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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

0024-4074

Published by: Wiley

https://academic.oup.com/botlinnean

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 136 51 85 15
Ecology and Evolution 215 104 137 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 174
Documents by Best Scientists*: 204
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 84
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.767
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society?

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Botany, Ecology, Taxonomy (biology), Genus and Taxon. While it focused on Botany, it was also able to explore topics like Zoology and Anatomy. The Ecology works featured in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society incorporate elements from Biological dispersal and Genetic diversity.

Most of the works presented in it deals with Taxon but it intersects with the subject of Subspecies. It is focused mainly on Pollination, particularly Pollinator.

  • Botany (60.51%)
  • Ecology (21.15%)
  • Taxonomy (biology) (14.33%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II (5112 citations)
  • An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants : APG III (3629 citations)
  • An update of the angiosperm phylogeny group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants : APGII (1466 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society:

The published articles explore disciplines such as Botany, Ecology, Genus, Taxonomy (biology) and Taxon. While Botany is the focus of the journal papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Zoology, Monophyly and Anatomy. The study on Ecology presented in the most cited publications is investigated in conjunction with research in Biological dispersal.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society aims to foster the development of research in Botany, Evolutionary biology, Ecology, Phylogenetic tree and Orchidaceae. The Botany study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Ontogeny. Topics in Evolutionary biology explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Chloroplast DNA, Phylogenetics, Molecular phylogenetics, Morphology (biology) and Taxonomy (biology).

The research on Ecology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Diversity (politics), Biological dispersal and Genetic diversity. It addresses concerns in Phylogenetic tree which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Fabaceae, Genus and Melastomataceae. While Genus is the focus of Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, it also provided insights into the studies of Rubiaceae, Monophyly and Fern.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Crop wild phylorelatives (CWPs): phylogenetic distance, cytogenetic compatibility and breeding system data enable estimation of crop wild relative gene pool classification (8 citations)
  • Floral structure in Thismia (Thismiaceae: Dioscoreales): new insights from anatomy, vasculature and development (6 citations)
  • Resolving generic limits in Cyperaceae tribe Abildgaardieae using targeted sequencing (5 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 Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mark W. Chase (74 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Michael F. Fay (73 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Dianne Edwards (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter K. Endress (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sherwin Carlquist (32 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 Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Royal Botanic Gardens (402 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (184 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (114 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Reading (88 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Vienna (67 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 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, 0.93% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 42.99% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.74% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 29.91% of all publications and 23.36% 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

  • Beyond the various contrivances by which orchids are pollinated: global patterns in orchid pollination biology

    Unknown

    (2023)
    111 Citations
  • A new classification of Carex (Cyperaceae) subgenera supported by a HybSeq backbone phylogenetic tree

    Tamara Villaverde;Tamara Villaverde;Tamara Villaverde;Pedro Jiménez-Mejías;Pedro Jiménez-Mejías;Modesto Luceño;Marcia J. Waterway

    (2020)
    56 Citations
  • Asteraceae as a model system for evolutionary studies: from fossils to genomes

    Unknown

    (2022)
    54 Citations
  • The demography of terrestrial orchids: life history, population dynamics and conservation

    Richard P Shefferson;Hans Jacquemyn;Tiiu Kull;Michael J Hutchings

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • The rise and fall of Neotropical biodiversity

    Alexandre Antonelli;Alexandre Antonelli;Alexandre Antonelli

    (2021)
    49 Citations
  • Can plastid genome sequencing be used for species identification in Lauraceae

    Zhi Fang Liu;Zhi Fang Liu;Zhi Fang Liu;Hui Ma;Xiu-Qin Ci;Xiu-Qin Ci;Lang Li;Lang Li

    (2021)
    47 Citations
  • A systematic assessment of the occurrence of trace element hyperaccumulation in the flora of New Caledonia

    Vidiro Gei;Sandrine Isnard;Peter D Erskine;Guillaume Echevarria;Guillaume Echevarria

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • The role of hummingbirds in the evolution and diversification of Bromeliaceae: unsupported claims and untested hypotheses

    Michael Kessler;Stefan Abrahamczyk;Thorsten Krömer

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Hybridization: a ‘double-edged sword’ for Neotropical plant diversity

    (2021)
    37 Citations

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