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EvoDevo
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EvoDevo

2041-9139

Published by: Springer

https://evodevojournal.biomedcentral.com/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 428 10 12 9
Biology and Biochemistry 753 10 9 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 29
Documents by Best Scientists*: 27
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 46
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.351
Impact Factor: 3.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Evodevo?

The discussions in Evodevo mainly cover the fields of Developmental biology, Evolutionary biology, Genetics, Zoology and Cell biology. The research on Developmental biology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Phenotype, Morphogenesis, Gene, Gastrulation and Embryo. The Gene research presented places emphasis on topics like Gene expression, Transcription factor, Homeobox, Gene duplication and Transcriptome.

The journal facilitates discussions on Evolutionary biology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Heterochrony, Vertebrate, Genome and Hox gene. As a part of the journal, discussions in Genetics involve topics like Gene family, Germline, Phylogenetic tree and Drosophila melanogaster. While Zoology is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Phylogenetics and Larva.

Topics in Cell biology were tackled in line with various other fields like Endoderm, Anatomy and Mesoderm. The studies in Anatomy featured incorporate elements of Chordate and Nervous system. It investigates Mesoderm research which frequently intersects with Ectoderm.

  • Developmental biology (61.68%)
  • Evolutionary biology (50.90%)
  • Genetics (27.25%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The phylogenetic position of ctenophores and the origin(s) of nervous systems. (137 citations)
  • The homeodomain complement of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi suggests that Ctenophora and Porifera diverged prior to the ParaHoxozoa (125 citations)
  • Evolution of bilaterian central nervous systems: a single origin? (114 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Evodevo:

The journal articles focus on Evolutionary biology, Developmental biology, Genetics, Zoology and Gene. The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Evolutionary biology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Hox gene, Most recent common ancestor, Phylogenetic tree, Ctenophora and Homeotic gene. The most cited papers explore studies in Developmental biology as part of the wider topic of Cell biology.

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

  • Gene
  • Ecology
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mostly deals with topics like Developmental biology, Evolutionary biology, Cell biology, Gene and Drosophila melanogaster. Developmental biology research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Trochophore, Gastrulation, Spiralia, Annelid and Ecdysis. The presented Evolutionary biology study covers related areas such as Function (biology) and also touches on topics like Variation (linguistics).

The Cell biology works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Suboesophageal ganglion, Insect, Gene knockdown and Moulting. The journal encompasses presentations on Gene, specifically Lineage (genetic), Phylogenetic tree, Blastomere, Transcriptome and Gene duplication. The studies on Drosophila melanogaster discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Endocrinology, Insulin and Gene expression.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Insights into how development and life-history dynamics shape the evolution of venom. (6 citations)
  • Sex-specific plasticity and the nutritional geometry of insulin-signaling gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster. (4 citations)
  • Among the shapeshifters: parasite-induced morphologies in ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) and their relevance within the EcoEvoDevo framework (3 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 Evodevo (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mark Q. Martindale (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andreas Hejnol (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kevin Pang (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Elaine C. Seaver (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Maximilian J. Telford (7 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 Evodevo (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Bergen (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Hawaii (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Paris (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University College London (13 papers) published 1 paper 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.27% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.18% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 27.27% of all publications and 27.27% 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

  • Daphnia as a versatile model system in ecology and evolution

    (2022)
    82 Citations
  • The Nereid on the rise: Platynereis as a model system.

    B. Duygu Özpolat;Nadine Randel;Elizabeth Williams;Luis Alberto Bezares-Calderon

    (2021)
    58 Citations
  • The free-living flatworm Macrostomum lignano.

    Jakub Wudarski;Bernhard Egger;Steven A Ramm;Lukas Schärer

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • Ectocarpus: an evo-devo model for the brown algae.

    Susana M. Coelho;Akira F. Peters;Dieter Müller;J. Mark Cock

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Interplay of mesoscale physics and agent-like behaviors in the parallel evolution of aggregative multicellularity.

    Juan A. Arias Del Angel;Vidyanand Nanjundiah;Mariana Benítez;Stuart A. Newman

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Hox gene expression during development of the phoronid Phoronopsis harmeri

    Ludwik Gąsiorowski;Andreas Hejnol

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Evolution and development of three highly specialized floral structures of bee-pollinated Phalaenopsis species

    Dewi Pramanik;Dewi Pramanik;Dewi Pramanik;Nemi Dorst;Niels Meesters;Marlies Spaans

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Distal-less and spalt are distal organisers of pierid wing patterns

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • Nematostella vectensis exemplifies the exceptional expansion and diversity of opsins in the eyeless Hexacorallia

    (2023)
    15 Citations

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