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Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

0706-652X

Published by: Canadian Science Publishing

https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjfas

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 138 260 347 22
Environmental Sciences 355 58 74 15
Biology and Biochemistry 464 30 56 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 382
Documents by Best Scientists*: 430
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 9
SCIMAGO H-index: 173
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.803
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Ecology, Fishery, Oncorhynchus, Zoology and Fishing. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Ecology, it also covered topics in Trout and Environmental chemistry. The Trout study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Rainbow trout.

Fishery research presented in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences encompasses a variety of subjects, including Stock (geology), Gadus, Atlantic cod, Juvenile and Salmo. Gadidae is the primary subject of Gadus works presented in the journal. The study on Salmo featured in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences expounds on the topic of Brown trout in particular.

Oncorhynchus research discussed connects with the study of Salmonidae. Fontinalis is part of Salvelinus studies tackled in the journal.

  • Ecology (50.54%)
  • Fishery (31.49%)
  • Oncorhynchus (8.56%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The River Continuum Concept (7528 citations)
  • Microstructure of Fish Otoliths (1150 citations)
  • Patterns of Life-History Diversification in North American Fishes: implications for Population Regulation (1122 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences:

The journal papers mostly deal with topics like Ecology, Fishery, Oncorhynchus, Zoology and Salmonidae. The most cited papers dive deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Ecology and Environmental chemistry. While the primary focus in the most cited articles is Fishery, they also dissect topics surrounding Salmo and Rainbow trout as a whole.

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 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Carl J. Walters (77 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ray Hilborn (67 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • William C. Leggett (64 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Randall M. Peterman (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joseph B. Rasmussen (44 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 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada (247 papers) published 40 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Marine Fisheries Service (177 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Washington (155 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • United States Geological Survey (141 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (141 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 5.53% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 51.71% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.32% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.68% of all publications and 28.29% 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

  • Riverscape recruitment: A conceptual synthesis of drivers of fish recruitment in rivers

    Paul Humphries;Alison J King;Nicole McCasker;R. Keller Kopf

    (2020)
    76 Citations
  • Comparing predictions of fisheries bycatch using multiple spatiotemporal species distribution model frameworks

    Brian C. Stock;Eric J. Ward;Tomoharu Eguchi;Jason E. Jannot

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • Oversummer growth and survival of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) across a natural gradient of stream water temperature and prey availability: an in situ enclosure experiment

    Robert A. Lusardi;Bruce G. Hammock;Carson A. Jeffres;Randy A. Dahlgren

    (2020)
    43 Citations
  • Dense SNP panels resolve closely related Chinook salmon populations

    Garrett J. McKinney;Carita E. Pascal;William D. Templin;Sara E. Gilk-Baumer

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • Understanding gas bubble trauma in an era of hydropower expansion: how do fish compensate at depth?

    Naomi K. Pleizier;Charlotte Nelson;Steven J. Cooke;Colin J. Brauner

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • The alarming state of freshwater biodiversity in Canada

    Jessica E. Desforges;Julia Clarke;Evaline J. Harmsen;Alex M. Jardine

    (2021)
    39 Citations
  • Applications of telemetry to fish habitat science and management

    (2022)
    39 Citations
  • Exceptionally high mortality of adult female salmon: a large-scale pattern and a conservation concern

    Scott G. Hinch;Nolan N. Bett;Erika J. Eliason;Anthony P. Farrell

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • Experimental demonstration of catch hyperstability from habitat aggregation, not effort sorting, in a recreational fishery

    Colin J. Dassow;Alexander J. Ross;Olaf P. Jensen;Greg G. Sass

    (2020)
    35 Citations

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