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Aquatic Toxicology
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Aquatic Toxicology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 166 146 252 27
Biology and Biochemistry 269 80 120 23
Chemistry 370 87 129 21

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 423
Documents by Best Scientists*: 488
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 10
SCIMAGO H-index: 171
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.256
Impact Factor: 4.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Aquatic Toxicology?

Aquatic Toxicology generally zeroes in on subjects such as Toxicity, Environmental chemistry, Biochemistry, Internal medicine and Endocrinology. It explores topics in Toxicity which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Rainbow trout, Toxicology, Animal science and Gill. The featured Toxicology studies mainly concentrate on Daphnia magna but also cover areas of interest in Daphnia.

The journal focuses on Environmental chemistry but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Ecology, Pollutant and Cadmium. More specifically, the research on Ecology in Aquatic Toxicology is related to Bivalvia. It encompasses presentations on Biochemistry, specifically Glutathione, Oxidative stress, Metabolism and Enzyme.

The research on Oxidative stress tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Reactive oxygen species and Antioxidant. Research on Internal medicine addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Gene expression. Topics in Endocrinology explored in Aquatic Toxicology were investigated in conjunction with research in Vitellogenin and Zebrafish.

  • Toxicity (24.47%)
  • Environmental chemistry (19.85%)
  • Biochemistry (16.32%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Ecotoxicology of human pharmaceuticals. (2322 citations)
  • Environmentally induced oxidative stress in aquatic animals (1453 citations)
  • Prooxidant and antioxidant mechanisms in aquatic organisms (1122 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Aquatic Toxicology:

The most cited papers mainly tackle studies in Toxicity, Endocrinology, Internal medicine, Environmental chemistry and Biochemistry. The works on Toxicity tackled in the most cited papers bring together disciplines like Rainbow trout, Toxicology, Cadmium and Animal science. While the published papers focused on Environmental chemistry, they were also able to explore topics like Pollutant and Botany.

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Toxicity, Environmental chemistry, Zoology, Zebrafish and Oxidative stress. The studies in Toxicity featured incorporate elements of Food science, Antioxidant, Microplastics, Developmental toxicity and Pharmacology. The work on Environmental chemistry tackled in Aquatic Toxicology brings together disciplines like Sediment, Pollutant and Pollution.

In Aquatic Toxicology, Neurotoxicity, Internal medicine, Endocrinology and Cell biology are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Zebrafish research. The studies on Oxidative stress discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Apoptosis, Reactive oxygen species and Glutathione. The journal explores the study of Glutathione to improve our understanding of the broader topic of Biochemistry.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Cadmium-induced Oxidative Stress and Immunosuppression Mediated Mitochondrial Apoptosis via JNK-FoxO3a-PUMA pathway in Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) Gills. (20 citations)
  • Neurobehavioral, physiological and inflammatory impairments in response to bifenthrin intoxication in Oreochromis niloticus fish: Role of dietary supplementation with Petroselinum crispum essential oil. (10 citations)
  • Experimental evidence of physiological and behavioral effects of microplastic ingestion in Sparus aurata. (7 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 Toxicology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chris M. Wood (98 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Jae-Seong Lee (63 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ronny Blust (52 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Wen-Xiong Wang (49 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
  • John P. Giesy (48 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous 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 Toxicology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (174 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency (140 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • McMaster University (117 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (97 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Davis (85 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, 4.55% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.69% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.63% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.45% of all publications and 66.23% 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

  • Metals and oxidative stress in aquatic decapod crustaceans: A review with special reference to shrimp and crabs.

    Martín Gabriel Frías-Espericueta;Juan Carlos Bautista-Covarrubias;Carmen Cristina Osuna-Martínez;Carolina Delgado-Alvarez

    (2021)
    128 Citations
  • Microplastics Lead to Hyperactive Swimming Behaviour in Adult Zebrafish

    Qiqing Chen;Carina Lackmann;Weiye Wang;Thomas-Benjamin Seiler

    (2020)
    119 Citations
  • Chronic dietary exposure to polystyrene microplastics in maturing Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes).

    Mei Zhu;Melissa Chernick;Daniel Rittschof;David E. Hinton

    (2020)
    119 Citations
  • Microplastics alone or co-exposed with copper induce neurotoxicity and behavioral alterations on zebrafish larvae after a subchronic exposure.

    Dércia Santos;Ana Luzio;Carlos Matos;Juan Bellas

    (2021)
    110 Citations
  • Ameliorative effects of Lactobacillus plantarum L-137 on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) exposed to deltamethrin toxicity in rearing water.

    Mahmoud A.O. Dawood;Eman M. Moustafa;Mahmoud S. Gewaily;Safaa E. Abdo

    (2020)
    87 Citations
  • Combined effects of moderate hypoxia, pesticides and PCBs upon crucian carp fish, Carassius carassius, from a freshwater lake- in situ ecophysiological approach.

    Eldores Sula;Valbona Aliko;Damià Barceló;Caterina Faggio

    (2020)
    83 Citations
  • Dietary Origanum vulgare essential oil attenuates cypermethrin-induced biochemical changes, oxidative stress, histopathological alterations, apoptosis, and reduces DNA damage in Common carp (Cyprinus carpio).

    Asmaa F. Khafaga;Mohammed A.E. Naiel;Mahmoud A.O. Dawood;Hany M.R. Abdel-Latif

    (2020)
    75 Citations

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