Coral Reefs

Top Research Topics at Coral Reefs?

Coral Reefs investigates studies in Ecology, Coral reef, Reef, Coral and Oceanography. It primarily discusses Ecology topics, particularly Acropora, Habitat, Coral reef fish, Abundance (ecology) and Scleractinia. The study of Coral reef, which falls within the realm of Fishery, was the main focus of the presentations.

The in-depth study on Fishery also explores topics in the intersecting field of Predation. The research on Reef featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Species richness, Ecosystem and Algae. The concepts on Coral presented in Coral Reefs can also apply to other research fields, including Zoology and Botany.

The work on Oceanography addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Sediment. Coelenterata is a major topic of Cnidaria research. The study on Environmental issues with coral reefs presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Coral reef protection.

• Ecology (54.04%)
• Coral reef (50.92%)
• Reef (46.61%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Coral bleaching: causes and consequences (1142 citations)
• Coral reef bleaching: ecological perspectives (786 citations)
• Bleaching of corals on the Great Barrier Reef: differential susceptibilities among taxa (746 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Coral Reefs:

The published articles investigate studies in Coral reef, Ecology, Reef, Coral and Oceanography. The published papers tackle topics on Coral reef, which can potentially contribute to the wider field of Fishery. In addition to Reef research, the most cited papers aim to explore topics under Biomass (ecology) and Habitat.

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

• Ecology
• Genus
• Coral reef

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Ecology, Reef, Coral, Coral reef and Zoology are the focal point of discussions in the journal. The Ecology study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Biological dispersal. The featured Reef study falls within the wider topic of Oceanography.

The overlapping concepts between Host (biology) and Symbiosis are the key highlights of Coral study. The journal deals with Coral reef in conjunction with Effects of global warming on oceans and similar fields in Ocean acidification. The studies in Zoology featured incorporate elements of Range (biology), Gorgonian, Juvenile, Larva and Predation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Ecological consequences of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease in the Turks and Caicos Islands (9 citations)
• Host genotype and stable differences in algal symbiont communities explain patterns of thermal stress response of Montipora capitata following thermal pre-exposure and across multiple bleaching events (7 citations)
• Upper-mesophotic and shallow reef corals exhibit similar thermal tolerance, sensitivity and optima (4 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Coral Reefs (based on the number of publications) are:

• David R. Bellwood (62 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Morgan S. Pratchett (55 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Geoffrey P. Jones (40 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Michael L. Berumen (39 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Andrew H. Baird (39 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Coral Reefs (based on the number of publications) are:

• James Cook University (463 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Australian Institute of Marine Science (255 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Queensland (170 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Miami (116 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Western Australia (99 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 1.75% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.93% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.12% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.07% of all publications and 39.88% 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.