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Conservation Genetics Resources
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Conservation Genetics Resources

1877-7252

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/12686

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 364 66 61 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 101
Documents by Best Scientists*: 88
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 30
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.308
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Conservation Genetics Resources?

Conservation Genetics Resources was organized to reinforce research efforts on Microsatellite, Genetics, Locus (genetics), Zoology and Loss of heterozygosity. The journal holds forums on Microsatellite that merges themes from other disciplines such as Ecology, Biodiversity, Linkage disequilibrium and Genetic diversity. More specifically, the research on Ecology in the journal is related to Threatened species.

It explores issues in Genetics which can be linked to other research areas like Evolutionary biology and Population genetics. The Evolutionary biology study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of DNA sequencing. It focuses on Locus (genetics) but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Pyrosequencing, Genetic marker, Genetic structure, Conservation genetics and Null allele.

The journal focused on Zoology research but expanded to cover Endangered species. It explores research in Single-nucleotide polymorphism and overlapping concepts in Genotyping to expand the discourse in Loss of heterozygosity. The research on Genome featured in it combines topics in other fields like Botany and Phylogenetic tree.

  • Microsatellite (59.12%)
  • Genetics (52.78%)
  • Locus (genetics) (35.69%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • STRUCTURE HARVESTER: a website and program for visualizing STRUCTURE output and implementing the Evanno method (7455 citations)
  • Bringing genetic diversity to the forefront of conservation policy and management (82 citations)
  • Identification of 104 rapidly-evolving nuclear protein-coding markers for amplification across scaled reptiles using genomic resources (71 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Conservation Genetics Resources:

The most cited publications explore disciplines such as Microsatellite, Genetics, Ecology, Locus (genetics) and Zoology. In addition to Microsatellite research, the published articles aim to explore topics under Evolutionary biology, Genetic diversity and Loss of heterozygosity. The journal publications facilitate discussions on Zoology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Feces and Population structure.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in Conservation Genetics Resources are Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Biodiversity, Evolutionary biology, Zoology and Genetics. While the journal focused on Single-nucleotide polymorphism, it was also able to explore topics like Genotyping, DNA sequencing and Loss of heterozygosity. Issues in Biodiversity were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Critically endangered, Endangered species, Identification (biology), Fishery and Threatened species.

Topics in Evolutionary biology explored in Conservation Genetics Resources were investigated in conjunction with research in Range (biology), Phylogenetic tree, Microsatellite, Genetic structure and Primer (molecular biology). The concepts on Zoology presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including mtDNA control region, Taxon, Mitochondrial DNA and Environmental DNA. While Conservation Genetics Resources focused on Genetics, it was also able to explore topics like Bass (fish) and Misgurnus.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Applying targeted genotyping by sequencing with a new set of nuclear and plastid SNP and indel loci for Quercus robur and Quercus petraea (3 citations)
  • Molecular sexing of Xenarthra: a tool for genetic and ecological studies (3 citations)
  • MiSebastes: An eDNA metabarcoding primer set for rockfishes (genus Sebastes) (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 Conservation Genetics Resources (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Stacey L. Lance (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Deborah A. Dawson (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gavin J. Horsburgh (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kevin A. Feldheim (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kenneth L. Jones (20 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 Conservation Genetics Resources (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (119 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Georgia (60 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shanghai Ocean University (54 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ocean University of China (41 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, 15.71% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.17% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.47% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.95% of all publications and 64.41% 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

  • Biobanking in amphibian and reptilian conservation and management: opportunities and challenges

    Julie Strand;Helena Thomsen;Julie B. Jensen;Cecilie Marcussen

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Sampling for conservation genetics: how many loci and individuals are needed to determine the genetic diversity of plant populations using AFLP?

    Martin Leipold;Simone Tausch;Markus Hirtreiter;Peter Poschlod

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • MiSebastes: An eDNA metabarcoding primer set for rockfishes (genus Sebastes)

    Markus A. Min;Markus A. Min;Paul H. Barber;Zachary Gold;Zachary Gold

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Development of quantitative PCR assays for the detection and quantification of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) environmental DNA

    Michael E. Yusishen;Frances-Claire Eichorn;W. Gary Anderson;Margaret F. Docker

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Comp-D: a program for comprehensive computation of D-statistics and population summaries of reticulated evolution

    Steven M. Mussmann;Marlis R. Douglas;Max R. Bangs;Michael E. Douglas

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • A novel environmental DNA detection approach for the wading birds Platalea leucorodia, Recurvirostra avosetta and Tringa totanus

    Robin Schütz;Ralph Tollrian;Maximilian Schweinsberg

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Ready-to-use workflows for the implementation of genetic tools in conservation management

    Rolf Holderegger;Benedikt R. Schmidt;Christoph Grünig;Robert Meier

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Using redundant primer sets to detect multiple native Alaskan fish species from environmental DNA

    Damian M. Menning;Trey Simmons;Sandra L. Talbot

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Increased sample size provides novel insights into population structure of Mediterranean loggerhead sea turtles

    (2023)
    11 Citations
  • Development of a 95 SNP panel to individually genotype mountain lions (Puma concolor) for microfluidic and other genotyping platforms

    (2021)
    10 Citations

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