Arachnology

Top Research Topics at Arachnology?

The discussions in Arachnology mainly cover the fields of Zoology, Ecology, Spider, Genus and Taxonomy (biology). Type species, Tarantula, Holotype, Mygalomorphae and Theridiidae are Zoology topics of special interest in it. The work on Tarantula tackled in it brings together disciplines like Biogeography and Morphology (biology).

Arachnology primarily discusses Ecology topics, particularly Habitat, Fauna, Predation, Linyphiidae and Range (biology). Arachnology features studies on Predation, including topics such as Predator. The study on Genus presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Type (biology).

The main emphasis of it is the research on Taxonomy (biology), emphasizing the topic of Systematics.

• Zoology (53.31%)
• Ecology (37.46%)
• Spider (28.24%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Ballooning of spiders (Araneae) in Switzerland: General Results from an Eleven-Year Survey (43 citations)
• Courtship, Mating and Agonistic Behaviour in Pisaura mirabilis (Clerck, 1757)* (20 citations)
• Predation by Three Species of Spiders on a cave Fish in a Mexican Sulphur Cave (17 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Arachnology:

The journal papers generally zeroe in on subjects such as Zoology, Ecology, Spider, Genus and Wolf spider. The most cited papers was used to explore different topics like Zoology and Praestigia. The published articles aim to investigate interdisciplinary topics such as Ecology and Poeciliidae.

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

• Ecology
• Genus
• Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Zoology, Taxonomy (biology), Genus, Spider and Ecology. The studies in Zoology featured incorporate elements of Type (biology) and Biogeography. It addresses concerns in Taxonomy (biology) which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Pardosa, Tarantula and Mating plug.

It focused on Genus research but expanded to cover Family Salticidae. The Ecology study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Checklist. Topics in Habitat explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Swamp and Predation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Beyond size: sexual dimorphisms in pholcid spiders (1 citations)
• On three species of Plexippoides Prószyński, 1984 (Araneae: Salticidae) from the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Central Asia, with notes on a taxonomic validity of the genus (1 citations)
• A faunistic survey of the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Sakar Mountain, Bulgaria (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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Arachnology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Danniella Sherwood (18 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Ray Gabriel (17 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Peter Jäger (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Gilbert Barrantes (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Yuri M. Marusik (11 papers) published 1 paper 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Arachnology (based on the number of publications) are:

• American Museum of Natural History (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Manchester (16 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Costa Rica (15 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Turku (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• University of the Free State (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less 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, 31.43% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 54.17% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 20.83% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.67% of all publications and 8.33% 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.