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Caribbean Journal of Science
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Caribbean Journal of Science

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 633 21 23 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 29
Documents by Best Scientists*: 29
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: 0.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Caribbean Journal of Science?

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Ecology, Zoology, Habitat, Fishery and Reef. Caribbean Journal of Science facilitated presentations on Ecology research, particularly Coral reef, Species richness, Introduced species, Predation and Coral. Research in the field of Oceanography was used to conduct the presented Reef study.

  • Ecology (48.66%)
  • Zoology (16.91%)
  • Habitat (11.13%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Estimation of growth rate, production and age of the marine angiosperm thalassia testudinum Konig (99 citations)
  • Variation in mangrove forest structure and sediment characteristics in Bocas del Toro, Panama (98 citations)
  • Landslides triggered by Hurricane Hugo in eastern Puerto Rico, September 1989 (68 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Caribbean Journal of Science:

The published papers explore disciplines such as Ecology, Reef, Coral reef, Fishery and Zoology. While Reef is the focus of the journal publications, it also provides insights into the studies of Rugosity, Biodiversity, Antipathes and Coral. The works on Zoology tackled in the journal publications bring together disciplines like Larva and Heteronemertea.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Caribbean Journal of Science investigates areas of study like Zoology, Ecology, Reproductive biology, Helminths and Eleutherodactylidae. In the journal, Mycteria and Atoll are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Zoology research. Ecology and Biological dispersal are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal.

The studies in Physaloptera under the umbrella field of Helminths overlap with concepts in Anolis grahami. The presented Eleutherodactylidae research provided insight into the related

  • Habitat most often made with reference to Natural history,
  • Natural ecosystem that intertwine with fields like Introduced species.. It explores research in Oceanography and overlapping concepts in Abiotic component to expand the discourse in Habitat.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • First Record of the Greenhouse Frog Eleutherodactylus planirostris (Anura, Eleutherodactylidae) from San Andrés, Colombian Caribbean Islands (1 citations)
  • First Records in El Salvador and New Distribution Records in Honduras for Eleutherodactylus planirostris Cope, 1862 (Anura, Eleutherodactylidae), with Comments on its Dispersal and Natural History (1 citations)
  • Identity of Fish Fry from the “Tetí” Fishery in Eastern Cuba (0 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 Caribbean Journal of Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Stephen K. Donovan (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Adolphe O. Debrot (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ernesto Weil (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert Powell (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Richard S. Appeldoorn (5 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 Caribbean Journal of Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (39 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of the West Indies (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Puerto Rico (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Forest Service (9 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, 27.27% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 37.50% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.75% of all publications and 18.75% 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

  • The Importance of Urban Green Spaces for Pollinating Insects: The Case of the Metropolitan Area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti

    (2022)
    11 Citations
  • Antagonism between Anolis spp. and Wasmannia auropunctata in coffee farms on Puerto Rico: Potential complications of biological control of the coffee berry borer

    Ivette Perfecto;John Vandermeer

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Simulated Green Turtle Grazing Reduces Seagrass Productivity and Alters Benthic Community Structure While Triggering Further Disturbance by Feeding Stingrays

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Water Quality as a Potential Factor Influencing Seagrass Change Over Time at Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica

    Jimena Samper-Villarreal;Juan Guillermo Sagot-Valverde;Eddy H. Gómez-Ramírez;Jorge Cortés

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • A New Miniature Melocactus (Cactaceae) from Puerto Rico

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • First Record of Bathynomus giganteus A. Milne-Edwards, 1879 (Crustacea: Isopoda) in Oceanic Waters of the Western Colombian Caribbean

    (2024)
    1 Citations
  • Comparison of Underwater Visual Census (UVC), Underwater Remote Video (RUV), and Handline Used by Fisheries-Independent Programs to Assess Reef Fish

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Polychaetes (Annelida, Polychaeta) Associated with Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

    (2022)
    0 Citations
  • Predation of a Dry Forest Toad, Incilius coccifer, by a Blue-Diademed Motmot, Momotus lessonii, in Western Central Valley, Costa Rica

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • “Out of Cuba” – The Additional Botanical Expeditions of Brother Marie-Victorin Across the Caribbean (1940–1942)

    (2022)
    0 Citations

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