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Biota Neotropica
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Biota Neotropica

1676-0611

Published by: SciELO

https://www.scielo.br/j/bn/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 366 60 77 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 75
Documents by Best Scientists*: 88
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 45
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.364
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Biota Neotropica?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Ecology, Species richness, Fauna, Zoology and Biodiversity. Biota Neotropica concentrates on Ecology topics that focus on Habitat, Abundance (ecology), Threatened species, Species diversity and Biome. The journal explores research in Threatened species and the adjacent study of Endangered species.

Global biodiversity, Vegetation and Endemism are some topics wherein Species richness research discussed in the journal have an impact.

  • Ecology (50.80%)
  • Species richness (17.85%)
  • Fauna (10.73%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • RAPELD: A MODIFICATION OF THE GENTRY METHOD FOR BIODIVERSITY SURVEYS IN LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH SITES. (285 citations)
  • Egg-laying and foam-beating in Leptodactylus fuscus (Anura, Leptodactylidae) (279 citations)
  • Diversidade da ictiofauna do Alto Rio Paraná: composição atual e perspectivas futuras (220 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Biota Neotropica:

The published papers mainly tackle studies in Ecology, Species richness, Fauna, Habitat and Forestry. Topics like Abundance (ecology), Biodiversity, Biota, Species diversity and Rainforest are tackled as part of the discussions on Ecology in the most cited articles. The studies on Species richness discussed at the journal articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Habitat destruction, Floristics, Global biodiversity and Threatened species.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in Biota Neotropica are Ecology, Species richness, Zoology, Biodiversity and Fauna. Ecology studies presented include Threatened species, Endemism, Conservation status, Odonata and IUCN Red List. Species richness research presented in Biota Neotropica encompasses a variety of subjects, including Abundance (ecology), STREAMS, Amazon rainforest, National park and Protected area.

The Amazon rainforest research presented in it explores the relationship between Taxonomy (biology) and the closely related topic of Fishery. While the primary focus in it is Zoology, it also dissects topics surrounding Predation and Trophic level as a whole. Topics in Biodiversity were tackled in line with various other fields like Agroforestry, Structural basin, Ecoregion, Vegetation and Biome.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Broad and fine-scale threats on threatened Brazilian freshwater fish: variability across hydrographic regions and taxonomic groups (3 citations)
  • From the headwaters to the Iguassu Falls: Inventory of the ichthyofauna in the Iguassu River basin shows increasing percentages of nonnative species (3 citations)
  • Anuran fauna of the Parque Estadual Carlos Botelho - Núcleo Sete Barras, southeastern Brazil: species composition, use of breeding sites, and seasonal patterns of breeding activity (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 Biota Neotropica (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mauricio Cetra (64 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Márcia Emília de Jesus Trindade (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ricardo Jucá-Chagas (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Carlos Alfredo Joly (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ivan Sazima (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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 Biota Neotropica (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of São Paulo (313 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sao Paulo State University (206 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • State University of Campinas (155 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Federal University of São Carlos (155 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (105 papers) published 6 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, 15.19% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 52.24% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 20.90% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.91% of all publications and 8.96% 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

  • The Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework

    (2022)
    79 Citations
  • Checklist of dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of the Amazonas state, Brazil

    Ricardo Koroiva;Ulisses Gaspar Neiss;Günther Fleck;Neusa Hamada

    (2020)
    64 Citations
  • Morphological characterization and taxonomic key of tadpoles (Amphibia: Anura) from the northern region of the Atlantic Forest

    Marcos Jorge Matias Dubeux;Marcos Jorge Matias Dubeux;Filipe Augusto Cavalcanti do Nascimento;Luana Rodrigues Lima;Felipe de Medeiros Magalhães;Felipe de Medeiros Magalhães

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • speciesLink: rich data and novel tools for digital assessments of biodiversity

    (2022)
    29 Citations
  • Accessing the subterranean ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in native and modified subtropical landscapes in the Neotropics

    Mila Ferraz de Oliveira Martins;Marcílio José Thomazini;Dilmar Baretta;George Gardner Brown

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Checklist of Damselflies and Dragonflies (Odonata) from Acre state, and the first record of Drepanoneura loutoni von Ellenrieder &amp; Garrison, 2008 for Brazil

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • Knowing biodiversity: Fishes from the Guareí River basin, a tributary of the Jurumirim reservoir, Paranapanema River, Brazil

    Valter M. Azevedo-Santos;Fernando M. Pelicice;Raoul Henry

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Drifting in a free-flowing river: Distribution of fish eggs and larvae in a small tributary of a Neotropical reservoir

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • From insect-plant interactions to ecological networks

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • Species richness and composition of snake assemblages in poorly accessible areas in the Brazilian Amazonia

    Luciana Frazão;Maria Ermelinda Oliveira;Marcelo Menin;Juliana Campos

    (2020)
    10 Citations

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