell University (293 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Berkeley (288 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, 2.86% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.41% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.24% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.53% of all publications and 33.82% 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

  • Are Insects Heading Toward Their First Mass Extinction? Distinguishing Turnover From Crises in Their Fossil Record

    Sandra R. Schachat;Conrad C. Labandeira;Conrad C. Labandeira;Conrad C. Labandeira

    (2021)
    64 Citations
  • Short-term forecasts of insect phenology inform pest management

    Theresa M. Crimmins;Katharine L. Gerst;Diego G. Huerta;R. Lee Marsh

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Interactions Among Native and Non-Native Predatory Coccinellidae Influence Biological Control and Biodiversity.

    Hongran Li;Baoping Li;Gábor L Lövei;Timothy J Kring

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Arthropod Community Associated With the Asexual Generation of Bassettia pallida (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)

    Kelly L Weinersmith;Andrew A Forbes;Anna K G Ward;Pedro F P Brandão-Dias

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Integrating Models of Atmospheric Dispersion and Crop-Pest Dynamics: Linking Detection of Local Aphid Infestations to Forecasts of Region-Wide Invasion of Cereal Crops

    Tomasz E Koralewski;Hsiao-Hsuan Wang;William E Grant;Michael J Brewer

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Movement, Encounter Rate, and Collective Behavior in Ant Colonies

    Deborah M Gordon

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Wolbachia Across Social Insects: Patterns and Implications

    Manuela de O. Ramalho;Zoe Kim;Steven Wang;Corrie S. Moreau

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Arthropods and Fire Within the Biologically Diverse Longleaf Pine Ecosystem

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • The Enigmatic Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) Species Complex: Phylogenetic Challenges and Opportunities From a Notoriously Tricky Mosquito Group

    Matthew L Aardema;Matthew L Aardema;Sarah K Olatunji;Dina M Fonseca

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Directed Sequencing of Plant Specific DNA Identifies the Dietary History of Four Species of Auchenorrhyncha (Hemiptera)

    (2021)
    13 Citations

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