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Botanica Marina
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Botanica Marina

0006-8055

Published by: Walter de Gruyter

https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/BOTM/html

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 414 28 31 9
Plant Science and Agronomy 470 4 7 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 59
Documents by Best Scientists*: 71
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 69
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.282
Impact Factor: 1.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Botanica Marina?

The concepts of Botany, Ecology, Algae, Fishery and Plant science are tackled in the journal. Photosynthesis, Thallus, Genus, Chlorophyta and Ultrastructure are all areas of Botany tackled in the journal. The Ecology research presented places emphasis on topics like Taxonomy (biology), Intertidal zone, Mediterranean sea, Seagrass and Biomass (ecology).

Botanica Marina investigates Algae research which frequently intersects with Benthic zone. It focuses on Plant science as well as the interrelated topic of Ecology (disciplines).

  • Botany (46.37%)
  • Ecology (37.19%)
  • Algae (24.70%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Ecological Significance of Extracellular Products of Phytoplankton Photosynthesis (412 citations)
  • 25 Years of Algal Growth Kinetics A Personal View (343 citations)
  • A Modified System of Nomenclature for Red Algal Galactans (318 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Botanica Marina:

The journal articles focus on Botany, Ecology, Algae, Plant science and Ecology (disciplines). While Botany is the focus of the journal papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Salinity, Nutrient and Agar. The study on Ecology presented in the journal publications is investigated in conjunction with research in Fishery.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Algae

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mostly deals with topics like Botany, Ecology, Algae, Oceanography and Seagrass. It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Botany and Algal bloom. Research on Ecology presented in Botanica Marina focuses, in particular, on Mediterranean climate, Kelp, Intertidal zone, Beta diversity and DNA barcoding.

The studies on Algae discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Sea urchin and Herbivore. The Oceanography works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Fucaceae, Kallymeniaceae and Mediterranean sea. It explores research in Seagrass alongside concepts in Abundance (ecology) and other areas of study in Rhodolith.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Two red macroalgae newly introduced into New Zealand: Pachymeniopsis lanceolata (K. Okamura) Y. Yamada ex S. Kawabata and Fushitsunagia catenata Filloramo et G. W. Saunders (2 citations)
  • Trace element concentrations in seaweeds of the Arabian Gulf identified by morphology and DNA barcodes (1 citations)
  • Looks can be deceiving: contrasting temperature characteristics of two morphologically similar kelp species co-occurring in the Arctic (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 Botanica Marina (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael J. Wynne (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Arthur C. Mathieson (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • E. B. Gareth Jones (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Sung Min Boo (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wendy A. Nelson (19 papers) published 2 papers 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 Botanica Marina (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Aberdeen (14 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Malaya (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Autonomous University of Baja California (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hokkaido University (9 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, 2.44% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.50% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.50% of all publications and 55.00% 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

  • Phylogeny of new marine Dothideomycetes and Sordariomycetes from mangroves and deep-sea sediments

    E. B. Gareth Jones;Bandarupalli Devadatha;Mohamed A. Abdel-Wahab;Mohamed A. Abdel-Wahab;Monika C. Dayarathne

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Updates on the classification and numbers of marine fungi

    (2023)
    21 Citations
  • Introduced marine macroalgae: new perspectives on species recognition and distribution in New Zealand

    Wendy A. Nelson;Wendy A. Nelson;Roberta D’Archino;Kate F. Neill;Nestor M. Robinson

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • From Tasmania to the world: long and strong traditions in seaweed use, research, and development

    (2023)
    15 Citations
  • A profound view and discourse on the typification and status of three confused taxa: Ruppia maritima, R. spiralis and R. cirrhosa

    Cornelis den Hartog;Ludwig Triest

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Seagrass characterization on the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica: history, vegetation, and environment

    Jimena Samper-Villarreal;Jorge Cortés

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Early development of <i>Gongolaria montagnei</i> (Fucales, Phaeophyta) germlings under laboratory conditions, with a view to enhancing restoration potential in the Eastern Mediterranean

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • Employing marine invertebrate cell culture media for isolation and cultivation of thraustochytrids

    Andy Qarri;Yuval Rinkevich;Baruch Rinkevich

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Culturable fungi associated with the marine shallow-water hydrothermal vent crab Xenograpsus testudinatus at Kueishan Island, Taiwan

    Ami Shaumi;U-Cheng Cheang;Chieh-Yu Yang;Chic-Wei Chang

    (2021)
    9 Citations

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