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Comparative Parasitology

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Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 251 11 16 3

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Number of Best Scientists*: 14
Documents by Best Scientists*: 19
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 34
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.209
Impact Factor: 0.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Comparative Parasitology?

Comparative Parasitology is organized to address concerns in the fields of Ecology, Zoology, Helminths, Taxonomy (biology) and Digenea. The work on Ecology tackled in Comparative Parasitology brings together disciplines like Trematoda and Cestoda. Monogenea, Larva and Anatomy are some topics wherein Zoology research discussed in it have an impact.

The journal emphasizes research on Monogenea, which includes concerns such as Dactylogyridae. Comparative Parasitology centers on topics in Anatomy, with a focus on Sucker. In addition to Helminths research, Comparative Parasitology aims to explore topics under Squamata, Veterinary medicine, Species richness, Fauna and Generalist and specialist species.

It encompasses Sauria studies in the context of Lizard as a whole.

  • Ecology (51.68%)
  • Zoology (50.87%)
  • Helminths (27.06%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Standard Nomenclature and Metrics of Plane Shapes for Use in Gregarine Taxonomy (137 citations)
  • Triage for the biosphere : The need and rationale for taxonomic inventories and phylogenetic studies of parasites (117 citations)
  • Gastrointestinal helminths of 51 species of anurans from Reserva Cuzco amazónico, Peru (81 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Comparative Parasitology:

The journal papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Ecology, Zoology, Helminths, Acanthocephala and Cestoda. The journal publications explore issues in Ecology which can be linked to other research areas like Freshwater fish and Trematoda, Digenea. The studies on Zoology discussed at the published papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Leptodactylus and Tick.

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

  • Ecology
  • Zoology
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Zoology, Cestoda, Helminths, Squamata and Acanthocephala. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Zoology, it also covered topics in Host (biology), Gyrodactylus and Snail. Cestoda research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Sensu, Anterior region, Larva and Stingray.

In the journal, Pantherophis alleghaniensis, Eastern rat, Gehyra dubia and Gehyra are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Helminths research. While Squamata is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Mesocestoides, Lizard, Aspidoscelis, Fauna and Retusa. The studies in Acanthocephala featured incorporate elements of Rhacophorus pardalis, Biodiversity, Nyctixalus pictus and Rhacophoridae.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Parasite Infections in an Argentinian Municipal Shelter (Patagonia, Río Negro) (1 citations)
  • Pfeifferinella gugleri (Apicomplexa: Pfeifferinellidae) in Half-Lidded Ovals, Patera binneyana (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Polygyridae), from Oklahoma, U.S.A. (1 citations)
  • Advances in Knowledge of Wild Toxocariasis in Patagonia (Argentina): Toxocara canis (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 Comparative Parasitology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Charles R. Bursey (124 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Stephen R. Goldberg (73 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chris T. McAllister (45 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition,
  • Michael A. Barger (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dennis J. Richardson (32 papers) published 1 paper 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 Comparative Parasitology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Pennsylvania State University (119 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Whittier College (69 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Peru State College (51 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Eastern Oklahoma State College (38 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition,
  • National Autonomous University of Mexico (31 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, 5.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 50.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.56% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.67% of all publications and 27.78% 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

  • Morphological Features and Structural Analysis of Plerocercoids of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae) from European Pine Marten, Martes martes (Mammalia: Mustelidae) in Ukraine

    Nataliya Yu. Rubtsova;Richard A. Heckmann

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • A New Species of Prosorhynchoides Dollfus, 1929 (Digenea: Bucephalidae) Infecting Chain Pickerel, Esox niger Lesueur, 1818 (Perciformes: Esocidae), from the Pascagoula River, Mississippi, U.S.A., with Phylogenetic Analysis and Nucleotide-Based Elucidation of a Three-Host Life Cycle

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Corynosoma australe and Bolbosoma vasculosum (Polymorphidae: Acanthocephala) from Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus (Otariidae) and Argyrosomus spp. (Sciaenidae) from the Namibian Coast of Africa

    Ali Halajian;Lesley Smales;Richard Heckmann;Annette M. Amakali

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Parasites of Western Creek Chubsucker Erimyzon claviformis (Cypriniformes: Catostomidae) from Arkansas and Oklahoma, U.S.A.

    Chris T. McAllister;Anindo Choudhury;Thomas J. Fayton;Donald G. Cloutman

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • New Records of Neobenedenia girellae (Hargis, 1955) (Monogenea: Capsalidae) in Marine Ornamental Fish Imported to Yucatan, Mexico

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Gastrointestinal Helminths from Three Species of Leptobrachid Frogs, Leptobrachium abbotti, L. hendricksoni and L. montanum (Anura: Megophryidae) from Borneo, Malaysia

    Stephen R. Goldberg;Charles R. Bursey

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • New Helminth Records for the Dubious Dtella, Gehyra dubia, and the Spotted Dtella, Gehyra punctata (Squamata: Gekkonidae), from Australia

    Stephen R. Goldberg;Charles R. Bursey

    (2021)
    1 Citations
  • Parasites of Southern Short-Tailed Shrews, Blarina carolinensis (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) from Arkansas and Oklahoma, U.S.A.

    Chris T. McAllister;John M. Kinsella;Lance A. Durden;Stephen E. Greiman

    (2021)
    1 Citations
  • A New Species of Mathevotaenia (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) from the Andean Tuco-Tuco, Ctenomys opimus (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae), on the Altiplano of Bolivia

    (2023)
    1 Citations
  • Editors' Acknowledgments

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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