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Environmental Biology of Fishes
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Environmental Biology of Fishes

0378-1909

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10641

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 221 161 248 15
Biology and Biochemistry 660 16 23 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 215
Documents by Best Scientists*: 295
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 101
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.508
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Environmental Biology of Fishes?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Ecology, Fishery, Zoology, Nature Conservation and Habitat. Predation, Endangered species, Threatened species, Abundance (ecology) and Juvenile studies are all carried out as a component of the study in Ecology presented. Studies on Predation discussed in it link to the field of Foraging.

Endangered species research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Conservation status, Wildlife conservation and IUCN Red List. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Threatened species, apply to Cyprinidae as well. Many of the studies tackled connect Fishery with a similar field of study like Bay.

Issues in Zoology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Fecundity, Larva and Reproduction. The study on Habitat presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Species richness. Environmental Biology of Fishes connects research in Reef with the related topic of Coral reef.

  • Ecology (60.44%)
  • Fishery (33.77%)
  • Zoology (21.29%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Natural and sexual selection on color patterns in poeciliid fishes (705 citations)
  • Reproductive strategies of coastal marine fishes in the tropics (674 citations)
  • Temperature Tolerances of North American Freshwater Fishes Exposed to Dynamic Changes in Temperature (614 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Environmental Biology of Fishes:

The most cited articles explore disciplines such as Ecology, Fishery, Predation, Zoology and Habitat. The most cited papers address concerns in the field of Fishery by exploring it in line with topics in Salmonidae which intersect with Trout subjects. The most cited articles tackle studies in Reproduction and the interrelated subject of Fecundity to gain insights into Zoology.

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

  • Ecology
  • Zoology
  • FishBase

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Fishery, Zoology, Ecology, Habitat and Nature Conservation. It explores topics in Fishery which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Trout, Juvenile and Brackish water. While the primary focus in the journal is Zoology, it also dissects topics surrounding Reproduction and Biological dispersal and Reproductive success as a whole.

It investigates Ecology research which frequently intersects with Diversity (politics). The studies in Habitat featured incorporate elements of Spatial ecology, Bedrock, Foraging and Predation. It focuses on Predation but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Macrophyte, Micropterus, Bass (fish) and Sebastes.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Aggregation site fidelity and movement patterns of the protected marine predator giant sea bass ( Stereolepis gigas ) (2 citations)
  • Estuaries – how challenging are these constantly changing aquatic environments for associated fish species? (2 citations)
  • Patterns and partitioning of food resources by elasmobranchs in southern Brazil (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 Environmental Biology of Fishes (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Peter B. Moyle (73 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Eugene K. Balon (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Marilyn A. Moyle (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • A. Peter Klimley (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael N. Bruton (34 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 Environmental Biology of Fishes (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of California, Davis (163 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Guelph (161 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • National Marine Fisheries Service (140 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Oregon State University (94 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • United States Geological Survey (88 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 18.80% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.79% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.58% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.95% of all publications and 53.68% 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

  • Estuaries – how challenging are these constantly changing aquatic environments for associated fish species?

    Alan K. Whitfield;Alan K. Whitfield

    (2021)
    46 Citations
  • On the relevance of animal behavior to the management and conservation of fishes and fisheries

    (2022)
    30 Citations
  • Cascading effects of climate change on recreational marine flats fishes and fisheries

    (2022)
    25 Citations
  • Size-dependent changes in habitat use of Japanese eel Anguilla japonica during the river life stage

    Manabu Kume;Yuki Terashima;Fumika Kawai;Alisa Kutzer

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Epigenetic effects associated with salmonid supplementation and domestication

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • Vulnerability of exploited deep-sea demersal species to ocean warming, deoxygenation, and acidification

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • First observation of mating behavior in three species of pelagic myliobatiform rays in the wild

    Michael McCallister;John Mandelman;Ramón Bonfil;Andy Danylchuk

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Movement ecology of the white seabream Diplodus sargus across its life cycle: a review

    (2022)
    18 Citations
  • Temperature and the maturation of fish: a simple sine-wave model for predicting accelerated spring spawning

    (2022)
    18 Citations

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