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Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
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Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 577 8 7 6

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Number of Best Scientists*: 20
Documents by Best Scientists*: 18
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
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Impact Factor: 3.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History?

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History mostly deals with topics like Zoology, Genus, Ecology, Paleontology and Taxon. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History tackles studies in Monophyly and the interrelated subject of Sister group to gain insights into Zoology. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History focuses on Genus but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Spider, Key (lock) and Anatomy.

Presentations on Ecology include those discussing Fauna, Taxonomy (biology), Vespoidea, Biodiversity and Hymenoptera. The journal aims to address concerns in Taxonomy (biology), specifically in the areas of Hexapoda and Systematics. The presented Vespoidea research focuses mostly on Myrmicinae and, on occasion, topics in Solenopsidini.

The Paleontology research dealing mostly with Cretaceous is the focus of the journal. The journal addresses concerns in the field of Taxon by exploring it in line with topics in Genealogy which intersect with Type genus subjects. The presented research on Type species deals specifically with Type locality but it also addresses topics in Steninae, Osoriinae, Aleocharinae, Omaliinae and Valid name.

  • Zoology (43.03%)
  • Genus (21.87%)
  • Ecology (20.91%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • THE AMPHIBIAN TREE OF LIFE (1704 citations)
  • Revision of the Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae), and their significance as vectors of Chagas' disease. (1283 citations)
  • SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE FROG FAMILY HYLIDAE, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HYLINAE: PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS AND TAXONOMIC REVISION (760 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History:

The journal publications generally zeroe in on subjects such as Zoology, Evolutionary biology, Ecology, Monophyly and Phylogenetics. The works on Zoology tackled in the most cited articles bring together disciplines like Sister group, Clade and Phylogenetic tree. The study of Ecology in the journal publications encompasses disciplines such as Oryzomyini, as well as fields such as Muridae, all of which overlap with one another.

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

  • Genus
  • Ecology
  • Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History is to combine knowledge in the areas of Zoology, Genus, Monophyly, Taxon and Key (lock). Systematics is a key component of Zoology research discussed in it. Concepts in Evolutionary biology, as well as related topics in Data Matrix, Subfamily and Mycetophilidae, are covered in the Genus research presented in Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.

The tackled Monophyly research is interrelated with Sister group which concerns subjects like Ceratophrys, Synapomorphy and Subspecies. Aside from investigating topics in Postcrania under Taxon, it also explores concepts in Haya. In addition to Key (lock) research, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History aims to explore topics under Osteology, Range (biology), Ornithischia, Cretaceous and Clade.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Evolution in the Genus Rhinella: A Total Evidence Phylogenetic Analysis of Neotropical True Toads (Anura: Bufonidae) (5 citations)
  • Systematic Revision of the Arboreal Neotropical “Thorellii” Clade of Centruroides Marx, 1890, Bark Scorpions (Buthidae C.L. Koch, 1837) with Descriptions of Six New Species (1 citations)
  • Systematic Revision of the Sand Scorpions, Genus Buthacus Birula, 1908 (Buthidae C.L. Koch, 1837) of the Levant, with Redescription of Buthacus arenicola (Simon, 1885) from Algeria and Tunisia (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 Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (based on the number of publications) are:

  • David A. Grimaldi (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lorenzo Prendini (17 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Michael S. Engel (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Norman I. Platnick (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert S. Voss (12 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 Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (based on the number of publications) are:

  • American Museum of Natural History (127 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Scientific and Technical Research Council (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Kansas (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of São Paulo (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Western Ontario (4 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 88.89% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.11% of all publications and 0.00% 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

  • Evolution in the Genus Rhinella: A Total Evidence Phylogenetic Analysis of Neotropical True Toads (Anura: Bufonidae)

    Martín O. Pereyra;Boris L. Blotto;Diego Baldo;Juan C. Chaparro

    (2021)
    73 Citations
  • Fourteen New, Endemic Species of Shrew (Genus Crocidura) from Sulawesi Reveal a Spectacular Island Radiation

    (2021)
    68 Citations
  • Taxonomy and Phylogenetics of Nanometinae and Other Australasian Orb-Weaving Spiders (Araneae: Tetragnathidae)

    Fernando Álvarez-Padilla;Robert J. Kallal;Gustavo Hormiga

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Revised Evolutionary and Taxonomic Synthesis for Parrots (Order: Psittaciformes) Guided by Phylogenomic Analysis

    (2024)
    19 Citations
  • Hand and Foot Musculature of Anura: Structure, Homology, Terminology, and Synapomorphies for Major Clades

    Boris L. Blotto;Martín O. Pereyra;Taran Grant;Julián Faivovich

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • The Trachylepis (Squamata: Scincidae) of Angola: An Integrative Taxonomic Review with the Description of Seven New Species

    (2024)
    7 Citations
  • The Bee Fauna of Eocene Fushun Amber (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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