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Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
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Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

0177-5103

Published by: Inter-Research Science

https://www.int-res.com/journals/dao/dao-home/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 118 28 39 9
Biology and Biochemistry 681 27 33 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 141
Documents by Best Scientists*: 136
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 114
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.357
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Diseases of Aquatic Organisms?

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms explores disciplines such as Zoology, Ecology, Microbiology, Virology and Virus. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms explores issues in Zoology which can be linked to other research areas like Salmo, Anatomy, Host (biology), Fishery and Aquatic animal. The study on Anatomy presented in Diseases of Aquatic Organisms intersects with the topics under Gill.

Topics in Fishery explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Veterinary medicine and Aquaculture. The work on Aquaculture tackled in it brings together disciplines like Salmonidae and Outbreak. The Aquatic animal research discussed is included in the broader subject of Aquatic organisms.

Ecology, which encompasses Bivalvia, Amphibian, Mollusca, Crustacean and Coral, is the main subject of it. While Microbiology is the key highlight in Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, it also covered some subjects on Rainbow trout and Trout. Concepts in Shrimp, as well as related topics in Decapoda, are covered in the Virology research presented in it.

  • Zoology (29.55%)
  • Ecology (25.51%)
  • Microbiology (22.79%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Rapid quantitative detection of chytridiomycosis (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in amphibian samples using real-time Taqman PCR assay. (903 citations)
  • Diagnostic assays and sampling protocols for the detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (555 citations)
  • White spot syndrome baculovirus (WSBV) detected in cultured and captured shrimp, crabs and other arthropods (509 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Diseases of Aquatic Organisms:

The journal papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Ecology, Microbiology, Virology, Zoology and Virus. While the primary focus in the published papers is Microbiology, they also dissect topics surrounding Rainbow trout and Trout as a whole. The featured Zoology studies in the published papers mainly concentrate on Fishery but also cover areas of interest in Aquaculture.

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

  • Ecology
  • Internal medicine
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms generally zeroes in on subjects such as Zoology, Microbiology, Host (biology), Veterinary medicine and Outbreak. The research on Zoology featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Myxozoa, Phylogenetic tree, Amphibian, Chytridiomycosis and Ichthyophonus. The field of Ecology is the anchor for the Chytridiomycosis studies presented in Diseases of Aquatic Organisms.

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms explores issues in Microbiology which can be linked to other research areas like Hepatopancreas, Hatching and Bacteria. The presented Bacteria research focuses mostly on Virulence and, on occasion, topics in Virus. The journal addresses concerns in Outbreak which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as 16S ribosomal RNA and Aquaculture.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Marine leech parasitism of sea turtles varies across host species, seasons, and the tumor disease fibropapillomatosis. (4 citations)
  • Filtration, concentration and detection of salmonid alphavirus in seawater during a post-smolt salmon (Salmo salar) cohabitant challenge. (3 citations)
  • Swim bladder as a primary site of mycobacterial infection in Nothobranchius 'belly sliders'. (2 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 Diseases of Aquatic Organisms (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Donald V. Lightner (58 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ronald P. Hedrick (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mansour El-Matbouli (47 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Niels Jørgen Olesen (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kálmán Molnár (30 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 Diseases of Aquatic Organisms (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of California, Davis (69 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • James Cook University (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Veterinary Institute (58 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Arizona (56 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Geological Survey (53 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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, 15.56% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.42% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.26% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.16% of all publications and 63.16% 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

  • REVIEW: Assessing North Atlantic right whale health: threats, and development of tools critical for conservation of the species.

    Michael J. Moore;Teresa K. Rowles;Deborah A. Fauquier;Jason D. Baker

    (2021)
    54 Citations
  • Causes of cetacean stranding and death on the Catalonian coast (western Mediterranean Sea), 2012-2019.

    María Cuvertoret-Sanz;Carlos López-Figueroa;Alicia O'Byrne;Albert Canturri

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Efficacy of silver nanoparticles to control flavobacteriosis caused by Flavobacterium johnsoniae in common carp Cyprinus carpio.

    Mohamed Shaalan;Boglárka Sellyei;Mansour El-Matbouli;Csaba Székely

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • First comparison of French and Australian OsHV-1 µvars by bath exposure.

    Colleen A Burge;Kimberly S Reece;Arun K Dhar;Peter Kirkland

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Effect of a functional feed additive on mitigation of experimentally induced gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata enteromyxosis.

    O. Palenzuela;R. Del Pozo;M. C. Piazzon;M. M. Isern-Subich

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Isolation and maintenance of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans cultures.

    Kristyn A Robinson;Kenzie E Pereira;Molly C Bletz;Edward Davis Carter

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Aeromonas spp. suggested as the causative agents of red spot disease in northern Vietnamese grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella.

    Richard Mayrhofer;Simon Menanteau-Ledouble;Johannes Pucher;Ulfert Focken

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Filtration, concentration and detection of salmonid alphavirus in seawater during a post-smolt salmon (Salmo salar) cohabitant challenge.

    Lisa-Victoria Bernhardt;Mette Myrmel;Atle Lillehaug;Lars Qviller

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Pathological findings in North Sea and Baltic grey seal and harbour seal intestines associated with acanthocephalan infections.

    Jan Lakemeyer;Kristina Lehnert;Benno Woelfing;Iwona Pawliczka

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Challenge for macrophages and mast cells of Chelon ramada to counter an intestinal microparasite, Myxobolus mugchelo (Myxozoa).

    B Sayyaf Dezfuli;G Castaldelli;R Tomaini;M Manera

    (2020)
    9 Citations

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