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Aquatic Invasions
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Aquatic Invasions

1798-6540

Published by: Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre

https://www.reabic.net/aquaticinvasions/about.aspx

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 295 62 53 12
Environmental Sciences 725 8 8 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 77
Documents by Best Scientists*: 64
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 60
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.607
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Aquatic Invasions?

Aquatic Invasions primarily tackles Ecology, Fishery, Invasive species, Introduced species and Aquatic animal. The study on Ecology presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Biological dispersal. The studies on Fishery discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Mediterranean climate, Bay and Aquaculture.

The Mediterranean climate research dealing mostly with Mediterranean sea is the focus of it. Issues in Invasive species were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Zoology, Aquatic plant, Drainage basin, Dreissena and Crayfish. It addresses concerns in Introduced species which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Abundance (ecology) and Species richness.

Aquatic animal research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Predation, Mussel and Quagga mussel. Aquatic Invasions emphasizes research on Crustacean, which includes concerns such as Decapoda. The study on Aquatic organisms presented in Aquatic Invasions intersects with subjects under the field of Aquatic environment.

  • Ecology (68.15%)
  • Fishery (41.74%)
  • Invasive species (39.24%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Impacts of invasive alien marine species on ecosystem services and biodiversity: a pan-European review. (291 citations)
  • Geographic extent and chronology of the invasion of non-native lionfish (Pterois volitans (Linnaeus 1758) and P. miles (Bennett 1828)) in the Western North Atlantic and Caribbean Sea (185 citations)
  • Update on geographic spread of invasive lionfishes (Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) and P. miles (Bennett, 1828)) in the Western North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico (164 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Aquatic Invasions:

The most cited publications investigate areas of study like Ecology, Fishery, Invasive species, Introduced species and Aquatic animal. The most cited articles link adjacent topics like Ecology with Biological dispersal. In addition to Fishery research, the published articles aim to explore topics under Range (biology), Styela clava, Bay and Aquatic organisms.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Crustacean

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as Ecology, Zoology, Indigenous, Mussel and Damselfish. Aquatic Invasions aims to investigate interdisciplinary topics such as Ecology and Eurytemora carolleeae. The subject of Round goby, which is connected to the field of Gymnocephalus cernua, Baltic sea, Goby and Gobius niger, serves as the foundation of the Zoology research featured in the journal.

In it, Mytilus, Freshwater ecosystem, Pelagic zone, Dominance (ecology) and Ecosystem model are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Mussel research. The study of Fishery serves as the foundation of the Neopomacentrus cyanomos research discussed in the journal. The featured Fishery works encompass concepts such as Plankton and examines them in conjunction with Potential impact.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Assessing biotic interactions between a non-indigenous amphipod and its congener in a future climate change scenario (2 citations)
  • Do non-native sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria) share a common invasion pattern? – A systematic review (1 citations)
  • To fit or to belong: characterization of the non-native invader Eurytemora carolleeae (Copepoda: Calanoida) in the Oder River system (Central Europe) (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 Aquatic Invasions (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mary R. Carman (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bella S. Galil (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andrea Locke (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James T. Carlton (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Dan Minchin (15 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 Invasions (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Geological Survey (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Smithsonian Institution (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tel Aviv University (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Prince Edward Island (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ege University (8 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, 96.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% 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 100.00% 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

  • Bioinvasion impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health in the Mediterranean Sea

    Unknown

    (2022)
    209 Citations
  • A decade on: an updated assessment of the status of marine non-indigenous species in Brazil

    Larissa Teixeira;Joel Creed

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • Past and future of the marine bioinvasions along the Southwestern Atlantic

    Evangelina Schwindt;James Carlton;José Orensanz;Fabrizio Scarabino

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • Invasion of alien macroalgae in the Venice Lagoon, a pest or a resource?

    A. Sfriso;A. Buosi;M. A. Wolf;A. A. Sfriso

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Biological trait profiles discriminate between native and non-indigenous marine invertebrates

    Francesca Quell;Michaela Schratzberger;Olivier Beauchard;Jorn Bruggeman

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Marine fouling communities from artificial and natural habitats: comparison of resistance to chemical and physical disturbances

    Jasmine Ferrario;Ignacio Gestoso;Patrício Ramalhosa;Eva Cacabelos

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • The distribution and spread of quagga mussels in perialpine lakes north of the Alps

    (2022)
    19 Citations
  • Round gobies in the third dimension – use of vertical walls as habitat enables vector contact in a bottom-dwelling invasive fish

    Karen Bussmann;Patricia Burkhardt-Holm

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Alien species of the Romanian and Bulgarian Black Sea coast: state of knowledge, uncertainties, and needs for future research

    (2022)
    16 Citations

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