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Aquatic Ecology
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Aquatic Ecology

1386-2588

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10452

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 229 110 105 15
Environmental Sciences 595 18 18 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 151
Documents by Best Scientists*: 130
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 72
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.567
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Aquatic Ecology?

The foci of Aquatic Ecology are Ecology, Ecosystem, Phytoplankton, Botany and Habitat. The Ecology research presented places emphasis on topics like Benthic zone, Zooplankton, Biomass (ecology), Trophic level and Species richness. The journal links adjacent topics like Trophic level with Predation.

While the journal focused on Ecosystem, it was also able to explore topics like Macrophyte, Abundance (ecology), Aquatic ecosystem and Nutrient, Eutrophication. The concepts on Phytoplankton presented in Aquatic Ecology can also apply to other research fields, including Oceanography and Plankton. Aquatic Ecology explores issues in Botany which can be linked to other research areas like Environmental chemistry and Cyanobacteria.

Many of the studies tackled connect Habitat with a similar field of study like Fishery.

  • Ecology (69.21%)
  • Ecosystem (43.67%)
  • Phytoplankton (13.19%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The impact of climate change on lakes in the Netherlands: a review (267 citations)
  • Denitrification in coastal ecosystems: methods, environmental controls, and ecosystem level controls, a review (264 citations)
  • Zooplankton nutrition: recent progress and a reality check (261 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Aquatic Ecology:

The journal papers focus largely on the fields of Ecology, Ecosystem, Phytoplankton, Nutrient and Eutrophication. In the Ecology research discussed in the published articles, Macrophyte, Benthic zone, Biomass (ecology), Species richness and Zooplankton are all tackled. The most cited articles address concerns in Ecosystem which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Botany, Fishery, Trophic level, Aquatic ecosystem and Abiotic component.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • IUCN Red List

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Ecology, Ecosystem, Zoology, Habitat and Zooplankton. Species richness, Benthic zone, Trophic level, Invertebrate and Abundance (ecology) are some of the study areas of Ecology discussed. Aquatic Ecology explores topics in Ecosystem which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Phytoplankton, Biological dispersal, Aquatic ecosystem and Abiotic component.

The research on Zoology featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Larva and Predation. It deals with Habitat in conjunction with Range (biology) and similar fields in Estuary. Zooplankton research featured in Aquatic Ecology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Biomass (ecology), Food web, Copepod and Animal science.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Multi-year movements of adult and subadult bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas): philopatry, connectivity, and environmental influences (5 citations)
  • Microplastics and freshwater microalgae: what do we know so far? (5 citations)
  • Composition and co-occurrence patterns of Phragmites australis rhizosphere bacterial community (2 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 Aquatic Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ramesh D. Gulati (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • S. S. S. Sarma (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Roger J. Flower (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • M. Ramdani (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andrey G. Degermendzhy (10 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 Aquatic Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (33 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • National Autonomous University of Mexico (21 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Helsinki (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ghent University (18 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous 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, 11.11% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.46% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.08% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.96% of all publications and 62.50% 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

  • Rainfall leads to habitat homogenization and facilitates plankton dispersal in tropical semiarid lakes

    Jandeson Brasil;Jandeson Brasil;Juliana B. O. Santos;Wanessa Sousa;Rosemberg Fernandes Menezes

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • The groundwater fauna of the Classical Karst: hydrogeological indicators and descriptors

    Anton Brancelj;Nataša Mori;Francesco Treu;Fabio Stoch

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in estuarine water and sediment

    Myriam Bormans;Véronique Savar;Benjamin Legrand;Emilien Mineaud

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • The influence of environmental and spatial factors on benthic invertebrate metacommunities differing in size and dispersal mode

    Christoph Ptatscheck;Birgit Gansfort;Nabil Majdi;Walter Traunspurger

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • A comparison of decomposition rates and biological colonization of leaf litter from tropical and temperate origins

    Sandra M. Ramos;Manuel A. S. Graça;Verónica Ferreira

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • Taxonomical and functional diversity of Saprolegniales in Anzali lagoon, Iran

    Hossein Masigol;Hossein Masigol;Seyed Akbar Khodaparast;Reza Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa;Keilor Rojas-Jimenez

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Anthropogenic impacts influence the functional traits of Chironomidae (Diptera) assemblages in a neotropical savanna river basin

    Isabela Martins;Diego M. P. Castro;Diego R. Macedo;Robert M. Hughes

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • Out of the shadows: automatic fish detection from acoustic cameras

    (2022)
    22 Citations
  • Molecular evidence of host-parasite interactions between zooplankton and Syndiniales

    S. Zamora-Terol;A. Novotny;M. Winder

    (2021)
    21 Citations

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