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Brittonia
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Brittonia

0007-196X

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/12228

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 469 4 9 3
Ecology and Evolution 777 8 9 2

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 13
Documents by Best Scientists*: 18
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 34
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.271
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Brittonia?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Botany, Plant ecology, Ecology, Taxonomy (biology) and Genus. The research on Botany featured in it combines topics in other fields like Zoology and Key (lock). While Plant ecology is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Asteraceae, Flora, Habitat, Environmental protection and Plant physiology.

The Ecology study tackling the subject of Endemism is the focus of the journal. The journal investigates Taxonomy (biology) research which frequently intersects with Geographic distribution.

  • Botany (64.48%)
  • Plant ecology (62.30%)
  • Ecology (29.83%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Vergleichende chorologie der zentraleuropaischen flora (1247 citations)
  • Handbook of plant cell culture. (980 citations)
  • The Families of the Monocotyledons (895 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Brittonia:

The published papers focus on Botany, Plant ecology, Ecology, Genus and Plant physiology. The Botany research presented in the most cited publications focuses mostly on Ploidy and, on occasion, topics in Chromosome. While Plant ecology is the focus of the journal articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Range (biology), Chromosome number, Herbarium, Vegetation and Morphology (biology).

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Brittonia explores disciplines such as Plant ecology, Botany, Ecology, Genus and Taxon. The studies in Plant ecology featured incorporate elements of Identification key, Rutaceae, Vegetation, Melastomataceae and Morphology (biology). Research on Botany presented in it focuses, in particular, on Inflorescence, Fern, Camellia, Grewioideae and Malvaceae.

Brittonia explores issues in Genus which can be linked to other research areas like Melastoma, Henriettea, Clade and Endemism. The concepts on Taxon presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Critically endangered, Geologist, Global biodiversity, Commelina and Commelinaceae. While work presented in Brittonia provided substantial information on Global biodiversity, it also covered topics in Sensu, Zoology, Old World, Phylogenetic tree and Flora Malesiana.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Leaf anatomy of Vriesea (Tillandsioideae–Bromeliaceae) (2 citations)
  • Two new species of Cephalocarpus (Cryptangieae, Cyperaceae) from the Venezuelan Guayana Highland (1 citations)
  • Two new species of Merostachys (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Bambuseae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest in the states of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais (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 Brittonia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rupert C. Barneby (93 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ghillean T. Prance (60 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • William R. Buck (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Scott A. Mori (50 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Arthur Cronquist (46 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 Brittonia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • New York Botanical Garden (973 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 14 less than at the previous edition,
  • Smithsonian Institution (103 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Autonomous University of Mexico (81 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Texas at Austin (73 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Michigan (65 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, 8.82% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.81% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.90% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.90% of all publications and 48.39% 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

  • Studies in Neotropical Araliaceae. I. Resurrection of the genus Sciodaphyllum P. Browne to accommodate most New World species previously included in Schefflera J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.

    Porter P. Lowry Ii;Porter P. Lowry Ii;Gregory M. Plunkett;M. Marcela Mora;Asunción Cano

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • A new species of Eremitis (Poaceae, Bambusoideae) from Rio Doce State Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil, marks the furthest inland distribution of the genus

    Fabrício Moreira Ferreira;Cassiano A. Dorneles Welker;Ana Paula Santos-Gonçalves;Lynn G. Clark

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • A revision of the florbella group of Miconia (Melastomataceae, Miconieae) with description of three new species

    Fabián A. Michelangeli;Renato Goldenberg

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Studies in Neotropical Araliaceae. VII. Two new genera, Cephalopanax and Frodinia , to accommodate the remaining species of Neotropical Schefflera

    Gregory M. Plunkett;Porter P. Lowry;Porter P. Lowry;David A. Neill

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • A first record of Loricalepis (Melastomataceae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, with the description of a new species from Bahia

    Renato Goldenberg;Fabian A. Michelangeli;André M. Amorim

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Two new species of Merostachys (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Bambuseae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest in the states of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais

    Ronaldo Vinícius-Silva;Lynn G. Clark;Jéferson Nunes Fregonezi;Ana Paula Santos-Gonçalves

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Phylogenetic evidence reshapes the taxonomy of Cacao and its allies (Theobroma and Herrania; Malvaceae, Byttnerioideae)

    (2024)
    2 Citations
  • A revision of Thespesia and allied genera in Tribe Gossypieae (Malvaceae-Malvoideae)

    Fabiola Areces-Berazain;Fabiola Areces-Berazain;James D. Ackerman

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Additional nomenclatural and taxonomic notes in Miconieae (Melastomataceae)

    Fabián A. Michelangeli;Renato Goldenberg;Frank Almeda;Gilberto Ocampo

    (2020)
    1 Citations

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