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Bryologist
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Bryologist

0007-2745

Published by: BioOne

https://bioone.org/journals/the-bryologist/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 551 16 30 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 31
Documents by Best Scientists*: 72
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 55
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.546
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at The Bryologist?

The Bryologist mainly tackles studies in Botany, Ecology, Lichen, Moss and Archaeology. Genus, Taxonomy (biology), Thallus, Taxon and Herbarium are Botany topics of special interest in it. The journal aims to address concerns in Ecology, specifically in the areas of Flora, Bryophyte, Habitat and Epiphyte.

The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Archaeology as it also encompasses Environmental protection.

  • Botany (35.99%)
  • Ecology (23.67%)
  • Lichen (21.16%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Nature's services: societal dependence on natural ecosystems. (3529 citations)
  • A Critique of the Biological Species Concept and Recommendations for a Phylogenetic Alternative (420 citations)
  • Illustrated Moss Flora of Fennoscandia (406 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at The Bryologist:

The published articles tackle a plethora of topics, such as Ecology, Botany, Lichen, Bryophyte and Moss. While work presented in the published papers provide substantial information on Botany, it also covers topics in Sphagnum, Monophyly and Phylogenetic tree. The published articles address concerns in Lichen which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Environmental chemistry, Biomass (ecology), Thallus and Environmental protection.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The Bryologist tackles a plethora of topics, such as Botany, Lichen, Genus, Ecology and Moss. The subject of Molecular phylogenetics, which is connected to the field of Lecanora, serves as the foundation of the Botany research featured in it. The featured works in Foliose lichen, which all belong in the domain if Lichen, also overlaps with concepts under New england.

Topics in Genus explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Taxonomy (biology), Thallus, Key (lock) and Phylogenetic tree. The Bryologist focuses on Moss but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as National park, Archaeology, Ploidy and Larch. Issues in Species richness were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Bryophyte, Biodiversity and Rare species.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Proposed best practices for taxonomic innovations in lichen and allied Fungi: A framework derived from analysis of more than 1,000 new taxa and new combinations (3 citations)
  • Cinclidium alaskanum sp. nov. (Mniaceae), a new moss from the North Slope of Alaska (2 citations)
  • Remembering Clifford Major Wetmore (1934 – 2020) (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 The Bryologist (based on the number of publications) are:

  • William Louis Culberson (161 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • William R. Buck (143 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Bruce Allen (128 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ronald A. Pursell (120 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Howard Crum (119 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 The Bryologist (based on the number of publications) are:

  • New York Botanical Garden (167 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Missouri Botanical Garden (135 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (73 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Oregon State University (61 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Duke University (59 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, 7.89% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 34.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.29% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.00% of all publications and 31.43% 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

  • A systematic review of transplant experiments in lichens and bryophytes

    Max Mallen-Cooper;Will K. Cornwell

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Bacidia gigantensis (Ramalinaceae), a new species with homosekikaic acid from the north shore of Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada

    R. Troy McMullin;Bruce McCune;James C. Lendemer

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Epiphytic macrolichen communities indicate climate and air quality in the U.S. Midwest

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Climate and epiphytic macrolichen communities in the Four Corners region of the U.S.A.

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • The Holocene dynamics of moss communities in subalpine wetland ecosystems in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, Central Europe

    Mariusz Gałka;Ioan Tantau;Vachel A. Carter;Angelica Feurdean;Angelica Feurdean

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Morphological-molecular incongruence in Sphagnum majus ssp. majus and ssp. norvegicum

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Sphagnum diabolicum sp. nov. and S. magniae sp. nov.; morphological variation and taxonomy of the “S. magellanicum complex”

    (2023)
    6 Citations
  • Contributions to the phylogeny of Lepraria (Stereocaulaceae) species from the Southern Hemisphere, including three new species

    Alejandrina Barcenas-Peña;Rudy Diaz;Felix Grewe;Todd Widhelm

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Short Communication: Co-occurring Lobaria pulmonaria and Ricasolia quercizans share green algal photobionts: Consequences for conservation

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Two closely related but morphologically disparate new species of Physcia from western North America

    Theodore L. Esslinger;Steven D. Leavitt;Bruce McCune

    (2020)
    5 Citations

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